0 Small Firms that are Top Heavy (50% Partners) 0 5y
+3 Renovo Capital in Dallas 0 5y
+8 US PE firm in London vs NYC 2 5y
+16 PE Fund IRRs (Including Thoma Bravo's net IRR of 45% in 2008) 3 5y
+14 Model Test Question 2 5y
+41 Axium Infrastructure? 16 5y
+1 add on acquisition LBO 4 5y
0 Historical Private Equity Cashflows 1 5y
+37 Thoughts on Northwestern Mutual Capital? 18 5y
+15 Ungeared vs geared IRR 6 5y
+9 FoF opportunity 1 5y
0 LPs asking for gender and ethnicity of investment teams? 3 5y
+12 Want to work for a smaller fund, but still want to be "heavy hitter" 1 5y
+2 Bonus Payout from New Buyside Job 1 5y
+9 What would you consider a typical variability in IRR between base and optimistic? 0 5y
+13 Graduate private equity job at lower middle market fund 1 5y
+11 Private credit firm with 25%+ unlevered IRR?! 11 5y
+13 PE Direct Secondaries? Feedback appreciated 2 5y
+3 FT Options After 2021 PE Undergrad Internship 2 5y
+8 div recaps and irr 15 5y
+6 UMM vs MM vs MF PE 9 5y
+16 Not a great cultural fit at firm - does it matter? 2 5y
+87 European Private Equity Associates backgrounds 17 5y
+4 Views on Court Square Capital 5 5y
+36 Technical interview q 15 5y
+43 Roll-up acquisition PE questions 14 5y
+10 What to do when key metrics are missing in a CIM? 3 5y
+21 Corporate Finance at a PE 4 5y
+3 PE analyst superday help 0 5y
+28 Why is an IRR of 40% bad if investment period is small? 14 5y
+12 The Optimal Environment for PE 1 5y
+62 LBO Case Study Analysis 66 5y
+14 Small/mid cap private equity offer or tiers 2 M&A advisory Consulting company offer 2 5y
+24 MM vs. MF track? 0 5y
+36 Mining Private Equity Firms 26 5y
+78 Q&A: MM PE (~$1.5B AUM) Associate in Asia 29 5y
+9 Outsourced Back Office? 4 5y
+6 Levine Leichtman Capital Partners 3 5y
+29 Blackstone Investor Day Takeaway 8 5y
+14 Private markets valuation analyst - pathway to PE/Banking? 3 5y
+9 Does anyone have any info on CAAT Pension Plan? 1 5y
+24 PIK Interview Questions 8 5y
+38 Advice for Asset Management Breaking Into Private Equity 20 5y
+45 Working Capital considerations in LBO 10 5y
+18 Senior PE associate comp in London? 6 5y
+5 What’s the difference between Ares Management Corporation and Oaktree Capital Management? 1 5y
+8 Interview: How do Dividend Recaps impact Returns? 3 5y
+6 Greenoaks Capital Insights? 1 5y
+246 Anyone regret LMM/MM? 37 5y
+248 Is PE existentially fucked? 48 5y
+38 I recruited on-cycle too early 13 5y
+6 Comp Expectations 5 5y
+15 MM PE Intern vs BlackRock ACS, which offer to take? 15 5y
+50 Calculating LFCF (Do you start at EBITDA or NI?) 11 5y
+15 MM PE Analyst vs Non-MBB Consulting FT offer 4 5y
+12 Mining & Metals Industry to PE 1 5y
+21 Investment Partner vs. Operating Partner Comp 5 6y
+27 Private Equity Firms in Dubai / Middle East 42 6y
+9 Questions for those in REPE 1 6y
+3 AUM: LMM vs. MM vs. UMM 2 6y
+177 Secondary PE Modeling 95 6y
+5 If X happens, what happens to IRR and MoM 1 6y
+3 How best position for Post-MBA recruiting coming out of Lower Middle Market PE? 1 6y
+65 Am I being greedy? LMM to MBA 6 6y
+10 Best Headhunters for PE / SWF opps in the UAE (Abu Dhabi & Dubai) 7 6y
+3 PE Firm NYC Interview Client Service 1 6y
+14 How do fund sizes translate to investment team take-home pay (before carry)? 7 6y
+13 MM PE Offer in SF Bay Area- is compensation market or should I negotiate up? 1 6y
+12 Tier2 candidate - what investment strategies should I target? 1 6y
+13 Unlevered IRR for an LBO 6 6y
+16 What's easier to raise AUM (PE/credit)? 11 6y
+3 Paper LBO questions 1 6y
+41 Private Equity in South Florida 10 6y
+12 LBO - Calculating Impl. Entry given Target IRR 2 6y
+3 How do debt prepayment penalties flow through an LBO? 2 6y
+12 KKR Credit - Special Situation 7 6y
+25 1.5 Hour LBO Test 10 6y
0 Drawbacks to MM and Boutique-style PE firms? 2 6y
0 Rho in New York 2 6y
0 First year comp... 8 6y
0 Sign-on bonus?? Dollar dollar bills ya'll... 6 6y
+25 Assessing a PE firm's prestige? 18 6y
0 Private Equity Career Advice 2 6y
+138 My PE Recruiting Process 42 6y
0 Analyst in PE: Introduction 0 6y
+15 How to convert a senior year PE internship and a (meh) MM IB FT offer into a solid MM associate role? 2 6y
+15 Dilemma - Should I Take The Offer? 6 6y
0 How is Carlyle Strategic Partners? 0 6y
0 Upper MM Funds on West Coast 4 6y
+15 Typical MM fund comp for T2 city 8 6y
+14 Family Offices Lifestyle 3 6y
+13 Private Debt vs High Yield Credit Fund for PE Transition 4 6y
+18 Estimating my future PE comp? 5 6y
+12 Family office exit opps to private equity 1 6y
+12 Getting into big private equity firms 1 6y
+21 VP Moving to Portfolio Company Sales Role from PE/Credit 1 6y
+12 Analyst Level Interview w/ no IB experience 1 6y
+20 Which offer: Mid market PE or Infrastructure Fund or Asset Management 4 6y
+18 Unpaid internship - to continue or not? 3 6y
+13 East Coast TMT Groups 11 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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

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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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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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