+2 PEI 300 2023? 5 2y
+19 Getting into PE skipping IB 7 2y
+5 invisaglin coverage?? 11 2y
+3 Atalaya Case Studies 1 2y
0 Worth replying to HHs without DD experience? 4 2y
0 Search Fund Investor Interview 1 2y
+9 Distressed / Special Sit at Entry Level: Help with Career Guidance // London 2 2y
+25 Overwhelmed by VDRs 5 7mo
+20 Thank you! 4 2y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 2y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+7 Advanced modeling course - Help 6 2y
0 Pictet Alternatives 2 2y
+9 What is the normal expectation of an associate level? 1 2y
0 Placement Agent (Rede, Campbell Lutyens) VP / MD COMP 1 2y
0 Blackstone PE FT / Off-Cycle 0 2y
+15 Headway Capital 10 1y
+15 Most Advantageous Structure for Carry? 6 2y
+9 LBO Modeling: best courses? 3 2y
+8 MF Bonus Dates? 2 2y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Interview - Infrastructure Data 2y
+6 New Spinouts 2023 5 2y
+15 Bay Area Healthcare Teams 13 2y
+20 AKKR pay and choosing to stay 11 2y
+17 What’s the deal with Madison Dearborn?? 10 2y
+14 How Hard is it to Hold Onto Your PE Seat? 10 2y
+9 WHAT's UP with CPP Rotational Analyst Program 1 2y
+12 Co-investment Case Study 2 2y
+7 How underpaid is this in PE? 11 2y
0 UniCredit - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 UniCredit - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
+14 Closed deals for current associates? 5 2y
0 Delete 1 2y
0 Buy-side vs Sell-side for Secondaries? 3 2y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 2y
+28 GP led vs LP led secondaries market trend - which one is a better strategy? 9 2y
+21 Non-Stellar PE Recruiting Questions 5 2y
0 Syndicates/Investing into PE firm as an LP 1 2y
0 Syndicates/Investing into PE firm as an LP 1 2y
0 Partners Group - Review - NA Data 2y
+9 AM at MM infra fund 8 2y
+11 Strategy / ops roles understanding post banking 2 2y
+49 Principals and up - what is life/comp like for your friends who stayed in banking? 5 2y
+6 Ethos Capital - Information Compilation 0 2y
+43 Rug Pulled 9 2y
+16 Providence Equity Partners 22 2y
+9 Summer 2024 MM PE Associate Recruiting Status 6 2y
0 NA - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+12 Searchlight capital 28 4mo
+6 GTCR NYC Office Associates 4 2y
+3 Uni Pension Plan (UPP), Canada 2 3mo
+7 Five Arrows 7 2y
+7 Consumer LMM Recap Appetite 7 2y
+3 PE Analyst Comp in Chicago? 1 2y
+3 VP / Director level PE Recruiting 1 2y
+8 Struggling to get PE interview 3 2y
+20 Corp Dev to PE? 11 2y
+16 Simplifying PE Secondaries: What Are They Exactly? 6 2y
+5 Long term prospects of secondaries 4 2y
+9 Public or Private Equity 3 2y
+17 PE Comp in Canada - Non-Pensions 21 2y
0 Any insight on WLB/comp/strategy of PAI Partners? 0 2y
+28 Ares/Landmark Secondaries - horrible returns 16 1y
+5 Coverage IB to Secondaries PE? 3 2y
+8 On-cycle for distressed/special situation funds 4 2y
+9 Thoughts on Big 4 M&A Consulting to PE 3 2y
+43 Direct Investing to Secondaries 19 1y
0 AEA Investors - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Healthcare PE -- what to prep? 3 2y
+22 Can anyone explain PE secondaries, in the simplest of terms? 3 2y
+3 Reaching out Linkedin 1 2y
+10 Gamut Capital Management 8 1y
+3 Brainteaser in PE interviews 3 2y
+3 Startup_High Value SaaS and other Tech Products_Complex World Class Solutions 1 2y
+40 Stanley Capital - London Office 29 1y
+3 PE Fund model - best practices. 2 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+8 On-cycle from Tier 2 City 3 2y
+3 Sponsors/Investors that back Search Funds 2 2y
+16 Moved to sf and I hate it - any advice ? 15 2y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
+11 Search Fund Internship 9 1y
+11 MM IB vs MM PE analyst 11 2y
+7 simple LBO question: taxes and interest expense? 3 2y
+17 Best books to help in PE 6 2y
+11 How to explain career change during interview? (aerospace engineering) 3 2y
+3 Pharmaceutical companies sponsored VC funds 0 2y
+11 Energy PE internship --> IB recruiting in different city 3 2y
0 PE MM consulting case studies 1 2y
0 Partners Group Europe FT 2024 2 2y
+2 Why do people say PE can be automated by AI? 3 2y
0 On-cycle PE recruiting resource 1 2y
+3 Kinderhook Partners 0 2y
0 Battery Ventures - Review - NA Data 2y
+6 How to respond to headhunters “any other processes?” 2 2y
+6 Anyone from DCM made it to strong PE firm? 3 2y
+38 H.I.G. vs. Audax Lawsuit 38 2y
+7 Nontarget Cutoff GPA for MF/UMM 3 2y
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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