+192 Is MF IR becoming a front office role? 94 3d
+151 I should have been a marketing girly (a rant) 55 23m
+124 Sr Asso / VP Unemployment Check-in 77 9h
+79 LMM Folks: Have you seen an attractive business model where you said "that's so easy that I could start that business today"? 40 5d
+56 Starting own PE fund as a student 18 3h
+50 Everyone Seems Perfect in PE 20 2w
+41 What did you do after signing? 13 1w
+38 Where is there untapped value in secondaries? 21 3d
+37 What is GS Private Equity like? 31 1w
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 21 3w
+35 PE / IB in NYC from Cambridge compared to US colleges 31 6d
+33 Prep On Cycle or Travel 36 11h
+32 Investment roles to IR/capital markets? 24 2w
+32 What's Next? 7 1w
+31 Sourced company -- now what? 20 6h
+30 To all associates coming up on the 2 year mark, how bad is it to have no deals done? 9 2w
+30 Thoughts on Bain Capital and Warburg Pincus special sits groups? 20 2d
+30 Late sending case study 7 2d
+29 Easiest way to make about $2mm/y 19 2w
+29 Why is Steve Schwarzman still CEO 35 7h
+28 Sweaty funds - how do VPs work most weekends? 12 3w
+28 Leave MBB to to join PE-backed Portco? 11 3w
+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 3w
+26 VP Level - when to follow up after final round 10 2w
+26 PE Recruiting From IB- Play It Safe Or Reach For Best Fund Possible? 11 1w
+26 Would my background make me a good fit for Infra PE? 9 6d
+25 Me bitching... A Rant. 3 5d
+25 Leaving PE Firm 8 1d
+24 Infra PE salary London 26 1w
+24 Resume Gap after 2.5 Years in PE 6 1w
+24 Burnt Out 2nd Year Analyst Dreading Move to PE 1 7h
+23 The Morality of PE 6 8h
+22 What happens if you go for on-cycle and don’t land an offer? 24 2w
+21 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? 5 3w
+21 Public company LBO 8 1w
+21 PE HH Intro Calls Starting 23 4d
+20 Thoughts on KKR Infra? 13 1w
+20 Vista Lateral Associate 12 2w
+19 How Technical Are You / Most People Really? 3 1w
+19 VP HF Lateral to PE 1 1w
+18 Late to the PE Recruiting Where Do I Even Start 4 2d
+18 unsolicited advice for where to make a lot of money 7 5h
+18 Which Opportunity? 1 5d
+18 Is Investing a Skill? 13 2d
+18 CIA Freshman Year Internship for Finance 10 1d
+18 Exiting Rotational Program Salary Negotiations 1 4d
+17 Investing in Sustainable Infra / Renewables (Interview Questions) 3 1d
+16 impact of on portco from different entry points by PE firms 4 3w
+16 Transitioning from FDD Big 4 to Small PE firm? 6 2w
+16 Banner Ridge 27 1w
+16 IB/PE Lifers, Was It Worth It? 5 2w
+16 SWF (GIC, Temasek, Mubadala) in NY 13 5d
+16 Management Meeting Dynamic 3 1w
+16 MBA / PE Decision Help 9 4d
+15 TMT Take Private Ideas 9 3w
+15 Santander is Paradise? 5 2w
+15 Anyone here work at 777? 15 2w
+15 Final Round Interview With Group Head - Confirmation Interview? 5 1w
+15 FT PB vs PE IR ? 9 3d
+15 Sweet Equity 11 5d
+15 Updated Views on Ribbit Capital? 3 1d
+14 How To Leverage Independent Deal Experience As An Undergrad 7 1w
+14 Favorite/Best Moats in Consumer Brands? 12 2w
+14 Renewable Energy Developer to Private Equity? 4 3w
+14 What do you hate the most about second round diligence? 9 2w
+14 Why is Blackstone so dominant? 9 2w
+14 EBITDA walkdown to cash flow for debt service 10 2w
+14 Boss says one thing and does another 7 2w
+14 Parthenon Capital in 2024 7 1w
+14 What deep value or distressed PE funds go on-cycle? 17 5d
+14 LBO PE Model Test 2 6d
+13 Freshman internship advice 3 2w
+13 Argue Why MM/UMM PE? 19 2w
+13 is it worth joining a sweatshop if it means breaking into the industry? 2 1w
+13 How to get IB / PE interviews, any advice? 3 1w
+13 Interesting Funds? 12 2d
+12 Whats a good industry for future PE activity / value to be generated? 2 3w
+12 Building a network through cold emailing... 2 2w
+12 Taxation in PE/HFs 4 1w
+12 1 Year PE Internship VS BOE 3 1w
+12 Rejected but want to reach back out to HM, context in post 2 1w
+12 Leaving early for PE? 8 6d
+12 Real Estate MegaFund Vs. Traditional PE 7 1w
+12 How important is MF vs UMM vs MM for raising your own fund in the future. 6 5d
+12 All in on VC Internship or Keep ‘Safe’ Recruiting 15 4d
+12 Resource Recommendations for PE 2 2d
+12 Canada Pension Fund Recruiting 3 13h
+12 Origination - How to take it forward? Seeking advice 1 6h
+12 Where to invest - restrictions in IBD/PE 0 1h
+11 Finance career in Emerging Markets, PE 5 3w
+11 PE Firm hasn't done a new Platform investment in 2 years 2 3w
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 15 3w
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? 9 3w
+11 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION PROJECT 5 3w
+11 How Different is PE?? 13 2w
+11 PE Pay Across Canada 31 1h
+11 CPPIB Growth Equity 2 1w
+11 Deal Closing Question 3 1w
+11 Private Equity requirement for B-School? 5 1w
+11 M&A add-ons modelling 6 1d

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