+10 Public company LBO, should I be using the latest quarterly balance sheet for post transaction adjustments instead of financial year end? 1 4d
+10 I thought this would be the best place to ask. Retail Asset management vs a Startup? 4 3d
+10 Interview with Ex-PE Principal Now Corp Dev Head 2 2d
+10 Leaving MF PE for MM PE? 6 1d
+10 Deal Closing Question 3 11h
+9 How to value a buy and build company 1 4w
+9 Upcoming On-Cycle Headcount Reduction 6 3w
+9 Applying the PE firm that used to own the company I work at 1 3w
+9 Which is better? - Citi M&A or KKR 5 3w
+9 Private Equity in Singapore 1 3w
+9 Is a origination platform feasible given all the dry powder? 2 3w
+9 PE Firms that pay for your MBA 7 3w
+9 Mid-market full-time vs PE off-cycle 1 3w
+9 CPI Responsiveness 2 3w
+9 Unique PE Opportunities 1 3w
+9 VPs and up that have gone on sabbatical, how did it turn out for you? 3 3w
+9 Advice - Breaking into Infra PE from REPE 4 2w
+9 Thoughts about leveraging a BD Role at a large ($>100B) asset manager onto a deal team... 1 2w
+9 Interview Case Study for Real Estate Private Equity Start-up 2 2w
+9 Consumer PE/Growth in NY 11 1w
+9 Operational Improvements In REPE 1 2w
+9 How to leverage an Internship at a PE Portfolio company to Break into PE? 2 1w
+9 Real estate agent transition into asset management/PE 1 1w
+9 TIKEHAU Private Credit vs. ARDIAN Private Equity Infrastructure (internship) 3 1w
+9 PE Lateral 5 1w
+9 Modeling test - contribution analysis 1 1w
+9 Alpine Investors 2024 0 1w
+9 Craton Equity Partners catastrophe 5 2d
+9 Buyside pain points - press till it hurts 1 1w
+9 Advance Program Vs Rotational Program at PricewaterhouseCoopers 1 1w
+9 Which group would be best to target an exit from IB Associate to a PE role in Florida? 1 6d
+9 Wealth Management LBO Case 0 6d
+9 CVC -> PE 1 3d
+8 PE Firms with Struggling PortCo’s 3 4w
+8 Leveraged buyout of wallstreetoasis 1 3w
+8 Informal references 2 3w
+8 IR Offer 5 1w
+8 Best sector/vertical to cover for PE 6 1w
+8 Digital Infrastructure Modeling Exam / Case Study Preparation 3 1w
+8 VC to GE/PE (buyout)? Have IB experience 6 1w
+7 IR at MFs, What do the junior do? 8 1w
+7 How can I break into infra PE? 2 3w
+7 Opus Advisors Client List 7 3w
+7 LP to placement agent? 11 2w
+7 IFC Investment Analyst Interview Process (2024) 2 21h
+7 Vista New $20b Fund 3 2w
+7 Private Equity in Bangkok? 6 9h
+7 Landed IB SA 2025 offer, seeking advice on PE recruiting 1 1w
+7 Top Dallas buyout PE non OG 6 1w
+7 Thoughts on Cap10? 8 3d
+7 Software that dynamically aggregates multiple Excel financial models into one 1 6d
+7 Partner's Group Rotational Analyst Program VS Top BB 4 2d
+7 PE straight out of undergrad 9 1d
+7 White Horse Interview Process 7 4h
+7 Private Equity requirement for B-School? 4 35m
+6 KKR PE Analyst Comp - London 13 4w
+6 How to ask for more carry 1 3w
+6 Infra PE vs Corporate PE Compensation 7 3w
+6 How to be a good Private Equity Analyst? 2 3w
+6 MF-Backed Portco Chief of Staff to CEO Comp Check 4 3w
+6 Zooming Out: PE AUM Grew ~8x Over the Past 20 Yrs (Source FT & Pitchbook) 0 3w
+6 Infra books recommandation 3 2w
+6 Internal Transfer from London to HK 1 2w
+6 Thoughts on Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)? 5 2w
+6 Who funds these random search funds 6 2w
+6 Top Crossover Compensation 3 2w
+6 Need Some Occasional Outsourced Finance Help in Your Port Cos or Other? 1 2w
+6 K1 Investment Mgmt Reputation 1 2w
+6 Private Credit & Interest Tax Shields? 1 2w
+6 Ares PE & PC Investor Relations Team Insights 6 1w
+6 SBIC Funds 3 1w
+6 ESADE MiF, Emory MSAF, or MSQF Northeastern for IB/PE 0 1w
+6 How to improve portfolio? 1 1w
+6 Non-Control Minority Equity Investors (Not VC) 6 1w
+6 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION 2 5d
+6 Too Soon to Ask for a Raise? 1 5d
+6 Best Business / Business Model of all time 5 2d
+6 What's average pay and carry for the first associate of a new fund? 3 3d
+5 Spark Capital 8 3w
+5 Do you think it is smart to leave PE for top SM like Lone Pine or Tiger? 6 3w
+5 RE vs Infra 6 3w
+5 What latest fund size is considered MM vs UMM? 5 3w
+5 Valuing Microcap SaaS business 3 3w
+5 PE Recruiting Profile 5 2w
+5 Can Partners Group bring back their old logo? 3 2w
+5 Strong MM or UMM to GE 3 6d
+5 CIM case study 2 3d
+5 How to evaluate funds under the radar? 4 1d
+4 Leaving MBB a year before PE offer 4 4w
+4 Switching industry focus in PE 4 2w
+4 Stepstone case round 8 3w
+4 Perks in PE? 3 3w
+4 Will PE Buy a Home Services Franchise? 5 3w
+4 Best way to start networking into IB / PE 2 3w
+4 What type of function to model a retention curve? Exponential, logarithmic, power? 2 3w
+4 MOIC vs IRR? 5 2w
+4 Thnkas 2 2w
+4 Thoma Bravo Miami vs SF 8 2d
+4 Carry by Fund Size / Year 1 1w
+4 Macquarie Private Credit 5 16h

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