+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 4y
+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 7mo
+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
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Investment Research Data 4y
0 GI Partners - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
0 GI Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+15 How do you value technology businesses with no revenue but great tech? 6 4y
+8 Exit Opps from Top Special Situations / Opportunistic Funds 8 4y
0 Trive Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 What does total comp look like for the private equity teams of Canadian pension funds (CPPIB, OTPP, etc.)? 5 4y
+5 On Cycle GPA for PE 4 4y
+8 Susquehanna Growth Equity 2022 Update 6 4y
0 Creador - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+16 Opinion on Fund of Funds 13 4y
+16 PE Portco Mgmt & Employee Compensation 7 3y
0 Sageview Capital - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 4y
0 Sageview Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Thoma Bravo - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 4y
0 Parthenon Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Parthenon Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Sverica International - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
+6 KKR/BX/Carlyle/Brookfield/APO Infra PE --> MBA --> HF 5 4y
0 Vector Capital - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 4y
0 Gryphon Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Aeris Partners - Review - NA Data 4y
+5 How have you seen Senior ppl getting pushed out? 5 4y
0 Gryphon Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Star Mountain? 5 4y
+3 RE PE First Year Comp 1 4y
+14 Delay Graduation to Recruit IB or Graduate Early and go FT MBB 4 3y
+4 Apollo RE Debt or Ares RE Equity 2 4y
+9 Have you guys ever heard of data analysis tests as part of PE process? 10 1y
+19 Summit Partners 24 2y
0 Novacap - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+31 Five Elms Capital 2022 Thoughts 14 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Investment Grade Finance Data 4y
+25 Leaving medicine for MBA, PE 17 4y
+3 Got an offer from Apollo / KKR / BX. Are these firms still drug testing for THC? Role is in NYC and I am located there too. 6 4y
+3 Analysts Lateraling 1 4y
+9 Lateraling as a PE Analyst 1 4y
+20 Has anyone been scammed on carry and not been provided carry docs to sign? 19 4y
0 NewRoad Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+7 Fun (debatable) Paper (sorta) LBO problem 1 4y
+46 Liquid Credit / Leveraged Loans / High Yield Groups 24 4y
+1 How soon is too soon to lateral at the Director level 3 4y

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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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%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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