+5 Long term prospects of secondaries 4 2y
+3 PE Analyst Comp in Chicago? 1 2y
+3 VP / Director level PE Recruiting 1 2y
+5 Lynx Equity 3 2y
+22 Can anyone explain PE secondaries, in the simplest of terms? 3 2y
0 Any insight on WLB/comp/strategy of PAI Partners? 0 2y
+9 Thoughts on Big 4 M&A Consulting to PE 3 2y
+3 Help in deciding undergrad college that are being hired by PE 18 2y
+3 Thoughts/info on Pollen Street Capital? 2 2y
0 Healthcare PE -- what to prep? 3 2y
0 AEA Investors - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
+31 Comp / Carry in Private Equity vs. Credit 8 2y
+3 Reaching out Linkedin 1 2y
+3 Startup_High Value SaaS and other Tech Products_Complex World Class Solutions 1 2y
+24 Private Equity Capital Markets 6 2y
+31 PE's Role in Capital Markets 25 2y
+8 On-cycle from Tier 2 City 3 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+68 Months in and already burned out 18 2y
0 Partners Group Europe FT 2024 2 2y
+11 Energy PE internship --> IB recruiting in different city 3 2y
+7 simple LBO question: taxes and interest expense? 3 2y
+11 How to explain career change during interview? (aerospace engineering) 3 2y
+3 Pharmaceutical companies sponsored VC funds 0 2y
+31 Insight Partners Full Time 2024? 161 2y
0 PE MM consulting case studies 1 2y
+2 Why do people say PE can be automated by AI? 3 2y
+49 Laid off and hiring manager wants to talk to last manager 23 2y
+17 Lateral market - anything happening? 13 2y
0 On-cycle PE recruiting resource 1 2y
+3 Kinderhook Partners 0 2y
+6 Anyone from DCM made it to strong PE firm? 3 2y
+6 How to respond to headhunters “any other processes?” 2 2y
+7 Nontarget Cutoff GPA for MF/UMM 3 2y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - NA Data 2y
+9 Haven't heard back from HH in the usual timeframe 3 2y
+9 Recruiting advice for T2 Consulting to PE in London 1 2y
+10 Reference check in an IB group that discourages recruiting 3 2y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+19 Networking Advice - Law Student w/ PE Background 5 2y
+9 What's Next? IB/ER/PortCo --> ????? 3 2y
+3 Carter Wahlberg London - any colour? 3 2y
+15 Am I Losing My Mind? 3 2y
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+28 Med school to PE 12 2y
0 Mvision Private Equity Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+16 Help for Wife: Consulting in PE 6 2y
+8 RIP Byron 5 2y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - Venture Capital Data 2y
+27 Distressed PE case study 4 2y
+3 2024 Recruiting 4 2y
+3 breaking into private equity 3 2y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - NA Data 2y
+21 P.E. NAV 12 2y
+25 Private Equity in Vancouver 21 2y
+12 PE Recruiting Strategy / What to do 5 2y
+3 One Equity Partners (OEP) - Reputation / Culture / Lifestyle 2 2y
+3 Help me adjusting the B/S in LBO 1 2y
+8 1300 SAT (non target, lower BB) worth retaking for oncycle next year? Don’t plan on taking gmat 30 2y
+4 Leveraging Offers 3 2y
+3 Slides for Case Study 2 2y
+3 SAAS Case Study 4 2y
+7 Search Funds ? 6 2y
+23 PE operating folks - want to share how things are going? 6 2y
+3 Private credit interviews 1 2y
0 Capital Solutions Groups at Canadian Pension Funds 1 2y
+3 REPE Final Round Interview (Investments) 2 2y
+7 BCI (Pension Fund) Comp/Exits vs. OTPP/CPP etc 13 2y
+6 LBO assumptions: where do I get them without access to CapIQ / Factset etc.? 1 2y
0 Private Equity/Growth Equity LBO Tutor 1 2y
+23 PE Associate Looking to Lateral 9 2y
+3 Testgorilla 3 2y
0 Cambridge Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 2y
+3 Anyone Going to Main Street Summit? 0 2y
+5 Am I Underpaid? 11 2y
+18 LP Investing how technical? 5 2y
+3 Topics covered with Principals/MD/Partners during interviews 1 2y
+3 Audax Portfolio Company Analyst 2024 0 2y
0 bb 1 2y
0 morgan stanley private markets solution 0 2y
+1 VC Firm with no deal expectations 2 2y
0 What does a career in SWFs look like? 1 2y
+3 Want to Pay for Tech Corp Dev Take-Home Case Study Data Analytics Exercise 3 2y
+14 Distressed (Early) Tech Buyout - Revenue vs. EBITDA multiple-basis for entry vs. exit valuation 8 2y
+243 Contemplating Suicide / Depressed 50 2y
+3 Approach with recruiters 1 2y
+1 SAAS Question 2 2y
+27 Delete 54 2y
+9 Strong MM IB vs LMM PE 3 2y
+9 LMM/Search Fund Opportunities in Outdoors Gear/Outfitters? 2 2y
+22 Warburg Pincus London 2024 Analyst program 41 2y
+4 Going crazy over an insurance company valuation. ChatGPT can't help 3 2y
+5 How to Recruit for PE 2 2y
+8 Energy Transition PE Funds 8 2y
+23 Secondaries Market 2023? 6 2y
+13 PWP 2022 PE Oncycle Results 6 2y
+24 Best PE interview prep? 19 2y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+7 30 Minute LBO Test, what to expect? 6 2y

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
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