+10 Update On LBC 13 1w
+15 LA/OC Private Credit 7 1w
+9 DCM -> What to do? 5 1mo
0 Saybrook Fund Advisors 0 1mo
+9 Credit Risk to Credit Trading 2 1mo
+9 CBRE Debt and Structured Finance exit opportunities to top Private Credit firms 1 1mo
+7 Audax Debt Culture 9 1mo
+3 9Fin Credit Analyst? New York 4 2mo
+12 Oaktree Global Opportunities 7 2mo
+15 Booth vs Columbia for Rx IB to Special Sits 11 2mo
+21 In-Person Private Credit Meetup 9 2mo
+24 Anyone have thoughts on Atlas SP? 114 3mo
+2 Private Credit Internship (NYC/LA/Houston) vs. UBS WM Ops Internship (Nashville) — need advice 3 3mo
+30 Bay Area Special Situations/Private Credit 16 3mo
+16 Apogem Capital 5 3mo
+3 Apollo NY Perks 1 3mo
+18 HarbourVest Private Credit 4 3mo
0 Sixth Street Public Credit 1 4mo
0 Columbia Masters in Climate Finance perspectives 1 4mo
+4 Growth Credit 4 4mo
+9 Cerberus Corporate/Distressed Credit (Liquid) in 2026? 3 4mo
+3 PSP Investments NY for 2027 Summer Analyst Program? 2 5mo
+10 Santander acquires Webster Bank 2 5mo
+12 BlackRock - Opportunistic Credit 26 5mo
+25 Recruiting for Privat Credit Grad/AN1 10 5mo
+3 Ares Credit SA 2027 2 5mo
+12 Infra banking -> fixed income analyst. The wrong moves? 5 5mo
+12 Specialty finance 5 6mo
+11 Does GPA matters for Private Credit Recruiting? 4 6mo
+31 Distressed Debt / Workout Groups of Private Credit Firms 25 6mo
+12 Private Credit / Capital Markets? London Roles? 1 6mo
+14 Chicago Private Credit Compensation 14 7mo
+7 Is JPM mmbsi good? 8 8mo
+9 Advice on career path - from 3rd LoD to ? 1 8mo
0 CIBC Commercial Banking 3 9mo
+27 Direct Lending at First Eagle / THL Credit 10 9mo
+6 Credit Risk to Private Credit/Direct Lending? 9 10mo
+6 GoldenTree Private Credit 5 10mo
0 Mesirow Private Credit (CT) 3 11mo
+6 Project finance -> corporate private credit/equity? 1 11mo
+10 Looking to make the move from Boston to London 2 11mo
+20 Stay in my current role or move to private credit? 3 11mo
0 Help out a clueless junior on recruiting timelines for FT2027 1 12mo
0 MF Credit Case Study Help 1 1y
+36 Undergrad Senior wanting to be a Credit Analyst 7 1y
+9 LBC Credit Partners 23 1y
+20 Should I take a Gap Year Before Senior Year to Break into Private Credit? 6 1y
+12 Comps and HC in a not so hot market 4 1y
+10 Top Private Credit Shops in Boston? 3 1y
0 Boston Credit Hedge Funds 1 1y
0 Goldman Sachs Direct Lending Associate (Workout & Restructuring) 3 1y
+9 Advice for Breaking into Private Credit — Undergrad w/ Public + Private Markets Exposure 1 1y
+6 Thoughts on, opinions of, experience with, the Guggenheim Corporate Credit Team (NYC) 3 1y
+5 Breaking into Private Credit post-undergrad? 4 1y
+13 Am I underpaid? 5 1y
0 Thoughts on Private Credit SA 26 2 1y
0 PC in other cities 1 1y
0 Goldman Sachs Private Credit (DL and Hybrid Capital) NYC 2025 2 1y
+20 JPM Tech Corp Banking Analyst (NYC) 11 1y
0 PSP New York SA 2 1y
+11 Blue Owl SA 2025 Process (Nepo Kingdom?) 5 1y
+16 Private Credit VP in Paris - thoughts on comp? 6 1y
+3 Adams Street Private Credit- strong performing fund? 2 1y
+15 Best PC / Infra Debt Firms for WLB 2 1y
+7 Private Credit In Washington DC? 5 1y
+6 Analyst Offer Choice 3 1y
+11 Realistic Moves for a Commercial Credit Analyst 7 1y
0 Blackrock RQA Risk Role 2nd line of defense Insights? 1 1y
0 PC - Portfolio Mgt Career Trajectory?? 2 1y
+10 Levfin materials 5 1y
+20 Credit Risk Senior Compensation 8 1y
+3 Blackstone Private Credit 6 1y
+7 Commercial Banking First-Year Analyst Pay/Exits 7 1y
+3 Advice re. commercial banking exits and future goals 3 1y
0 Credit Analyst or Credit Risk Analyst for a bank 1 1y
+16 What one company would you lend to & why? 2 1y
0 Small Fund PC Intern Next Steps? 2 1y
+1 BlackRock Private Credit Lateral 2 1y
+3 Full time recruitment Corporate Banking 2025 1 1y
+25 Siemens private credit / levfin 25 1y
+2 How to get into Private Credit as an Undergrad 3 1y
+12 wlb for lower pay 7 1y
+12 Need Help / Advice - Levfin 1 1y
0 JGB Management 0 2y
+9 What’s happening in PC 3 2y
+18 What do you like about PC 14 2y
+1 HPS Mezzanine / Strategic Investment Partners 8 2y
+11 Varde Partners - Anyone familiar? 4 2y
+11 Information on Oaktree's Global Opportunities Fund 7 2y
+15 Do Private Credit Providers Pay Advisory/Origination Fees 6 2y
0 Onex Falcon 1 2y
+29 CLO Exits? 21 2y
+6 Private Credit in Boston? 5 2y
+24 BigLaw restructuring associate - MBA path to distressed debt? 8 2y
+27 Blackstone Credit vs Bain Capital Credit 34 2y
+3 Insurance-backed shops (Apogem Capital, Kuvare Asset Management, etc) 3 2y
+13 Another hail mary... Any credit funds in the LA area hiring juniors? 5 2y
0 LO Equities to Credit? 1 2y
0 Any one no specifics of what a credit research analyst does at B of A? 0 2y
0 Realistic hours/salary progression for MFPC in NYC/BO? 1 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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