Private Equity Interviews: The Official Guide

Welcome to the Official Private Equity Interview Guide

Our new Private Equity Interview Guide teaches you step-by-step strategy, technique, and mindset of the distinctive private equity / venture capital job interview candidate. It provides a clear step up in comprehensiveness and quality over typical finance careers websites...

Private Equity LBO Modeling Tests: The Oral Presentation, How to Practice, and How the Test is Evaluated

Let’s continue our conversation (from the last post) about the private equity LBO modeling test. The LBO modeling test is used by many, perhaps most, PE firms both large and small as part of the...

Private Equity LBO Modeling Tests: Key Components of the LBO Modeling Test Presentation

Let’s continue our conversation (from the last post) about the private equity LBO modeling test. The LBO modeling test is used by many, perhaps most, PE firms both large and small as part of...

Private Equity LBO Modeling Tests: Who gets them? What are they?

Let’s talk a bit about the private equity LBO modeling test. The LBO modeling test is used by many, perhaps most, PE firms both large and small as part of the interview process to...

How Do You Get a Job in Private Equity? (How)

This post is part of a short series that covers the who / when / where / how of private equity recruiting. This post is about the “how” of PE recruiting. You can see other...

How Do You Get a Job in Private Equity? (Where)

This post is part of a short series that covers the who / when / where / how of private equity recruiting. This post is about the “where” of PE recruiting. You can see other...

How Do You Get a Job in Private Equity? (When)

This post is part of a short series that covers the who / when / where / how of private equity recruiting. This post is about the “when” of PE recruiting. You can see other...

How Do You Get a Job in Private Equity? (Who)

This post is part of a short series that covers the who / when / where / how of private equity recruiting. This post is about the “who” of PE recruiting. You can see...

How Do You Get a Job in Private Equity? (Series Intro)

The Recruiting Process Let’s talk a bit about the private equity recruiting process from end to end. Big mega-cap PE funds like Blackstone, Carlyle, and TPG have hiring needs that are pretty stable and...

How Private Equity Titans Really Make Money: The Carried Interest Distribution Waterfall

Management fees may shed light on why PE investors have such high salaries, no matter whether the PE firm has successfully exited an investment. But how is it that some investing titans, like...

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