+11 Would you take a $50K annual paycut to guarantee a promotion to principal? 6 1mo
0 Volition Capital? 1 1mo
+12 Director Pay At GCC SWFs? 5 3w
+6 A detailed account of the current state of recruiting for post-GSB/HBS VP roles 1 1mo
+28 Feeling disillusioned 15 1mo
0 Difference in long-term pay of real estate PE vs. normal PE? 1 1mo
+6 No-name IB boutique to PE funds (?) 2 1mo
+19 mm and lmm pe shops - how to find as many of them as possible 6 1mo
+14 How do private equity superdays work? 5 1mo
+57 How do you create a PE Market Thesis (LMM / MM)? 17 1mo
+3 Audax in 2024 2 1mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 Laidlaw & Company - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 1mo
+6 Too old for PE 3 1mo
+9 Kelso 2024 9 6d
+41 IR Comp and Bonus Check 40 3w
+18 Private Equity Returns Plunge to Global Financial Crisis Levels 1 1mo
+6 Buyout vs. Real Estate 1 1mo
+1 Infrastructure PE in HK/China 3 1mo
+25 Principal level recruiting 16 2w
0 Brookfield - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 1mo
0 Brookfield - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 1mo
0 Tax Structuring in PE Deals 1 1mo
+11 AKKR Menlo Park? Growth vs. Buyout in 2024? 12 1mo
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1mo
0 MF PE recruiting - question about background 1 1mo
+38 HongKongers in HK Private Equity - Can you survive in a mainland-Chinese dominated labour market? 11 1mo
+29 Is It the End of the Road for My Investment Banking and PE Dreams? 10 1mo
+9 IRR/MOIC Sensitivity Tables 9 1mo
+30 UMM PE vs. ~$2B SM 9 1mo
0 Sun Capital and New Mountain Launching Secondaries Funds 1 1mo
0 Atento Capital - Review - Venture Capital Data 1mo
0 Atento Capital - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
+3 CVC acquires Jagex 1 1mo
+3 How to prepare for PE? 1 1mo
0 Case Study Prep (Direct Lending) 1 1mo
+14 Post-MBA PE recruiting 5 1mo
+28 Didn't Receive Return Offer from Top MM/LMM PE firm (Headcount) and No Luck in Full time Recruiting 10 1mo
+3 PE -> Entrepreneurship 1 1mo
+16 Knowledge Gap Between TMT ER & GE 6 1mo
+11 Private credit vs. secondaries 7 1d
+10 Bain Capital Credit Summer Analyst Interiview 6 1mo
0 Looking for a Mentor 1 1mo
+6 Advice for people moving from IB/PE to strategic finance/corp-dev 1 1mo
+14 Portco Csuite Comp for MM Non-CFO/Non-CEO? 4 1mo
+22 Downsides of Growth Equity vs Private Equity? 17 1mo
+21 Modeling exams 5 1mo
+46 2Y IB / 4Y MF - How to get up to speed on the Tech Industry 24 5d
+9 Going to PE with limited modelling experience 11 1mo
+9 Tech PE - SF/Menlo vs. NYC? 4 1mo
+25 Industrials Sector 10 3w
+11 Product Management to Private Equity 8 1mo
+6 PE firm's portfolio company going under 1 1mo
+15 Warburg Pincus Capital Solutions 9 2w
+16 Working in infra PE, diagnosed with ADHD and bored out of my mind 9 1mo
+18 Great Mentors / People in PE 1 1mo
+8 Are borrowing rates really coming down? 6 1mo
+3 GP Stakes Valuation 6 1mo
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 1mo
+13 Insight on TPG and H&F direct promote? 1 1mo
+6 Incremental 1099 Bonuses 1 1mo
0 Calling everyone in Hong Kong PE: What's your experience? 1 1mo
+6 Thoughts on Micro Private Equity ($3M - $7M EV) 2 1mo
+9 JMI Culture 4 1mo
+12 MBA PE Summers: Consolidated List 1 1mo
0 Oaktree Special Situations 2024 2 1mo
0 Copley Equity Partners 1 1mo
+14 Thoughts on the independent sponsor model 9 1mo
0 Anyone have any experience in or thoughts on the micro private equity space? 1 1mo
+10 Raising capital on deal by deal basis for a permanent equity firm 5 1mo
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
+18 PE PortCo Recruiters/Talent Networks? 9 1mo
+9 Sterling ppl are the worse / Partners Group 18 2w
+10 Sixth Street Specialty Lending 9 1w
+9 Hurdle (Pref) rates in current interest rate environment 2 1mo
+35 Most toxic behaviour seen 19 1mo
0 Starting a PE focused advisory (help source targets for funds that focus on middle market 2 1mo
0 PE analyst compensation within Benelux/Germany/France 2 1mo
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - NA Data 1mo
0 Paper LBO for IBD SA 1 1mo
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1mo
+23 Large Buyout Performance Ranking - 2023 6 1mo
+20 MM PE Comp - London 21 1mo
+23 Updated Vista Comp 33 3w
+6 Balboa Cafe SF - Pliny Anyone? 1 1mo
+13 Texas Buyside 13 5d
+143 Dark thoughts 26 1mo
+16 PE Secondaries Comps 2024 16 2w
+9 Associate Base Salary Progression 6 1mo
+87 Where Would You Want to be a VP Today? 47 1mo
0 Accel Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 PagsGroup? Any insights 1 1mo
+23 MF Buyside vs. EB / BB 11 1mo
+2 Private Equity background checks 5 1mo
+8 Growth PE vs LO AM 4 1mo
+12 PE Partner - Personal Accountant 6 1mo
+3 Updated thoughts on OpenGate? 2 1mo
+10 Investor Relations Hours at MF 6 1mo
+6 MBAs (2Y), How’s the Market? 1 1mo
+3 John Laing Infra PE 4 2h

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  • Goldman Sachs 19 98.8%
  • Harris Williams & Co. (++) 98.3%
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  • JPMorgan Chase 03 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

March 2024 Investment Banking

  • Harris Williams & Co. 18 99.4%
  • JPMorgan Chase 10 98.8%
  • Lazard Freres 05 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.7%
  • William Blair 03 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

March 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Jefferies & Company 02 98.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 17 98.3%
  • Moelis & Company 07 97.7%
  • JPMorgan Chase 05 97.1%

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March 2024 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (86) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (13) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (33) $170
  • 2nd Year Analyst (66) $168
  • 1st Year Analyst (202) $159
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