+54 Carry 32 5d
+19 Chief of Staff Roles in PE/VC 7 6d
+16 Is on-cycle more or less competitive than regular IB recruiting? 5 6d
0 Thoughts on Clairvest/ Birch in Toronto? 0 6d
0 Providence Equity (not PSG) 0 6d
+7 Tidemark? 4 6d
+3 Thoughts on Continental Grain (Conti)? 1 6d
0 GS Private Equity Client Portfolio Services 0 6d
+12 Thoughts on 26 North? 5 6d
+44 Exit multiple / Terminal Value for Operating Solar Project 27 6d
+3 Rede Partners LBO Case Study Interview 2022 3 6d
+6 How long does PF 1-5 take? 6 6d
+3 Rithm Capital? 3 6d
+3 Moving from LMM to UMM 7 6d
0 BX 1-hr Excel “Analytical” Test 3 6d
+29 PE OFF-CYCLE 2025 MEGATHREAD 165 6d
+32 Tech PE oncycle ranking 27 6d
+13 How to Diligence a Newer Firm? 2 6d
+4 Oaktree Power Opportunities (GFI) 6 6d
+9 PE On Cycle Recruiting for 2026 5 6d
0 IB + PE resume samples for top business schools 1 6d
+6 Non-tech SF IB On-Cycle 1 6d
+2 Nordic Capital / PAI Partners in the US 20 6d
+9 Best questions to learn more about PE firm & work they do 1 6d
+39 Moving from direct to co investing 36 6d
+23 European Megafunds (based on PEI 2023) 17 6d
+4 Dragoneer/Tiger Cub compensation 11 6d
0 Mainsail Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 6d
0 BAML to PE? 8 6d
0 Personal Accounting (Standard Income, K-1s, 1099s, etc.) 0 6d
+20 BAML exit opps PE 27 6d
0 2025 PE Recruiting Timeline 1 6d
0 PE 2025 internships 1 6d
0 BX Tac Opps vs traditional PE 1 1w
0 HIG Growth NY 2 1w
+16 Real Estate Corporate Private Equity 7 1w
+33 Minneapolis Private Equity / Other Finance 19 1w
+38 (Serious) PE Funds with Good WLB 31 1w
+3 EQT Interview Process 6 1w
+17 Moving from PE Fund accounting to top 3 rating agency 5 1w
+68 Thoughts on Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)? 27 1w
+9 How important is deal experience? 1 1w
+15 PE reference checks?? 10 1w
+23 What are the clear-cut buckets amongst MF/UMM/MM funds 19 1w
+3 Sixth Street SA 2025 7 1w
+16 MBB first year exploring PE options 3 1w
+41 Middleground Capital Insight? 28 1w
+7 Chances at PE Recruiting? 11 1w
0 Office Transfer - Advent Int'l 1 1w
+1 3.7 GPA or MIT MFin/LSE/Oxbridge MSc Finance but 3.3 GPA 1 1w
0 Superday expectations 1 1w
+18 Brightwood Capital? 23 1w
0 Lafayette Square 2 1w
+8 I'm not accredited - can I start a fund with my friends where we are all GPs? 4 1w
+14 Back Channeling when Thinking of Taking a Role 6 1w
+9 Lincoln International for PE 5 1w
+30 Apollo Compensation 38 1w
0 Olympus partners? Any info? 6 1w
0 Previous Private Equity Interview Case Studies (Please help) 1 1w
0 Grain management 1 1w
+6 Palladium Equity Partners 5 1w
+33 Updated Views On Apax Partners (2024) 54 1w
+263 The Long Game - 20 years ago / 20 years from now 61 1w
+65 WLB, pay and opportunities at International Finance Corporation (IFC) 30 1w
+7 Hg Hiring? 12 1w
0 breaking into PE as a rising undergrad 1 1w
+320 My (successful) experience with on-cycle this year 71 1w
+10 Slightly odd case study, any advice? 3 1w
+42 Infra funds with best culture 58 1w
+22 Target Undergrad Colleges For IB/PE (Rankings) 11 1w
+5 Does comp vary in different groups at a Megafund? 16 1w
+1 Possibility to Lateral Up? 2 1w
+80 Two-Year Sabbatical/Break from PE 22 1w
+85 Non-Target in PE 25 1w
+9 To PE from McKinsey vs. IB (Europe) 3 1w
+6 Anyone else find conferences a waste of time? 5 1w
0 LGP Recruiting Process / Headhunter 1 1w
+4 Smallest PE’s you can think of? 1 1w
+18 LBO Case study: 3 hours from scratch LBO model and 120 page deck to analyze 8 1w
+44 Top LA PE Firms 44 1w
0 RenWave Kore 2 1w
+2 Carried Interest - UK/Europe 1 1w
+11 Technical Questions 12 1w
+39 Best growth equity firm? 27 1w
+6 Opportunistic Credit vs. Tac Opps vs. Special Sits 2 1w
+38 Whitehorse is now Dawson lol 37 1w
+13 Firm Carry Pool 19 1w
+4 Networking for FT IB before PE SA program? 5 1w
+18 Top London EBs 41 1w
+6 Thoughts on 22C Capital? 0 1w
0 Platinum Equity Culture 1 1w
+2 Koch Equity Development 4 1w
+10 Growth Equity Sourcing Exit Opportunities 7 1w
+12 Can someone explain to me the dynamics behind PE Cycles? 1 1w
+53 Peak Rock Capital in Austin 36 1w
+6 Ddndhfjj 2 1w
0 SF Comp 1 1w
+10 Do PE firms hold names / records of past interviewees? 13 1w
+12 VC & Growth Equity Associate interested in PE - What do I do next? 1 1w
+4 On Cycle Chances 3 1w

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (29) $154
  • 2nd Year Analyst (83) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (246) $122
  • Intern/Summer Associate (32) $82
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