+23 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 8 2d
+14 Lunate case study 18 2d
+14 Family Office 2025/2026 Comp Thread 5 6d
+41 Riyadh Private Equity Scene (culture/hours/exits) 25 2w
0 Acwa power and taqa modelling test 4 2w
+105 Part of carried interest for Sr. Associate/VP in a small PE fund 76 2w
+10 Got advice saying I should join PE right out of undergrad because I'm an asset to them - thoughts? 2 1mo
+7 Dubai PE 5 1mo
+232 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 49 2mo
+28 In most cases, will going international work against your long-term career? 6 2mo
+6 Best Infrastructure debt teams 5 2mo
+12 Seeking Career Advice: Corporate Credit vs. Direct Investment at a commercial bank for IB/PE aspirations 5 3mo
+9 MBB (Central Asia, non-target UG) → PE Middle East / UK – What’s Realistic? 1 3mo
0 PE Case Study Purchase - Willing to Buy 2 3mo
+12 MS Private Equity (Expansion Capital) Info/Culture/Comp/Reputation 6 3mo
+492 10 Years. 10 Hard-Earned Lessons in PE. 37 3mo
+1 Middle East Recruiting 1 4mo
0 ADIA PE recruitment process 2 4mo
+31 The Jordan Company? 18 4mo
+6 Hot places to work in ME 1 5mo
+110 Best Book(s) / Playbook(s) on PE Due Diligence / Value Creation 40 6mo
+14 Working in middle east 16 6mo
+3 London MF/UMM PE internships - comp 12 6mo
+18 Anyone have any insight on Paine Schwartz Partners? 12 7mo
0 Qatar Investment Authority Interview 1 7mo
0 Team8 - VC foundry 4 8mo
0 I need guidance on which unis to apply in US or Canada and want to get into IB or PE 1 8mo
+32 Australian Bankers -> American Private Equity 5 9mo
+9 Corporate Finance | Private Equity | Asset Management 1 10mo
+889 Overview of Infrastructure Private Equity 124 10mo
+6 Chances at London PE internship/grad role after masters? 1 10mo
+9 How to break into Infrastructure IB ? Firms, technicals, networking... 1 11mo
+10 Siguler Guff - What's New? 19 11mo
0 Emirates Investment Authority (EIA) 1 1y
+12 Dubai PE Compensation 13 1y
+31 Associate Pay at UAE SWFs 61 1y
0 ADIA Case Study / Superday Insight 2 1y
+34 Trying to break into restructuring PE - Need a reality check. 9 1y
+3 Is there a significant difference between the work / culture and exit at ME SWFs? 1 1y
+352 2022 Private Equity Headhunter Coverage 71 1y
+9 Incoming AN1 (NYC) interested in Middle East Recruiting 1 1y
+571 Why I Left PE & Switched to the Public Markets 79 1y
+6 ADPF 3 1y
+9 From SWF ME into US market 1 1y
+20 Family office PE Middle East vs Infra PE London 9 1y
+154 To all the shitty VPs 29 1y
+12 Doha/QIA Comp, Lifestyle 7 1y
+6 Breaking into UAE market? 3 1y
+42 (Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP 29 1y
+26 BB IB or MM PE Analyst 9 1y
+20 Brightwood Capital? 30 1y
+83 Abu Dhabi (Comp, Lifestyle, Harassment?) 59 1y
+16 Middle East SWF questions 7 1y
0 Oman SWF - Private Equity Manager 1 1y
+25 Qatar Investment Authority 28 1y
+15 BigLaw -> Private Credit UK 9 1y
+3 Mubadala Interview Process 6 1y
+10 How does recruiting into SWFs look like (PIF, ADIA, Mubadala etc) 6 1y
+19 Apax Disbands Healthcare Team 14 1y
+21 IFC modeling test? 44 1y
+6 Accessing PE funds through Moonfare and similar 6 1y
+9 Private Credit Fund Investments 2 1y
0 Dubai PE Salary - Family Office 2 1y
+7 HH to pivot my career from Europe to Middle East 4 1y
+608 Q&A: Retired After a Career in Private Equity 147 1y
+13 Any insight into Whitehorse Liquidity Partners? (Toronto) 13 1y
+7 Looking for a creative answer :) 3 1y
+10 UAE PE Comp 10 1y
0 ADIA SWF 3-hr modelling test 1 1y
+35 FT PB vs PE IR ? 20 1y
0 Cerberus VS Big 4 1 1y
0 Could someone point me towards successful roll ups in the UK? 1 1y
+40 LBO Question - How is purchase price determined? 25 2y
+75 Is it dumb to exit to LMM PE rather than starting in bigger (MF/UMM) opportunities first? 38 2y
+5 Senior Associate Comp at SWF in the Middle East 14 2y
+21 Public company LBO 8 2y
+5 Mubadala interview 10 2y
+10 I thought this would be the best place to ask. Retail Asset management vs a Startup? 4 2y
+10 Public company LBO, should I be using the latest quarterly balance sheet for post transaction adjustments instead of financial year end? 1 2y
+6 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION 2 2y
+48 Exit multiple / Terminal Value for Operating Solar Project 28 2y
+58 PE Firms With an "Moat" 27 2y
+149 I've raised money for PE and HFs. Q&A 75 2y
+38 Large Buyout Performance Ranking - 2023 25 2y
+19 UAE opportunities, good? 26 2y
+78 Family Offices 14 2y
+42 Best city in the world for PE outside the US 42 2y
0 Middle East Private Equity SWF / GP Recruiters 1 2y
+12 Director Pay At GCC SWFs? 5 2y
+9 Thoughts on HarbourVest 25 2y
0 Dubai PE Scene 1 2y
+21 LMM/Regional PE Comp 29 2y
+124 Special Sits PE Case Study Example 72 2y
0 Ashmore PE 0 2y
+1 From consulting to PE in Dubai 2 2y
+19 Private Credit Comp Check 18 2y
+58 Evergreen Funds/Permanent Equity 17 2y
+28 Is London still worth it? 15 2y
+14 REPE Haven't Received Offer Yet, Got the Call From HR Though 5 2y
+10 Least Prestige Whore PE Funds 7 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $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
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
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...”