+3 CPP Growth Equity 3 1h
+109 Cognitive decline 33 1d
+13 What is going on with StepStone? 12 1d
+151 Secondaries vs Buyout - Updated Perspectives 58 1w
+6 BCI PE Associate 1 2w
+27 Career break - do I still have a shot at US PE? 13 4w
0 OMERS Toronto Global Credit 1 1mo
+9 Enterprise-Grade Token Standards for RWA Tokenization — What Will Institutions Standardize On? 1 1mo
0 Thoughts on CentreCourt? 1 1mo
+59 Seeking External Perspectives 17 1mo
0 Earn $150 to $200 an hour on the side 2 1mo
+335 No VP Promote from Sr. Associate - Seeking Advice 72 1mo
+10 Tier 2 Management Consulting Firm (PE) > Private Equity in Toronto 2 2mo
0 OTPP - Summer 2027 Private Capital (Global Funds) - Insights 1 2mo
+19 Worth doing IB/PE if want to start business? 6 2mo
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? 15 2mo
+82 How to Prepare for Headhunter Intro Calls (PE Associate Recruiting) 30 2mo
+6 OMERS Infra 11 2mo
0 PSP Summer 2027 2 3mo
+19 PSP Montreal 9 3mo
+14 How do people feel about direct PE at the Canadian pensions? 19 3mo
+3 OMERS Global Credit 4 3mo
+9 Port M&A , PE View 1 4mo
0 Claude Projects Interns Can Do 0 4mo
+37 Canada (Toronto) PE Headhunters 17 4mo
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 5mo
+11 F2 Raises $24M to Scale its LLM-Agnostic AI Operating System for Private Credit 1 5mo
0 BCI Fall R1s 2 5mo
+4 Private Equity Subject Matter Expert – AI Training & Reasoning Systems 1 5mo
0 PE Associate in NYC -> London 1 5mo
+14 Family Office 2025/2026 Comp Thread 5 5mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 5mo
+11 Insights on Permanent Corp? 4 5mo
+24 Canadian PE Comp Thread 2026 28 6mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships 4 6mo
+12 Insights on BCI 10 6mo
+33 Hiring for outbound sourcing? 7 6mo
+1 Choosing between PE or PC exit 3 6mo
+21 Free PE recruiting guides on PEPath - would love your feedback 3 6mo
0 stepstone pe toronto 1 6mo
+3 CVC DIF 5 6mo
+26 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners / Dawson Partners 10 6mo
+14 Canadian Pension Rankings 21 6mo
0 Thoughts on Fengate? 1 6mo
+12 Finance grad, R&I + M&A experience, CFA L1 — but average GPA. Realistic path to buy side? 1 6mo
+3 Dell 2 7mo
+64 Leaving PE at Mid-Level 35 7mo
0 Opinions on Fiera Comox 3 7mo
+3 Uni Pension Plan (UPP), Canada 2 7mo
0 Canadian Pension-Capital Markets Comp 1 7mo
+232 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 49 7mo
+5 Oncap (Toronto PE) 5 7mo
+28 In most cases, will going international work against your long-term career? 6 7mo
+33 Is this normal for smaller PE or is something actually wrong here? 17 7mo
+35 Infrastructure PE Resources/Info 41 7mo
+13 Dawson partners SA27 Internship Offers (Toronto) 6 7mo
0 How to Lateral Full Time from Farmville 1 7mo
+3 OTPP INR TO Thoughts 6 8mo
0 Partner One Capital 1 8mo
+3 Private Equity Recruiting: What Actually Matters Most? 1 8mo
+161 Blackstone Analyst Here — Yes, We’re Behind the “Mike’s Way” Trend 29 8mo
+4 Energy Tradling or Corporate Strategy intern for freshman summer?? 5 8mo
+6 How HH view semi targets in tier 1 funds 1 8mo
0 Tip: Headhunters Value Clarity, Not Buzzwords 3 8mo
0 Nicola Wealth 1 8mo
+16 CPP Rotational - Am I Cooked? 27 8mo
+10 How to pivot to IB/PE from Data/Tech with a low GPA? Canada Top Schools 2 8mo
0 The Associate Role Is Getting Harder, Not Easier 2 8mo
0 Brookfield Infra Culture (Toronto) 1 8mo
+277 The Private Equity Boogeyman 57 8mo
+21 GP-Led Secondaries Continuation Fund Model 11 9mo
+4 are there too many AI tools for IB and PE 2 9mo
+496 10 Years. 10 Hard-Earned Lessons in PE. 37 9mo
+8 Am I crazy or am i underpaid? 12 9mo
+10 what do I need to do to get in to MF PE (do I have any chance) 6 9mo
+6 Strategic Capital / Hybrid Investing Input 1 9mo
+10 PSP Investments Infrastructure 21 9mo
+8 Practical advice needed 4 9mo
+7 CPP Infra Thoughts 14 9mo
+12 What is your motivation? 7 9mo
+20 Avoid FOF 24 9mo
0 Brookfield Global Transition Fund?? 1 9mo
+13 RE Property Mgmt Roll-Up? 3 10mo
+6 CVC DIF 1 10mo
0 Exclusive club invite 1 10mo
0 Info on Excelsior Energy Capital? 1 10mo
0 catalyst capital group 1 10mo
+3 Top Canadian PE Value Creation Practices 1 10mo
+23 Advice for First Year in PE 6 10mo
+9 NYT Article Criticising Secondaries Exit 1 10mo
+33 Novacap vs Altas - Who's Top Dog In Canada After Onex's Fall? 29 10mo
+12 PE Origination vs PE IR - what would you choose? 4 10mo
+11 Exploring a clean exit for niche advisory 3 10mo
0 Thomvest Toronto Family Office Insights 1 10mo
+9 Del 1 11mo
0 Outreach from JHB Search 1 11mo
0 Rapist/Abuser/Misogynist/Racist/ Predator strikes again (Momento Growth Partners) 1 11mo
0 Canadian Pension Plan Offcycle Recruiting Timelines 1 11mo
0 Instar Asset Management Updated Views? 1 11mo
+22 Canadian pension funds PE in London/Europe 8 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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