+49 How to Negotiate Comp - Lateral Principal/VP 16 4y
0 Is MF PE or MF HF more prestigious? 4 4y
+3 KKR Soph Diversity Insights 4 4y
0 Portfolio Advisors LLC - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 KKR Capstone 1 4y
+3 On-Cycle Recruiting 1 4y
+20 Career and Life Advice 18 4y
+10 Paid mentorship opportunities (during MBA)? 4 4y
+4 Blackstone Future Women Leaders and Diverse Leaders Program 2022 14 3y
+14 Criticising gender positive discrimination on LinkedIn fund profile. Toxic or not? 2 4y
+3 Blackstone / Carlyle / CVC 2 3y
+35 Bad Associate 1 4y
+7 LP to GP 5 4y
+3 Advice for PE 5 4y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Micro PE - London 1 4y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 4y
+108 PE firms that people actually like, and why 57 3y
+4 Auldbrass Partners 2 4y
+3 Hamilton Lane 1 4y
+9 Stone Point Capital comp 3 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+10 Technical Screen at Large PE 4 4y
0 TowerBrook Capital Partners LP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Moving to a New City 3 4y
+14 Eldridge Industries? 14 9mo
+16 Path from CPA to PE? 6 4y
0 Colony Capital LLC - Review - Risk Management Data 4y
+1 Is ghosting by headhunter a rejection? 2 4y
+10 KKR / Blackstone public equity 11 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Best Career Path to Starting Own LMM Fund 1 4y
+80 Old post no need 44 4y
+59 Unique LP/GP Setup - Governance Mechanics, Economics, Other Fun Considerations 12 4y
+41 Any info on Incline Equity? 15 1y
+14 Best chances on breaking into PE long term? 5 4y
+35 Depression in Finance 12 4y
+6 Introduction - Investment Banker/Entrpreneur 1 4y
+21 Thompson Street Capital 15 8mo
+6 PE > IB possible without an SA? 5 4y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+7 Ill health -> gap year during uni = what to do?? (2 BB + 1 PE internships) 1 3y
+3 Anyone from Ares/Apollo/Carlyle I can talk to? Have some questions about the firm. 3 3y
+1 Apax 2024 SA 8 4y
+3 Blackstone EMEA Summer Analyst / Pymetrics Interview 1 3y
+83 CD&R Updates 64 9mo
+3 Centerbridge Partners 2022 Founders Fellowship 9 3y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Business Services Data 4y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
+10 Switching Jobs after On-Cycle Offer? 4 4y
+11 GTCR insights 6 2y
0 Delta Capital - Review - NA Data 4y
+12 VC/Growth arm of top hedge fund ? 1 4y
+3 Veronis Suhler Stevenson? (VSS Capital) 2 3y
+11 What's wrong with the house analogy for LBOs? 4 4y
+23 Traditional PE to Co-Invest compensation 12 4y
0 Lionstone Investments - Interview - Real Estate Data 4y
+7 PE Analyst to PE Associate recruiting 6 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 4y
+6 Insight for Oaktree Senior Loans Group? 8 1mo
+5 Best Bay Area MM/UMM funds 4 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+23 Is it possible for a banking vp to move to PE? 18 4y
+8 New Title dilemma 5 4y
+5 3.5 non-target at a mid BB. Odds for on-cycle ? 14 4y
+11 How do you come up with sensible financing assumptions during interviews? 2 4y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Best News Subscriptions for M&A, RX, PE activity + current trends 2 4y
+10 Addition (Lee Fixel's fund) 6 3y
+10 Case Study or Paper LBO in half an hour? 6 4y
+7 Any insight on American Securities and their status on recruiting? 6 3y
+16 Best Books on Understanding Businesses? 9 4y
0 UBS - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 4y
+6 Direct Lending in Toronto 3 4y
+8 Entry and Exit Values? 11 4y
+6 LA BX/APO/Carlyle 11 3y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 4y
+134 Funds that are on their way down 102 3y
+6 Infrastructure fund cost of capital 8 3y
+6 Hours and WFH at Canadian pensions 8 3y
+3 ACL Partners 1 4y
0 Sequoia Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 4y
+10 When does PE comp catch-up to IB comp? 14 4y
+9 Pros And Cons: PE Team In SWF Vs Bigger IB 8 4y
+6 London PE Recruiting as an An1 1 4y
+12 How to gracefully drop off a recruiting process? 3 4y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+8 UMM/MFs that aren’t 2 year & out megathread 12 4y
+13 BDT Culture & Comp 16 3y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Software Data 4y
+6 BC Partners 2 4y
+8 No Staffings 7 4y
+3 Centerbridge Partners 1 4y
+22 Best European PE? 23 4y
+15 Pros And Cons: PE Team In SWF Vs Bigger IB 4 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Valuation Data 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 4y
0 Trive Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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