+239 Oncycle is a fucking joke 112 3y
0 Other - Review - NA Data 4y
+7 Owl Rock Recruiter 1 4y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 On cycle kicked off tonight 1 4y
+5 2022 on-cycle kicked off 19 4y
+4 Best resources to prep for PE case studies? 2 4y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Interview - Special Situations Group Data 4y
+6 On-Cycle for Private Credit 3 4y
0 Extractive Industry Alternative Investment Firms 1 4y
+15 Sumeru Equity Partners (Silver Lake spin-off) 24 1y
+17 Clawbacks 23 3y
+15 Keeps getting negative feed back 8 4y
+3 Giving Staffer Contact 4 4y
+12 Physical Trading to PE 1 4y
0 Milestone Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
+4 Chicago PE recruiting 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+2 Working on Side Business while in PE? 2 4y
+23 LBO Case study: 3 hours from scratch LBO model and 120 page deck to analyze 8 2y
+6 No Info Session = No Chance for Interview? 4 4y
0 Prudential - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+3 Thoughts on Greycroft? 2 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+20 How to best prepare for a good exit as an IB Analyst 14 4y
+15 Role of Buyside Lawyers in Private Debt Offerings 2 4y
+2 LBO Model - purchase price deductions at closing? 3 4y
+7 Francisco Partners Credit Opportunities Fund 1 4y
+3 Pathway Capital Management FT Interview 3 1y
+7 Best Distressed Debt focused Private Equity firm in Toronto? 4 4y
+12 ——— 9 4y
+6 Deal walkthrough of a buyout by the firm I’m looking to interview with… 1 4y
0 Thoma Bravo Discover (diff recruiting process?) 3 3y
+6 Typical UMM comp for 1st year Associates in London 15 4y
0 Greenspring Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+12 Moving from pension fund direct investing to GP 4 4y
0 Does a finance minor matter for PE recruiting? 1 4y
+3 OTPP Fresh Grad HK 8 4y
+4 Work in PE for only 1 year? 3 4y
+6 Buy Side Credit Process 3 4y
0 PE Ops WLB / Comp 2 4y
0 Crestview FT 2022 Recruiting 15 1y
+28 Family Office - Analyst Bonus Structures 12 2y
0 OMERS - Interview - Healthcare Data 4y
+8 Heard on-cycle kicked off last night 31 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+29 How competitive is it to make VP / Principal at UMM / MF PE? 35 4y
+10 Consulting --> PE 1 4y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+25 Partners Group Culture/Exit Opps/Comp 22 2y
+13 Going from Law Firm to Distressed Debt focused Private Equity Firm? 6 4y
+11 If you were to invest private capital today, which sectors/themes would you focus on? 6 4y
+17 Barclays Telecom & Media (CMG) Group for PE Recruiting? 11 4y
0 Graham Partners - Review - Business Development Data 4y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+100 What are your perks? 175 4y
+9 Memoirs of joining PE out of School/College/Uni 2 4y
0 CFA or REFM? 4 4y
+21 P.E. NAV 12 2y
+4 Where should I go to find a local pe firm for freshmen summer intership 2 3y
0 Neuberger Berman - Interview - NA Data 4y
+42 (Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP 29 1y
+6 Goldman Private Credit 5 4y
+17 Need help really understanding the concept of NPV 4 4y
0 Public Credit in AM to Private Credit 3 3y
+20 My chances at HBS, GSB and Wharton 25 2y
+2 Can I get into HBS or GSB 9 2y
+12 Golub Capital Hours & Comp? 13 3y
0 Amity on-cycle 1 4y
0 Brookfield - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+46 Surviving Abusive Work Environments / Bosses 17 4y
+9 Apollo FIG Private Equity 8 4y
+27 PE FoF Prep 17 11mo
+6 Immediate / Jan 2022 Start Date 1 4y
0 Roark Capital Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+8 Chicago PE Rankings 12 4y
0 Berkshire Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+5 BREDS 8 2y
+3 ———- 3 4y
+7 Arrow Global 6 1y
0 Proprietors Capital Holdings - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Proprietors Capital Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 South Florida Private Equity Networking For a Free Lunch. 2 4y
+5 Can't you also profit from an LBO if revenue and Exit Multiple decrease? 3 4y
+16 How Artificial intelligence will kill junior private equity jobs 17 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 GIC - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 Headhunter Questions 8 4y
0 Atlantic Street Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 2023 Associate Recruiting? 2 4y
+9 Manulife secondaries? 4 4y
+9 How to Compute LBO Returns to Each Party in Equity Rollover? 2 4y
+4 Network with PE firms after signing SA offer for MBB 2 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Financing terms on a mini-PE deal these days 3 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Has 2023 recruiting started? 3 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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