0 Liquid credit shop PM compensation? 2 12mo
+21 Derivatives Banker to PC? 5 11mo
0 Corp dev to PC 1 12mo
+9 Different Avenues (+ Exit Opps) within Commercial Banking? 3 11mo
0 Blue Owl SA 2026 3 8mo
+12 what is the culture like at Blue Owl / Owl Rock? 8 11mo
0 Advice for breaking into PC as an experienced hire 1 1y
+5 Private Insurance Carry? 8 10mo
0 Refreshed views on Silver Point Capital Private credit 2 11mo
0 Hayfin London 2025 0 1y
+9 Which offer to take to transition into IB/LevFin/DCM? 2 12mo
+1 Which Credit Shops Have The Best Work/Life Balance 4 11mo
0 Direct lending or Opportunistic credit ? 1 1y
+4 Transition from Regional Bank Structured Finance → MM/UMM Private Credit (KKR/Apollo Path?) 1 1y
+2 How did you decide between direct lending / mezz / opportunistic / distressed credit ? 2 1y
0 Private Credit Capital Markets Opinions 1 1y
0 Best books for LevFin/PC 1 1y
+3 2025 North American Private Credit Investment Professional Compensation Survey 3 1y
+25 Thoughts on Asset Based Lending and a career in ABL? 6 11mo
+3 KKR director doing credit coaching 2 11mo
+15 ABL Case Study 6 11mo
0 Reneging on a written offer letter 3 1y
+10 Apterra ? Apollo Infra fund. 14 11mo
0 How many names do you manage at a time ? 3 1y
0 Interested in PC direct lending which are the best players for this ? 1 1y
0 Upcoming chat with MF PC director 2 1y
0 Private Credit Datapoints 1 1y
+3 Upmarket Moves in PC 6 1y
0 Goldman Sachs Private Credit SA Interview Qs 1 1y
+20 Should I take a Gap Year Before Senior Year to Break into Private Credit? 6 11mo
0 Boston Credit Hedge Funds 1 1y
+3 Tips Coverage to PC 3 1y
+4 Corinthia Capital 2 2mo
+3 Do you need I banking or lev fin groups to enter private credit? 1 1y
+7 Is JPM mmbsi good? 8 7mo
+11 How fast are deal sprints in credit? 18 1y
+3 Ratings & Corporate Finance Advisory 1 1y
+6 How do you get into investment/portfolio/asset management funds? 7 12mo
+6 Exit opps from credit analyst position at a gas a company 1 1y
+3 BX Credit Off Cycles 2025 London 6 11mo
0 Consumer Credit Funds (West-Coast Biased) 2 1y
+2 Interested in credit, is direct lending easier than distressed credit? 4 1y
0 Breaking into fixed income research 1 1y
0 Return offer rates for BB CB interns? 4 10mo
+9 Advice for Breaking into Private Credit — Undergrad w/ Public + Private Markets Exposure 1 1y
0 How much modeling is done at VP level? 2 1y
+28 Asia Special Situations 7 11mo
+3 Willow Tree Credit Partners? 2 4mo
0 Why “Private Credit” interview question 1 1y
+24 Private Credit Model (Direct Lending) 12 7mo
+12 Crescent Capital 10 2mo
+9 Simplified Cross Currency and Interest Rate Swap Method - USD YTMs to BRL Floating-Rate YTMs 1 1y
+14 London Private Credit Comp Update - 2025 29 1y
+11 Private Credit Analyst Comp – Paris 4 1y
0 Useful tech skills to know 1 1y
+9 What's the path to securing a credit analyst spot? 4 1y
0 Too late to recruit for the credit funds? 3 11mo
+4 US Credit Rating Downgraded to AA 1 1y
+19 Securitized/Structured Products Banking? 5 8mo
+12 Crestline Investors? 4 7mo
+6 Private Credit Interview Prep 4 1y
0 Transition to private credit from Big 4 Deals… 1 1y
+13 Post superday extra interview? 6 1y
+22 Explaining Private Credit to non-finance people? 12 11mo
+15 Lifestyle survey in opportunistic / special sits 9 1y
+3 Private credit layoffs? 4 10mo
+29 Carry in Private Credit 30 10mo
+11 Diligence in Distressed Debt 4 1y
+5 Breaking into Private Credit post-undergrad? 4 1y
0 MOIC for CLO Investing funds 2 1y
+11 Opportunistic Credit Exits 7 1mo
+6 Public Credit Investment Analyst & Associate 1 1y
+24 GS Asset Finance - thoughts? 5 1y
+8 Arcmont London? Comp/Culture/Performance 6 1y
+15 Private Credit & Financing 1 1y
0 Negotiating Comp Package as First Associate at New Fund 2 1y
+31 PRIVATE CREDIT DEBT FINANCE ANALYST CASE STUDY HELP 9 1y
0 Stalling growth / learning 1 1y
+19 How did you learn CA negotiation?? 3 1y
+9 Mezzanine Financing Outlook in 2025 and Recruiting Questions 2 1y
0 Payment Solutions for Small Business? 1 1y
+12 Boutique buy-side credit shop —> ?? 2 1y
0 Macquarie Asset Management Private Credit (MAM) 1 1y
+7 TD Securities CIB Credit 8 5mo
+6 Technical Interview for Private Credit (ABL) 1 1y
+24 Blue Torch Capital? 23 1y
+9 Liquid Credit Interview - Case Study (Associate) 2 1y
+6 Corporate Banking to Private Credit 2 1y
+9 Credit Desk Analyst 3 11mo
+3 Ares Credit (Commercial Finance) Final Round 5 4mo
+47 Ins and outs of Private Credit...2025 12 1y
+3 CFA/advanced degree for credit buyside roles? 2 1y
0 CLO / performing credit analyst to opportunistic seat 1 1y
+11 Staying Top of Mind 3 1y
0 Distressed Debt Investing Outlook 1 1y
+3 Is it possible to go from LevFin Syndicate to Private Credit/Direct Lending? 2 1y
+9 Buyside FT Recruiting Out of UG 1 1y
+6 Hiring, Layoffs and Rescind 1 1y
+3 Macquarie Credit Liquidity Solutions Group 1 1y
+9 Private Credit Case Study - In Person 11 5mo

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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