I’ve listed below what I’ve heard from past years, but would love any clarification on the unclear section / corrections.
On-Cycle:
Apollo Advent H&F KKR CD&R Carlyle Veritas TPG GTCR Bain Warburg Pincus Permira
Unclear:
Blackstone Thoma Bravo TA EQT LGP Francisco Partners
Off-Cycle:
| +106 | Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? | 34 | 1d |
| +48 | Why would anyone do PE in long term in 2026? | 13 | 2d |
| +41 | MF Tech PE 2026 | 13 | 1m |
| +24 | Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur? | 8 | 1d |
| +24 | Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor | 4 | 3d |
| +21 | Striking out in last rounds | 2 | 5d |
| +21 | UMM PE or High Paying Strat Finance? | 13 | 1d |
| +16 | Portfolio Marks | 8 | 22h |
| +15 | DELETE | 1 | 3d |
| +15 | Overwhelmed by amount of data / granularity | 3 | 3d |
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Have heard that TA does oncycle but fills the majority of the class offcycle. FP and EQT are both offcycle to my knowledge.
BX going off cycle this year
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