+3 Updated views on Sixth Street Partners? (2022) 3 3y
+3 How feasible is it to go from MM PE to LO/HF? 1 3y
+10 PE Associate day-to-day experience 3 3y
+3 Blue Ops - Xerxes Global 1 3y
+4 How to Improve yourself going into PE 10 3y
0 Northleaf - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 3y
+3 Bain Capital Tech opp progress 1 3y
+4 Any WFH jobs that pay above 200K all in? 7 3y
+6 Cold Emailing Other Associates as an Associate 1 3y
+3 Updated views on Oaktree (2022)? 1 3y
+9 How do I know if PE is for me? 5 3y
+15 Carlyle Tech PE (DC Office) Interview Guidance Please 10 3y
+21 Continuation Vehicle Modelling 21 3y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+18 LMM IB to LMM PE or MM IB? 5 3y
+18 Australian PE rankings, exit opps and global mobility 13 10mo
+3 What does a PE Partner buy-in look like? 2 3y
+7 $25mm fund - 2 person 7 3y
+3 Rising rates environment 1 3y
+21 Worried about missing out on camaraderie/relationship-building going straight to MF PE 7 3y
+18 Recruiting post-PE 1 3y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+16 PE vs LO AM 10 6mo
+9 Investing in LATAM? 3 3y
+3 PE Take Private Regulatory Considerations 1 3y
+12 Job security in PE vs IB 4 2y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Interview - Infrastructure Data 3y
+11 Do associates go to IC? 7 3y
+7 Getting ready to start PE 1 3y
+7 How difficult is it to land a MF in nyc 13 3y
+1 Path to the Megafund 🏙 5 3y
+4 Top Business Services Investors 5 3y
+12 Smartest Firms in the Space 7 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 lolololol 1 3y
+11 How to Complete LBO for Private Company, No Cash Flow Statement? 4 3y
+2 Parents want to co-invest in my fund? 9 3y
+36 PE is paradise 12 3y
+28 Wellington Management vs. MF PE 8 3y
+3 Ares Infra Opps? 3 1y
0 Aldrich Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+6 PE Comp, Living Conditions & Happiness Survey 2 3y
+1 Any info on Kresge foundation ? 1 3y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 3y
+8 Macquarie - MIRA - Culture / Comp Questions 7 3y
0 Summit Partners & GA London 1 3y
0 Modeling Help 1 3y
+3 London PER 2 3y
0 Wilshire Associates - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Brookfield - Review - Other Data 3y
0 Brookfield - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 3y
+3 Intermediate Capital Group (UK) 2 3y
+21 KKR NGT? 16 3y
+18 IB + Consulting + PE Combined Tier List 11 3y
+27 Punished for being efficient/ working smart? 8 3y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+174 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 2mo
0 Blackmore Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+13 PE PortCo Opportunity - Feedback Requested 1 3y
+4 Headhunters MD / D level London 6 3y
+3 Applying to a different group within the same firm (PE MF) 2 3y
+3 Blackstone LaunchPad??? 1 3y
+8 PE Firms Political Affiliation 7 3y
+19 Investment Banking or Private Equity 3 3y
+31 From MM IB to UMM/MM PE. Which path is preferable? 10 3y
+6 HIG Whitehorse 11 2y
+3 Thoughts on Ridgemont 1 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+9 How to make valuation apples to apples with a participating preferred structure 1 3y
+10 Pros & Cons: LP v. GP 4 3y
+7 Best Work Laptop? 18 3y
+8 Add on Acquisitions LBO Template 5 3y
+15 Gallatin Point - Info 1 3y
+3 OTPP Private Capital Full-Time Interview 9 3y
+4 Public equity at PE firms 1 3y
0 LLR Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 3y
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
+24 Money corrupted my family... The Story 22 3y
+9 Thoughts on getting the Business Analyst Certification & the CPA? 6 3y
+45 Why do PE firms hire banks for M&A transactions and not advise themselves? 10 3y
+8 HBS -> PE 7 3y
+15 H.I.G. Flagship Fund 3 3y
+31 PE Portfolio Operations - Underrated Career or Second Class Citizen? 16 1y
+6 Re-recruiting after signing an offer? 7 3y
+15 Feeling like I could have done better 5 3y
+28 PE Offer / Timing Issues with Bonus Payout 11 3y
+3 PE firms recruiting atm 1 3y
+8 Moving from BD at a PE firm back to PE 6 3y
+14 GS / MS PE Associate to HBS / GSB? 8 3y
+11 Thank you 12 3y
+3 Work from Home Update 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+16 Thoughts on THL? 7 2y
+6 Blackrock vs PE - Internship Decision 3 3y
+3 Boutiques and shops 1 3y
+14 Find Balance in PE 4 3y
+9 Examples of PE firms using lobbyist to unlock value? 3 3y
+10 Quitting IB job before PE 2 3y

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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

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • 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 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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