+60 Best path to start a PE fund 25 11y
+12 PE analyst salary - Non-target school 8 11y
0 Franklin Square Capital Partners 6 11y
0 Do the deal teams in private equity ever act as operating partners also? 1 11y
0 Cruising after Offer - Good or Bad? 4 11y
+16 PE Job Description Question 7 11y
+3 Comp Reports 3 11y
+13 What does a PE firm do in a Management Buyout? 5 11y
0 Private equity minority / non-controlling stakes 0 11y
+31 Starting a mezz fund 10 11y
0 xx delete 4 11y
0 Abraaj email format 1 11y
0 DCF problems! 1 11y
+22 Outside Employment Discussion 5 11y
0 How to calculate EV for LBO of a private company? 5 11y
0 Principal level interview 0 11y
+24 Is the work in PE much more difficult than the work in IBD? 12 11y
+14 Appropriate cost of equity for a start up? 7 11y
0 Highest Paying VCs 3 11y
0 Lazard Fund Advisory Group - analyst interview 3 11y
+7 Private equity exec compensation vs. hedge fund execs 21 11y
0 PE Mega Fund / Top Tier Upper Middle Market Interviews 2 11y
0 When a PE firm decides to buy out a public company, is that company delisted and taken private or does it depend? 1 11y
+24 Twitter's Bar Mitzvah! Is Social Media coming of age? 0 11y
0 PE FoF junior analyst salary? 0 12y
0 Best restructuring / turnaround PE shops 6 12y
0 Corporate Strategy Analyst at BB Seeking Advice 1 12y
0 Hr reply to undergrad 4 12y
0 Growth Capital Case Study - HELP! 0 12y
0 The Chernin Group (in LA) 0 12y
0 Effect of Reputation on PE Recruiting 4 12y
0 IPO Accounting Treatment - Sole owner raising 100% of the value of the company 3 12y
0 TAS (Due diligence) to top 25 MBA "enough" for PE? 16 12y
+4 LBO debt not converted to Cash? 8 12y
+29 PE Interview questions - how do you think about valuation - help 6 12y
0 Reviews and PE recruitment 3 12y
0 Preparing for Investor Due Diligence 0 12y
+61 BB IB vs. REPE 56 12y
0 Private Equity Alternative Deals 9 12y
+12 sophisticated carry structure question 4 12y
0 Lower MM PE offer, thoughts? 11 12y
+22 2015 PE Recruiting General Questions 6 12y
+78 Go Pro: Camera or Smartphone? Social Media or Electronics? Price or Value? 75 12y
0 Lbo paper in interview - down to the bone 2 12y
0 Entry Multiple in Case Study / PE Modelling Test 10 12y
0 PE/Mezz from a bank (not ibank) 3 12y
0 Which is the Better Start to Have a Chance in PE? 2 12y
0 Non-trad Chances in PE 1 12y
0 -de le ted- 5 12y
0 Private equity HR 1 12y
+15 Alumni Lunch? 17 12y
+3 Any information on Pomona Capital 1 12y
0 Drawing the Line 5 12y
+69 Q&A: Sr. Associate at a CVC fund 24 12y
+37 Healthcare Private Equity Overview, +10 SB 22 12y
0 Looking for someone in the Nashville area to prep with for PE or I-Banking interviews 3 12y
0 TZP Group email format 1 12y
+25 Revenue Growth vs. EBITDA Margin 9 12y
0 Private Equity Prep Pack Updates? 0 12y
+24 Model won't balance. 6 12y
0 Hypothetical scenario: LBO of a FIG company, with financing provided by that company 1 12y
0 Greenspring Associates? 6 12y
0 PE and Infrastructure/Utilities Deals 4 12y
0 Job Title? 7 12y
0 PE arm of Pension Fund (TIAA-CREF) 6 12y
0 US Recruiters 1 12y
+19 anyone has drafted a term sheet before? 22 12y
0 Are templates given for modelling on interviews? 10 12y
+11 LP interview 4 12y
0 Private Equity Coffee Meetings / Networking Dinners (Summer 2016) 2 12y
0 Rosenberg & Cain-Possible Scam and Identity Theft? 18 12y
+62 FT Recruiting - Compilation of Helpful WSO Posts 32 12y
0 Devastated - one says I am too junior, the other says I am overqualified 11 12y
+24 The Tax Dance: To Pass Through or Not to Pass Through Income? 1 12y
+4 Rule of 72 11 12y
+26 Cramer vs. Rubenstein - the Private Equity Debate 9 12y
0 Profit Dollars vs. Profit Margins 2 12y
+121 Associate in Private Equity FoF - will answer questions 80 12y
0 Prior Experience before Applying to PE 3 12y
+11 Disconnect between IRR and TVPI 4 12y
0 HELP-Where to get acquisition information about private targets? 3 12y
0 How to evaluate performance of board of directors/chairmen? 2 12y
+25 Financing an LBO with 95% Mezzanine Finance Structure? 8 12y
0 Prestigious Private Equity Groups besides the "Big Names" 16 12y
0 Recieved an Equity Stake offer, what next? 3 12y
0 Take private of public company listed in more than one country 0 12y
+12 Do PE firms and smaller investment banks sponsor visas? 3 12y
0 oid 8 12y
+13 debt costs 13 12y
+14 debt 101 11 12y
0 Retained Earnings Pro Forma Buyout 1 12y
0 Antarctica Capital 0 12y
+11 Should I take up this internship? 4 12y
0 seeking advice for career switch(a new analyst for Wholesale banking) 0 12y
0 [Novice Question] What does a PE Principal do? 6 12y
0 PE in Phoenix? 3 12y
+38 First year associate (pre-mba) comp 45 12y
+44 Underpaid at Start Up PE Fund? 17 12y
0 PE FoF vs. strategy consulting 15 12y
+39 Why is pre-LBO debt relevant for LBO suitability? 20 12y

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