+5 Seeking Advice on IB Analyst vs. Investment Firm Opportunity 6 1mo
+6 Blackstone question 8 3w
+4 Blackstone culture 4 1mo
+8 Left MF, trouble recruiting. Questions 4 1mo
+4 MM Infra PE Shops? 5 3w
+35 Return Full-Time to EB vs. Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst 18 3w
0 Best/Worst lenders to work with in Europe? 1 1mo
+18 Comp check — Associate at small first-time Swiss PE fund (CHF 90k base + deal fees + 0.5% carry). Fair or getting squeezed? 2 1mo
0 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners - Interview - NA Data 1mo
0 HarbourVest - Interview - Secondaries Data 1mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 International Finance Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 1mo
+29 Joining a first-time fund vs declining UMM as an associate? 10 1mo
+6 Data center focused PE 1 1mo
0 2027 PE FT Recruiting 3 1mo
+16 Brookfield vs. TPG Angelo Gordon (in LA) 2 1mo
0 how do pe firms review NDAs? 1 1mo
0 Crédit Mutuel Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Cerberus Sales Operations Investor Fund Reporting Team 1 1mo
0 AI in acquisitions 2 1mo
+3 Any info on Pollen Street Capital? 0 1mo
+28 Private Investing at a BB vs. Traditional IB → PE 8 1mo
+6 Financial Engineering / Value Creation 1 1mo
+4 PCA / Secondary Advisory/Investing 6 1mo
+93 Working for Free in PE 17 1w
+9 VP interviews // HH ghosting after 1st round? 5 1mo
+6 MFPE with senior visibility? 8 1mo
0 Carlyle 2 1mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Infrastructure Data 1mo
+3 Large cap pe associates - how many of your portcos are borderline distressed 1 1mo
+3 Peak Rock in 2026 5 1w
0 End of Associate Program Bonus 3 1mo
+7 Blue owl - who are you trying to insult? 18 1mo
+14 How do people feel about direct PE at the Canadian pensions? 19 4w
+4 Bonus Clawback 4 1mo
0 Arete Corporation - Interview - Industrials Data 1mo
0 Pantheon Ventures - Review - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 Pantheon Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 Plenary Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1mo
+9 MM IB (non-tech group) with HSW 2+2 — direct tech PE/growth recruiting vs. going straight to MBA? 3 1mo
0 2027 growth equity PE Recruiting 3 1mo
0 Top PE junior summer internships? 1 1mo
+14 lucked into PE, What now? 16 1mo
+3 Thoughts on UK headhunters (ACL, Everet Marsh, Asset Partners, J&T)? 2 3w
+39 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) 5 1mo
0 On Cycle 2028 megathread 4 1mo
0 How to stay in shape in the industry 1 1mo
+9 How to Break into Credit / Hybrid Capital from M&A? (London) 2 1mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 1mo
+30 WLB in PE 2026? 19 1mo
+10 PE infra case study 2 1mo
+13 Associate in PE to FP&A 6 1mo
0 KKR PE off cycle 2026 1 1mo
+16 Learning resources ahead of joining a PE tech group 5 1mo
+6 Junior Comp Increase with Recent Fundraise? 3 1mo
0 Infrastructure PE (Europe & UK) 2 2d
+17 AMEX Gold For PE Associate in SF 13 1mo
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Private Equity Data 1mo
+49 Fable 5 --> any opinions? 23 1mo
+6 Who are the best Structured Capital Funds 1 1mo
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
+24 Percheron Capital | Latest Views 10 1mo
+5 AE Industrial Partners 1 1mo
+98 Software PE guys - how are you holding up 41 2w
+1 Should I just start some bs B2B SaaS company and call it? 3 1mo
+9 Port M&A , PE View 1 1mo
+22 Want to be rich long term, depressed and miserable in PE. Hope in Corporate? 29 1mo
0 How are PE & IB case studies changing with AI? 1 1mo
+4 How are PE & IB case studies changing with AI? 2 1mo
+22 Level Equity Interview Process 61 2d
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests 13 1mo
0 London PE MF/MM Perks 2 1mo
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? 26 1mo
+3 Arctos Keystone - London 0 1mo
0 DigitalBridge - Review - Infrastructure Data 1mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 1mo
+15 Realistic path to Capital Solutions/Spec Sits Groups from LevFin at a BB? 7 1mo
+4 Recruiting for PE at an IB where you don't own the model 3 1mo
+5 Peak Frameworks LBO Model Test Level for Recruiting? 6 1mo
0 Gemini Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 1mo
+7 From a founder- the f is going on 15 1mo
+8 How Sweaty is Infra PE 7 3w
+126 Bank not transferring me to NYC 48 1mo
+3 Structured equity - evergreen fund 1 1mo
+1 AI consultants 1 1mo
+6 (Personal trading) - Heaven forbid people who work in finance are interested in markets 1 1mo
0 MBA->PE Ops ? 3 1mo
0 Orix - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 1mo
+94 What are you actually using AI for in PE? 32 1mo
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? 11 1mo
+3 Associate Clawback? (PE) 2 1mo
+25 Burn Out in PE - What Comes Next? 5 2w
0 Bessemer Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Serent Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Forte Capital Group - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
+9 Question about HH 2028 2 1mo
0 Bessemer Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Long Ridge Partners - Interview - Growth Equity Data 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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