+6 Macabus LBO tutorial 4 1y
+11 Does anyone have insight on the path from PE associate program to entrepreneurship / operations? 1 1y
0 Del del 3 1y
+7 Is On-Cycle worth it? 4 1y
0 On Cycle / PE Recruiting out of Banking 1 1y
+10 Del del del del del del delDel del del del del del del 4 1y
+12 Interviewing for MFPE without a Return Offer 1 1y
0 Transitioning to PE from Commercial Banking 2 1y
+13 Greenbriar Insight 14 1y
+30 Great Investing Role, Bad Comp for Long Term? 2 1y
0 Sageview Capital - Strategy, Performance, Culture, etc. 3 1y
+36 2nd Year IBD analyst Laid Off Before Bonuses - how’s recruiting? 15 1y
+1 [London] PE IR Compensation 4 1y
+4 Pivot ER-> PE? 2 1y
+23 Does HIG really not stand for anything 15 1y
+31 Australia vs London: Comp and Opportunities 14 1y
0 Mill Point Capital? 4 1y
0 Situation 1 1y
0 Finding a BE role at a LMM PE Shop 1 1y
+15 Thoughts on ISQ/BAM/ECP? 4 1y
+10 DEL 3 1y
+6 Trump Election = Good for PE? 5 1y
0 Interview For Investment Management Firm 1 1y
+76 Technicals Needed for an Investment Thesis 21 1y
0 Spectrum Equity - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+6 Good salary in Singapore 7 1y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Statistics Data 1y
+43 Thanksgiving / Christmas Week WFH "Norms" 11 1y
+56 Who Else Hates Management / Board Dinners? 30 1y
+30 Nerves holding me back on PE interviews - I'm good at my job but freeze during case studies 15 1y
+9 Distressed PE in DACH? 2 1y
+45 Compilation of "IB/PE is bad" posts 15 1y
+5 ARROW GLOBAL?? 6 1y
+6 Carry DAW return reference 2 1y
0 EMK Capital 1 1y
+15 List of Sports / TMT PE Firms 23 1y
+9 Deleted 8 1y
+16 Private Equity at Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) /Development Bank 5 1y
0 Argosy Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+56 Private equity in healthcare services adversely affecting patient outcomes 33 1y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 1y
+13 Why do PE firms make it so hard to send them deals? (unlike in VC) 2 1y
+9 IB FIG vs PE Audit Big4 3 1y
+10 Someone told me ~80% of PE associates burn out / get pushed to Corp Dev / Strategic Finance, is this true? 9 1y
+6 Is PE still possible 2 1y
+2 Del 3 1y
+17 LP's With Co-Investment Teams 6 1y
0 Naxicap Partners 0 1y
+25 Why PE hires mainly IBs? 5 1y
+14 Lateral Recruiting Update? 15 1y
+11 working with HH that placed you at current job 4 1y
0 Worst Mistakes You've Witnessed and what was done about it 1 1y
0 PE - London 1 1y
+58 PE Associate Comp 96 1y
+9 Safest Small Business Acquisition? 5 1y
+9 The Data Research Report from Financial Institutions by Dongzi Security 1 1y
+25 Experience transitioning from LP to GP? 10 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
+7 Anybody have a Credit model test for a MF PE? 10 1y
0 Schroders Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Will PCA experience help with getting into PE or IB? 1 1y
0 Main Capital Partners - Boston/US Office 0 1y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+36 Unreasonable Expectations? Feeling the Pressure of Missed Edits on a Stressed Deal Team 11 1y
+9 Free Private Equity Database 1 1y
+6 PE IR compensation in HK 1 1y
+1 Unpaid leave 1 1y
+2 How long to be ready for PE interviews? 3 1y
+6 BayPine 2024 5 1y
0 Standing Out 1 1y
0 Rockefeller Financial - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Risk Management Data 1y
+15 advice on how to break into renewable enrgy infra investing? 4 1y
+10 Gamut Capital Management 8 1y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Levered Co-Invest - Where to Start? 1 1y
0 Capital Partners Updated Thoughts 1 1y
+13 Ex-lawyers in distressed / SS 7 1y
+7 BX internal mobility 6 1y
+5 Best tech buyouts / GE in NYC 9 1y
0 KPMG - Review - Asset Management Data 1y
+30 Introduction for co-investment opportunities 7 1y
+11 Best places to find information on PE / private funds in general 3 1y
+15 BigLaw -> Private Credit UK 9 1y
0 Real Assets Case Study 1 1y
0 ECP announced $50 Bn partnership with KKR on digital infra - thoughts? 4 1y
+11 PE to entrepreneurship 5 1y
0 Partners Group Case Study / Interview Process 3 1y
+4 Start up PE Fund Musings 3 1y
+158 Saying Goodbye to Finance? 46 1y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - NA Data 1y
+3 Does JPM LevFin UK team do LBO? or is it the coverage team? 2 1y
+10 Where to Find Good CFOs 3 1y
+22 PE Firms with Large VP Classes 12 1y
+7 Lets share stocks tested in Interviews for personal portfolios 6 1y
+13 LBO Modelling (3-Stat), PP&E Write-up & DTL (at Transaction & throughout Operating) 3 1y
+4 Practice SaaS Models 4 1y
0 How to adjust comp for LCOL city 1 1y
+3 UMM/MF PE Firms That Hire Out of MBA 5 1y

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
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