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+38 KKR Scholars 46 2mo
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5mo
+15 PJT RSSG/MF PE Recruiting 26 3mo
+4 Current state of Ares? 3 5mo
+291 How Claude disrupts deal team structure? 102 4mo
+107 PE is incredibly boring. Is HF the answer? 33 5mo
+22 Small Office MBB intern: On Cycle PE feasible? Is FT recruiting needed? 11 5mo
+23 Career Path in Primaries? 8 4mo
0 Pantheon Ventures 2026? 3 5mo
+19 BX NY perks 23 3mo
+4 PE background check 1 5mo
0 Permira model test 2 3mo
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0 Graham Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 5mo
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5mo
+9 Why do people start their own funds? 4 5mo
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0 SDR Ventures - Denver 0 5mo
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+49 Software loans? 7 5mo
+3 What’s comp like at BXCI? 1 5mo
+47 Software PE - deal count going forward? 17 5mo
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0 Permira SA 2026 2 5mo
+8 Why don't SS HFs do well within PE platforms? 1 5mo
0 ECP Perspectives 1 5mo
0 Gryphon Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
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+15 TPG Business Development 5 2mo
+7 Secondaries Comp / Culture In 2026 5 3w
+81 Software bankers and PE investors: what’s the mood like? 24 5mo
+9 MF REPE or Top EB M&A -- thoughts? 2 5mo
+90 Are you American PE guys okay with what you’re doing? 26 5mo
+3 Apollo Building Better Companies 2026 5 5mo
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5mo
+13 CD&R - Updated Views 8 1mo
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+67 Vista Equity Partners 2026 Update 60 3mo
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+16 Hybrid capital exit opportunities 6 1mo
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0 acquisitions comp / career trajectory 1 6mo
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+34 What Now? The Existential Question of a PE Associate 10 6mo
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+3 Performance Benchmarking 1 6mo
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+18 Ares Infrastructure Opportunities 15 6mo
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+2 UMM >> LMM — Is UMM/MF closed off to me? 2 5mo
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+19 FOF - Why do they exist? 9 1mo
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+6 MM infra NYC 1 6mo
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+25 Why is budy and build attractive? 12 5mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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