0 Carlyle Group Monthly ValuCast (Audio) 0 6y
0 PE/IB internship in Beijing 7 6y
+20 Private Equity in Shanghai 7 6y
0 Which to choose: State-owned investment fund vs Management Consulting 0 6y
+29 Private Equity in China 33 6y
+21 Doing PE/REPE in Hong Kong/China 1 6y
0 Finance Recruiting in Australia 0 6y
+20 Case Study: please comment on my investment memo 3 6y
+16 Private Equity Training 12 6y
0 Assignment from an MD of a PE fund 3 6y
0 ISB India 1 6y
0 Technical question for VCs 0 6y
+17 Getting into private equity from an operational background 3 6y
0 Anyone familiar with PEFs in Japan? 3 6y
+12 Would it be possible for a foreigner to find a pe job after mba/msf? 1 6y
+28 Financial model necessary for LBO model? 7 6y
+12 European PE firms, visibility in the US? 7 6y
+23 Capitalized R&D 10 6y
+63 PE Waterfall - Modelling Catch-up 43 6y
0 Social Media Finance / P2P Lending etc... 0 6y
+15 Post-MBA lull: filling the gap as I continue to search 4 6y
+21 Networks. Unbundling. Smartphones. Fred Wilson’s Talk at LeWeb 2 6y
+54 Mugged too often - Need advice on exit opportunities 29 6y
0 Was there an error in the LBO interview case? 15 6y
+16 direct lending vs. corporate banking 3 6y
0 Sampling European LBO deals on Capital IQ 1 6y
+4 LBO structure data 4 6y
+24 Looking for American vs European waterfall example 5 6y
+31 Moving from small private equity fund to a larger fund 14 6y
+10 Associate compensation at small PE funds 6 6y
+16 MBB (incl. PE advisory) or Lower MM PE? 2 6y
0 Bain PE Group Advice 1 6y
+30 Help with PE question - Why do you not invest? 12 6y
+3 Private Equity compensation package 0 6y
+13 Inter-office geographic transfers as a PE associate? 4 6y
+9 John Laing infrastructure investments 1 6y
+9 PE Recruiting Cycle in Europe for Large Cap and MF 1 6y
+26 MBB to PE (megafund) in Europe - feasibility and how to position profile? 3 6y
+9 Need some help for my thesis on LBO's 1 6y
+15 PE question: FX hedge sizing EBITDA or EV? 1 6y
+12 Purchase of a PE Portfolio Company 1 6y
+12 Choosing between entry paths into PE 1 6y
+17 From IB to operationally focused upper MM funds (BainCap, H&F, Golden Gate) 4 6y
+3 Best PE Events in EU...? 1 6y
+38 No-name, One-man PE Shop - would you join in my situation? 7 6y
+15 Global investor in PE? 1 6y
+47 Moving from South East Asia MM Buyout House to America 14 6y
+14 Sagard 6 6y
+3 Specialities for mid market interview Europe 1 6y
+3 European/ worldwide Industrial sector/ trends 1 6y
+3 European VCs active in China 1 6y
+12 Mid-sized PE Firm Full-time or Internship at larger Shop? 1 6y
+19 MBA for PE Associates 3 6y
+12 NEED HELP: Tech sales guy trying to break into REPE 1 6y
+20 PE - Current environment in Europe & US 10 6y
+25 From PE Backed company to PE front office (Germany) 1 6y
+9 Differences Europe vs. US 1 6y
+12 PE / GE in Central and Eastern Europe 2 6y
0 offer for internship at repe firm - advice needed! 7 6y
+21 PE BD -> IB -> PE Deal Execution Side? 1 6y
0 Why is my Comp so low? 19 6y
+26 Harvard Econ Majors - Tracking success 14 6y
+27 Client Pruning: Is there an algorithm for this? 9 6y
+36 Locating the fulcrum security 3 6y
0 PE house (family owned and sharia compliant) or Investment Banking (deal side) 0 6y
0 Should I take the PE internship or go to look for full time job given I have graduated and the market is not so good. 2 6y
0 From Derivatives Sales to PE/Private Debt Sales 0 6y
+10 Hi nice to meet you all! 7 6y
+27 How to send an interim email between first email + coffee chat and asking for an interview 6 6y
+45 Scaling a PE Firm/Growing Your Investment Team? 17 6y
+16 PE : Is that a good carrer move? 1 6y
+7 Fund culture diligence before you join? 1 6y
0 Multi-Family Office in Switzerland 0 6y
+11 WSO, I need your help: How do I get this PE job? 4 6y
+3 Small firm premium 1 6y
+3 Prepping for a PE Investor Relations interview 1 6y
0 African infrastructure companies databases 0 6y
0 Likelihood of Receiving a Full-Time Offer After Internship? 5 6y
0 Transition MM Fund to MBA to Mega Fund 3 6y
+21 Financial models and its real importance... 2 6y
+3 Private Equity recruiting in the Middle East 1 6y
+27 Moving from Private Equity to Investment Banking (HELP) 8 6y
+6 Dubai based private equity firms 3 6y
+9 Looking to lateral post-Covid? 1 6y
+24 Consulting exit opps - PE and beyond? 1 6y
+52 Preparing for Associate Role? 8 6y
+11 Idea-driven investing in PE? 5 6y
+41 LMM PE compensation, recruiting and port co. work 29 6y
+3 Lee Equity Partners Interview 1 6y
+3 Management fees after exit 1 6y
+21 What is the difference between PE and Principal Investments firms (i.e.- Macquarie Capital, etc)? 2 6y
+36 How to approach LMM PE recruiting? 10 6y
+3 Capvis 1 6y
+9 PE Analyst FT Recruiting 3 6y
+27 Parthenon Capital Partners - new Analyst program, reputation, lifestyle? 16 6y
+21 Shareholder Loan in LBO Case 9 6y
+3 Blackstone Strategic Partners - Feedback/Industry Advice 1 6y
+8 What's a side fund in private equity? 4 6y
+13 Priority share of partnership returns? What is it? 1 6y
+31 Minimum Cash and its effect on Equity Value 10 6y

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