+66 Best bang for your buck post-MBA roles (culture to comp ratio) 18 4y
+10 Project Funded by 100% Debt - IRR? MOIC? 5 4y
+3 LBO Transaction Fees - Impact on P&L? 2 4y
+28 Patient Square Capital - Insights? 28 1y
+3 Strategic Value Partners (SVP Global) 6 3y
+3 Fulton Garrick - HH 2 3y
+3 Tikehau - Private Equity 7 4y
+3 Business up to $50m 6 3y
+17 Quit my PE to join a Competitor 6 4y
+3 2023 FT MF PE Analyst Thread 3 4y
+3 TPG Public Equity and Bain Public Equity 2 2y
+3 Seeking Financial Advice - 1st Bonus 2 4y
+10 MM PE vs. MF PC Offer (Comp, Exit Ops) 7 3y
+3 Accepted PE Offer; Start GMAT Prep? 4 4y
0 . 1 4y
0 Crescent Capital Group LP - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+15 MF Tech/HC Groups - NYC vs. SF? 10 3y
+15 How do you quickly learn about a new industry / market? 2 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+2 Peloton Capital Management - Toronto 9 2y
+14 Alpine Investors - Need Info 5 3y
+9 How did you do it? Nervous for transition 4 4y
0 BX Vs Man Group 6 4y
+9 Ares Management Direct Lending Case Study 10 4mo
+11 Partners Group Financial Analyst Program 3 4y
+58 PE buying debt 25 4y
+4 Is Keystone Capital in Chicago a decent private equity shop? 2 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 FT Recruiting 2 4y
+24 Francisco Partners Fundraise 19 4y
+32 PSA: 2024 On Cycle Candidates - Don’t get OfficeHours 6 3y
+1 How much do Private Equity ANALYSTS make out of college? 6 3y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 Questions regarding Stone Point Capital Analyst Program 5 3y
+10 PE buying Laundromats? 20 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
+7 Distressed Debt/Buyout Generalist Funds 5 4y
+27 Need advise on economics/carry 5 4y
+14 Is it possible for VP or Directors to land a job in PE? 7 4y
+3 Search Fund industry analysis template 1 4y
+7 Capital Markets IB —> MM PE 5 4y
+6 MF PE (Valuation Team) --> MF / UMM PE (Deal Team) 9 4y
+44 Questioning Start-Up PE Buyout Firm 10 2y
+5 IK 12 3y
+8 GP stakes comp > traditional PE? 20 3y
+26 PE shops that give juniors outsized responsibility with upward potential? 8 4y
+9 work life balance in growth 0 4y
+3 What do the most competitive PE offers look like vs. what is just acceptable? 1 4y
+7 Safest Buyside Jobs During Recession 6 4y
+11 Didn’t accept a MM PE offer, now I hate my life. 6 4y
+7 LMM Fund Raising Question - LP Composition 3 4y
0 Scale Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+7 Are internships overrated? 5 4y
+6 Insight on TPG 1 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Blackford Capital - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Blackford Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+12 Q&A: PE Marketing & Corp Dev (CMO) 0 4y
0 Alpine Investors - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+6 LMM 60-min modeling test 1 4y
0 Greenbriar Equity Group LLC - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 4y
+7 Perwyn 11 3y
+3 NYC PE/VC Firms with generous vacation/PTO 2 4y
+3 European PE/VC firms with NYC office 1 4y
+6 NYC PE Firms with WFH Flexibility 1 4y
+6 Infra PE recruitment firms 2 4y
+3 Neuberger Berman - SSG 1 4y
+57 London Living - Advice 40 4y
+7 MBB to PE 2 4y
+6 Can you really not lateral as an IB Associate 2 4y
+10 PE Investing Timeline 2 4y
+6 Real Estate PE 7 4y
+3 Thank you email - Bad interview 2 4y
+17 Anecdotes: What's the slyest maneuver you've seen a PE Firm do to make a buck? 5 4y
+27 Private Equity | Head Hunters | Parabolic 7 3y
+3 Coinvest at Megafunds 1 4y
+3 Luminate Capital 3 4y
+17 How much do *really* you rely on DCF in PE? 15 4y
+60 Why do VPs do this? 12 4y
0 Keppel Capital International - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Keppel Capital International - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Networking and Relationship in PE 2 4y
+13 Would you try to leave? 5 4y
+4 Ares Return Offer Rate? 5 4y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 How to get into PE with one year of investment banking experience — not much modeling 1 4y
+15 What is a good SAT score for PE? 20 4y
+251 Define “good” WLB 90 3y
+10 Advisor fees in PE? 4 4y
+51 Best FoF firms (Primary/Secondary/Coinvest) 49 10mo
+22 London: Secondaries or M&A 34 2y
+3 LBO Analysis: what does it mean that it provides a "floor" for valuation? 5 4y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+16 Are EB RX / MF PE better? 8 4y
+7 PCA/Private Equity Secondary Fees 7 3y
+84 How do you split expenses with your partner? 35 2y
+5 PGIM Private Capital 6 1y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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