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+3 Bain Europe 5 1y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 1y
+10 Attention HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES sector professionals . What are the promising sectors driving m&a activity for lower mid market investment banks? 4 1y
0 What % of PE portfolio co’s are overvalued garbage? 0 1y
+20 Just how big does managing partner (not founder) carry get at PE firms? 9 1y
0 Are Growth Firms Doing On-Cycle? 3 1y
0 Growth Oriented Megafunds/UMMs 4 1y
+16 MM PE and VC firms, should i reach out for unofficial internships now? 5 1y
+26 High Performing MMs/UMMs in PE 25 1y
+11 Studying for GMAT or PE 8 1y
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+159 Maybe PE isn't for me. 29 1y
+9 Private Equity Deal Sourcing in South East Asia 2 1y
+84 Healthcare PE - top shops 79 1y
+31 Future of O&G PE? 25 1y
+5 Best Industrials Players in the MF/UMM area? 4 1y
+11 Thoughts on True Wind Capital Associate Program 6 1y
+7 Moving From Growth Equity to Traditional Buyout 3 1y
+16 PE Phrases vs. What They Probably Mean 3 1y
+9 Calling renewables bankers only 1 1y
0 Secondaries Advisory Interview 4 1y
+7 Rankings of PE Firms in Canada 9 1y
+3 Fall PE Internships 2 1y
0 REPE Analysts 1 1y
+19 Recapitalization in LBO 9 1y
+3 MF PC vs. Secondaries 4 1y
+1 PC > PE 4 1y
0 Omers Ventures Analyst and Oxford Properties Rotational New Grad Program Comp 3 1y
0 Career banker vs PE 2 1y
0 PE exits for London Private Capital Advisory? 4 1y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 1y
+31 PE Funds With the Best Partner Economics 16 1y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+9 Do PE funds do reference checks when hiring Associates ? 8 1y
0 Family Office Case Interviews 2 1y
0 Least Bloated PE Platform 1 1y
+2 India PE Scene 3 1y
+24 PE/IB in Dallas or Miami (NYC exit opps) 1 1y
+9 Transitioning from Growth Equity to Buy-Out PE Fund 1 1y
+4 Where to get family office data 3 1y
0 Emerging markets or strategies in private market 1 1y
+11 Premier Family Office ($5-10B+) Exit Opps 4 1y
+6 LBO Case Study - Can you crack it? 27 1y
0 Private Credit Associate Comp? 3 1y
+3 KPS Capital - Europe? 10 1y
+2 how much do PC IC memos differ from PE IC memos 3 1y
0 Onex Partners 2 1y
+9 Seeking Advice on Transitioning to Private Equity at 40 0 1y
+7 Brookfield Houston 10 1y
+21 PE fit final rounds - Advice and Tips 5 1y
+7 IB to MBA to PE 2 1y
+10 Sixth Street Specialty Lending 11 1y
+12 Bonus Utilization - RE Investments 2 1y
+18 UMM to MF & value to thematic 4 1y
+13 Interesting Funds? 15 1y
0 HIG Boston Superday 3 1y
+3 Success Growth equity to mid market buyout 3 1y
+30 An LP Perspective on Private Equity 6 1y
+37 Delete 22 1y
+6 Anyone have any insight into 424 Capital? 5 1y
0 What constitutes a middle market firm? 1 1y
0 Infra Model DTA Modeling 3 1y
0 Insight Partners Off Cycle? 1 1y
+3 Bain Capital retirement plan/PSP? 3 1y
0 Copenhagen Infrastructure Service Company (CISC) and CIP 1 1y
0 Sixth Street NY? 1 1y
0 Confusion on HH Process 1 1y
0 Private Equity Emailing 1 1y
0 Ares ops associate (corp strat) 1 1y
0 London-based Family Offices w/ Principal Investing Team? 2 1y
+3 Example Model Tests | Vestar 8 1y
0 How to prepare for Private Equity? 3 1y
+3 PE internships sophmore summer 8 1y
0 PE/GE vs Consulting Stress 1 1y
0 Dumb DCF Question 1 1y
+3 Vista SA '25 15 1y
0 Consumer- Beauty Private Equity Groups 0 1y
0 Non-trad MBB to PE? 1 1y
+3 Taurus Search (Headhunter) 3 1y
0 PE vs PC Mobility 2 1y
+27 Best restructuring book suggestions 20 1y
+18 ‘Playing up’ in Private Credit 11 1y
+12 MBA to break into PE / HF? 7 1y
+10 Jump to PE from PWM 7 1y
+3 Growing infra funds with ok WLB/comp? 1 1y
+1 Which MF will rule in a decade 13 1y
+72 Megafunds with best culture(I'm being serious) 54 1y
+10 Level Equity Thoughts? 23 1y
+1 PE LBO Modeling Test: Are Macros Allowed? 1 1y
+6 Joining PortCo Boards Mid Hold 3 1y
+11 Anyone actually using CRM? 22 1y
+22 Intern who sucks at his job 7 1y
+9 Finding a Co-CEO/President/Entrepreneur Type? 1 1y
+4 How does PE sponsorship to MBA work? 2 1y
+5 pe @ LACs 10 1y
+9 Comp Choice - Cash vs Carry 10 1y
+10 DCF questions 3 1y
0 NFL Open to PE Investors 2 1y
+9 WLB Focused Exits 1 1y

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