0 Is this a dumb idea ? 9 14y
+2 Best resource for lower-middle market comparable analyses 3 14y
+20 Should I tell IB partner about my intentions to move to PE? 5 14y
+29 Years as an IBD analyst before PE - 2 vs 3 32 14y
0 Business Software & Services Companies Hedge Funds are Buying 0 14y
0 Actual PE ranking for bonus 3 14y
+7 Things to consider when making a career move 1 14y
+6 Most Difficult Transition 6 14y
+26 Breakdown of LBO exit strategies? 9 14y
+3 Relationships in PE 2 14y
0 Fortress CEO taking leave 0 14y
+11 Any VCs that Invest in Commercial Space Companies? 4 14y
+19 Due Diligence done on New Hires 7 14y
0 MM Com Banking to PE 2 14y
0 Should I take this job or keep recruiting? 10 14y
0 Clueless PE Recruitment - "Target firms" & Modeling? 0 14y
0 Birch Hill Equity Partners 3 14y
0 Modeling Promote Question 0 14y
0 How to know whether an acquisition price is a good one? 8 14y
0 Juno Search Group 1 14y
0 PDI test 0 14y
0 Resource Land Holdings - Review Data 14y
0 Ziff Brothers Investments and Soros Private Equity Partners 5 14y
0 Start-up PE funds? 12 14y
0 Auto repair chain purchase 4 14y
+24 Killer Website Idea 23 14y
0 Nursing homes and adult day care providers industry 3 14y
+12 MM PE Firms and Investment Banking Boutiques 3 14y
0 Undergrad Summer PE Interview at Top MM Fund? 18 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
+13 Model trouble 10 14y
+43 The end of the track 21 14y
0 Cogent Partners - Private Equity Secondary Market 2 14y
0 Weston Presidio 0 14y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus Data 14y
0 Prospect Partners - Salary & Bonus Data 14y
0 Capitol Partners PE 5 14y
0 LBO Question: Liabilities Treatment 2 15y
+15 How we do in SoMA 4 15y
0 How often do PE firms replace senior management? 3 15y
+30 PE Hub on PE Compensation 7 15y
0 WSJ - Carlyle Cuts Fees To Sell New Fund 2 15y
0 Apollo grad interview -- any advice? 1 15y
0 PE Partnership valuation 2 15y
0 PE Experience question 0 15y
0 Buss Dev/Strategic Acquisitions Group good idea? 2 15y
0 IRR Funds vs Funds of funds 2 15y
0 LBO Model for Cooper Tire and Rubber (CBT) 2 15y
0 Profits Units and Stock Appreciation Rights Question 1 15y
0 Hale Capital Partners 1 15y
0 Pfizer Venture Investments 1 15y
0 Unlevered IRR 12 15y
+3 Internship in DC 3 15y
0 AXA Private Equity 11 15y
+15 Is this a PE FoF? 5 15y
0 IB Analyst --> PE Associate, where did your colleagues go? 2 15y
0 What makes a rockstar PE associate? 5 15y
+11 Bain PE analyst 16 15y
+30 Anyone know any former physicians in finance? 24 15y
+28 PE Exit Opportunity Following Restructuring Experience 25 15y
+9 16 Cheap High Yields With Low Beta Ratios 0 15y
+15 Private Equity By Name - But No Fund? 8 15y
0 Fp&a Associate for a PE port. co to a PE fund Associate 10 15y
0 17 Dividend Achiever Close To 52-Week Lows 0 15y
0 Bain Capital Investment Team 2 15y
0 Associate position at a small REPE firm focusing on agriculture 3 15y
+3 Best Dividends In Aerospace And Defense Industry - Which to Buy? 0 15y
0 LinkedIn & Buyside Recruitment 2 15y
+2 Nautic Partners 4 15y
0 DCF Analysis Equity Value < BV of Equity 4 15y
+3 13 Growth Stocks With Big Returns 0 15y
+5 High Yield Stocks With Low PEG Ratios 2 15y
0 Co-Head of Cerberus is Giving a Talk at School 6 15y
+3 8 Cheap Foreign High Yield Stocks 2 15y
+3 15 High Yield Large Caps With Best Margin 2 15y
+19 Carlyle Group going public... Thoughts? 23 15y
0 Collective Agreements/Unions 6 15y
+25 Bonus Bananas September 16, 2011 8 15y
0 How to evaluate a real estate investment company ? 2 15y
0 CF -> PE from NonTarget 9 15y
+53 JPM SLF -> Blackstone, taking Qs 74 15y
+4 Can anyone help with some Capital IQ data? 6 15y
+27 Black Tie Ballin' 11 15y
0 PE Internship - Can someone help me out? 1 15y
0 PE analyst direct from MS? 2 15y
+13 Fake PE fund? 12 15y
0 Portfolio Company Operations 10 15y
0 Help: LBO Model Terminal Value differences 11 15y
0 Is this PE? 3 15y
0 What is considered a good return for an entire fund? 2 15y
0 Travel and Leisure PE? 1 15y
0 Pardon the ignorance 3 15y
0 Wow... AWESOME 5 15y
0 Mega-Fund Search Firms 7 15y
0 Heavy sourcing undermine credibility of internship? 4 15y
0 How is Goldman's Infrastructure Fund seen? 2 15y
+56 Mezzanine at a Crossroads? 34 15y
0 PE Resume Review 3 15y

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