+5 Corp Dev to PE 1 4y
+9 How to get better at paper LBOs under pressure? 4 4y
0 2023 London Summer Internship Recruitment Timeline for PE 2 4y
0 CBRE Global Investors - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 CBRE Global Investors - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
+7 Ijscnind4ndkjfnvkjdfnvjkdffn 15 3y
0 International Finance Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 International Finance Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+691 MF PE is Paradise...LOL 148 3y
+126 Career Guidance and Mentorship 28 3y
+3 Stonepoint capital 1 4y
+10 Any horror stories regarding carry? 3 4y
+17 London - PE Salaries 40 3y
+9 Negotiating start date as lateral hire? 3 4y
0 ORIX USA Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Orix - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Del 26 3y
+6 KKR GBR Interview 2 3y
+40 How do PE Salaries Work? Are they as high as people claim? 13 4y
+15 Doing Mailroom Bitchwork at a PE firm 7 4y
+10 MLT PE Accelerator 14 2y
+11 Majority Acquisition + Injection of Growth Capital Question 7 4y
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 42 3w
+9 PE Ops or Investment Associate role? 1 4y
+4 PE Summer Internship London 7 4y
+6 Kelso: Comps and Interview Process 3 8mo
+10 GS MBD London Culture / Working Hours / Overview 9 3y
+176 Q&A: Head of PE at Asian SFO 64 2y
+3 Thoughts on Astorg NYC 4 2y
+3 Post-MBA IB Associate to MM PE 2 4y
+3 Portfolio management role exit opportunities? 1 4y
+31 Side hustles while working in PE 46 4y
+11 ARR based lending 11 4y
+7 PE Fund Database 4 4y
+42 Highest MOIC for a PE deal that you’ve heard of? 34 4y
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald IB or BBH PE (SA 2023) 1 4y
0 Curious… 3 3y
+3 BeyondNetZero 1 4y
+5 Does Private Equity secondaries refer to LP positions or PortCos? Or Both? 4 4y
+3 How is large cap software investing different than middle market software investing? 4 4y
0 Accel-KKR FT 3 4y
+1 What perks should I expect for MM PE? 10 3y
+4 Partner going to space / craziest partner hobbies? 5 4y
+3 Top heavy PE firms? 3 4y
+2 How many deals do you close a year? 7 4y
+12 Determining lean or heavy headcount at PE Firm $/headcount 3 4y
+9 Are PE exits sustainable? 2 4y
+16 looking for an infra PE mentor 9 3y
+3 MF Credit - what next? 1 4y
+6 Would you choose MFPE US vs London? 1 4y
+7 Thoughts on Igneo Infra Partners (previously FSI)? 5 5mo
+14 How to spin a career move 5 4y
+17 PEI 300 4 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Oak Tree Listed Equity Group 3 4y
+18 Military veteran looking for an executive assistant position 3 4y
+18 Have You Purchased a WSO Course in the past? Win a Seat to Saturday's PE Interview Bootcamp ($497 Value) 2 4y
+7 Level Equity Hours and Culture 6 2y
0 Walmart - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+4 Any insight into Graham Partners? 3 3y
0 Rockefeller Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
+10 Breaking into PE 3 4y
+12 MLT PE Accelerator 8 2y
+7 Apollo Credit London 15 2y
+15 LBO modeling help 2 4y
+6 Silver Lake Hours? 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
+9 Age/Seniority Limits? 5 3y
+7 What are MM PE associate pay now? 27 3y
+11 Should I leave VC for a fast-growing scaleup? 3 4y
+3 Monomoy Capital Partners Insight? 1 3y
0 Pictet Funds (Europe) S.A. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 bpifrance - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 bpifrance - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+29 Why don't you send dynamic model to co-investors 18 4y
+33 CPP Investments PE - any good? 29 2y
+11 MBB or IR PE 5 4y
+3 Advice on GE compared to PE 1 4y
+6 Attempting to Secure Internship for Next Year 1 4y
+6 How important is past internships for on-cycle PE recruiting? 2 4y
+10 Outlook for climate related investment opportunities over a 40 year time horizon 4 3y
+16 2023 Full Time Analyst Recruiting 24 4y
+13 Can’t sleep from work stress 8 4y
+7 Brookfield Corporate Buyout (London Edition) 9 4y
0 Unilever Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - NA Data 4y
+8 Structured Equity Primer? 3 4y
+10 Looking for opportunities to jump into PE / PC in the US from London 5 3y
+3 PE Firms that use mental tests to recruit full-time? 1 4y
+8 Niche PE 5 4y
+21 Senior Associate Sourcing Deal From Personal Network - Finder’s Fee? 17 2y
0 2022 analyst comp poll! 2 4y
+4 Co-invest for PE associates 1 4y
+6 UMM PE ops role interview format + prep 1 4y
+2 Blackstone 2023 FT 94 2y
+58 Associate complaint thread 24 4y
+9 Modelling Case Studies - Working through the material 2 4y
+3 Mason Wells Insight? 4 2y
0 Permira Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (80) $150
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