+25 The Genius of Operating Partners in PE 6 4mo
+3 My Experience At Caprae Capital 5 3mo
+36 Lateraling in PE - Evaluating Tradeoffs 15 4mo
+6 Bonus Metrics? 1 4mo
0 Lead Edge Capital SA27 2 4mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 1mo
0 Completely Confused about Lateralling 1 4mo
0 Stay in PE or exit to Corp Dev 1 4mo
+9 Recruiting Market for Early VPs 17 3mo
+3 Senior Associate / VP Comp 1 4mo
0 BCKD Capital Launches Multinational Holding Company SVCV And Announces Debut Fund Plan 0 4mo
+12 Seeking Career Advice: Corporate Credit vs. Direct Investment at a commercial bank for IB/PE aspirations 5 3mo
0 Anyone want to trade model tests? 1 4mo
+12 Utah Buyside Opportunities 6 1mo
+3 Post PE Role Compensation Expectations 2 4mo
+6 Mid-career Job Market - Q1 2026 3 4mo
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Boston Consulting Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4mo
+14 Delete 3 2mo
+25 PE Associates - what do you actually do for PortCo work? 7 4mo
0 Trive Capital Dallas Comp 1 4mo
+6 PubFin to PE... 1 4mo
+36 PE Exit Opps at VP vs Senior Associate 9 4mo
+18 Asking HH about salary? 6 4mo
+18 Lateralling out of a non-nyc PE analyst program 10 4mo
0 Ermmmmm 1 4mo
0 Rothschild - Interview - NA Data 4mo
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Global Head of Private Capital | ex-Bain Capital | Harvard & MIT Alum 1 4mo
+6 AMA: (Q / GS TMT / MS M&A) to (BX / KKR / TB / SLP) 16 4mo
0 Riata Capital Dallas Comp 0 4mo
+20 How much does prestige really matter outside of top MF/UMM groups for PE recruiting? 9 4mo
+11 Thoughts on Operationally-Intensive Associate roles within MM/LMM Funds 7 4mo
+11 On-Cycle / Off-Cycle 2027 PE Recruiting Resume Tips 2 4mo
0 AMA: (Q / GS TMT / MS M&A) to (BX / TB / SLP) 1 4mo
+3 Parthenon Capital 9 4mo
+15 need advice - sf to ny for tech/SW 9 4mo
+30 Family Offices and Smaller PE Funds: In Search of a better WLB and, Hopefully, Better Carry 6 4mo
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4mo
+9 HIG Small Cap Process 10 3mo
0 AEA Investors - Interview - Industrials Data 4mo
0 Northleaf - Review - Private Equity Data 4mo
0 Thoughts on Parthenon 2026? 1 4mo
0 Recruiting as AN2/3 vs ASO Lateral? 1 4mo
0 Sumeru Equity Partners 1 4mo
+7 Court Square in 2026 19 3mo
+27 PE Associate Comp Negotiation 16 4mo
+22 Does anyone else feel guilty about spending money? 6 4mo
+6 What to expect/what to prep for Blackstone TacOpps Interview? 4 4mo
+8 Best Sector to Cover as Career Banker 10 4mo
0 LLR Partners Interview 1 4mo
+24 Joining Young MM Firms For Longer-Term PE Career 21 2mo
+1 Infrastructure PE interview 2 4mo
+12 To Stay or Go? 6 4mo
0 Odyssey Investment Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4mo
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4mo
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 4mo
+5 Trying to get back into PE 11 3mo
0 Flexpoint Ford - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Flexpoint Ford - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
+5 Wind Point Partners 2025 Comp? 6 4mo
+3 bain capital case interviews 6 4mo
+11 PE VP Exit - Sovereign Wealth vs. Operating Role 5 4mo
+6 LMM Buyout Comp Question 6 4mo
+6 PE Quarterly Valuation AI Tools 1 4mo
+10 Move Offices 6 4mo
+2 Charlesbank Analyst program? 3 3mo
0 Leveraging connections 1 4mo
0 Align Capital Partners Comp (Dallas/Cleveland) 1 4mo
+8 Trinity Hunt Partners Dallas Comp 4 2mo
0 What sectors are more receptive to candidates without relevant sector experience? 2 4mo
0 I Squared Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
+3 Consumer Funds 5 4mo
+9 Do LMM PE firms take analysts? 1 4mo
+4 Help deciding between two Corp Dev roles 7 4mo
0 PE LBO Help 2 3mo
+15 Advice Wanted: 4 Year Associate Exit Opportunities 4 4mo
+6 Off-Cycle PE associate recruiting - how to increase resume screen conversion? 2 4mo
+51 Manage a difficult reference 21 4mo
0 How Long to Hear Back after BX 1st Round? 1 4mo
+35 Senior Associate Purgatory 10 4mo
+277 The Private Equity Boogeyman 57 3mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 4mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investor Relations Data 4mo
0 Illinois Ventures LLC. - Review - NA Data 4mo
+7 KKR Offcycle Intern VS JPM IBD FT London 10 4mo
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Due Diligence Data 4mo
0 PC TO PE 2 4mo
+15 PE Off Cycle - Feeling Lost // Best Practices? 5 4mo
0 Arctos Sports PE Compensation/Culture | KKR Acquisition 1 4mo
+5 Insight Equity Dallas Culture/Compensation 4 5d
0 smaller comp and no carry at megacap firm, or larger comp + some carry at boutique shop? 1 4mo
+1 Growth / VC Funds in NYC 1 4mo
+6 KPS Capital Partners Insights 6 2mo
+79 Caprae Capital is Paradise 7 4mo
0 GCSP, HSP, CPI reached out to Seniors 3 4mo
0 Please help - incoming Law Associate / full-force arriving Quantative Anallyst 1 4mo
+26 Best MF Tech PE in 2026 26 3mo

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 (67) $101
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