+26 Is MF PE overrated? 20 3y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+29 If I am struggling in IB, is PE probably not for me? 11 3y
+3 Chief of Staff Stint as an Alternative to MBA for Master's degree holders in PE 1 3y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+11 Paper LBO Assumptions 4 2y
+3 PE Sourcing Post Undergrad? 1 3y
+9 Hamilton Lane ADP Superday 1 3y
+12 Is it worth it to skip the sell-side experience? 9 3y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Credit Data 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 3y
+10 LMM PE job secured. How do I knock it out of the park? 2 3y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+11 How do you value a PE firm 2 3y
+15 Moving Upmarket from LMM but Title Demotion 4 3y
0 Anthos Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 3y
+28 TA Associates 87 1y
+3 Off cycle process 11 3y
+15 Am I being insane leaving medicine to launch a career in finance? 7 3y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Silly question: tie or no tie for growth equity interviews 3 3y
+23 Joining a smaller fund at a bigger PE firm 3 3y
+3 Anyone have any experience pivoting from ER into PE? 1 3y
+14 Stuck with LBO model 6 3y
+3 CVC Capital Partners London 3 3y
+99 Best PE Analyst Programs vs Opportunity Cost (top IB) 34 2y
+10 High revenue, low margin business or vice versa 7 3y
+34 Genstar vs apax 36 3y
+26 LBO question (modeling margin contraction) 5 3y
+58 Does it still make sense to be a PE associate at 29 years old? 24 1y
0 Apax Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+10 Connection Not Responding 1 3y
+12 Percheron Capital - Insights 10 2y
+6 Private equity and race relations 1 3y
+5 Sun Capital Partners - London 3 11mo
+32 Prudential CIO Analyst vs Hamilton Lane ADP 12 3y
+3 Best assets in Private Equity 3 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 Private Equity consulting exit opportunities? 2 3y
+3 Carlyle compensation 1 3y
0 BDC Venture Capital - Review - Technology Data 3y
0 BDC Venture Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 3y
0 Battery Ventures - Interview - Software Data 3y
0 Vista Equity Experienced Hires Threat 1 3y
+2 Business Development 1 3y
+3 Crestview imploding? 1 3y
+10 Apax vs GTCR 5 3y
+7 Lead Edge Capital 1 3y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+5 MM PE (Firms and Headhunters) 7 3y
+3 Private Equity International.... 1 3y
+14 Crosspoint Capital: Culture? 10 2y
+15 What's going on at Golden Gate? 5 3y
+6 Anyone have intel on Spire Capital? 6 3y
+3 Point72 Hyperscale information 3 7mo
+3 E&F (endowment and foundations) Case Study Help 4 1y
+3 Standard Deviations 2 3y
0 River Cities Capital - Review - NA Data 3y
0 River Cities Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+3 UPenn MD/MBA student: transition to PE 1 3y
+6 EY Valuation VS DCM/FPA PE firm (AUM $5B). Which offer should I choose? 2 3y
+3 Phone call GCal invite 5 3y
+46 Do you hate your life more in PE or in IB? 16 3y
+3 Any word from TA for summer 2024 associate recruiting? 2 3y
+5 How easy is to make MD at a PE MF like Carlyle, CVC, Cinven, etc. vs at a Tier 1 Investment Bank? 2 3y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 FFL Partners 2 3y
+15 KKR vs Brookfield vs Stonepeak vs KKR. Input pls + thanks. 8 3y
+9 LBO question - capital structure 2 3y
0 Ardian - Review - Middle Market Data 3y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Middle Market Data 3y
+13 Best London IBD Teams to PE 34 3y
+6 Growth Equity Model Test 2 3y
+25 Am I fucked? 9 3y
+8 IB to PE in Aus 1 3y
+6 How long from starting off-cycle recruiting to starting job? 1 3y
+3 Brookfield Asset Management - Private Funds Group? 1 3y
+14 Growth Equity Interview 4 3y
+4 Portfolio Manager(AM) vs. MD(IB/PE) 1 3y
+3 Crestview Updates 3 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Blackstone pymetrics interview group 4 3y
+3 Thoughts on Nordic Capital recent €9bn Fund? 1 3y
+6 Culture/hours at Cinven, Permira and CVC 1 3y
+6 What after a 5-hour LBO Test Round? 2 3y
+9 Private Equity (MF) vs. IB (Tier 1) / Consulting (MBB) - Culture, Career, Job 1 3y
+4 PE PortCo Goodies 1 3y
+9 Thoughts On PPC- Corporate-Porject Workouts Group? 1 3y
+7 Yellow Wood Partners Associate Program 9 3y
+9 Difference between BDC and PE/VC? 1 3y
+6 Value creation plan? 3 1y
+11 Has Anyone Else Noticed This? 7 3y
+9 Have you worked with inventory liquidators? 1 3y
+53 Crossroads in Career 18 3y
+9 Owl Rock / Blue Owl 6 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 3y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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