+6 PE Quarterly Valuation AI Tools 1 9mo
+10 Move Offices 6 9mo
+2 Charlesbank Analyst program? 3 8mo
0 Leveraging connections 1 9mo
0 Align Capital Partners Comp (Dallas/Cleveland) 1 9mo
+8 Trinity Hunt Partners Dallas Comp 4 7mo
0 What sectors are more receptive to candidates without relevant sector experience? 2 9mo
0 I Squared Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 9mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 9mo
+3 Consumer Funds 5 9mo
+9 Do LMM PE firms take analysts? 1 9mo
+4 Help deciding between two Corp Dev roles 7 9mo
0 PE LBO Help 2 9mo
+15 Advice Wanted: 4 Year Associate Exit Opportunities 4 9mo
+6 Off-Cycle PE associate recruiting - how to increase resume screen conversion? 2 9mo
+51 Manage a difficult reference 21 9mo
0 How Long to Hear Back after BX 1st Round? 1 9mo
+35 Senior Associate Purgatory 10 9mo
+277 The Private Equity Boogeyman 57 8mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 9mo
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0 Illinois Ventures LLC. - Review - NA Data 9mo
+7 KKR Offcycle Intern VS JPM IBD FT London 10 9mo
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Due Diligence Data 9mo
0 PC TO PE 2 9mo
+15 PE Off Cycle - Feeling Lost // Best Practices? 5 9mo
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+5 Insight Equity Dallas Culture/Compensation 4 5mo
0 smaller comp and no carry at megacap firm, or larger comp + some carry at boutique shop? 1 9mo
+1 Growth / VC Funds in NYC 1 9mo
+6 KPS Capital Partners Insights 7 3mo
+88 Caprae Capital is Paradise 7 9mo
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0 Evergreen Capital Management - Interview - Software Data 9mo
+34 Dallas Private Equity 2026 Update 27 9mo
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0 Vista 27 4 9mo
0 Tech PE 30min Live Case Interview 3 9mo
+15 MS Capital Partners 2026 6 9mo
0 Plenary Group - Review - Infrastructure Data 9mo
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0 Temasek Recruiter 4 9mo
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+13 Negative EBITDA Case Study Leverage 12 9mo
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+11 M&A at IPP/Developer vs. IB for transition to Infra/Renewables PE? 2 9mo
+1 PE Reference Checks - Will they call my internship bank? 1 9mo
+7 Arlington Capital Partners (ACP) Interviews? 8 9mo
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+16 Staying in top banking group vs MF PE 8 9mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity Data 9mo
+9 Private Capital Diligence — What Do You Actually Try to “Prove”? 1 9mo
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+31 PE Perks 2026 32 4mo
+16 LA Private Equity 12 9mo
+3 Senior Networking, How Much Does It Help? 1 9mo
+37 Future of Software Investing / PE 15 9mo
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - NA Data 9mo
+3 How do PE teams screen hundreds of companies down to a short list? 1 9mo
+9 Private Equity Opportunities 14 7mo
0 PE in US —> PE in London? 2 9mo
+8 EMK, KLAR, Exponent 10 3w
+29 Burnt out and looking for what’s next 19 3mo
+10 Need advice 2 9mo
+4 CVC PE New York updated thoughts 8 5mo
0 ADIA PE recruitment process 3 1mo
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+26 3.5hr PE case study... 20 9mo
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+11 Lindsay Goldberg 12 9mo
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+20 Hybrid Equity / Special Situations (APO HVF / Bain SSG) vs LBO 15 2mo
+145 Meaningful pay cut from banking -> MF... still worth it? 49 3w
+4 PGIM PC 3 2w
+1 PE Analyst timeline and school cutoff 17 9mo
+21 How is Marlin doing? 6 5mo
+9 Q&A: IB/PE/Quant Experience 1 9mo
+2 Best way to ask about total comp? 2 9mo
+6 Funds Similar to Apollo? 12 9mo
0 Roark Capital Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 9mo
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+22 Advent in 2026? 21 1mo
+9 ESG Integration Research Paper 1 9mo
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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 02 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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