+11 TPG Secondaries - trouble raising money? 1 4y
+67 2022/23 Associate Compensation (All) 123 2y
+82 Use this one simple trick to find out how boss your fund is: 4 4y
+19 Buyout Debt Levels? 11 4y
+17 Apollo entering the secondary market - thoughts? 20 3y
+6 London vs Zurich opportunities 1 4y
+21 Chaces of moving from operations to Front end PE role 10 2y
+10 LMM PE London 5 4y
+13 Tech Growth/Buyout Offices in southeastern US 14 4y
+10 MBA or JD for Private Equity Career Track 2 4y
+3 PE analyst from undergrad or IB -> PE? 1 4y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Stellex Capital Management - Interview - NA Data 4y
+139 Actually Realizing Carry 55 3mo
+35 What’s the most big brained area of non-quant finance? 17 4y
+3 Pay in Growth Equity vs. Private Equity? 1 4y
+3 PE Analyst Process 1 4y
+18 LA PE Scene Update 22 3y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+3 Current PE Recruiting Timeline 1 4y
+16 Tired of being a generalist 6 4y
+15 NEED ADVICE: PE Recruiting (HH reaching out, but not interested in recruiting this year) 10 4y
+4 Tech PE Shops HQ in NYC 6 4y
+17 PE recruitment from MBB (fall 2022) 8 4y
+4 Fintech PE 2 4y
+40 VP Compensation 47 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+5 Lateraling as an Associate - On-Cycle? 1 4y
+4 Haven't Yet Been Staffed 4 4y
+13 Cap table issue 10 4y
+15 PE recruiting difficult question 5 4y
+58 Managed Out - Resume Gap & Recruiting 20 3y
+22 On-Cycle Class of 2024 33 4y
+9 Summit Partners SA 2023 1 4y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Natural Resources Data 4y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 4y
+8 Sellside Models - Useful? 17 4y
+3 London Recruiting Timeline 1 4y
+3 ECM Non-PE Exits 1 4y
+20 Graham Partners 26 1y
+9 Looking for IB/PE tutor 1 4y
+3 Anyone here successfully make the transition into PE from another industry without schooling in-between? 1 4y
+5 PE Case Studies and Technicals 2 4y
+8 Insights into WCAS 4 2y
+4 40 under 40 nominations 1 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 Comp Advice - Unconventional Career Path 2 4y
+3 From BB to Infrastructure PE in Europe? 1 4y
+9 How to account for SBC in an LBO 2 4y
0 TA Associates - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+20 Question That's Never Been Answered: Deal Experience 2 1y
+4 Oliver Wynman private capital group 1 3y
+3 PE Analyst Interview 4 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Sixth Street Partners SA 2023 1 4y
+63 Firing associates 43 4y
+3 FCA Exams in Private Equity 1 4y
+1 Insights on Golden Gate Capital 4 4y
+12 Private Equity Case Study - Written Memo 4 4y
+2 Best Buy side internships in Canada 7 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
+11 OTPP intern pay 6 3y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
+7 Cinven North America Prestige, Comp, Culture in 2022 5 1y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+9 VC to PE? 4 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 FDD Interview EY 1 4y
+78 How much have you actually made from coinvesting? 69 3y
+16 Breaking Into PE 4 4y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
+18 Corp Banking to PE? 11 2y
0 IB Rankings 3 4y
+9 Contribution Profit vs Gross Profit 4 4y
+3 counter offer current shop 1 4y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+24 Insight into bolt-on M&A process? 4 4y
+12 Carry allocation quoted in DAW vs. bps -- Any difference? 5 4y
+17 Firms like AEA Investors 10 1y
+8 MBA after just 1 year in PE 7 4y
+214 What careers pay as much as PE? 78 2y
+3 T2 to PE funds 1 4y
+14 How to passively recruit for PE/HF? 6 3y
+3 Mandatory Retirement Age in PE 1 4y
+5 Growth Equity FT Recruiting 2 4y
+10 Arrowroot Capital 19 3y
+9 Thoma Bravo London 43 3y
0 GCM Grosvenor - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+41 PE Post MBA w/ 0 YOE in Banking 15 4y
0 Typical Data Platform Subscription for PE 1 4y
0 China Renaissance - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 China Renaissance - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+29 For those with ADHD, how do you deal with procrastination? 9 4y
+3 How to find secondary transaction valuation of private tech companies? 1 4y
+10 What is the quickest you can move from consulting to PE? 5 4y
+9 Anyone know what happened at Soundcore? 4 4y
+83 PE funds with best cultures? 41 1y

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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

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%

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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