0 Blackstone 2024 Recruiting 1 4y
+13 How do you all sneak in an ask (for job/internship, pass on resume, introduction, etc) at the end of an informational interview? 1 4y
+11 Accel-KKR? 13 3y
+12 Advent vs. CD&R 5 1y
0 Blackstone 2023 summer internship Private Equity division 1 4y
0 British International Investment / CDC Group 1 4y
+8 Francisco Partners 2022 Reputation 13 3y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+22 Distressed PE / PC Associates: Help 8 3y
+13 THLee vs Advent vs Genstar 14 1y
+221 Filtering out “check the box” associates 65 4y
+4 GI Partners vs Francisco Partners Vs Crestview 4 4y
0 Matrix Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+9 Consultant advice for Private Equity interviews? 2 4y
+3 Adding Training The Street on resume after doing a PE internship 1 4y
+12 RX Consulting with Search Fund > PE - Positioning? 6 4y
+3 Questions to interviewers during an interview 1 4y
+6 Public repository of PE deal memos? 1 4y
+7 MF PE Sophomore Summer 7 4y
+3 Need Help for Oncycle Special Sits Interviews 1 4y
+43 Respectable, not necessarily tippy-top firms 44 2y
+9 Delete 1 3y
0 Credicorp Capital - Review - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Credicorp Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Stepstone PE Interview London 1 4y
0 PE Prestige Rankings 1 3y
+7 GI Partners: Worth it? 11 2y
+25 Jump to PE from Non finance? 7 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 Stuck waiting for formal offer letter for buyside SA? 3 4y
+6 The worst part about PE is literally never being able to off 1 4y
+4 SKKY Partners - Kim Kardashians PE Firm 1 4y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+24 How hard to syndicate a $100k allocation into a series A/B investment (eg market research, would you be interested?) 5 4y
+84 Kim Kardashian is the new Steve Schwartzman 42 3y
+16 The new KKR, Blackstone, and Apollo…SKKY 4 4y
+6 Kardashian Kapital 1 4y
0 vasdfvdfvazd - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 4y
+11 Recruiting for PE with a break between MBB and potential start date 11 4y
+3 Five Arrows Tech Team in SF 2 3y
+5 How common is co-invest / carry at Associate level? 2 4y
+3 BX PE Off-Cycle Intern 3 4y
+13 Fund interviewing me also asking me for a favor 5 4y
+21 Growth equity technicals 13 1y
+3 Growth Equity Partner Rounds 1 4y
+9 Corp Dev --> PE, via a Part-Time MBA (Australia)? 4 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+9 How important is GPA for On-Cycle Recruiting? 18 4y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
+4 MM vs MF exit options 3 4y
+8 Would you do a dividend recap or pay down debt with excess FCF? 3 4y
+65 Moved to Different City for PE 22 4y
+41 Would you prefer to increase prices by $10 or cut cost by $10? 31 4y
+6 PE Interview Questions - some help 1 4y
+5 How much can I make from a career in MM PE London? 20 3y
+3 Morgan Stanley Capital Partners 4 1y
+3 advent 9 2y
+4 PE firms focused on media/communications? 2 4y
0 Balbec Capital LP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
+26 MM HF IR analyst looking to lateral to MF PE IR, need career advice 2 4y
+8 Valuation for Pre-Seed Start-ups 10 4y
0 Amundi - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+16 Family Office Question 8 3y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 VC Take Home Case Studies 2 3y
+35 Apollo vs. H&F 32 2y
+10 Looking for Roomate: November 2022 2 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Ardian - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
+13 Macquarie Principal Investing 4 3y
+11 Moving from a developing country to work at a Candian PE firm 2 4y
+13 Start-Up to Growth Equity? 2 3y
+6 Comp at public sponsors 1 4y
+15 Who are the top current/young names in PE 6 4y
0 Accel-KKR - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Is Bregal Sagemount the most prestigious MM/UMM PE firm in the world? 9 4y
+9 Some MBB-PE statistics 1 4y
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+3 2024 1st Year Associate Comp Discussion 1 4y
+14 Executive compensation in firms backed by PE 7 4y
+22 Inferiority Complex in PE Recruiting 10 4y
+5 Health benefits at PE funds 2 4y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Personal trading in buyside 7 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+8 Management Options - LBO 2 4y
+10 TMT focused UMM Funds 6 4y
+83 MBB NYC vs MF PE 43 1y
+16 Board director experience as 30 y.o. 7 4y
+2 Is this MM PE offer market? 7 4y
0 Any insight into the recruiting firm GQR? 1 3y
+4 LBO Modelling Test - Financing Fees 5 4y
0 Fifth Wall - Review - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Fifth Wall - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
+76 Young Guns/Next Gen Leaders - What a joke 34 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

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%

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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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