0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+12 PE Recruiting with a sub 3.5 GPA 4 4y
+14 How did you pick your exit opp? 3 4y
+1 Will working at Blackstone (BX) get me laid? 3 4y
+2 Stepstone Group 7 4y
+15 PE Capital Markets - how to break in? 10 4y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+11 Levered Co-Invest 17 2y
+8 Sapphire Ventures 5 1w
+18 What is Your Firm's Carry / Fee Structure? 10 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Calculating cost of debt in LBO 1 4y
+37 Insight Partners 15 9mo
+44 Seeking advice - Decade of experience in niche sector and laid off 7 4y
0 Constitution Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 JUMP Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+8 Thoughts on Golden Gate in 2022? 16 2y
0 LMM/MM UK PE - pay bumps? 7 4y
+6 Real Estate Private Equity -> Traditional Company Buyouts 1 4y
0 Steve Balaban (mink capital) ughh 2 4y
+6 Question on carry 1 4y
+8 Insight into RBC Ventures? 3 3y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+5 Direct Investing at a FOF 1 4y
+3 Has anyone interviewed for the Insight Onsite team before? 1 4y
+9 Interviewing with a UMM next week…help! 2 4y
+6 Los Angeles Private Equity firms 10 4y
+16 Impact of Management Fees on Carried Interest Calculation 9 4y
+1 TPG IPO? 6 4y
+17 Blackford Capital? 17 3y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+2 London Mid-Market Infrastructure PE 12 4y
+3 What qualifies analysts for MF PE jobs? 8 4y
0 2 Years and Out PE Associate Roles 3 4y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 LBO Modeling Tests - How Difficult? 1 4y
0 New Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 PE on cycle recruiting 1 4y
+13 Institutional RE D&E Placement -> Telecom Infrastructure PE 5 3y
0 Do you use work email or personal email when cold-emailing for internship (context in post) 1 4y
+3 PE Interview prep London 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+210 What should I look for in the data room? 24 3y
0 The Halifax Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+7 KKR Sophomore Diversity Insights Program 5 4y
+15 Lateral to Career-Track after Finishing Program 1 4y
+4 Distressed Investing Conference 3 4y
+6 PE to a PE improvement/consulting role? 2 4y
0 Thoughts on Riverside Company 1 3y
+14 How to find the IRR for a cash+share rollup acquisition? 1 4y
+6 Thoughts on new SEC regulations? 1 3y
+44 Senior Associate Comp Benchmarks 35 4y
+13 Abry Partners 31 8mo
+21 Paying for Carried Interest Unit 24 4y
+9 Military --> LMM PE --> MBA --> ??? 1 4y
0 Innovation Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+12 MF PE Carry Levels @ Varying Seniority Levels? 14 4y
+4 LMM PE in NYC or MF PE in Asia?? 6 4y
+45 Moving from direct to co investing 47 1y
+45 Worst Secondary Fund? 50 3y
+28 London MF Analyst Comp 63 3y
0 Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe WCAS - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+30 Hong Kong as a non Chinese speaker 35 1y
0 MidCap Financial - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+4 Insight Partners SA 2023 Thread 6 4y
+60 Advice from people who left? 15 4y
+1 What is Non Promotable gains 1 4y
+5 Incoming LMM PE INTERN: what Strategy/non-finance tasks? 10 4y
+6 LMM Backoffice - Outsourcing 3 2y
0 Transferring PE offices 2 4y
+2 Hg Off-Cycle Interview (Undergrad) London 6 2y
0 Merchant banking vs PE 2 4y
0 TPG Global - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 MF/UMM Culture and WLB 1 4y
+2 Will PE firms ever raise associate's salaries? 5 4y
+14 Which distressed asset targeted PE fund will bail out Evergrande? 7 4y
0 Small venture 1 4y
+16 Large Cap vs. Middle Market Investing 10 4y
+38 Internal Mobility at BX? 27 4y
+3 Angove Partners, same sh*t as pinpoint 2 3y
+9 Valuations Analyst out of college at top PE firm 1 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Other Data 4y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 4y
+12 Firm has a lack of ambition. Leave? 12 4y
+3 Thoughts on Gain.Pro? 1 4y
0 Case Study in Credit Fund - no modelling? 1 4y
0 LIBOR increase / year 1 4y
+3 UMM/MF PE Firms in NYC 3 4y
+16 Master Finance Vs Full Time Job 4 4y
+28 PE Headhunters and their little games 13 4y
+3 LLR Partners Associate Comp 1 4y
+11 Thoughts on Roark Capital 3 4y
+3 Risk in PE 1 4y

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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