+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
+12 Reconciling B/S Changes (Capitalized Software Development Costs) 1 6y
+12 Candidate decision funnel 1 6y
+21 Starting own incubator / family of companies - advice on structure 2 6y
+3 2021 PE SA 1 6y
+46 Is this a stupid idea? Leaving PE? 10 6y
+11 LA vs SF - Which for MF PE? 5 6y
+19 Rollover of Existing Debt 5 6y
+14 Going from EBITDA to FCF - why is there "Cash Interest Expense" in addition to "Mandatory Debt Paydown"? 3 6y
+13 Unconsolidated Assets in LBO Model 1 6y
+40 Q&A: ex. consultant - 1st month at a MM PE fund 7 6y
+21 PE buy-and-build case study for thesis 6 6y
+3 PE GPA 1 6y
+6 2021 PE Analyst Program Recruiting 1 6y
+15 Post MBA consulting to MM PE, viable? 1 6y
+10 Infrastructure PE interview 2 6y
+12 Going "up-stream" post-MBA? 1 6y
+54 IB -> PE -> MBA -> IB -> PE 12 6y
+10 Corp Dev after post-MBA PE? 1 6y
+15 Advice for starting a PE firm. 5 6y
+9 Back Office Resources in PE 2 6y
+3 PE Fundraising Post-COVID 1 6y
+12 PE Portfolio Operations Roles - Are they worthwhile? 1 6y
+24 Modelling from CIM/ help 6 6y
+16 How hard is it to break into PE out of undergrad out of Duke? 3 6y
+22 PE Interview - Case Study 5 6y
+12 Starting New Role -- Thinking about Lateraling / MBA 1 6y
+3 PV Solar (Build Operate Transfer) Farm Feasability 1 6y
+3 What PE firms still underwrite IPOs? 1 6y
+18 How long can/should you stay at a place where you don’t like the culture? 5 6y
+12 PE Search Fund --> Consulting MB vs EB 1 6y
+6 Deferred revenue - How to model in LBO 4 6y
+13 WSO Full lbo model exercise 1 8 6y
+12 path to PE: small IB->BB/EB->PE or small PE->lateral PE? 1 6y
+3 Aquiline Partners 2021 FT Recruitment Timeline 2 6y
+7 do private debt funds use leverage? 4 6y
+46 Equity Partner(s) for an Independent Sponsor? 14 6y
+25 Unique path to PE 3 6y
+12 Secondary Market for PE Investments 1 6y
+3 PE Co-Investment Opportunity 1 6y
+21 New PE Associate - CFA® or MIF? 3 6y
+3 Valuation of an extendible convertible bond 1 6y
+6 AIMS PE vs MBD PE at GS 1 6y
+17 Can I still break in? 1 6y
+20 Low EBITDA margin, low ROIC business? 3 6y
+6 What is "Cash recorded in A/P"? 2 6y
+12 Modelling based on CIM 1 6y
+4 Convertible bond prospectus? 1 6y
+68 How to Approach Proprietary Deal Idea 19 6y
+13 Livestream With Three Finance Rockstars (Blackstone, Carlyle, TA Associates) 1 6y
+14 Capex revolver 5 6y
+37 LMM & MM PE: Double-down on or skip the MBA? 4 6y
+18 Thoughts On MMPE Riverside Company for SA/FT 3 6y
+12 Checkup on EBITDA calculation 3 6y
+9 Convertible investments and IRR calculation 1 6y
+19 Livestream Q&A With Three Finance Rockstars (Blackstone, Carlyle, TA Associates) StanfordGSB2020's picture 1 6y
+13 EBITDA adjustments in CIMs? 3 6y
+3 Take Home Case Study examples 1 6y
+19 LBO sensitivity table - sense check? 4 6y
+12 Private equity pitch help 1 6y
+9 SWF based in the Gulf - how easy is it to come back to the UK / US? 1 6y
+18 Corp M&A to Private Equity 3 6y
+9 Macquarie Capital Solutions - Thoughts 1 6y
+21 ADVICE - Opportunity to Start a PE Fund 1 6y
+10 Coronavirus impact on valuations 2 6y
+18 LBO target screening criterion? Looking to use CapIQ screener to find targets 1 6y
+12 Evaluating Lower Mid Market PE opportunity 1 6y
+5 Excel showing 0.5% x 100 = 1.5?? 4 6y

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