0 Career Advice for 1st Year Analyst 1 9y
0 pe recruiting process - where are people? 0 9y
0 Undergrad Upcoming PE Superday 0 9y
+48 Corporate Development to PE? 36 9y
+60 Life after 2 years in Private Equity 23 9y
+12 Partner I am working for just left the firm, what do I do? 0 9y
0 American Securities - Have you heard of them? 2 9y
+11 Private Equity Has an Alpha Problem 1 9y
+7 Thoughts on some top Upper MM PE Firms 5 9y
0 Leave Asset Management for Private Equity 0 9y
0 FIG PE Case 5 9y
+69 Arguing for bigger bonus? 24 9y
0 PE Pay Variance: MF vs Upper MM 0 9y
+10 Pinnacle Ventures? 22 9y
+19 Business Development Associate at $50B+ Fund. Lifestyle, Exits, Pay? 5 9y
0 Interviewing for a very small/boutique investment/PE firm... 0 9y
0 Fidelity Growth Partners/Eight Roads Ventures 0 9y
0 Dividend recap decreasing returns? 3 9y
+17 Can I disclose details about this deal on my resume/deal sheet for PE recruiting? 3 9y
0 Confidentiality in a PE Interview Process (my MD is buddies with the PE Partner) 1 9y
+14 Disposition of buyout - size discount 2 9y
+23 Sources and Uses = TEV??? 5 9y
+24 LBO model: reflecting an OID correctly 4 9y
0 Private Equity Introductory Meeting 1 9y
+59 Join fund that is winding down? 27 9y
+26 Megafund vs MM 1st Year 31 9y
0 Evaluating lower-middle market PE opportunity 8 9y
+13 Only associate in a small P/E 2 9y
+18 Small Private Equity 16 9y
0 Best Private Equity Firms in TN 4 9y
0 M7 Admit Looking to Enter PE: start w a small fund vs. BB/EB Investment Banking? 3 9y
0 Case Study Help - Credit Fund 1 9y
+62 Should I tell my boss at buyside firm that I'm thinking about business school? 15 9y
0 Wanted - Android,iOS,PHP Developers 0 9y
0 Mezz fund 2 Hour Modeling Test 1 9y
+4 Structuring investment in start-up 3 9y
+5 What constitutes a middle market PE fund? 3 9y
0 CorpDev for smaller vs larger firm 2 9y
0 Accel-KKR rep 0 9y
0 Trump/Clinton Ending the Carried Interest Law 0 9y
+23 What is tax equity financing? 13 9y
+25 Need help!! What exactly is Private Equity syndication/Private Equity advisory? 13 9y
0 Ares Private Equity--LA Office 7 9y
+31 Highest paying PE firms for IB jumpers 31 9y
0 hardest technical Q&As in PE interviews? 10 9y
+10 LBO Mgm't Case vs. Base Case 5 9y
0 SG Partners Clients 0 9y
0 Corporate Lending to PE 0 9y
0 Buyout target 0 9y
+15 GoBuyside prep session 10 9y
+13 Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (GS PIA) Interview 29 9y
+19 Negative Revolver Balance 7 9y
0 Principal Investing vs. Traditional PE - Energy 2 9y
0 Is an endowment fund subject to the funding ratio like pension funds? 0 9y
0 Blackstone Strategic Partners 2017 SA 0 9y
+60 Transition from Big 4 Consulting to PE - Advice needed 20 9y
+11 Altamont Analyst Program? 6 9y
+24 Top tier consulting to Private Equity post-MBA 6 9y
+8 Anyone know anything about GSAM AIMS Private Equity Group or GSAM Credit Alternatives (Liberty Harbor)? 6 9y
+20 How to negotiate your bonus when changing jobs 10 9y
+26 Tips on how to build a quick LBO? 6 9y
0 LBO case study 2 9y
0 MacAndrews & Forbes Interviews 0 9y
0 Need advice regarding the "associate/MD routine" 1 9y
0 MM Mezz Fund Internship 8 9y
+13 TS Big 4 - Should I hurry to make a move? 14 9y
0 What are the exit opportunities for public finance analysts? 2 9y
+19 PE Lower MM Comp 6 9y
0 LBO Modeling Tests 0 9y
0 Litigation financing salary/bonus structures? 0 9y
+11 Why I Chose a Capitol Hill Internship to Prepare for Future in Finance 11 9y
+19 No Work Agreement? Should I be worried? 5 9y
0 LBO Short Modeling Help 2 9y
+2 Technical question: Calculating IPO shares issued at Exit 2 9y
+9 BlackRock PE exit ops to PE MF and top MM 0 9y
+10 Mid-size Private Equity vs. Big4 accounting firm M&A advisory 6 9y
0 PE Recruitment wave - From banking/consulting into PE 0 9y
0 Need Advise - MBA Trader to PE 0 9y
0 Help on cover letter Blackstone PE / Tac Opps Analyst application? 0 9y
+15 What should I do: FoF at major PE investor or FoF-Co-Invest-Secondary at smaller PE pension fund 6 9y
+11 Steps, timeline and costs for formation of Private Equity Fund 2 9y
+11 PE Analyst @ Insurance Co Investment Arm? 5 9y
+3 Is the WSO Private Equity Prep Pack worth it? 2 9y
+15 Why Work for Co-Invest Fund? 9 9y
0 Pitching different Financial Institutions (for investment purposes) 0 9y
+30 Are people at megafunds inherently elitist ASSHOLES? 13 9y
+38 More Prestigious Law School over Business School? 13 9y
0 CPPIB Rotational Program 1 9y
0 ULIRR to LIRR & Cash flows 0 9y
+15 Small PE Shop Analyst Role to Middle Market Firm 4 9y
0 ADIA PE interview and general questions about the fund 0 9y
+50 PE structure/function 35 9y
0 Talk me through a .. sponsor backed LBO 0 9y
0 Why do some firms have placement firms and some do not? 1 9y
+7 Technical PE Interview Question: IPO Share Issuance 1 10y
+21 Private Equity is not necessarily seeking CFAs, individuals with prior experience! 8 10y
+37 LBO model-Management Rollover Equity-Sources and Uses-Urgent 38 10y
+33 How is carry calculated? 25 10y
+9 FoF Exit Opps 0 10y
0 Private Company LBO 0 10y

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  • Blackstone Group 99.2%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
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  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
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  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
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  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
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  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
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