+177 Is MF IR becoming a front office role? 77 47m
+159 Ex Apollo Associate Q&A (But I Actually Answer) 193 2d
+158 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 138 9h
+117 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life 108 6d
+72 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) 25 4d
+66 Which PE firms are on the rise? 85 1d
+62 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 63 1w
+49 Pro tips to exercising during ASO stint 21 1w
+47 LMM Folks: Have you seen an attractive business model where you said "that's so easy that I could start that business today"? 17 3h
+41 (Serious) PE Funds with Good WLB 31 3w
+37 [Technical doubt]: Cash sweep and mandatory amortization 12 2w
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 21 5d
+31 MMs and UMMs that aren't JAMMBO's 7 1w
+30 On-Cycle recruiting as 2nd year analyst? 5 4w
+28 Leave MBB to to join PE-backed Portco? 11 2d
+27 Partners Group Long Term 9 1w
+27 Sweaty funds - how do VPs work most weekends? 12 2d
+26 How is your life in PE? 26 2w
+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 5d
+24 Turned down a return offer from elite boutique investment bank in NYC for a lower middle market private equity gig. Here’s why 19 1d
+23 What are the clear-cut buckets amongst MF/UMM/MM funds 19 3w
+23 European Megafunds (based on PEI 2023) 17 3w
+22 Investment roles to IR/capital markets? 21 1d
+21 Equity Research to BD/IR career pivot? 5 2w
+21 How much thematic work / industry research do you guys do? 5 2w
+21 Everyone Seems Perfect in PE 13 1h
+20 Secondaries PE Recruiting 8 2h
+20 Is there any point learning a European language for PE recruiting (London) 16 1w
+20 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? 5 4d
+20 Easiest way to make about $2mm/y 15 29m
+19 Relative Attractiveness of Investing in US vs. Canada 2 4w
+18 Thoughts on Banyan Capital Partners (Toronto) 8 4w
+18 Del 8 3w
+18 Advent NYC Culture/WLB - 2024 update 14 6d
+18 Infra PE salary London 21 4d
+17 Is Client Side the Place to Be? 13 2w
+17 Moving from PE Fund accounting to top 3 rating agency 5 3w
+17 Private Equity in SEA 7 2w
+17 How to prepare to break into PE 7 1w
+17 What happens if you go for on-cycle and don’t land an offer? 14 1h
+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 2w
+16 Looking for Search Fund Intern as a Highschool Student (open to unpaid and remote) 6 2w
+16 PE Secondary Advisory vs Model Internal Audit 5 1w
+16 impact of on portco from different entry points by PE firms 4 1w
+15 What are signs of a good PortCo Corp Dev/FP&A Experience? 5 2w
+15 Current European Leveraged Financing Terms Superthread 10 1w
+15 Technical question - Revenue sensitivity in LBO Model 4 1w
+15 How well did you know your deals for on-cycle? 7 1d
+15 What's Next? 1 23h
+14 Back Channeling when Thinking of Taking a Role 6 3w
+14 Direct costs vs COGs / Contribution Margin vs GM 1 2w
+14 Top Tier Tech Firms 9 2w
+14 Anyone know if search funds would intern a HS junior trying to gain experience 5 2w
+14 Quality of PE Associates 7 2w
+14 TMT Take Private Ideas 9 6d
+14 Favorite/Best Moats in Consumer Brands? 10 3d
+14 Renewable Energy Developer to Private Equity? 4 4d
+13 PE Analyst role recruiting - HR is not answering back. Why? 5 3w
+13 Growth Equity Sourcing Exit Opportunities 7 3w
+13 How to Diligence a Newer Firm? 2 3w
+13 SaaS ACV Bookings calculation 3 2w
+13 Golden Gate Capital 2025 Recruiting / Outlook & Perspective 5 2w
+13 Earn-out modeling between seller and buyer 3 1w
+13 Screwed on Bonus 15 1w
+13 Country Risk and IRR 3 2d
+13 How much do you actually like your firm? 10 1w
+13 On-cycle as a second year 7 1w
+13 Freshman internship advice 2 3d
+12 VC & Growth Equity Associate interested in PE - What do I do next? 1 3w
+12 Can someone explain to me the dynamics behind PE Cycles? 1 3w
+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 1w
+12 Carry in a continuation vehicle 5 1w
+12 How are investment bankers evaluated during recruitment for private equity? 3 5d
+12 Advice: Breaking into PE from REPE (M7 MBA) 6 4d
+12 Delete 4 1w
+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 Transitioning from FDD Big 4 to Small PE firm? 1 5d
+12 Whats a good industry for future PE activity / value to be generated? 2 3d
+11 PE Ops Role at 100B AUM Fund 3 4w
+11 Technical Questions 12 3w
+11 Preparing for On-Cycle in ~1 month 5 2w
+11 What's market for a signing bonus for UMM / MF? 10 2w
+11 Unrelated Oxford degree for PE? 8 2d
+11 MBA PE Full-time Recruiting? 11 5d
+11 Noncompete ban on carry clawback 5 1w
+11 Finance career in Emerging Markets, PE 5 6d
+11 PE Firm hasn't done a new Platform investment in 2 years 2 5d
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 15 4d
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? 9 4d
+11 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION PROJECT 5 1d
+10 ***Am I being compensated fairly? 4 4w
+10 Successfully finished my Associate stint in PE with No Deals LOL 13 1w
+10 Odds of a Fund Raise 2 2w
+10 Private Equity Case Study [with CIM] 4 2w
+10 Best Emerging Funds / Funds to keep an eye out for 8 2w

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