+6 Bain Capital Credit Vs. EB IB or MF PE 9 3y
+18 Lateral - take infra now or hold out for buyout later? 5 3y
0 Sunwater Capital 1 3y
+36 Q&A: LDN Sr Associate 59 3y
+15 London - Incoming introdution call with HH 8 3y
+3 Clearlake 1 3y
+12 H.I.G. Capital ? 21 3y
+7 Sophomore internship - does it matter for PE recruiting 6 3y
+28 Moving into PE as a Senior Associate / VP 11 3y
+10 Laid off from IB with PE offer in hand 13 3y
+11 How to model a $10MM acquisition annually in PE model test? 3 3y
+21 Requesting drinks with the juniors post offer? 7 3y
+3 Macquarie MIRA 1 3y
+3 PE diversity programs / events / symposiums 5 3y
+9 Negotiating after successful exit and reinvestment 4 3y
0 Can you renege a 2024 PE offer to join a different shop in 2023? 2 3y
+4 Hoboken / Jersey City 4 3y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+51 PE Analysts... What do you do? 15 3y
+97 What is tactical opportunities / opportunistic investment 81 3y
+45 Thoughts on Insight Partners 21 3y
+26 Cash Free Debt Free 3 3y
+20 Opinion on recruiting for PE after only 6mo internship in IB 6 3y
+35 UK/London product groups with the most unlikely Private equity exit opps 17 3y
+4 What is it like working for the sovereign wealth funds? 5 3y
+3 Freshman in college and I could use advice! 1 3y
+66 Advice on PE 18 3y
+20 Del 6 3y
+3 Sapphire Ventures 12 3y
+8 Elite MM vs UMM 17 3y
+19 Looking for some advice to help me keep my CFO job after a PE-deal. 5 3y
+9 Council Capital in Nashville- Thoughts? 5 3y
0 Export Development Canada - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+17 PE BD Professionals - thoughts on the lateral market right now? 22 3y
+7 Arclight 8 3y
+4 Post Deleted 2 3y
+6 BX Strategic Partners Superday Help 1 3y
0 GE Shops Recruiting Right Now? 4 3y
+9 How to Find Credit Agreements for LBOs with a Publicly Traded Private Equity Sponsor? 9 3y
+7 Private credit managing director salary? 10 3y
+11 Thoughts on Northleaf Capital? 10 3y
0 What IBD Industry Team for PE / Real Estate PE exit? 5 3y
+16 Associates in PE: how do you spend your time? 6 3y
+16 From CEE Growth Equity to London-based Growth Equity with non-traditional background 1 3y
+20 Excellent Bachelor & Experiences But Retarded GPA 15 3y
+3 Temasek 2024 28 3y
+8 Pros and cons of an investment (interview prompt)? 2 3y
+6 Associate Pay Progression 3 3y
0 Leveraging IB MD Network 1 3y
0 IB vs PE Salary 2 3y
+7 Summit Partners 2024 14 3y
+5 LMM Principal Compensation 17 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+6 thought on investor relations early in career? 1 3y
0 KLH Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 KLH Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Deleted- existing thread 1 3y
+3 Busted Carlyle’s cotiviti deal 1 3y
+10 2022 Canada PE Comp 16 3y
+13 LMM to UMM PE Firm 14 3y
+13 Exploding Offer for 2024 summer @ MM PE Firm in NYC 9 3y
+4 Prepare for PE internship 5 3y
0 What do people know about sports PE firms? 1 3y
+9 Advice on PE 1 3y
0 Regions Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Regions Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+11 Bachelor in "Business Administration" or "Finance & Banking" for PE? 7 3y
+9 IR Carry 6 3y
+24 Money corrupted my family... The Story 22 3y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+12 Women’s sports as an investment 3 3y
+6 Private Capital Advisory Interview 4 3y
+3 Which IB teams place best into PE? 1 3y
+20 Del 16 3y
+9 BeyondNetZero General Atlantic 4 3y
+5 Will there be another on-cycle for 2024? 18 3y
0 Blackstone Tac Opps First Round SA 2023 9 3y
+5 What numbers to include on resume deals? 5 3y
+103 When to call PE recruiting quits? 25 3y
+4 Searchlight Case Study 2 3y
+9 Structured Finance Analyst Looking to do RE IB/PE 2 3y
+99 Silver Lake skipping on cycle 30 3y
+29 Blackstone PE 2024 SA Process 24 3y
+3 HELP! If already accepted offer, can I interview with other teams? 1 3y
+3 Verdane in biotech? 2 3y
+3 Blackstone PE (Corporate vs tac opps/infra/real estate) 4 3y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+15 Transitioning to PE portfolio improvement from MF Portco exec role? 1 3y
+78 How much have you actually made from coinvesting? 69 3y
+3 Eurazeo vs Tikehau PE 3 3y
0 Washington Harbour Partners Intel 6 3y
+21 MF PE to IBD, any chance? 9 3y
+1 Verdane and Rothschild PE (Healthcare/biotech and carbon/green finance respectively) 2 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+55 Sad MBA student recruiting in recession 23 3y
+59 How PE firms view Wharton vs. other business schools 37 3y
+3 Five Arrows Tech Team in SF 2 3y
+21 PE Exits from Jefferies 10 3y
+1 Bregal Partners 5 3y

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