0 From loan capital markets to private equity/investment banking 0 11y
+102 Q&A - London IBD to megafund PE 77 11y
0 Modeling debt paydown monthly 7 11y
+10 Monthly LBO model 1 11y
+49 No Mas, No Mas! The Vale Chronicles (Continued)! 15 11y
0 [ISSUE 36] - Interesting Things... 2 11y
+12 Hedge Fund Acquisitions and Valuations - KKR Takes 24.9% Stake in Marshall Wace 1 11y
+89 PE Networking 78 11y
+24 What's in a name? Of Umlauts, The Alphabet and World Peace! 2 11y
0 Private Equity Associate Off Cycle Recruiting 8 11y
+9 How to talk with the VP, super fan of the LOTR and GOT 5 11y
0 Researching Firms 0 11y
0 Boutique PE firms 8 11y
0 Not the usual transition question 2 11y
0 Moving to the Southeast - Any advice for job hunting 17 11y
0 Fundraising Role - Seeking Advice 22 11y
+56 Private Equity 2/20 business model 55 11y
0 2nd Round coming up - HELP! 2 11y
+28 Taking a break after a pre-MBA stint in PE -- doable, or a disastrous idea? 15 11y
0 Post MBA associate to PE FoF's / Secondaries? 1 11y
+43 Some notes from a few weeks in Mid-Market PE 28 11y
0 Need Case Studies 0 11y
0 African debt financing 3 11y
0 Fund closing 8 months into my time there vol: what next 2 11y
+8 Excel fiancial model 8 11y
0 Two pre-MBA PE jobs? Advice please. 2 11y
0 Best Study Guides 4 11y
+26 JD/MBA trying to break into PE 8 11y
+22 PE Fund Performance: Anyone Can Hit Top Quartile Once, but Consistently? 8 11y
+20 post money enterprise value 7 11y
0 How does a PE exit if there is a lock-up period? 5 11y
+24 No "on the job" modeling experience 24 11y
+27 Questions from a top PE fund interview 10 11y
+32 Friend of mine wants to build a next-generation film finance company 9 11y
+18 Transforming a Deal into a Job 11 11y
0 Paul Pignataro's "Leveraged Buyout" - Is it worth it? 9 11y
0 PE part-time gig interview prep 0 11y
0 Affinity Equity Partners 0 11y
0 J.C. Flowers 1 11y
0 Consultant Ding in Future? 2 11y
0 Determining the global economic scenario in LBO 4 11y
0 Calculating cash returned from an IRR value? 2 11y
+20 Raising funds: how to ascertain? 11 11y
+30 M5 MBA IB Associate exit opportunities to PE 17 11y
+15 Fund of Funds (FOF) return on investment 2 11y
0 Private Equity Attractiveness Ranking 0 11y
+46 PE Recruiting - Soft Skills 18 11y
+4 Do your offices let you expense beers when you order food at night? 3 11y
0 Third Round Interview - NEED HELP! 6 11y
0 Does anyone know about Barclays BNRI? 5 11y
0 Tenaya Capital 3 11y
+10 Operating Model vs. DCF 3 11y
+36 Pre-MBA Associate - Comp advice needed! 18 11y
0 Carry not in writing 2 11y
+32 Business School or Straight to PE from Elite Boutique 7 11y
0 Pay for Sector Focused PE firms vs. Banking 7 11y
+23 How to become irreplacable? 6 11y
+15 buyside recruitment modeling test 1 11y
+19 Work at lower-mm firm but working on mega fund size deal 4 11y
+23 Second-tier PE funds 17 11y
0 SO confused about this LBO model SOMEONE HELP PLEASE 2 11y
+34 Learning curve as a PE associate 8 11y
0 Breaking into PE as an MD and MBB Senior Associate 6 11y
+32 The Saga of Caesars 5 11y
+2 Apollo/KKR/Blackstone Management middle office salary 4 11y
+15 LBO Model: Entry Multiple Method - IRR goes UP with time? 4 11y
0 Early stage mining P/E 6 11y
0 To Invest or Not Invest - Help Deciding Offers 3 11y
0 Comp comparison for deal team vs Ops/consulting team 1 11y
+45 Moving from HF to PE 47 11y
0 Buyer Lists 3 11y
0 GS or PE for the Summer? 9 11y
+8 Credit Analysis in the FIG or CF group 3 11y
0 Dedicated research teams at PE firms? 2 11y
0 Missed recruiting season? 9 11y
0 Quadrangle Group: more information, insights? 5 11y
0 SVB Financial Group: Good move before Venture Focused MBA? 7 11y
0 CFO vs IB, just finished school 13 11y
0 Thoma Cressey Bravo: info or insights/opinions? 2 11y
0 BB IB - > Middle Market PE 1 11y
0 How are Pre-MBA PE Internal Consulting/Ops Associates viewed Post-MBA 3 11y
0 RJR Nabisco LBO: financial specifics, entry and exit? 7 11y
+48 Complicated sources and uses (?) - many moving parts 26 11y
0 Cerberus Capital Management: IB program? 7 11y
0 Medley Capital structure loans and utilize debt/equity investing 9 11y
+9 Blackstone BAAM or FT position 5 11y
+7 D34434343 15 11y
+19 JP morgan CIB private equity group 8 11y
+5 obsolete 1 11y
+25 Bain acquiring TI Automotive-- why? 8 11y
+18 Non-solicitation Period Post-Resignation 11 11y
+4 HIG Final Round 7 11y
+9 Commission Rate for Raising Capital 1 11y
+32 Embarrassing Test Scores and the Buyside 30 11y
0 GSO Capital email format 4 11y
+33 Summer 2016 PE Recruiting 63 11y
+7 BX Superday 4 11y
0 loan amortisation/principal amount reduction 0 11y
0 Modelling exams: How to balance with minimum cash and debt paydown? 4 11y
0 EXIT OPS 3 3 11y

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