+3 People with crazy eyes in IB / PE? 1 4y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+3 TPG Secondaries? 2 4y
0 Fort Washington Investment Advisors - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+9 How To Gain In-Depth Industry/Sector Knowledge 1 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+9 How much does bank/group matter for PE? 5 4y
+11 NY TMT/Tech Groups 6 3y
+12 Advice on moving into Infra PE from Infra banking/credit at the VP level 3 3y
+6 Moving from Acquisitions to IR 1 4y
+6 Interview Insights 1 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 HPS WLB and Comp 9 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+6 Industrials PE in Europe 6 4y
+9 PE to IB (Undergrad) 1 4y
+77 Should I go into PE with a paycut? 42 3y
+2 Financial modeling 3 4y
+11 Warburg Pincus FT Analyst 2023 Recruiting Thread 74 3y
+4 M&A Transaction Fees 5 4y
0 Del 1 3y
+6 IR to Sourcing/Investment-side at PE? 5 4y
+3 PE firms in sports? 5 4y
+8 Best PE Firm for B-School? 22 3y
+91 MF Credit vs. MS/GS SA 2023 Offer 60 2y
+47 How to boost energy levels in general 24 4y
0 Will an Econ minor make any difference? 3 4y
0 NewSpring Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 NewSpring Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Soundcore Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
+3 BX TacOpps | Modelling test 6 4y
0 MBB -> PE Comp Bump? 1 4y
+1 Anyone come back to IB from PE? 4 4y
+3 REPE to another industry group 1 4y
+1 Base and bonus comp potential (LONDON) 2 4y
+14 Middle market PE case studies (e.g. Riverside) with rationale for investment recommendation 2 4y
+6 Feedback on CapVest 5 4mo
0 Comp Tech Side of PE Firm 1 4y
+7 Neuberger Berman PE 5 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
0 Leonard Green and Partners - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Vps come one come all. Describe your roles 1 4y
+1 Asking your current boss for an intro to a post-MBA job opportunity before leaving for an MBA 4 4y
+12 Any info on Sami Mnaymneh 19 4y
+8 Digital Infrastructure / Telecom Funds? 9 1y
+3 Blackrock (Tennenbaum) Special Sits? 2 4y
+5 $ for Preqin Pulls 7 4y
+15 Submitted an Incomplete Model Test - Am I Cut? 2 4y
+46 Are you in the office? 41 4y
0 AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+14 Recruiting at Other PE Funds with the Same Headhunter 7 4y
+4 Does your PE firm allow employees at your portcos to switch to another portco? 3 3y
0 Bow River Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+42 Thoughts on Vista Equity Partners for PE Associate role? 48 1y
+4 BayPine Capital Boston 4 3y
+5 Top Healthcare Growth Investing Firms? 8 4y
+3 Partners Group Secondaries Team? 1 4y
+8 Golden Gate Capital thoughts? 8 4y
+6 Insight into comp at following MFs 1 4y
+11 Thoughts on Miami PE? 13 3y
+8 LMM Distressed Focused PE Firms 12 4y
0 Carmelina Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+14 Finding a buyer for the investment migration firm. Is it too small for PE? 9 2y
+6 Waud Capital Process? 5 2y
+14 London PE Networking 6 3y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 bpifrance - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 bpifrance - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+12 Internship relevance for Associate roles (London) 2 4y
+6 Why do people hate on REPE? 2 4y
+4 PE firm valuation 1 4y
+13 Who makes more: manager or 1% owner 5 4y
+14 Working in middle east 16 7mo
+3 Clearlake Industrials 1 4y
+6 How to land the return offer 1 4y
+21 How does recruiting via headhunters work for comp? 9 4y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 4y
+3 MF base comp 1 4y
+23 Can Someone Explain What Re/Insurance Groups Do? 6 4y
+3 Thoughts on Brighton Park Capital? 1 4y
+3 Help with a PE case study. Will pay. 0 4y
+3 Can someone explain PE trajectory 1 4y
+4 Off Cycle Final Rounds Response Time 9 4y
+5 Alpine Investors vs Susquehanna Growth 2 4y
+17 Everything is on sale 10 4y
+3 Florida Opportunities and Recruiting 1 4y
+6 What is going on at Golden Gate Capital? 1 4y
+10 GCM Grosvenor 6 1y

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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

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