+9 Private credit firm looking for referral partners (attractive success fee) 1 5h
+9 Private Credit Portfolio Management → Front Office Investing? 2 5h
+14 How are covenants managed in practice after a loan closes? 2 4h
0 How do institutional lenders currently price the difference between time-charter-backed and voyage-charter-backed vessel financing? 1 1d
0 Corporate Banking case study interview at Citi!!!! 3 16h
+12 Move to the US? 1 1d
0 Barclays Credit Research 1 2d
+1 SMBC/Mizuho/MUFG Corp Banking Thoughts? 2 2d
+6 Direct Lending Model & Case Study 1 3d
+6 Breaking into Tech Corporate Banking 2 3d
0 Private Credit and Lev Fin Interview Prep 1 5d
+15 Private Credit in Power / Energy / Renewables: IB Analyst Looking to Move 1 5d
+9 Director from fund with very bad returns? 4 4d
0 KKR Credit Solutions Case Study 3 4d
+6 Brigade Capital Management 4 5d
0 Commercial Banking Performance Bonuses 1 1w
0 Big 4 Valuation looking to jump ship 2 2d
+9 Current 2nd-Year Recruiting Woes 2 1w
+5 Credit co investments 4 3d
+17 Did I just close the door on Wall Street by going into Treasury post-MBA? 14 1w
0 Cerberus ABS 3 4d
0 Is Private credit equally tough as other Buyside to break into for a post-MBAx IB associate (M&A/RX/LevFin)? 1 1w
+20 Which firms even do public distressed anymore? 11 4d
0 Golub Capital Direct Lending / Private Credit 1 2w
+15 Outlook of Capital Solutions Groups 1 2w
+6 Post Chapter 11 bankruptcy new equity listing 1 2w
+9 Commercial banking credit → private credit in Chicago: Associate or Senior Associate? 1 2w
+32 Is this actually what it is like working. 13 2w
0 Thoughts on Oaktree ABF? 1 3w
0 BofA Enterprise Credit Superday Thread 0 3w
+11 Hunter gatherer provision 2 3w
+23 Origination Process at LMM/MM Private Credit Shops 5 3w
+17 Latest views on credit shops after being acquired (HPS, Angelo Gordon, Marathon, Apollo) 4 3w
0 JPM C&SI SUPERDAY 1 3w
+3 Software loans? 1 3w
0 ACA vs Debt Advisory Role in Real Estate 2 3w
+9 Private Credit / SBIC Case Study Prep 3 2w
+3 Books / primers on ABF? 1 4w
+3 PGIM comp? 5 3w
+9 Turning Down $500k+ VP Offer in Niche Field With No Other Options? 1 4w
+18 Negotiating salary in investment bank/ global markets 1 4w
+6 Debt Advisory / Credit Job Market in London 5 3w
0 Bofa credit 2 4w
+3 Carlyle Credit London 7 1w
0 Ares DL LA vs NY 3 3w
0 Expanding network in ABF? 3 3w
0 London - Credit Risk exit ops? 1 1mo
+9 Comp / Title Check 1 1mo
0 Need Help - Case Studies (Direct Lending/Private Credit) 2 1mo
+6 Credit pods 2 1mo
+3 Apollo ABF 1 1mo
+29 Pigeonholed in Big 4 Technical Accounting, Exhausted Every Path Into Banking/Credit - Need Real Guidance 11 1mo
+12 Compensation trajectory for principals 5 1mo
+24 Credit HFs - Long/Short Credit vs. Loan to Own 5 2w
+5 Worst performing credit fund returns? 4 6d
+7 Got a return offer but considering FT recruiting for other banks 3 1mo
+21 Need advice between CB or PC 7 1mo
+6 clo winners / losers 3 1mo
+9 Private Credit Advice 2 1mo
+12 Buyside Credit Opportunities 4 1mo
+7 Internship Embellishment 2 1mo
+7 Ramping on Financials Credits - NEED ADVICE 2 1mo
0 CIBC Levfin Team Toronto? 2 1mo
+43 What's the Difference - Opportunistic PC vs Opportunistic HF 16 1mo
+12 Any updated views on Barings Private Credit platform? 8 1mo
0 Credit Strategy Roles 1 1mo
+3 MF DL Analyst Pay 3 1mo
0 ING Loan Distribution Group 0 1mo
+11 High Yield/Loan Market Comp 4 1w
+8 Stonepeak private credit (2026) 3 1mo
0 LMM DL 2 2mo
+8 Province Firm? RX CO 2 2mo
+8 What type of position should I move to next? 4 1mo
+9 What does a typical private credit interview looks like? 3 2mo
+4 GS London Private Credit (Direct Lending & Hybrid Capital) in 2026 5 1mo
+9 Vanilla PC Analyst... Where to Next? 5 1mo
+19 Leveraged Finance Juniors: Your debt documentation primer is live! 10 1d
+6 Thoughts on RE Debt to PC transition in 1-3 years, realistic/doable? 1 2mo
+28 Thoughts on Golub vs. Whitehorse vs. Comvest? 11 1w
0 Rating Agency to Corporate Banking/Private Credit 1 2mo
0 Fair oaks capital? 1 1mo
+10 Manual Underwriting is a huge bottleneck! 4 2mo
+9 Where do you think credit is heading over the next five years? 4 1mo
+5 Can CLO credit analysts be replaced by AI? 6 2mo
+3 Picking up Autos 1 2mo
+6 Bank Workout Group to Private Credit? 1 2mo
+8 Liquid Credit vs Distressed Desk 7 2mo
+7 Updated Fortress comp / culture / outlook? 6 1mo
+9 Blue Owl recruiting 2 2mo
+10 Books about Capital Solutions Investing 3 2mo
+8 Anyone can speak to WLB at Megafund Private credit? 5 2mo
+13 Is now a good time to join PC + exit opps? 8 2mo
+13 How to Prepare for Private Credit Interview? 5 1mo
+9 Quant to Systematic Credit Pivot – cracking the recruiter network? 1 3mo
0 Analyst in Corp&IB Credit 1 3mo
0 Goldman Risk Underwriting ABL or Mediobanca ABS Structuring? 4 3mo
+18 Workout / Distressed Credit Risk Analyst - What to expect/exits? 3 3mo
+19 Apollo Credit in Europe 7 2mo
+3 HY credit research comp? 1 3mo
0 Crescent Capital: Portfolio Analyst Role 2 3mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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