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+17 Special Situations 4 5mo
+41 Underrated MF/UMM Funds 49 3mo
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+25 Good Performing Software Funds 5 5mo
+12 Is AI Replacing Junior Analysts in Investment Banking and PE? 5 5mo
+38 Best associate I've worked with is leaving for PE, want to do something for him, no idea what 18 4mo
0 Deleted 0 5mo
+7 Should I recruit to PE? 1 5mo
0 Breaking into Infra Private Equity 1 5mo
0 Growth Equity / Minority Investments Shops Comp 1 5mo
+5 Kanbrick / Tracy Britt Cool 4 5mo
+9 Should I do CFA or not 2 5mo
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Infrastructure Data 5mo
+36 Feeling Super Unprepared for PE Gig 10 4mo
0 How Long Do Kids Prep for On Cycle? 2 5mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 5mo
+13 New Fund - Comp Questions 4 5mo
0 Altas Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5mo
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+20 Built a free mock interview tool for IB/PE - now at a MF but bombed my first IB interview 7 4mo
0 EQT in 2026 2 5mo
+52 What % of people entering PE ultimately make MD/Partner? 32 3mo
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0 Incoming EB Analyst - PE Recruiting 1 5mo
0 Updates on Cinven NY 2026? 1 1mo
+37 Comp Decreasing? 10 5mo
+5 Parthenon PE Analyst FT 2027 2 5mo
+10 how do laterals in IB move to PE? 12 5mo
+21 3 hour lbo test 10 5mo
+6 GTCR Capital Solutions 5 5mo
0 GCM Grosvenor - Interview - NA Data 5mo
+41 2027 Analyst Cycle 18 5mo
+4 How Do PE to MBA Exits Work? 7 5mo
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+6 Fortress updates in 2026? 0 5mo
+9 NAV Lending Market Map 2026 — Who Does What and for Whom? 3 2mo
0 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
+7 Unspoken Rules for Summer Interns (PE Edition)? 3 5mo
0 CVC Secondary Partners Analyst Interview 2 5mo
+3 2027 off-cycle PE recruiting 0 5mo
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+25 Doing Good in PE, But Feel like Not Enough?? 4 5mo
+10 Blackstone Energy Transition Partners 18 2w
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+49 AI Roll Up opportunity 41 1mo
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+36 Clearlake Update 31 4mo
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0 Secondaries Interview Case Studies 3 5mo
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0 Pantheon Ventures Secondaries 1 5mo
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0 Bain Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 5mo
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0 TowerBrook Capital Partners LP - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
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+13 9h case study test for MM PE internship 3 5mo
+20 Downplaying Partner promotion in recruiting process to not be "priced out" due to perceived seniority? 4 5mo
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 6mo
+21 Feedback call after Final Round Interview - Good or Bad Sign? 6 4mo
+7 SWF Reputation 5 5mo
+12 Relocation Bonus 8 6mo
0 Dallas PE Associate 2026 Hiring Update 1 6mo
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+6 PE Recruiting 2 6mo
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0 Blue Owl in 2026? 2 1mo
+26 China MF PE → US IB/PE — How Should I Position Myself? 13 5mo
+11 Insights on Permanent Corp? 4 5mo
+3 Old Deal Toys? 2 5mo
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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 (58) $261
  • 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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