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+378 Do your associates just not care? 106 11h
+283 Path to 8 Figure Wealth 140 14h
+94 How Technical is MF PE? 52 2d
+68 SF vs. Boston 34 2w
+56 Actually Realizing Carry (PE) 31 1w
+48 EQT 'House of value creation' 24 1w
+44 Approaching a Girl in Private Equity? 35 2w
+43 Drafting docs? 17 1w
+42 Ignore 20 1w
+42 Why are headhunter firms all predominantly women? 27 6d
+40 How to be a great VP? 17 2w
+38 Remembering Key Stats 19 2d
+36 Brookfield - more info? 56 1w
+36 Agreeing Exit Plan with Firm 10 1w
+34 Carried interest agreement 11 2w
+33 Underappreciated VP? 27 3d
+33 Asked to Co-invest - should I take it? No carry for another 4 years 17 5d
+32 MBB PE exit opps in London 20 1w
+32 Experienced VP Interviews - Fit Questions 3 2h
+31 Interview: "if the company is so good, why are there no strategic buyers?" 8 2w
+30 Deciding between 2 offers…need help 16 1w
+29 ChatGPT Use Cases in PE 20 1d
+29 Blackstone PE 2024 SA Process 22 1d
+26 PE > Corp Dev 9 3w
+26 Location, Life, and Buyside 15 3w
+26 Healthcare Book Recommendations ? 15 5d
+26 Corp strategy to MM PE? 7 1w
+23 LBO Model (pasted values) to (Cells Linked) - anyone want to help me convert a bunch of these? 5 1w
+22 West Point Grad to Wall Street 8 3w
+22 Figuring out someone else’s model 12 2w
+22 Asian PE 25 1w
+22 Tech-focused PE funds? 1 2w
+22 Buy mediocre company, strategy of add-on acquisition? 7 2w
+22 How are PE funds started? 6 2w
+22 Do you believe debt breeds managerial excellence? 1 1w
+22 Greenwich, CT: Reverse Commute 9 2h
+21 Most Prestigious Firms/Groups to Work For? 19 2w
+20 Help with Circular Reference 4 1w
+20 PE Recruiting as A2A Associate 3 3h
+18 Hellllo 1 3w
+18 Levered Co-investing through HELOC 12 1w
+18 PE associate comp at a $3-5bn fund 12 1w
+18 Best Laptops for heavy Financial Modelling? 5 3h
+17 What's Your Dream PE Deal? 14 3w
+17 NYC PE Associate Living 16 1d
+17 LPs, what do you think of ESG and impact investing? 7 1w
+17 Growth Segments in PE Investing 1 1w
+16 Buyout MF PE directly out of undergrad 7 1w
+15 London PE megafund salary 64 15h
+15 Deep Value PE firms? 21 2w
+15 How do I leave banking for my 2024 Summer MF PE 9 2w
+15 PE Analyst Group Chat 20 1w
+15 Special sits PE comp? 8 2w
+15 Vista PE SA 2024 26 23h
+15 Call with PE CEO tomorrow morning, questions to ask? 7 1w
+15 Lone Star Funds / Hudson Advisors 2023 18 3d
+15 On cycle with zero prior M&A? 4 1d
+15 Solar Energy - Modeling test (Moving from RE) 0 2h
+14 Middle East Buyside - Worth it? 2 3w
+14 How much better does it get after Associate? 13 2w
+14 Secondaries Comp / Culture in 2023 15 2h
+14 Oxford or Private Equity? 11 8h
+13 Credit Modeling 5 2w
+13 CVC London 18 2w
+13 Avoiding Bad Reputation - Deep Value/Turnaround 8 2w
+13 Private equity intern bullet points 2 2w
+13 LBO Model - effective date vs closing date 3 2w
+13 PE firm, latest fund has negative IRR 12 5d
+13 Why did you choose PE over VC? 14 5d
+13 LMM PE’s in NYC - non traditional candidate 2 1w
+13 VP carry at small 200M fund 15 1d
+13 Structured Finance Analyst Looking to do RE IB/PE 2 2d
+12 London MM PE comps 19 2w
+12 Best areas to live near Marylebone? 8 1w
+12 Purchase price adjustments : question 5 2w
+12 Road to Operations Exec 1 3w
+12 NOT prepared for PE interview - HELP 3 2w
+12 Software Due Diligence 3 2w
+12 CD&R Spring Week 8 2d
+12 How does PE Case Study Interview for SA role work? 2 1w
+12 ECM EB vs PE FoF 5 6d
+12 Vista Equity Partners Junior Comp 12 2d
+12 Real Estate Private Equity Associate Recruiting 1 14h
+11 Debt repayment in LBO 12 3w
+11 Centerbridge perception on the street? 6 3w
+11 Megafund associates: how many deals have you done? Am I in a bad spot? 17 3w
+11 Does Existing Cash / Debt Matter in Calculating Valuation for VCs? 4 2w
+11 Comp negotiation drama 4 1w
+10 Modeling Impact of Earn-outs? 8 3w
+10 PE Analyst -> GE Associate 8 3w
+10 Thoma Bravo Miami Culture 5 3w
+10 Programme breaking into PE 4 3w
+10 Do I have a chance to break into a MF? How should I approach recruiting? 3 3w
+10 Does PE do lay-offs similarly to banking? 5 3w
+10 Short stint in PortCo 3 3w
+10 A2 PE Recruiting 6 2w
+10 How highly valued is a consulting internship in PE? 2 2w
+10 How do you describe the risks associated with a PE deal? 3 2w
+10 Tiered Carry Structure (At the Employee Level) 3 2w
+10 Case study, public LBO Ticker Price vs FY EBITDA 1 2w
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