+13 Private Equity Case Study: Dell Technologies 5 3d
+306 Please Tell Me I Can Look Forward to PE 70 54m
+9 Advent vs. other MFs 8 1h
+28 Prepping for PE Analyst Program 12 1h
+15 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 4 3h
0 PE Recruiting Profile 1 3h
+32 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) 8 3h
0 IB/PE into Corp Dev 0 3h
0 IB/PE into Corp Dev 0 3h
0 Going into Corp Dev 0 3h
0 Redoing Vault Top 50 Rankings By Prestige From Ex-W, Ex-CVP, Ex-PE MF & current Tiger Cub IP 5 3h
+24 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) 27 4h
+9 TVPI & DPI vs. actual paid-in / distributed cash flows? 2 4h
+18 Latest on CD&R - London 17 4h
+9 On-cycle as a second year 7 5h
+4 Best way to start networking into IB / PE 2 5h
+26 Healthcare Book Recommendations ? 17 5h
+9 Advice - Breaking into Infra PE from REPE 2 5h
0 Management options versus rolling equity 1 5h
+58 Is Infrastructure Private Equity a better Work/Life balance? 51 5h
+5 What latest fund size is considered MM vs UMM? 5 6h
0 General Atlantic Recruitment 2 7h
+8 Rhone Group 22 7h
+3 CORE Industrial Partners 6 7h
+135 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 102 8h
+3 Who else is going to DealMax? 0 8h
+1 MOIC vs IRR? 4 8h
+9 How much do you actually like your firm? 5 8h
0 Growth equity investors, what is work like in Q2 2024? 0 8h
+111 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life 105 9h
+10 When Do PE Funds Start Reaching Out to Their Incoming Associates? 3 10h
+10 Thoughts on True Wind Capital Associate Program 5 12h
+13 Firm Carry Pool 21 12h
+5 Valuing Microcap SaaS business 3 14h
+6 Advice: Breaking into PE from REPE (M7 MBA) 2 14h
+9 How well did you know your deals for on-cycle? 3 14h
+35 13-week model for distressed firms 15 16h
+12 How are investment bankers evaluated during recruitment for private equity? 2 16h
+50 Which PE firms are on the rise? 71 16h
+26 PE with the most difficult model tests 85 17h
+4 EQT Exeter London 6 17h
+64 2022/23 Associate Compensation (All) 123 20h
0 Megafund carry pool 1 20h
+11 Noncompete ban on carry clawback 5 20h
0 Grain management 2 21h
+4 The Halifax Group 8 21h
0 Pacific Avenue Capital? 0 21h
+20 Private Equity News Sources 9 1d
+9 Upcoming On-Cycle Headcount Reduction 6 1d
+3 Thoughts on Energy Impact Partners? 3 1d
+6 How do LMM PE shops value assets? 3 1d
+27 Would you ever put 100% of your personal assets into private equity? 31 1d
+5 LP to placement agent? 7 1d
+51 Breaking down the headhunters - avoid, engage, ghost 40 1d
+44 2023-24 PE London Thread 233 1d
+14 Current European Leveraged Financing Terms Superthread 9 1d
+44 Top LA PE Firms 45 1d
+151 Ex Apollo Associate Q&A (But I Actually Answer) 191 1d
0 CPI Registration Form - Still fill out if skipping oncycle? 2 1d
+12 MBB to startup S&O to PE Deal Team? 6 1d
+3 On Cycle Profile Rating 10 1d
+7 Opus Advisors Client List 7 1d
0 Does anyone have details on ADIA PE case study test? 3 1d
+9 VPs and up that have gone on sabbatical, how did it turn out for you? 3 1d
+15 Technical question - Revenue sensitivity in LBO Model 4 1d
+10 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 19 1d
+4 Stepstone case round 8 1d
+28 MMs and UMMs that aren't JAMMBO's 3 1d
+264 HIG in 2024 88 2d
+44 Sharpest MM investors 44 2d
+3 MM PE offer compensation 14 2d
+3 Touchdown ventures? 1 2d
0 How to prepare / study for PE On-Cycle? 2 2d
0 Gold Coast and Ratio Ghosting 0 2d
+4 What type of function to model a retention curve? Exponential, logarithmic, power? 2 2d
+3 Eldridge Industries 3 2d
+11 HELP - Case Studies & Interview Prep 7 2d
0 Thoughts on Grain Management? 0 2d
+12 Carry in a continuation vehicle 5 2d
+16 PE Secondary Advisory vs Model Internal Audit 5 2d
+4 PE -> Startup in Operating Role? 6 2d
+14 Percheron Capital - Updated Thoughts? 19 2d
+9 Unique PE Opportunities 1 2d
+3 Will PE Buy a Home Services Franchise? 5 2d
0 Alpine Investors PE 1 2d
+9 CPI Responsiveness 2 2d
+62 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 63 2d
+39 Pro tips to exercising during ASO stint 16 2d
+6 Zooming Out: PE AUM Grew ~8x Over the Past 20 Yrs (Source FT & Pitchbook) 0 2d
+3 Court Square 2024 7 2d
+98 Funds with the best culture 105 2d
+31 Apollo Compensation 41 2d
0 NMC Private Equity 3 2d
+17 How to prepare to break into PE 7 2d
+3 Switching industry focus in PE 2 2d
+713 From Private Equity Associate to VP in Private Equity 104 2d
+31 How to Juggle On-Cycle Interview Prioritization? 7 2d
+5 RE vs Infra 6 2d
+27 Partners Group Long Term 9 3d
+43 Off Cycle Recruiting Stories 30 3d

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