+8 PE Interviews - Focus on technicals over behavioral/fit? 5 2y
+11 Are COMPS or DCF required for PE recruiting model tests? 9 2y
+44 Sr. ASO level - struggling MF or great-returning UMM? 33 2y
+7 Levered Co-invest 11 2y
+4 BX Recruiting Really Slow? 8 2y
0 CIM Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 MSF -> M7 MBA 2 2y
0 First Republic Coinvest Backlever Alternate 2 2y
+9 Craziest Path to MF PE You've Seen 3 2y
+1 Chicago Atlantic (PE) reputable? 3 2y
+203 Paths Back to Buyside? 54 2y
+3 Decarbonization Partners 5 2y
+18 MF CREDIT VS MF PE 12 2y
0 Thomson Reuters - Review - NA Data 2y
+3 Thoughts on Carbon Direct Capital Management? 1 2y
+3 Oaktree London PE opinion 4 2y
+6 Private equity Intern Role 1 2y
+10 Advice Needed: Best Master's Program for PE & IB Career Path 4 2y
0 breaking into PE/IB 1 2y
+1 Anyone know anything about CenterGate Capital in Austin? 4 2y
+1 UK LMM PE to MM PE 3 2y
+14 Corp Dev / PE Associate Offer at Search Fund (120-150k) in MCOL City 9 2y
+69 Alpine Investors CEO-in-training 30 2y
+36 Experienced PE professional could use some help with burnout/mid-career advice 12 2y
+13 PE Lateral vs MBA 7 2y
+7 Consulting to PE 8 2y
+29 Choice internship -> MF PE generalist or Infra PE/M&A to break in Infra PE in London? 15 2y
+1 Do LBO modeling tests give a template? 3 2y
+12 Sep 2024 IB/PE Off-Cycle London? 8 2y
+6 BlackRock Placement Program 2024 - Alternatives (Private Equity Partners & Private Debt Teams) 1 2y
+6 PE Recruiting Laptop 3 2y
+10 PE in Austin, TX 12 2y
+9 Margin for error in model test 8 2y
+3 UMM ASO1 Comp NYC? 2 2y
0 Audax Group - Review - Restructuring Data 2y
0 Blackmore Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 How much cash comp would you trade for carry ? 1 2y
+13 Switching from MM HF PE? 4 2y
+577 Do your associates just not care? 126 2y
+13 Does your fund WFH at all? 36 2y
0 What does a role in Private Wealth Solutions Look like in Blackstone? 1 2y
+113 Tiger Global Memo 52 2y
+80 Tiger Global Attacked Former Employee that Wrote Book About Chase 13 2y
+94 Burnout - What Comes Next? 39 2y
+40 Odd Request - List of PE / Growth / VC Firms That Do Not Deploy Debt 30 2y
+2 Laz Partners London 3 2y
+17 KKR Menlo Park (software)? 20 2y
0 Dallas PE 4 2y
+5 Do you know of any banks that provide interest-only loans for Associate co-invest? 43 2y
+57 Updated view on Carlyle (specifically TMT Group)? 18 2y
+3 Houston IB/PE 1 2y
+25 Should I list m7 MBA admission offer on resume for PE recruiting 7 2y
0 Company Cells & Comps - monitoring employees 2 2y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 2y
0 Focus Financial Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+13 How to Break into PE? 4 2y
+16 Carlyle Consumer, Media and Retail Group? 16 2y
+4 Houston and Austin PE recruiting 9 2y
+16 How to convert a PE internship 5 2y
+19 Former IB, PE with experience in CRE acquisitions, development and asset management... But finding it extremely difficult to land a new role in this market. Any tips? 1 2y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+34 Leaving UMM fund to join new fund 8 2y
+1 Director of LTD - came up in background check 2 2y
+3 American Industrial Partners - Updated Perspectives? 5 2y
+7 Current interest rate for LBO debt 18 2y
+6 LSTA's Complete Guide to Credit Agreement PDF 8 2y
+4 Pension PE pay 3 2y
0 Private credit interview 3 2y
+13 From Audit to PE 3 2y
+56 Making sense of being let go and moving forward from it - Help 17 2y
+31 Lateral recruiting for senior associate/ vp1 14 2y
+6 Ramping up in PE 2 2y
+13 Preferred Return - PE Fund 3 2y
+17 LBO Question 8 2y
+3 What is the path to exit a pension? 6 2y
0 Legalist 1 2y
+6 Eurazeo US? 5 2y
0 Is Berkshire generalist at the associate level? 2 2y
+21 LMM/Regional PE Comp 29 2y
+1 Asterion Industrial Partners and Qualitas Energy PE - Views 1 2y
0 Good salary range Frankfurt PE 1 2y
0 Hhhhhhjjjjjjjjjj 10 2y
+7 Top Growth (Insight/GA) vs MF Tech PE out of UG 11 2y
0 Private Credit Recruiting from Sponsors Group 2 2y
0 IR and Private Wealth Management comp at megafunds 2 2y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 2y
+14 PE Salaries in France 8 2y
+41 PE case study mistakes 10 2y
+12 Co-investment Case Study 2 2y
+12 Gold Coast Search Partners? 12 2y
0 Hill Path Capital 1 2y
+6 San Francisco PC Shops 2 2y
+9 In Person Modeling Test - Portable Monitor + Wireless Keyboard? 6 2y
+5 Mega funds with middle market groups? 6 2y
+14 Canaccord Preferred Shares 3 2y
+12 Outsourced modelling consultant for portco - suggestions 2 2y
0 Sixth Street 1 2y
+7 Pivoting from Royalty Investing 8 2y
+78 Is Apollo that bad? 50 2y
+18 IB -> PE Exit: The Process and How to Prepare 5 2y

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  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (274) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (40) $79
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