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    Private Equity

    Hi I have an interview with a US firm next week, that is very private equity focus and I’m looking to get more insight into PE generally in preparation for a case study and also to refine my why PE question as I’m concerned it currently just sounds like a why corporate answer. Are there any good...
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    How much does salary differ between practice areas at the same firm?

    Hi everyone, I've recently come across some articles, blog posts etc which suggest that areas such as pensions and employment have a much better work-life balance than areas like M&A and private equity. However, I've also seen that it's common for firms to structure their salary scale by years...
  3. James Kitching

    SPACs - A Question

    Hi all, So I won’t pretend to know everything about financing deals, PE, SPACs, IPOs, direct listings etc, but I have done a bit of research over the months and I can’t shake this one thought.... Isn’t this just debt piling on debt? I read this morning about 2 PE firms (Dyal and Owl Rock)...

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