0 I need guidance on which unis to apply in US or Canada and want to get into IB or PE 1 8mo
0 Private Equity Cover Letter 2 9mo
+21 PE - Lack Of Understanding 5 9mo
0 OTPP Full-Time INR Case Interview Results 1 9mo
+2 OTPP FT 2026 21 9mo
0 No more CPP rotation program? 4 9mo
0 Capital Management at Dawson 1 9mo
+1 Soho House Take Private by MCR and Apollo 1 9mo
+14 CPP, OTPP, OMERS, HOOPP Comp 8 9mo
+7 What is the best group for OTPP PE? 5 9mo
+9 Want to purchase a well-run service-based high-mix manufacturer and implement automation 4 9mo
+10 Rude head's up and last minute M&A co-op offer rescinded, is this common in PE? 4 9mo
0 Private Equity Internships Toronto SA 2026? 2 9mo
+6 PE Firms that Offer FT Returns in Toronto? 6 9mo
+9 Not sure how to network right after coffee chat 1 9mo
0 Looking for Advice: Canadian Pension Fund to GP. Am I Cooked?!? 1 9mo
0 Investment thesis development 1 10mo
+185 Thoughts on Whitehorse Liquidity Partners? 175 10mo
+6 Break into asset management with PE Fund accounting + CFA Level 3? 1 10mo
+15 Top PE Seats in Canada in 2025? 11 10mo
+9 Corporate Finance | Private Equity | Asset Management 1 10mo
+6 Canada PE Comp 12 10mo
+6 IB Associate to PE Advice 4 10mo
+889 Overview of Infrastructure Private Equity 124 10mo
+20 Valsoft Corporation 16 10mo
0 Toronto Brookfield PE 1 10mo
+5 CPP (CPPIB) Toronto Direct PE 10 10mo
+2 Red Arts Capital? 21 11mo
+8 What's with students following up obsessively? 3 11mo
+49 if starting out now, are careers in PE now objectively worse than Law? 25 11mo
0 Pension Fund PE vs RE Group comp 2 11mo
0 3+ hour internship LBO in-person case study 1 11mo
+4 exit opps for sourcing analyst at PE/GE firm? 12 11mo
+20 Mechanics of a Sale-Leaseback in a LBO 6 11mo
+27 How I broke into Private Equity/Growth Equity? 19 11mo
+1 thoughts of GE vs PE? 2 11mo
+13 Emerging Markets? Biggest Career Ops? 2 12mo
0 IB/PE -> AI 2 12mo
0 Advice for Incoming SA at UMM PE/GE firm? 1 12mo
+9 potential exits as a sourcing analyst from a GE shop? 7 12mo
+14 BMO/RBC M&A Toronto ---> US PE 16 1y
+9 exit opps from GE sourcing team? 1 1y
+6 Exit Opportunities from Growth Equity Sourcing? 1 1y
0 Fengate and Northleaf? 1 1y
+15 Valstone M&A Montreal — Good Stepping Stone for EB/BB/PE Lateral Moves? 8 1y
+14 PSP Montreal 5 1y
0 Worked in Public Investments & Private Markets Risk - Future Opportunities? 1 1y
+24 How can I get into a Secondaries shop? 11 1y
+3 Feeling that I’m learning nothing 1 1y
+18 2 Hour LBO Case Study for IB Analyst Lateral - hit me with the sweatiest feasible aspects to consider 6 1y
+3 Dawson Partners Toronto 8 1y
0 Northleaf Capital 0 1y
+2 infra london 4 1y
+139 The End of IB and PE as We Know It 68 1y
+28 Excess Cash in M&A transactions 16 1y
0 Future of Brookfield Infrastructure & Mark Carney? 1 1y
0 any insight on BMO Capital Partners? 4 1y
0 Move to Canadian PE Senior Associate? 1 1y
+12 Canadian Moving to U.S. for PE/Private Credit — Anyone Done This Recently (TN/visa sponsored)? 1 1y
+9 Advice on breaking into M&A/PE in Canada with a non-traditional background (Biology undergrad, Accounting/Finance post-grad) 1 1y
0 North Horizon Holdings 1 1y
+48 Ontario Teachers Conceding Defeat? 23 1y
0 Brookfield Private Funds Analyst advice 4 1y
+8 Thoughts on Clairvest/ Birch in Toronto? 7 1y
+8 Is joining a family office career suicide? 3 1y
+1 How viable is this plan? Any better ideas? 1 1y
+3 GIC LONDON 1 1y
0 Dawson Partners (Formerly Whitehorse Liquidity) Compensation? 3 1y
+1 Thoughts on OPTrust Private Markets? 3 1y
+6 PE post HSW for Canadian 1 1y
+6 Mid tier pension pay 34 1y
+352 2022 Private Equity Headhunter Coverage 71 1y
+27 How does IB and PE work for international students that don’t get h1b and transferred to EMEA? 17 1y
+28 Career in Executive Search - underrated? 17 1y
+2 3-4 years as a PE associate? 1 1y
+5 Pension Fund PE or Dawson Partners 7 1y
+8 IB to PE to IB 6 1y
+28 Management Options & Warrants 5 1y
+1 Comp for Canadian Infra PE in NY (Axium, Fengate Northleaf etc.) 2 1y
+7 Toronto MM Infra Comp 4 1y
+9 COOKED My IB/PE Chances? 2 1y
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? 14 1y
+12 BC Partners Credit 5 1y
+8 PRIVATE CREDIT FOR BUYOUT OF A CANADIAN OILPRODUCER [ADVICE] 3 1y
+31 Leaving before 1 Year Tenure 15 1y
+6 MBB vs. Top Canadian Pension (CPP/OTPP) 8 1y
+53 IB vs PE Pay Progression in Canada 29 1y
+6 PIK - how to model PIK if interest period and cash interst payment is quarterly? 7 1y
+9 From SWF ME into US market 1 1y
0 Does anyone know what head hunters work with the Major Infrastructure PE firms? 1 1y
0 Altas Partners 1 1y
+1 Kingsett comp 4 1y
+13 del 3 1y
0 CXO/CEO vs PE VP post MBA 1 1y
+1 Why is OMERS Rotational so presstigous? 8 1y
+23 Guidance on IB/PE career pathways in Canada 19 1y
0 Infra PE specific Forum? 1 1y
+42 (Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP 29 1y
+16 How is Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Private Capital 23 1y
+10 3PL & Fulfillment Services Rollup 4 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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