+230 I should have been a marketing girly (a rant) 78 2d
+128 Sr Asso / VP Unemployment Check-in 79 2d
+89 PE Firms with Gentrification Strategy 34 19m
+84 LMM Folks: Have you seen an attractive business model where you said "that's so easy that I could start that business today"? 41 1d
+59 Starting own PE fund as a student 19 3d
+54 WORST/UGLY sides of a career in PE??? 22 14h
+50 Everyone Seems Perfect in PE 20 3w
+49 Is HBS / Wharton MBA / Stanford GSB worth it? 23 1h
+44 The Morality of PE 11 14h
+41 What did you do after signing? 13 1w
+40 Where is there untapped value in secondaries? 24 22h
+37 What is GS Private Equity like? 31 1w
+35 PE / IB in NYC from Cambridge compared to US colleges 31 1w
+34 Prep On Cycle or Travel 36 3d
+33 Sourced company -- now what? 21 2d
+32 Investment roles to IR/capital markets? 24 3w
+32 What's Next? 7 2w
+31 Why is Steve Schwarzman still CEO 36 1w
+31 Burnt Out 2nd Year Analyst Dreading Move to PE 2 8h
+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 5d
+30 Late sending case study 7 6d
+29 Easiest way to make about $2mm/y 19 2w
+29 Leaving PE Firm 9 1d
+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 1w
+26 Is PE a career for the uninspired, unambitious, and untalented? 5 10h
+25 Me bitching... A Rant. 3 1w
+24 Resume Gap after 2.5 Years in PE 6 1w
+24 Sold two Software Companies, PE possible? 5 2d
+24 I discovered my personal boundaries 10 3h
+22 What happens if you go for on-cycle and don’t land an offer? 24 2w
+22 unsolicited advice for where to make a lot of money 10 2d
+21 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? 5 4w
+21 Public company LBO 8 1w
+21 PE HH Intro Calls Starting 24 1d
+21 FT PB vs PE IR ? 14 56m
+21 Is Investing a Skill? 15 2d
+20 Thoughts on KKR Infra? 13 1w
+20 Vista Lateral Associate 12 2w
+20 Updated Views on Ribbit Capital? 5 8m
+20 Canada Pension Fund Recruiting 7 2d
+20 Leaving PE to work in Family Business 2 3d
+19 How Technical Are You / Most People Really? 3 2w
+19 VP HF Lateral to PE 1 2w
+18 Late to the PE Recruiting Where Do I Even Start 4 6d
+18 Which Opportunity? 1 1w
+18 CIA Freshman Year Internship for Finance 10 4d
+18 Exiting Rotational Program Salary Negotiations 1 1w
+17 Investing in Sustainable Infra / Renewables (Interview Questions) 3 4d
+17 Where to invest - restrictions in IBD/PE 4 59m
+17 Typical MF PE Analyst Career Path? 13 17h
+16 Transitioning from FDD Big 4 to Small PE firm? 6 2w
+16 Banner Ridge 27 2w
+16 IB/PE Lifers, Was It Worth It? 5 2w
+16 SWF (GIC, Temasek, Mubadala) in NY 14 5h
+16 Management Meeting Dynamic 3 2w
+16 MBA / PE Decision Help 9 1w
+16 What is Synthetic PIK??? 17 8m
+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 Sweet Equity 11 1w
+14 Favorite/Best Moats in Consumer Brands? 12 3w
+14 Renewable Energy Developer to Private Equity? 4 4w
+14 What do you hate the most about second round diligence? 9 3w
+14 Why is Blackstone so dominant? 9 2w
+14 EBITDA walkdown to cash flow for debt service 10 3w
+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 1w
+14 LBO PE Model Test 2 1w
+14 The Peanut Gallery in Pipeline Meetings 6 1h
+14 Vista vs Thoma Bravo 10 7m
+13 Freshman internship advice 3 2w
+13 Argue Why MM/UMM PE? 19 3w
+13 PE Pay Across Canada 38 2d
+13 PE IR interview prep/process 7 18h
+13 is it worth joining a sweatshop if it means breaking into the industry? 2 2w
+13 How to get IB / PE interviews, any advice? 3 2w
+13 Interesting Funds? 12 6d
+13 BX TacOpps Breakup 23 4m
+13 Can one take a public company "private" without needing to delist the firm? 3 1d
+13 Private Equity in Japan 2 11m
+12 Whats a good industry for future PE activity / value to be generated? 2 3w
+12 Alpine Investors 2024 0 3w
+12 Building a network through cold emailing... 2 3w
+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 1w
+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 1w
+12 All in on VC Internship or Keep ‘Safe’ Recruiting 15 1w
+12 Resource Recommendations for PE 2 5d
+12 Origination - How to take it forward? Seeking advice 2 3d
+12 On-Cycle Firms - Media 5 1d

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