+184 Is MF IR becoming a front office role? 87 6h
+163 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 141 16h
+159 Ex Apollo Associate Q&A (But I Actually Answer) 193 1w
+117 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life 108 1w
+74 LMM Folks: Have you seen an attractive business model where you said "that's so easy that I could start that business today"? 35 2d
+72 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) 25 1w
+66 Which PE firms are on the rise? 85 6d
+62 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 63 2w
+50 Everyone Seems Perfect in PE 20 2d
+49 Pro tips to exercising during ASO stint 21 1w
+37 [Technical doubt]: Cash sweep and mandatory amortization 12 3w
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 21 1w
+31 MMs and UMMs that aren't JAMMBO's 7 1w
+29 Investment roles to IR/capital markets? 24 2d
+28 Sweaty funds - how do VPs work most weekends? 12 1w
+28 Leave MBB to to join PE-backed Portco? 11 1w
+28 To all associates coming up on the 2 year mark, how bad is it to have no deals done? 7 1d
+27 Partners Group Long Term 9 2w
+27 Easiest way to make about $2mm/y 19 5h
+26 How is your life in PE? 26 2w
+26 Turned down a return offer from elite boutique investment bank in NYC for a lower middle market private equity gig. Here’s why 19 6d
+26 What's Next? 4 4d
+26 VP Level - when to follow up after final round 10 10h
+24 Is internal reporting at most funds really so Excel & PPT heavy still? 10 2w
+24 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) 29 1w
+22 What happens if you go for on-cycle and don’t land an offer? 23 4d
+21 Equity Research to BD/IR career pivot? 5 2w
+21 How much thematic work / industry research do you guys do? 5 3w
+21 Secondaries PE Recruiting 9 4d
+21 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? 5 1w
+20 Is there any point learning a European language for PE recruiting (London) 16 2w
+18 Advent NYC Culture/WLB - 2024 update 14 1w
+18 Infra PE salary London 21 1w
+17 Moving from PE Fund accounting to top 3 rating agency 5 3w
+17 Private Equity in SEA 7 3w
+17 How to prepare to break into PE 7 2w
+17 Thoughts on KKR Infra? 8 1d
+16 MBB first year exploring PE options 3 3w
+16 Is on-cycle more or less competitive than regular IB recruiting? 5 3w
+16 LBO Modelling of Auto Retail 6 3w
+16 Looking for Search Fund Intern as a Highschool Student (open to unpaid and remote) 6 3w
+16 PE Secondary Advisory vs Model Internal Audit 5 2w
+16 impact of on portco from different entry points by PE firms 4 1w
+16 Transitioning from FDD Big 4 to Small PE firm? 5 4d
+16 Vista Lateral Associate 4 58m
+15 What are signs of a good PortCo Corp Dev/FP&A Experience? 5 3w
+15 Current European Leveraged Financing Terms Superthread 10 2w
+15 Technical question - Revenue sensitivity in LBO Model 4 2w
+15 How well did you know your deals for on-cycle? 7 6d
+15 TMT Take Private Ideas 9 1w
+14 Direct costs vs COGs / Contribution Margin vs GM 1 3w
+14 Top Tier Tech Firms 9 3w
+14 Anyone know if search funds would intern a HS junior trying to gain experience 5 3w
+14 Quality of PE Associates 7 2w
+14 Favorite/Best Moats in Consumer Brands? 12 3d
+14 Renewable Energy Developer to Private Equity? 4 1w
+14 What do you hate the most about second round diligence? 9 3d
+14 EBITDA walkdown to cash flow for debt service 10 4d
+13 How to Diligence a Newer Firm? 2 3w
+13 SaaS ACV Bookings calculation 3 3w
+13 Golden Gate Capital 2025 Recruiting / Outlook & Perspective 5 3w
+13 Earn-out modeling between seller and buyer 3 2w
+13 Screwed on Bonus 15 2w
+13 Country Risk and IRR 3 1w
+13 How much do you actually like your firm? 10 1w
+13 On-cycle as a second year 7 2w
+13 Freshman internship advice 2 1w
+13 Argue Why MM/UMM PE? 19 3d
+13 Why is Blackstone so dominant? 9 2d
+12 Thoughts on 26 North? 5 3w
+12 Cove Hill 2024 2 1w
+12 West Coast On-Cycle Process Clashing with IB Training in NYC 2 2w
+12 Carry in a continuation vehicle 5 2w
+12 How are investment bankers evaluated during recruitment for private equity? 3 1w
+12 Advice: Breaking into PE from REPE (M7 MBA) 6 1w
+12 Delete 4 2w
+12 Naval Ravikant Would Tell Finance Majors Trying to Pick A Career Path That Their Mom Has The Answer. Here Are Three Reasons Why My Mom Was Crucial In Helping Me Pick Private Equity 0 1w
+12 Whats a good industry for future PE activity / value to be generated? 2 1w
+12 Building a network through cold emailing... 2 4d
+12 Late to the PE Recruiting Where Do I Even Start 2 3d
+12 IB/PE Lifers, Was It Worth It? 4 3h
+11 What's market for a signing bonus for UMM / MF? 10 3w
+11 Unrelated Oxford degree for PE? 8 1w
+11 MBA PE Full-time Recruiting? 11 1w
+11 Noncompete ban on carry clawback 5 2w
+11 Finance career in Emerging Markets, PE 5 1w
+11 PE Firm hasn't done a new Platform investment in 2 years 2 1w
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 15 1w
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? 9 1w
+11 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION PROJECT 5 6d
+11 How Different is PE?? 13 9h
+11 Santander is Paradise? 5 1d
+11 Public company LBO 3 23s
+10 Successfully finished my Associate stint in PE with No Deals LOL 13 2w
+10 Odds of a Fund Raise 2 3w
+10 Private Equity Case Study [with CIM] 4 3w
+10 Best Emerging Funds / Funds to keep an eye out for 8 2w
+10 Sterling Group Houston 6 2w
+10 How do LMM PE shops value assets? 5 2w
+10 When Do PE Funds Start Reaching Out to Their Incoming Associates? 3 2w

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