+22 Best OCR HH firms for MF/UMM (for future reference) 6 4y
+311 2023 On-cycle is a disaster 81 3y
+3 KKR C&PG Inquiry 1 4y
+3 MM Midwest IB -> MF PE? 1 4y
+3 Equity for Healthcare 1 4y
0 Ardian - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+3 MBB On-Cycle 2023 9 4y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+16 NYU prelaw student & military veteran looking for a job 5 4y
+24 Berkshire / THL Thoughts? 15 3y
0 Monomoy Capital Partners - Interview - NA Data 4y
+6 Most aggressive PE firms? 7 4y
+1 3-Month SOFR Curve 8 4y
+9 Apollo's Energy Group? 7 4y
+142 Unpopular opinion: any firm that wants to interview you at midnight is not firm you want to work for 45 3y
+3 Market PE Associate Comp 6 4y
+3 Seats left for off-cycle once the dust settles 1 4y
+3 Technicals from On-Cycle 13 4y
0 Anyone go from PE to corporate development? 1 4y
+8 Working for Brand / E-Comm Aggregators? 3 4y
0 Special Situations 2 4y
+3 Sixth Street Infrastructure 1 4y
+1 Sixth Street 10 4y
+95 2023 1st Year Associate Comp Discussion 259 3y
+6 Articles / opinions on LBO financing 1 4y
+7 Do Latin honors matter for recruiting for 2nd & 3rd jobs? 10 4y
0 Offer from Bain Capital - Should I take it 1 4y
+8 Offer from Bain Capital - Should I take it 18 4y
+7 SK Capital 13 1y
0 Defeated by on cycle 1 4y
0 Insight on some MM funds? 2 4y
+6 Odyssey comp report 23 3y
+3 Is it possible to lateral from a no name boutique to a mega fund? 1 4y
+6 Why do MF recruit this way? 2 4y
0 Blackstone Tac Opps First Round SA 2023 9 3y
+3 Additional Info on Dragoneer 1 4y
+4 Under the Radar Firms Killing It 4 4y
+9 Thought I might as well try recruiting for full time PE out of undergrad, which jobs at KKR, Blackstone, etc can I apply for? 3 4y
+16 Special situations / FIG / Balance sheet (ROIC not EBITDA) investing - what does this mean? 7 1y
+6 PE on cycle 2023 tiers 2 4y
+10 On-Cycle Recruiting as a 2nd Year 2 4y
+13 Confidentiality when recruiting? 3 4y
+16 Do HH actually care about SAT/GMAT score for PE recruiting? 19 3y
+13 Warburg Pincus Culture and Groups 24 3y
+9 Private Credit Associate Offer with a Two Year term? 3 4y
+22 Purchase Agreements 7 4y
+10 German PE - Comp Survey 8 2y
+12 London / Europe Headhunters 13 4y
0 Enfoca - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Perks / sweeteners across the PE landscape 1 4y
+3 Sageview Capital - Thoughts? 3 4y
+23 Tech PE vs GS TMT SF for FT 29 4y
+1 Any info on Apollo APPS? 8 4y
+9 Business Development (sourcing / origination) at a Zombie Fund. Any advice? 5 4y
+9 PE intern to FT IB 1 4y
+3 Trading up firms post-MBA 2 4y
+9 Day in the Life Of in PE 1 4y
0 Genstar Capital in 2022 1 4y
+42 Moving to USA for work - which state to live in? 33 4y
+6 Warburg Pincus Groups? 1 4y
+8 PE London Perks? 9 4y
+3 Earnouts 3 4y
0 Networking Events 1 4y
+2 Can I try on cycle recruiting twice? 2 4y
+5 Do headhunters talk to everyone? 3 2y
+7 Best Tech PE in London? 13 2y
+6 Is it possible to create somewhat more compressible data for retail, PE, VC and M&A investors on specific companies and deals they are researching? 1 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+9 Atlas Holdings LLC 1 4y
+4 Any good papers/textbooks about financing? 1 3y
+10 Searching for a BSc Private Equity Thesis Topic 2 4y
0 Vista Equity CCAT 30 2y
0 CVC in NYC: Culture / Comp / Experience 5 3y
+30 PJT RSSG vs BX PE for 2023 summer analyst 37 3y
+6 Starting in PE vs. IB 1 4y
+7 PE Case Study Prep 2 3y
+20 How ready do you feel for 2023 On-Cycle? 8 4y
+15 People who don't get into PE are failures? 8 4y
0 Suitable SAT score for PE recruiting? 1 4y
+16 How common does someone with only IPO experience get into PE 6 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Insight Partners HH? 3 4y
+9 Age and Job Hierarchy in London buyside 2 4y
+9 BeyondNetZero General Atlantic 4 3y
+15 Middle Market PE Analyst Programs 16 3y
+18 Stay at MM boutique PE firm or take the offer from a PE MF? 10 4y
+5 Exiting at more senior levels 10 4y
+4 How legit is Partners Group direct PE? 7 4y
+3 PE Case Studies 1 4y
+9 List of firms in Denver/Seattle/SLC? 4 4y
+12 Interested in moving private credit from consulting. 1 4y
+6 Goldman PE? 1 4y
+1 Thoma Bravo PE or PC? 1 4y
0 Shore Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+26 What’s associate / senior associate pay at LMM PE firms like Riverside / LLR Partners? 12 3y
+89 Mega Fund PE or IB out of Undergrad? 19 4y
+26 [deleted] 12 4y
+9 Point72 or BX RE? 5 4y
+7 Why Carlyle? 1 4y

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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%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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