+11 Vista Equity PE Associate 1 Comp? 26 4y
+5 Deal professional couples 9 4y
+12 Leave buyside secondaries for sellside? 8 4y
+25 2023 PE Associate Comp 37 4y
+3 MidOcean Partners thoughts? 2 4y
+9 Madison Dearborn thoughts? 10 3y
+22 What's stopping you from buying a business with an LBO 24 3y
+3 Long Term RTO for PE / VC? 1 4y
+7 Insight Partners 2023 9 4y
+6 Secondaries fund up to 1bn in size 1 4y
0 Funds that recruit for FT? 4 4y
+21 Partners Group 7 4y
+2 BX/KKR Energy vs Infra funds? 15 4y
+9 PE MD INTERVIEW - What to Expect? 11 1y
+7 Top Family Offices 2 4y
+5 Why do so many PE professionals transition from direct investing to LP roles? 4 4y
+12 MBA VP Recruiting - Prior PE Experience 2 4y
+3 Anyone have experience working remotely for a firm on a different coast? Would you recommend it? 1 3y
+4 Grain Management 14 2y
+6 Tech Question – B2B Software Subscription Pricing 1 4y
+24 MD Called Me A F&$cking Idiot 21 4y
+3 Has anyone in PE gone back to IB recently? 4 4y
+15 Interest rate rises: Impact on PE/LBOs/Private credit 7 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
+12 Partners Group 2022 ops 7 4y
+18 Life Sciences Private Equity 19 4y
+3 MBB placement in PE last on cycle? 1 4y
+3 Gone 1 4y
+5 Capital for Co-Invest? 3 4y
+59 How PE firms view Wharton vs. other business schools 37 3y
+3 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Lev Fin Assoc. Comp 1 4y
+3 London PE Salary Benchmarking 1 4y
+9 Investing role at a 1 year old holding company, pros/cons? 1 4y
+3 ft recruiting 2023 grad 2 3y
+5 Upfront fees charged by GP for co-invest? 7 4y
+42 WTF is the point of low amort structures in DL/PC/lev lending? 5 4y
+11 Carry for credit funds 27 3y
0 HGGC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 PE Business development compensation? What's the typical range for a VP? 20 3y
0 Leonard Green and Partners - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
+3 how do I structure a deal... 2 4y
+3 GE vs PE (comp, hours, exits) 1 4y
+1 Ares Full-Time PE Analyst 1 4y
+2 Proper Typing Form Necessary to Work in PE? 2 4y
+58 Consider ultra-LMM 29 3y
+9 PE Backed CEO Equity Ownership % 4 4y
+11 Fund Placement - M20 Private Fund Advisors 2 1y
+6 Alpinvest insights (Carlyle) 4 3y
+57 Levering Up for Co-Invest: Good or Bad Idea? 22 4y
+8 Private Credit/Debt - Valuations 6 4y
0 AlphaSights LTD - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
+5 Roper Technologies - Associate role 21 3y
+12 How does Carry and Co-Invest work for PE Associates 2 4y
+16 IB vs PE Rationale 5 4y
+5 Thoughts on GTCR Fintech? 7 4y
+6 IB 2022 Exits 2 4y
+3 SLP 2023 SA 1 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 4y
+32 Anyone want to share success stories for comeback from severe burnout early in career? 11 4y
+6 Participating preferred & Pari Passu 1 4y
+9 Liquid credit versus private credit 1 4y
+9 Am I getting scammed with comp??? 2 4y
+4 MF Real Estate PE vs BB IBD 1 4y
+3 FT PE Analyst 2023 1 4y
+9 Healthcare PE Funds 5 4y
+3 Thoughts on PE Awards / Ranks? 1 4y
+11 Tech PE & GE From non-EVR/CVP EBs in 2022 3 4y
+5 Is 2/20 dying? Was it ever universal? 2 4y
+3 Waud Capital - Culture and Comps 4 4mo
+16 Middle East SWF questions 7 1y
+7 Most amusing part of PE diligence... 1 4y
+7 Distressed/Special Sits Funds that take fall/spring interns? 6 4y
+15 Deal Struggle? 6 4y
0 Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe WCAS - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 New Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 L Catterton - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
+6 CVC Growth Fund 7 3y
+11 HBS/GSB Deferred Admit - Put it on resume for On-Cycle? 13 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Constellation Software Inc - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Constellation Software Inc - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
+3 is it a good idea to work in corp dev for PE subsidiary 1 4y
0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Veritas Investments Inc - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
+14 Vista vs H&F vs TB Software PE 20 4y
+3 Summer 2023 dates/times 1 4y
0 University of Texas - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 University of Texas - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Atlas Holdings LLC - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Hercules Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+11 ClimateTech VC 3 3y

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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