Private Equity Forum

+45	PE Interview Question: What is the most important piece of information about a company (if you had to select one thing)?	20	4y
+6	What does it take to get to a Private Debt Fund, HY, Distressed?	5	4y
+10	Private Debt > Private Equity	4	4y
+9	Going to Direct PE Fund, but want to eventually go to LBO fund	2	4y
+25	at a middle market fund - advice for recruiting	6	4y
+8	Importance of Strategic Pricing in PE	3	4y
+12	Meeting PE recruiters before starting IBD FT	5	4y
+60	PE Senior Associate - What next?	9	4y
0	Vista Equity Partners - Insights on this firm?	42	4y

+94	GS Analysts Fired For PE Recruiting	102	4y
+19	Thoughts on Terra Firma?	26	4y
+7	TPG Sixth Street	6	4y
+23	Megafund Credit to Bschool	6	4y
+18	Apollo PE division (London office) - Interview Advice	7	4y
+109	How do you stay organized at work (both in general and on action item lists)? (x-post w/ MC forum)	66	4y
+34	Independent Sponsor advice	15	4y
+3	Blackstone BREDS Full-Time Phone Interview	2	4y
+12	PE Resume Formatting Advice Needed	1	4y
+8	Do you need CFA for PE or HF?	5	4y
+16	The PE interview LBO: how to get up to speed and how long will it take?	2	4y
+13	SME HoldCo Buying 70% of an industrial company, how to think about leverage?	3	4y
+29	PE recruitment process in London	3	4y
+47	Work on the deals side or support of the Portoflio	14	4y
+37	Preparing for the buyside	16	4y

+97	Going back home for Thanksgiving during on cycle PE recruiting - Bad Idea?	36	4y
+29	Private Equity Analyst - Panic Mode	12	4y
+26	Retail-focused PE	25	4y
+4	If you have Enterprise Value and Cash, how do you figure out transaction value?	4	4y
+5	HIG Model Test	3	4y
+3	Sample /practice case studies?	1	4y
+116	Are we in a new Family Office bubble?	25	4y
+54	35% Salary Cut for Career Change	15	4y
+19	Undergraduate to PE in India	3	4y
+38	Why are PE funds, who are usually quite pragmatic/opportunistic about investing and businesses, so rigid in their recruiting?	11	4y
+44	What are board meetings like?	15	4y
+5	Target Company Business Plan	4	4y
+63	How to Respond to Question in Bonus Communication ("What's Your Reaction to That?")	21	4y
+67	Career Move - Corp to PE/HF in "late" life stage	11	4y
+142	Can one get rid of a company's pensions during LBO?	41	4y
+76	Not Having an MBA can be a Good Thing	29	4y
+57	Family office versus traditional PE shop	12	4y
+20	New PE Associate - should I help with fundraising?	6	4y
+35	I just went through the interview process and they offered me 2k a month for the first few month trial. This seems like a scam.	17	4y
+3	PE recruiting timeline FT	1	4y
+53	Private Equity: Still a WASP Old Boys Club?	37	4y
+52	Healthcare finance	79	4y
+21	Bain Capital Case Interview	6	4y
+10	Carlyle Distressed/Special Situations	7	4y
+74	Very Tough Decision - Short-term Comp vs. Long-term job	30	4y
+65	Thoughts on LMM Fund in Small City	17	4y
+3	LMM PE Firms That Invest in LatAm	4	4y
+44	Workplan for PE studying	10	4y
+5	3 Statement Model Help	2	4y
+42	PE (limited transaction experience) > PE firm	6	4y
+24	Consultant-friendly PE shops in London	7	4y
+46	Considering moving back to IB after 2yrs in MM PE	12	4y
+31	Recruitment Put On Hold - Asked to Keep in Touch?	3	4y
+4	Credit metrics - include or exclude capital lease interest expense?	2	4y
+8	Is a age a big deal for an attempt at a nontraditional transition into PE?	2	4y
+18	"What industries should we invest in?" - PE interview question	5	4y
+15	Cash on BS for LBO Sources	1	4y
+16	FIG PE: is insurance sector significantly bigger than banks?	2	4y
+25	Financing EBITDA - why would it be different from actual EBITDA?	7	4y
+13	Do PE professionals look at multiples other than EBITDA multiple?	3	4y
+25	Does buying “sexy” companies make firms money?	9	4y
+12	LBO Goodwill Accounting	5	4y
+28	PE (investments) vs. FP&A	4	4y
+50	Fundraising sucks. Please help.	12	4y
+62	No full time offers, seeking life advice?	21	4y
+43	Finance Lingo - PE associates and above tell me your honest opinion	24	4y
+230	Leave banking to start a PE fund?	71	4y
+15	Consultant-friendly PE to IB-heavy PE?	3	4y
+5	Hedging Currency Risk in a EM Country Project	3	4y
+23	Can't seem to improve on modeling - advice appreciated please...	6	4y
+61	Considering buying automotive repair shops	17	4y
+17	Special Situations coming?	0	4y
+31	Reneging PE Offer (to stay in banking) - Thoughts?	12	4y
+21	Bloomberg Terminal in PE	11	4y
+113	"Good investment thesis/argument" - where can one find these?	17	4y
+51	How to have a long career in PE?	15	4y
+15	Diff btw Senior Associate & Associate in PE?	4	4y
+34	What does “Low Energy” really mean?	18	4y
+20	How does the PE partner track work?	12	4y
+53	Passive aggressive work place?	26	4y
+21	LBO target IRRs nowadays??	8	4y
+14	Getting into PE?	3	4y
+29	Sequoia COVID-19 memo?	11	4y
+9	Need help deciding on an offer …	1	4y
+48	LBO paper model examples?	54	4y
+255	Investment Banking to Private Equity - 6 Things You Should Know	43	4y
+50	PE Analyst -> Associate	27	4y
+14	How to contact headhunters and what to include in your resume?	10	4y
+114	Vista Equity Partners vs. Silver Lake	40	4y
+3	Financial Modeling for Private Equity and Equity Research	2	4y
+9	Private Equity in Germany, Austria or Switzerland from a Non Target School	1	4y
+18	PE Recruiting London corona	10	4y
+7	Infra PE Prep	2	4y
+33	How do smaller PE firms find their deals?	17	4y
+19	Investing is Dead	0	4y
+16	Private equity or SWF Valuation department? What would you pick and why? Confused	7	4y

+60	MF Tech PE 2026	26	1d
+31	Best Finance Clubs at UC Berkeley for IB/PE?	7	1h
+30	Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur?	16	5h
+25	Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor	4	6d
+20	Have we seen the last private equity billionaire?	4	1h
+19	Moving from LevFin / Private Credit to PE Buyout – How to Position My CV?	2	2d
+15	Overwhelmed by amount of data / granularity	3	5d
+15	DELETE	1	5d
+13	Why would you invest in Saas companies in LLM PE when you dont have to?	1	6d
+12	MBA Private Credit Recruiting Advice?	1	1d

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