0 Net worth mid-late 30s 13 3y
+11 If you had unlimited capital to buy and hold a business until retirement, what is that one business/industry that you are willing to invest in? 14 3y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Blackstone full-time offer rate 1 3y
+3 Tech PE Oncycle Prep 7 1y
+8 Blackstone Real Estate Private Equity Comp 4 2y
+4 Real Estate PE Pay 5 3y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+11 Help! CS/UBS FT or K1 Private Equity 2 3y
+3 KKR/BX PE AN1 5 3y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
+14 Del 3 3y
+18 PE sector specialist in dead end 9 3y
+5 Dallas, Texas Pe energy infrastructure 1 3y
+9 Landed the dream job… how to keep it? 1 3y
+18 What do I say during VP informationals if I was a bottom bucket associate 3 3y
+63 Videogame Studios - What Do the #s Look Like? 22 2y
+40 Alpine Investors 16 10mo
+15 Search funds 4 3y
+13 Commercial Banking to IB, AM or PE? 2 3y
+2 2023 Certified Prestige official® b-school ranking - PE Firms 29 3y
0 Trillium Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+50 How to fix bad relationship with VP in PE 11 3y
+9 Volatility Laundering in PE 4 3y
+10 Inflexion rep 8 1mo
+3 Recent Market Trends / Valuation 1 3y
+12 What should I do? Need advice - job recruitment 5 3y
+7 2023 - SF neighborhoods | Moving to SF from NYC 5 3y
+3 F&B Investing 0 3y
+21 Full-time undergrad buy-side recruiting processes for London 13 3y
+15 Tech PE NYC 17 3y
+8 GP Stakes HH 7 8mo
+3 Twin Point Capital? 2 3y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+60 For those who chose infrastructure, what was your reasoning and would you do it again? 26 1y
+5 Do PE firms do reference checks for on-cycle? 11 3y
+17 Want to switch groups at a MF - any advice how to navigate? 8 3y
+6 HW / Sixpoint 4 3y
0 PE A1 Comp 1 3y
+4 Battery Ventures Comp 3 2y
+4 Growth VP - MD comp 1 3y
+3 Personal address & contact justification in London/British cover letters 2 3y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+9 Will PE funds do lay-offs assuming the lack of investment opportunities continues or can’t hit fundraising targets? 12 3y
+8 On cycle with low gpa/non-target 2 3y
+4 Can I be a growth associate 2 3y
+4 On-cycle FT start dates for London IB and London PE 3 3y
+5 Risk aversion in PE vs IB 2 3y
+3 MF No Return Offer 1 3y
+47 Internationals in IB/PE - Where are you now? 23 2y
+7 On-Cycle Recruiting ? 5 3y
+8 Partner by 30 in PE - Does it Happen? 19 1y
0 PE Analyst Interview 1 3y
+6 MFPE from Mid-Tier BB Top Group 6 3y
+14 Growth equity outlook? 9 3y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+12 Should I go PE just so I have the option? 1 3y
+1 Associate @ New fund at MF vs. strong MM 3 3y
+12 When Carry Actually Gets Paid! 12 3y
+15 In Uncertain Situation - Need Advice 12 2y
+9 How to reach out to headhunters (current PE associate)? 1 3y
+1 IB Internship -> PE Internship -> MBB FT? 6 3y
+9 Looking for small, middle-market direct lending shops 6 3y
+10 Ares Management Wealth Soultions 2 3y
+3 Anti-FIG banking group London advice 10 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Secondaries Data 3y
+6 Best Practices for case studies 1 3y
+46 Best / Worst PE deals of all time? 64 2y
+6 Advice Please! MM PE Analyst 3 3y
+8 SA: Goldman TMT vs Blackstone PE vs Silver Lake PE 4 3y
0 Black Swan Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+14 Is it possible to renege a PE offer? 8 3y
+6 Unlevered FCF Question 1 3y
+4 PE exits for DACH country-coverage London banking 7 3y
+4 Pros and cons of family office VC/PE? 3 3y
+9 Lateral offer timing 2 3y
+3 MM PE Fundraising Exit Opps 1 3y
+4 Work culture distressed debt and special situations? 3 3y
+3 Intervest (formerly Wafra) 2 2y
+4 Apollo SA 2024 4 3y
0 Forte Capital Group - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+4 Ember Infrastructure 8 2mo
0 MD Asked Me Out (Analyst), What Do I Do? 2 3y
0 AEA Investors - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 AEA Investors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+16 Private Equity Recruiting from B School v MBB 7 3y
+12 I’m going to fau and want to know your thoughts. 7 3y
+34 Can PE Justify Buyout Deals in the Current Market? 15 3y
+16 IMG Academy for ... 1.25bln????? 4 3y
0 Waterland Private Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 London - Oaktree Modelling Test 11 2y
+10 MM IBD or MBB consulting for PE exit opps? 5 3y
+129 Q&A: AI will automate many roles in the IB/PE world. A live Q&A with Arctic, who are recruiting finance professionals to help manage that change 44 1y
+8 HarbourVest Drug Test 4 3y
+21 Commercial Banking --> PE Resume Help 3 3y
+16 2035 On Cycle 2 3y
+13 Advice on Industrials & Business Services PE 4 3y
+3 LLR Summer Analyst 1 3y
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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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