+12 Co Investment LBO Impact 1 2y
+3 EMK Capital 4 2y
+19 Apax Disbands Healthcare Team 14 2y
+23 LMM PE Analyst Vs. BB IB Associate (Prior Military) 17 2y
+15 Moving from co investing to direct PE? 10 2y
+28 PE and Skiing? 17 2y
+64 What are the best Special Sits/PC firms? 60 2y
+111 Any PE people considered leaving to pursue search fund/entrepreneurship paths? 32 2y
+18 BB Corp Banking -> Boutique IBD -> PE? 5 2y
+15 Francisco Partners Associate Program SF 6 2y
+32 Solar / Renewables 3-hour - Modeling test SOLUTION 9 2y
+39 Infra developer to MF PE? 13 2y
+21 Private Equity Secondaries Associate Offer Review 29 2y
+11 Transition from Big Law Bankruptcy/Restructuring Attorney to Distressed Debt PE 8 2y
+3 Is it fine to use an abridged/condensed BS for a 90 minute LBO test? 4 2y
0 TRACT? 1 2y
+7 Best PE shops in DC 6 2y
+4 Can LPs lever their private equity investments? 6 2y
+9 Is this case study format unreasonable? 1 2y
0 Co-investment Model Practice 1 2y
+6 How to prepare for take private case study? 1 2y
+9 Career Decision: Small Buyout PE vs. FoF/Co-Investment PE 2 2y
+69 Thoughts on Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)? 34 2y
0 Private Equity Internship at a Small Firm 1 2y
+3 HIG 1 2y
+35 Help Positioning an Inaccurate Title on Resume 7 2y
+25 Undergrad Harvard vs Stanford 40 2y
+1 Middle Market Co-Invest Case Study 1 2y
0 IFC Investment Analyst Positions 3 2y
+24 In desperate need of advice (joining startup pe company) 7 2y
0 Views on SF MFs? 1 2y
+31 SWF Compensation Value Prop 11 2y
+32 Updated views on Ares ASOF? 30 2y
+9 Consumer PE/Growth in NY 12 2y
+71 SF vs. Boston 35 2y
+28 Thoughts on Nicola Wealth? 10 2y
+3 Seattle Finance Scene 7 2y
+3 West Coast tech PE thoughts? 1 2y
+15 Sumeru Equity Partners (Silver Lake spin-off) 24 2y
+6 Massive Strategy Changes at Funds 1 2y
+18 Thoughts on Placement Agents in London 9 2y
+16 Stanford undergrad for PE? 18 2y
+19 Owl Rock Capital? 19 2y
+6 Hikbgf 1 2y
+7 Blackrock Infra London 3 2y
0 TA Associates Boston / Austin / Menlo Park 2 2y
+8 Nexus capital 6 2y
+6 Aurora Capital (LA) 5 2y
+28 Urgent: Choosing from 2 PE Offers 14 2y
0 Perspectives on Knox Lane? 1 2y
0 Alts Private Equity to Traditional LO Asset Management? 1 2y
+12 Shamrock Capital 5 2y
+11 PE Firms with Struggling PortCo’s 5 2y
+21 PE > OCIO a good life transition? What does Comp look like? 3 2y
+19 Alternative PE strategies 4 2y
+7 PE Portco Analyst 9 2y
0 PE Co-investing - is it worth it? 1 2y
+14 Advice for Current LMM Analyst 4 2y
+31 Ops at KKR a Dead End? 10 2y
+6 Co investments case studies? 2 2y
+31 Vista NYC Office 23 2y
+10 Debating next career move 4 2y
+24 Levine Leichtman (LLCP) in 2024? 6 2y
+8 Family Office Recruiting 6 2y
+10 UAE PE Comp 10 2y
+7 Stellex SA vs IB 4 2y
+83 Which MFPE firm has the beautiful women to work with. 32 2y
0 How to get a corp dev gig at a PE port co? 1 2y
+5 PE Co-Invest ELI5? 3 2y
+3 Blackstone tests 9 2y
0 SFO to MM PE vs GS PWM 1 2y
+21 Apollo Has a Sophomore Internship Apparently? 11 2y
+10 Oaktree Opportunities Fund - London 11 2y
+12 Can a 2nd Year PE Analyst Lateral to Another PE Fund Off-Cycle? 8 2y
+12 Wont Receive Return Offer, Strategies for FT Roles? 2 2y
+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 2y
+10 SF vs. NYC Finance Culture (IB/PE) 5 2y
0 SFO vs FoF investing 1 2y
0 Vista and Thoma Bravo Chicago 3 2y
+92 Current PE Recruiting Environment London 68 2y
+3 Carlyle Culture/Comp for PE/RE/PC in LA/NY/DC 2 2y
+9 Please Advise- My Fintech is about to get client: how to proceed and eventually land PE clients 0 2y
+16 Podcasts incl. Industry Professionals (IB, PE, VC) 5 2y
+4 Comp at sub $1bn PE Buyout Fund 1 2y
+7 Billionaire family office doing fund of funds and Co-Invest (salary expectations) 15 2y
+13 Buyside opportunities after IB in SLC? 9 2y
+7 Co-invest fund to traditional buyout 3 2y
+10 Summit Partners - Healthcare GE Associate Menlo Park 29 2y
+2 JMI Equity 18 2y
+4 Insight Partners vs. Summit Partners 17 2y
0 1 year in operating post PE 2 2y
0 What % of PE portfolio co’s are overvalued garbage? 0 2y
+26 High Performing MMs/UMMs in PE 25 2y
+6 Breaking into Western Europe / US / CA private equity from Eastern Europe PE 1 2y
+84 Healthcare PE - top shops 79 2y
+3 Fall PE Internships 2 2y
0 Confusion on HH Process 1 2y
+3 Example Model Tests | Vestar 8 2y
+9 Finding a Co-CEO/President/Entrepreneur Type? 1 2y
+10 Neuberger Berman PIPCO NYC 4 2y

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