+12 Moving to US growth equity funds with a background in PE in Brazil 6 3y
+66 Anybody have a minority growth equity model example / test? Interviewing soon 197 3y
+6 Analyzing Consumer vs Software Growth/VC Deals 1 3y
+3 Warburg Early Insights C/O ‘25 0 3y
+6 Warburg Pincus Insight Series 10 3y
+10 Whose competing in software? 13 3y
+13 …….. 1 3y
+46 Apax vs Bain vs CD&R vs Carlyle vs H&F vs NMC vs TPG 14 3y
+6 Bain Capital 2024 Real Estate Analyst FT 1 3y
+33 How many people actually got on-cycle offers? 38 3y
0 HPS vs Blackstone Tact Ops 2 3y
+9 What will better set me up for life? M&A Valuations or CIB? 1 3y
0 JMI Equity - Interview - Growth Equity Data 3y
+3 Anybody Taken Origin Infrastructure Capital Test? Interviewing Soon 1 3y
+16 How to find ultra lmm firms? 7 3y
+5 US PE to UK move? 1 3y
+6 Blackstone 2024 SA - First Round GMAT Based Math Test Questions 1 3y
+4 KKR / BX / APO Comp and Conversion Rates 2 3y
+3 Thoughts on this Investor Product Strategy role at Blackstone? 5 3y
+6 Submit a Three Stat, DCF, Compare Comps, LBO model when applying? 2 3y
+10 Carry Vesting / Non-Compete Terms 10 3y
+17 Leaving IB 1 year early to be Associate 1 MM PE; perception and future exit ops? 12 3y
+41 Thoughts on Junior's Experience at a SWF? 16 3y
+7 Raine Group: Reputation/Culture/Comp/Exit opps 14 3y
+5 Modeling Software Lbo 3 3y
+19 Career paths after being a PE Associate? 1 3y
+9 Diligence Work Plan? 1 3y
+14 BREDS vs Ares REPE vs MSREI vs GSAM REPE 21 3y
+3 Entrances and exits 1 3y
+15 Alvarez & Marsal Restructuring Modeling Test 10 3y
+2 GMAT Score - Retake 760? 7 3y
+3 LMM vs UMM/MF for comp and WLB 1 3y
+17 AI Tools PE Funds Are Using? 16 3y
+3 Blackstone Math and Corporate Finance test - SA/OC 2023 London 4 3y
+63 1920's Goldman CEO Middle School Dropout vs. Jamie Dimon 14 3y
0 TPG Employees? 1 3y
+8 REPE Associate Comp 4 3y
0 London Associate & VP Infrastructure Private Equity Compensation/Salary? 4 3y
+9 How to break into aquaculture PE? 3 3y
+3 VC/PE arms of banks? 2 3y
+3 Does SF still drug test for weed? PE 1 3y
+4 Excel shortcuts 3 3y
0 PE va IB recruiting timelines 1 3y
+64 Mental illness in PE/IB 27 3y
+13 SaaS LBO Assumptions 3 3y
+9 Lateral move as an associate or VP 1 3y
+2 Blackstone Hirevue? 1 3y
0 AEA Investors? 2 3y
+23 Question about Infra PE (MF level if it matters) 18 3y
+9 Should I Join A Private REPE Fund 4 3y
+18 Is anyone else so confused post-grad 2 3y
0 Hazelview Investments - Interview Process 1 3y
+9 Deleted 1 3y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Rothschild - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+22 To take or not to take - Family Office PE exit 6 3y
+8 Headhunters of ME SWFs 6 3y
+3 Research Role & Case Study 1 3y
+3 Too late for off-cycle Summer 2024 start? 1 3y
+10 MBB or MM PE analyst post undergrad 4 3y
+13 MM PE Europe vs. MENA SWF 8 3y
+9 What to expect following PE offer 3 3y
+3 Inhouse IR 1 3y
+8 Questa Capital - Thoughts? 2 3y
+3 Cohort Analysis in Case Study 1 3y
+27 hhhjh 9 3y
+13 Lateral IB Associate to PE 11 3y
+9 Del 2 3y
+6 Pricing Data for LP led Secondaries 1 3y
+7 Work culture at Advent? 2 3y
+3 Starting FT PE Analyst out of UG versus doing 2-year in IB out of UG 1 3y
+16 Impact of Chat GPT on PE 5 3y
+57 KKR SA 2023 344 3y
+10 2025 associate recruiting: Growth 10 3y
+23 Would a Stern Undergrad hold me back in PE recruiting post 2-year IB stint? 9 3y
0 Novacap - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+22 Wealth Management to VC, is it possible? 6 3y
+6 When does a MM transition to a UMM? 3 3y
+15 Firms that use Word Memos vs. PPT's for IC Memos 17 3y
0 Split Peak? 1 3y
+3 Thoughts on PE-owned public companies? 2 3y
+12 Europe/London: Solid MM/LMM Shops vs UMM/MF 4 3y
+7 How do you know if a headhunter interview went well? 5 3y
0 Partners Group culture 2 3y
+3 PE FT 2024 as a current SA 1 3y
+20 Leverage at the fund level as opposed to portco level 16 3y
+5 Differentiate myself at internship 1 3y
+7 On vs off cycle - any regrets? 2 3y
0 MF RE Liquid Credit Groups 2 3y
+3 How much do undergrad grades matter for PE recruitment? 4 3y
+1 coca cola 1 3y
+55 H&F vs CD&R 15 3y
+22 FIG PE Comp 8 3y
+9 What do you think the next ‘Banking’ / ‘PE’ is? 11 3y
+39 Anyone has experience with Partners Group? 36 3y
+5 Why do we need headhunters? 2 3y
+6 Lateraling to PE after Post-MBA consulting? 5 3y
+3 Blackstone Real Estate Asset Management -- Interview 1 3y
+3 Industry Ventures - thoughts? 1 3y
+154 Carlyle would be so cool if it were better and I wish it was 21 3y

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