+9 MBB vs West Coast IB vs MM PE 4 1y
+248 Nobody principal and below has made any money in this industry 92 1y
0 REPE Informational/Interview Phone Call Caryle and Cerberus 2 1y
+2 Healthcare Roll-up exits 3 1y
+3 Bridgepoint London 2 1y
+13 [Co-Founder Search, ideally with IB/PE background] 7 1y
+53 Q&A: Big 4 Audit -> TAS -> Private Credit 29 1y
+16 Question about Exit Opps from Deal Strategy/Strat Consulting 7 1y
0 Permira Menlo 1 1y
+9 Advice on breaking into M&A/PE in Canada with a non-traditional background (Biology undergrad, Accounting/Finance post-grad) 1 1y
+2 IB VS MBB VS MM PE OUT OF UG 3 1y
+6 50 South Capital? 1 1y
+10 PE IR - highest comp? 3 1y
+21 PE HH Intro Calls Starting 28 1y
0 thoughts on internship 1 1y
+18 2025 Headhunter Coverage 2 1y
0 BX Private Credit SF 2 1y
+8 On-cycle on 1-Year OPT? 11 1y
+45 Start up PE Fund - Worth the risk or screwing myself? 11 1y
0 PE/Alts Operations? 3 1y
+7 Gryphon Investors in 2024 15 1y
+11 Lateral associate from NYC —> London 3 1y
+3 Co-Investments 1hr Excel Case Study 10 1y
+8 Northlane Capital in DC 2 1y
+23 Tikehau Slashing Headcount 8 1y
+178 High Finance is Paradise 28 1y
+355 2022 Private Equity Headhunter Coverage 71 1y
+11 LSE Finance & PE vs. MIT MFin Opportunities– Seeking Advice 1 1y
+149 GS AIMS Private Equity Group 78 1y
+8 2025 LA PE Scene? 10 1y
0 Adams Street Chicago 1 1y
+9 How can I break into Private Equity from my current position? 2 1y
+11 Allianz Global Investors Summer Intern - Dartmouth Partners Interview 9 1y
+20 Whitehorse Liquidity … thoughts? 40 1y
+19 How hard is it to come back to NYC once you leave? 17 1y
+7 Westcap reputation 8 1y
+58 Does it still make sense to be a PE associate at 29 years old? 24 1y
+216 Why does SF suck so much I think I’m getting depression from the city 119 1y
+13 Mental Math/Paper LBO question 5 1y
+19 Sell-side outreach, buy-side seniority preference 3 1y
+7 Permira LDN 16 1y
0 UPDATED CALIFORNIA PRESTIGE RANKINGS 2025 (FROM MF PE ASO) 2 1y
+54 Vista vs Bain Capital Analyst Programs 32 1y
+9 PE Recruiting from Regional Offices 2 1y
+20 How easy/realistic is it to break into US PE from LSE Econ masters? 9 1y
0 Stanley Capital - founder exit? 0 1y
+19 Corp Dev to PE 9 1y
+26 Neuberger Berman PE 17 1y
+4 LA / OC / SD Tech PE 2 1y
+12 Appropriate to ask for small co-invest? 1 1y
+1 GS TMT (SF) vs MS FSG (NYC) for exits 2 1y
+3 (Roark, Audax, GGC) vs (Piper ex DBO, MS Tech SF, Greenhill SF) 3 1y
+14 Retire with a fat stash of money (IB -> PE or SWE ->? Quant) 4 1y
+9 UMM / MF Comp Post 2-Yr Assoc Program 1 1y
+39 PE Giant Ted Forstmann Dies at 71 17 1y
+9 Coinvesting with Larger PE Firm - Terms 3 1y
+10 Thoughts on Neuberger Berman Group? 5 1y
+11 CVC Credit London 24 1y
+45 Edit 18 1y
+9 GIC SF Technology Investment Group (TIG) - 2024 Updates 2 1y
+17 Zero Deal Flow 3 1y
+4 Updata Partners 2 1y
+48 Manulife Secondaries raises only $235mm... 13 1y
+23 Anyone actually use or Hebbia? 10 1y
+13 THLee vs Advent vs Genstar 14 1y
+6 Model for Investment in GP Platform 1 1y
+8 UK Regional LMM/Growth PE - comp? 7 1y
+42 (Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP 29 1y
+6 GIC Funds / Co-Invest Associate 4 1y
+16 Break into Tech PE/Tech VC? 1 1y
+1 Blackstone: Maths and Corporate Finance Test 28 1y
+13 Opinions on starting a career in LMM PE? (Deferred MBA secured) 7 1y
+26 West Cost IB to NYC PE - On-Cycle Recruiting Logistics 13 1y
+1 Which UMM and MFs offer levered co-invest to deal team associates on a fee/carry-free basis and which don't? 2 1y
+8 Bridgepoint? 12 1y
+9 Private Credit Modeling / Case Study 1 1y
+22 Will Portland Ever Develop a Strong Investment Banking or Private Equity Presence? 6 1y
0 Carlyle TMT Menlo 1 1y
+13 Received an IB offer, how to think about PE/HF? 6 1y
+6 Genstar / Silverlake Insights 6 1y
+8 Insight into Shore Capital Partners 10 1y
+2 Starting a PE fund 4 1y
+6 Value creation plan? 3 1y
0 Nexus Capital 0 1y
+18 Accel-KKR 2023 reputation? WLB/Culture/Exits 17 1y
+145 Blackstone PE Culture? 68 1y
+2 Co-Investing Through Self-Directed IRA 7 1y
0 SoCal FT PE hiring? 0 1y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
+18 Tier 2 GE or Top SWF (Direct, Not Co-Invest) 10 1y
+11 Music Rights Investments | Rationale and considerations 4 1y
+6 KKR LA Updates 6 1y
+28 Peterson Partners? (Utah) 9 1y
+76 Tactical Opportunities Blackstone First Round Interview 29 1y
+60 Private market roles at endowments, insurance, pension, etc 30 1y
+6 AP MOLLER 5 1y
0 KSL Capital Partners 4 1y
+6 Tax effective ways to co-invest in PE deals 2 1y
0 KSL Recruiting 2 1y
+127 PE Firms With Good Work Cultures 81 1y

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