0 SFO to MM PE vs GS PWM 1 1y
+21 Apollo Has a Sophomore Internship Apparently? 11 1y
+10 Oaktree Opportunities Fund - London 11 1y
+12 Can a 2nd Year PE Analyst Lateral to Another PE Fund Off-Cycle? 8 1y
+12 Wont Receive Return Offer, Strategies for FT Roles? 2 1y
+129 Q&A: AI will automate many roles in the IB/PE world. A live Q&A with Arctic, who are recruiting finance professionals to help manage that change 44 1y
+10 SF vs. NYC Finance Culture (IB/PE) 5 1y
0 SFO vs FoF investing 1 1y
0 Vista and Thoma Bravo Chicago 3 1y
+92 Current PE Recruiting Environment London 68 1y
+3 Carlyle Culture/Comp for PE/RE/PC in LA/NY/DC 2 1y
+9 Please Advise- My Fintech is about to get client: how to proceed and eventually land PE clients 0 1y
+16 Podcasts incl. Industry Professionals (IB, PE, VC) 5 1y
+4 Comp at sub $1bn PE Buyout Fund 1 1y
+7 Billionaire family office doing fund of funds and Co-Invest (salary expectations) 15 1y
+13 Buyside opportunities after IB in SLC? 9 1y
+7 Co-invest fund to traditional buyout 3 1y
+10 Summit Partners - Healthcare GE Associate Menlo Park 29 1y
+2 JMI Equity 18 1y
+4 Insight Partners vs. Summit Partners 17 1y
0 1 year in operating post PE 2 1y
0 What % of PE portfolio co’s are overvalued garbage? 0 1y
+26 High Performing MMs/UMMs in PE 25 1y
+6 Breaking into Western Europe / US / CA private equity from Eastern Europe PE 1 1y
+84 Healthcare PE - top shops 79 1y
+3 Fall PE Internships 2 1y
0 Confusion on HH Process 1 1y
+3 Example Model Tests | Vestar 8 1y
+9 Finding a Co-CEO/President/Entrepreneur Type? 1 1y
+10 Neuberger Berman PIPCO NYC 4 1y
+19 What’s life like at co investment funds? 7 1y
+3 KKR Consumer 4 1y
+3 Industry Ventures 2 1y
+87 Q&A: London UMM/MF PE Associate 74 1y
+20 Funds in DC? 23 1y
+36 MBA / PE Decision Help 15 1y
+18 TAM vs. whitespace opportunity? 3 1y
0 Future for SBIC Funds? 1 1y
0 Marlin Equity LA - 2024 2 1y
+38 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA 26 1y
0 Primaries 2 1y
+12 MBB to startup S&O to PE Deal Team? 7 1y
+6 Oaktree - Global Opps Energy Info? 4 1y
+10 Canadian Pension Comp 43 1y
+15 Permira Growth (Menlo) - Tier 1 place? 14 1y
+6 LA Firms On Cycle 2026 10 1y
0 Off Cycle for the same firm but different office 3 1y
+38 Private Equity Reference Check 14 1y
+9 JPMorgan / First Republic Professional Loan for Co-Invest 1 1y
+18 Private Equity Case Study: Dell Technologies 7 1y
+17 Towerbrook Associate Interview 8 1y
+3 Updated views on Partners Group 2024 5 1y
+3 Secondaries / Co-Invest Shops in DC or Baltimore? 2 1y
0 Sources and Uses Question 1 1y
+5 Help With KKR 5 1y
+6 Permira 11 1y
+19 LMM PE Compensation 31 1y
+6 Analyzing + labeling data? 1 1y
+12 AKKR Menlo or Atlanta 6 1y
+131 Turning down HBS/GSB/Wharton for the Promote-Through 39 1y
+9 Thoughts on HIG London - Associate programme 1 1y
+3 Cascade Advisors 1 1y
+18 BS Forecasting for software companies 5 1y
+7 IFC Investment Analyst Interview Process (2024) 3 1y
+15 Genstar vs. Francisco 6 1y
+10 HIG Capital SF compensation 15 1y
+23 Thoughts on StepStone group? 22 1y
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 24 1y
+6 K1 Investment Mgmt Reputation 3 1y
+57 Considering a switch to BD in PE 18 1y
0 Equity Sales At Jefferies Vs Billionaire's Family Office 3 1y
0 Curious about Secondaries 2 1y
+7 MM Infrastructure PE direct investment analyst vs MF infrastructure co-investment associate 7 1y
+28 Southeast Asia Emerging Markets PE out of undergrad 9 1y
+37 Non-Target to PE? 10 1y
+13 Value-oriented PE London 9 1y
+3 Partners Group London 21 1y
+10 Co-investment Case Study 1 1y
+11 Thrivent PE Team in Minneapolis 7 1y
+30 One Equity Partners -- JPM PE arm 26 2y
+15 How to participate in on-cycle before start date / away from NYC 7 2y
+16 On-Cycle Firms - Media 7 2y
+24 MS M&A/MC/Menlo vs MF PE Analyst 27 2y
+3 LA PE Firms with 2025 Spots Remaining 5 2y
+23 Brookfield Energy Transition Fund 38 2y
0 Exchanging PE models / case tests 1 2y
+4 Stepstone Group London 11 2y
+134 Undergraduate Representation Among PE Firms (With Data) 59 2y
+17 Amex Ventures? 5 2y
+6 PE Portfolio Strategy Case Study 1 2y
+3 Comp Variations by Region? 1 2y
+48 Urgent: Partners Group vs MMPE 14 2y
0 How does PE Associate Co-Invest Work? 1 2y
+1 Taking on Leverage for Co-Invest 4 2y
+4 How Do Comps And Precedent Transactions Work In Healthcare? (They Are All Private!) 4 2y
+12 All in on VC Internship or Keep ‘Safe’ Recruiting 15 2y
+25 Me bitching... A Rant. 3 2y
+3 Minority Investors PE 5 2y
+18 Which Opportunity? 1 2y
+35 . 31 2y

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