+9 HIG Small Cap Process 10 6mo
0 AEA Investors - Interview - Industrials Data 7mo
0 Northleaf - Review - Private Equity Data 7mo
0 Thoughts on Parthenon 2026? 1 6mo
0 Recruiting as AN2/3 vs ASO Lateral? 1 7mo
0 Sumeru Equity Partners 1 6mo
+7 Court Square in 2026 19 6mo
+27 PE Associate Comp Negotiation 16 6mo
+22 Does anyone else feel guilty about spending money? 6 6mo
+6 What to expect/what to prep for Blackstone TacOpps Interview? 4 6mo
+8 Best Sector to Cover as Career Banker 10 7mo
0 LLR Partners Interview 1 7mo
+25 Joining Young MM Firms For Longer-Term PE Career 22 1mo
+1 Infrastructure PE interview 3 1mo
+12 To Stay or Go? 6 6mo
0 Odyssey Investment Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 7mo
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7mo
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 7mo
+5 Trying to get back into PE 11 6mo
0 Flexpoint Ford - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
0 Flexpoint Ford - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
+5 Wind Point Partners 2025 Comp? 6 6mo
+3 bain capital case interviews 6 7mo
+11 PE VP Exit - Sovereign Wealth vs. Operating Role 5 6mo
+6 LMM Buyout Comp Question 6 6mo
+6 PE Quarterly Valuation AI Tools 1 7mo
+10 Move Offices 6 6mo
+2 Charlesbank Analyst program? 3 5mo
0 Leveraging connections 1 7mo
0 Align Capital Partners Comp (Dallas/Cleveland) 1 7mo
+8 Trinity Hunt Partners Dallas Comp 4 5mo
0 What sectors are more receptive to candidates without relevant sector experience? 2 7mo
0 I Squared Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 7mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
+3 Consumer Funds 5 6mo
+9 Do LMM PE firms take analysts? 1 7mo
+4 Help deciding between two Corp Dev roles 7 6mo
0 PE LBO Help 2 6mo
+15 Advice Wanted: 4 Year Associate Exit Opportunities 4 7mo
+6 Off-Cycle PE associate recruiting - how to increase resume screen conversion? 2 7mo
+51 Manage a difficult reference 21 6mo
0 How Long to Hear Back after BX 1st Round? 1 7mo
+35 Senior Associate Purgatory 10 6mo
+277 The Private Equity Boogeyman 57 6mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 7mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investor Relations Data 7mo
0 Illinois Ventures LLC. - Review - NA Data 7mo
+7 KKR Offcycle Intern VS JPM IBD FT London 10 6mo
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Due Diligence Data 7mo
0 PC TO PE 2 7mo
+15 PE Off Cycle - Feeling Lost // Best Practices? 5 7mo
0 Arctos Sports PE Compensation/Culture | KKR Acquisition 1 7mo
+5 Insight Equity Dallas Culture/Compensation 4 2mo
0 smaller comp and no carry at megacap firm, or larger comp + some carry at boutique shop? 1 7mo
+1 Growth / VC Funds in NYC 1 7mo
+6 KPS Capital Partners Insights 7 1mo
+85 Caprae Capital is Paradise 7 7mo
0 GCSP, HSP, CPI reached out to Seniors 3 6mo
0 Please help - incoming Law Associate / full-force arriving Quantative Anallyst 1 7mo
+26 Best MF Tech PE in 2026 26 6mo
0 Evergreen Capital Management - Interview - Software Data 7mo
+34 Dallas Private Equity 2026 Update 27 7mo
+6 Joining a First Time Fund 2 7mo
+3 What will happen to PE Software/Saas portcos 4 6mo
+6 Vista...I'm Stressing 8 3mo
+13 Error on resume - how would you handle this? 8 7mo
+4 Dating in College 9 7mo
0 Vista 27 4 6mo
0 Tech PE 30min Live Case Interview 3 6mo
+15 MS Capital Partners 2026 6 6mo
0 Plenary Group - Review - Infrastructure Data 7mo
0 Plenary Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 7mo
0 Temasek Recruiter 4 6mo
+6 How are consulting fees treated at portcos/valuation? 1 7mo
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+3 Growthier Buyout shops in NYC 1 7mo
+12 Advice on ABF (Asset Backed Finance)? vs PE / GE / VC 4 7mo
+52 Are you proud of your job in PE? 21 6mo
+33 Top Industrial PE Funds 27 6mo
+13 Negative EBITDA Case Study Leverage 12 6mo
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7mo
0 CVCapital - Review - Private Equity Data 7mo
+11 M&A at IPP/Developer vs. IB for transition to Infra/Renewables PE? 2 7mo
+1 PE Reference Checks - Will they call my internship bank? 1 7mo
+7 Arlington Capital Partners (ACP) Interviews? 8 6mo
0 MF Perks 2026 1 7mo
+16 Staying in top banking group vs MF PE 8 7mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity Data 7mo
+9 Private Capital Diligence — What Do You Actually Try to “Prove”? 1 7mo
0 What macroeconomic indicators should retail investors focus on in 2026? 1 7mo
+31 PE Perks 2026 32 1mo
+16 LA Private Equity 12 7mo
+3 Senior Networking, How Much Does It Help? 1 7mo
+37 Future of Software Investing / PE 15 6mo
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - NA Data 7mo
+3 How do PE teams screen hundreds of companies down to a short list? 1 7mo
+9 Private Equity Opportunities 14 5mo
0 PE in US —> PE in London? 2 7mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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