+4 Towerbrook interview help!! 7 2y
+2 PE internship interview 6 4y
+6 Level 5 Capital Partners 4 4y
+3 Macabacus is back 2 4y
+15 Cathay Capital PE 8 3mo
+14 Interview with LMM Family PE office 6 1y
+3 Long Ridge Equity Partners 1 4y
+7 Advent 2023 SA 21 4y
+3 TR Capital - working culture, hours, comp? 2 3y
0 Infinitive Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 VP Portfolio Ops Comp 4 3y
+52 How big of a deal is producing zero error work? 12 4y
+17 Vista Equity LMM fund (Endeavor) 3 4y
+3 What are some T2 consultant-friendly PE shops in LA? 2 4y
+8 Ardian - compensation 7 3y
+25 The Chernin Group - Insights 9 3y
+43 Which of the new giant UMM funds is here to stay? 35 4y
+101 Which NJ/Westchester town to live in for a role in midtown? 80 1y
+3 Blackstone Nashville 1 4y
0 Permira Advisers - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Permira Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 TZP - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 TZP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 I don't like my job any more. How do I keep going? 1 4y
+18 Advice for Operating in a Recession? 3 4y
+3 CIM Group Superday - Investments Associate 2 3y
+3 Apollo Hybrid Value fund 3 4y
+10 HGGC Associate Program 9 3y
+6 How much do investment banks really earn in fees from an average sized LBO? 8 4y
+3 Amazon 6 pager style memo 1 4y
+3 How important is networking for PE associate position 1 3y
+7 Apax Partners 9 3y
0 Bessemer Venture Partners - Interview - Venture Capital Data 4y
+14 Secondaries Funds Economics 14 4mo
+21 What internal operating system does your PE firm use? 13 4y
+26 Need to rant 19 4y
+7 Thoughts on Turn/River? 4 4y
+15 THL / Thomas H Lee 34 3y
+26 Outsourcing Heavy PortCo. Modelling Work 3 4y
+28 Thoughts on PSG Equity / Providence Strategic Growth (2022) 9 1y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+2 What diversity programs should I be applying to? 2 4y
+9 LBO Question - Drawdown date different than that of acquisition date 6 4y
+8 Goldman Sachs Hybrid Capital 7 1mo
+5 Going into PE FT 1 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 TRF Private Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Blackstone Layoffs??! 4 4y
+17 Lower-tiered BB placement into UMM PE shop 20 4y
+14 BB vs. Vista Equity Partners PE for SA 4 4y
+21 Genstar vs eqt (summer 23) 26 4y
+5 CPI Recruiting 5 4y
+3 Thoughts on Onex in the US in 2022? 2 4y
+7 LMM PE firms working with independent sponsors? 14 4y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Fund Performance 3 4y
0 University of Minnesota - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+3 PE Comp in this Market 4 4y
+10 Non-NYC Recruiters 4 4y
+18 Vista Equity SD 22 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Life Sciences Data 4y
+13 Moving to buyside but worried about tenure in role 3 4y
+18 PE Analyst Comp 43 3y
+6 How is the current fundraising landscape in U.S.? 1 4y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 4y
+19 Prep For On-Cycle as Senior in College 9 4y
+4 Approaching SA Opportunities (PC vs GE) 7 3y
+8 Apollo London internship interview 11 2y
+6 In-person courses/seminars 1 4y
+9 Internship choice: DB Capital Markets vs. BlackRock Sales and RM FIG 3 4y
0 JMI Equity - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+14 PE vs Family Office vs Tech Startup 4 4y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+15 Stanford MD/MBA > PE 5 4y
+7 Credit Suisse now looks like a typical Apollo LBO asset 11 4y
+4 Megafund IR vs T2 Consulting 1 4y
+3 Thoughts/info on Pollen Street Capital? 2 3y
+11 Lateral as a senior associate 4 4y
+5 PE Analyst Salary - Singapore 5 3y
+19 Accept on-cycle offer and then switch banks for a year? 5 1y
+14 MF Analyst, one more H1B Shot, next steps? 10 3y
+13 Lacking motivation for PE recruiting 3 4y
+48 Bain Capital Healthcare 16 4y
+6 Breaking into IB, PE, etc from CS at a target 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 Anyone regret leaving PE & why? 3 4y
+35 Post MBA comp 2022/2023 update 13 4y
0 Thoughts on Level Equity? 1 4y
+9 Switching jobs ahead of a downturn? 2 4y
+1 PE Associate > MBA > PE VP Track 3 4y
+2 Insight on Regal Healthcare Capital Partners? (Salary, Reputation, etc.) 1 4y
+11 What Industry Travels The Most? 5 4y
+14 Failing upwards 5 4y
+6 How to improve accounting skills? 1 4y
+3 2024 Off-Cycle 6 4y
+6 Family Office- Exit Opportunities 2 2y
0 Deal Sourcing Intern Day to Day 2 3y
+6 Vision Fund Layoffs 6 4y
+46 Operational Improvements in Infra 11 4y
+18 Goldman Sachs Financing to PE / Hedgefund 7 4y

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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