0 Headhunter Interview Situation Advice Requested 2 3y
+3 Macquarie Capital vs Macquarie MIRA 2 3y
0 Opinions: DFI -> Traditional PE? 1 3y
0 2021 PE recruiting timeline 0 3y
+18 LDN Offer Choice 13 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+21 UMM+Bain Cap - can I make it with my profile? 10 3y
0 PIK Interest - Tax Deductible? 8 3y
+28 LBO case study help 15 3y
+22 2019 Infra PE Analyst Base Salary 12 3y
0 GS MBD Summer Associate Internship 1 3y
+12 Job offer vs ideal job 0 3y
+20 PE Comp in Canada 13 3y
+12 Dilemma of an IBD Analyst: Tech 'Unicorn' vs. Large-Cap PE 4 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+13 How to leverage an offer? 3 3y
0 Variner (Search Firm) 3 3y
+182 Does IB/PE Kill Your Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity? 33 3y
0 Thoughts on Placement Agents in London 1 3y
0 Does your firm allow you to trade on your personal account? 1 3y
+3 Question for people who went straight into PE 4 3y
0 Fort Washington Capital Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+2 What is your favorite thing about PE? 1 3y
0 Leaving firm after ~6 months? 3 3y
0 Long Ridge Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+35 how many hours do you work per week, honestly 65 3y
0 How to research what products to expand into? 2 3y
0 Off Cycle PE recruiting in NYC 0 3y
+4 Renewables/Clean Tech 3 3y
0 Buyside offer of Non-bank loans investment, is it private debt secondary or structured finance? 4 3y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Investor Relations Data 3y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 3y
+7 What is a "good" EBITDA margin? 11 3y
+18 Family Offices 4 3y
+9 Selling an already sold company 19 3y
0 General Catalyst Partners - Review - Finance Data 3y
0 General Catalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 3y
+1 LMM PE Shops? 2 3y
+12 Hyper-assertiveness in PE culture - books and methods to adjust? 0 3y
+7 Are most initial round buy-side interviews conducted over Zoom video or by phone? 9 3y
0 New experiences! 2 3y
0 Straight to MM PE shop ... Did I make a good decision? 3 3y
0 [Urgent] Question for Associates 0 3y
+8 Successful Turnarounds? Any examples of successful service-based business model turnarounds? 3 3y
0 Solid PE Shops with good culture? 2 3y
0 Life as an originator in private credit 2 3y
0 Insurtech Investors 4 3y
+5 Keeping shabbat in private equity 11 3y
+74 Megafund=Sweatshop? 49 3y
+5 What does it mean when firms say "we want to see how you think" 5 3y
+13 How many deals do you work on per year? 7 3y
+25 Retooling to move out of distressed. 12 3y
0 Where to check which PE funds are fundraising? 7 3y
0 Management and sellers notes 2 3y
+17 Moving to a BDC 11 3y
0 CDC Group - Review - NA Data 3y
+3 GS MBD London SA21 0 3y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Asset Management Data 3y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 3y
+6 Tech PE / GE Direct Promotes 5 3y
+18 Public Finance IB to PE? 2 3y
+3 From Real estate private equity to generalist private equity 3 3y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Review - NA Data 3y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+17 Merchant Banking vs Investment Banking out of College. Which route is better? 4 3y
0 Venture/Growth investors- have bankers ever provided you value outside of exits? 11 3y
+27 [Need your help] PE career advice 6 3y
+4 Can someone explain why this happened? 6 3y
0 How to be a star private equity Analyst? 1 3y
+15 Question about Real Estate/Buildings as it relates to a LMM PE Acquisition 5 3y
+28 Distressed Debt to PE Exit? 16 3y
+13 Houston PE Associate Recruiting Winter 2020 3 3y
0 OPS PE to Investment PE pathway 0 3y
+6 Top Venture Growth Firms with Decent Hours? 5 3y
0 Ardian - Review - Corporate Development Data 3y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Development Data 3y
0 Satori Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+17 Majority Stakes in LBOs 6 3y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+7 Recent Torchy's Deal 5 3y
0 FIG - Insurance Question 5 3y
+3 Secondaries 0 3y
+36 Bonus Bananas December 6, 2013 21 3y
0 Blackford Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Business Development Transition 0 3y
0 Technology Crossover Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+5 If comp wasn't a factor, what type of investing would you be most interested in? 10 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 3y
+3 KKR Infrastructure 2 3y
0 ARR SaaS Rev. Build 2 3y
+10 Automotive/Auto Aftermarket PE Funds 8 3y
+4 Connor Clark & Lunn Infra 2 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Landmark Partners - Review - Secondaries Data 3y
0 Landmark Partners - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 3y
+51 Why is rainmaking difficult? 25 3y

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