What is the overall reputation of Orix USA, the Japanese hedge fund?
I'm applying for an Associate position at the Real Estate group within Orix in Dallas. What do you know about their culture? How are they viewed in the mid-market? And what's the expected salary for...
View ArticleGrowth Equity in 2017 - can you really learn valuable / transferable skills?
All the growth equity threads are outdated and I was hoping to get more current insight about these types of shops. Specifically:what types of transferable skills do you learn (is it just limited to...
View ArticleHow do HH's get your contact details?
I've received a few emails and sometimes even calls from head hunters and I was just wondering how they actually get hold of my contact details.I don't even my contact details advertised on...
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Financial Offer/Business Funding Available Through Bank Instruments
We specialize in financial instrument such as BGs, SBLCs, MTNs, LCs, CDs and others on lease and sales at a rate of (3 + 0.5 + X)% of the face value and reasonable conditions from a genuine provider,...
View ArticlePE Intern - HK compensation
Hi all, was wondering if anyone would have insight into the salary for a PE intern (MBA level) in HK? Would it be comparable to UK/US? This is for a MM PE firm.Thanks~!internhongkongprivate equity
View ArticleFoF Secondaries Case Study
Please delete if this is too much of a replica, but I feel in all of the old threads, there was never any solid advice from someone who had had an interview / case study recently.I am a 2nd year BBIBD...
View ArticleVenture Debt Associate Opportunity (Europe)
Hi All,I've recently been offered an Associate role at a rapidly growing venture debt fund based in London? The fund focuses on tech start-ups across Europe that have received Series A backing. The key...
View ArticleMM PE Analyst Salary
I had a friend come to me yesterday to strategize about his upcoming call to discuss compensation at a MM PE firm. The role is for an analyst and he'd be coming straight out of undergrad, but I have no...
View ArticleStructure of Goldman Sachs APAC GIR ART?
Does anyone have more details regarding the structure Analyst Research Training program itself? I've tried searching on the forums, but most responses were regarding how to get in and whether the...
View ArticleCan someone explain me Blackstone's EOP real estate deal?
HiI'm currently reading King of Capital and I am fascinated by the EOP deal. Briefly one thing about me: I will shortly enter college in Switzerland with a finance / economics major and my whole PE...
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Investing in Private Equity
Hi everyone,To give you some background, I recently inherited around $2.0 million from my passed grandfather. I am looking into investing this money, but am rather skeptical of the market at the...
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Merits of banking once you've secured a PE associate role for July 2018
I joined a large investment firm out of college and am considering whether or not I should do banking for a year.Background: I interned at a bulge bracket bank for three summers (senior year of high...
View ArticlePE Horror Stories
We thought (maybe just me) that PE would have none or significantly less of the silly bullshit that banking had. Would love to hear some horror stories of pre-MBA associates being owned by their more...
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We need to let you go
Hey guys,I was announced on Friday that it wasn't going to work out at my current firm and that I would need to start looking to transition somewhere else. I need some advice.I got a PE job out of...
View ArticleSmall cap Private Equity firm --- (Investment Criteria is $2-$10mm EBITDA)
I was wondering how pay is structured at such a small firm like this? There is one MD, one VP, and one Associate. Investment criteria is $15-100mm Revenue and $2-$10mm EBITDA and they currently have 3...
View ArticleDoes BDT Capital Partners ask for official/unofficial transcripts?
So I put my major GPA down instead of my cumulative since it was higher for BDT Capital. Do you know if they will ask for an official/unofficial transcript? Or if they use a third-party to background...
View ArticleIs PE really worth it?
Hi all,so I just had one of those long discussions with a colleague i'm very close to about "life" (you know those kind of discussions), and just started thinking about my life in the next couple of...
View ArticleAdvantage working in HQ Office for PE firm?
I'm in the process of submitting location preferences for after my analyst program at a large private equity firm. If say, hypothetically, my fund was headquartered in New York City, but I wanted to...
View ArticleBest overall PE firm to work for?
What would you say is the best overall PE firm to work for, considering things like hours/culture/work-life balance/prestige/opportunity?Are there any standout firms in terms of lifestyle and culture,...
View ArticleOne hour modeling test for lower middle market fund
I've got a modeling test coming up for a lower MM PE fund. I have one hour and fifteen minutes and it is onsite. Any ideas what I will be up against? Currently in middle market IB and have built many...
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