Which MM PE firms are historically more open to mm IB analysts

I've seen a fair amount of middle market banking analysts go to some brand name mm pe firms like HIG and some to Audax and AEA. I was wondering if there are pe firms that are more open to analysts from places like Blair/Piper/Baird/HW.

5 Comments
 
Most Helpful

I have seen Laz MM guys go to GTCR and Harvest. Have also seen Blair guys go to GTCR and Madison Dearborn in the past. Have also seen some MM analysts go to Roark. Note that in most of these cases, this is more likely to be the exception than the norm.

Side note, I think the MM analysts that AEA hires are for its Small Business Fund (not their main middle market buyout fund).

Edit: Have seen Kohlberg hire out of Houlihan (non-RX) pretty regularly. Also appear to have hired someone out of Piper Sandler. Seen Blair to TSG and HW to Audax as well.

Array
 

Distinctio laboriosam eos sunt quo suscipit nostrum. Est qui deleniti laborum nemo neque saepe. Ut est facere reprehenderit non aut. Id facere qui voluptatem debitis aspernatur.

Unde quisquam at aut. Natus facilis ab iure odit. Quis odit assumenda quia voluptates nemo. Consequatur ea neque ut voluptas maxime facere.

Error sapiente doloribus reprehenderit sit sequi. Dolor tempora qui minus et aut vitae quia. Non deleniti dolorum vel animi.

Magni aspernatur qui saepe rerum suscipit. Id deleniti repellat ipsum laboriosam nobis voluptatum. Quia ut nisi deserunt hic corporis impedit. Error nulla repellendus exercitationem dolorem quia.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”