+4 Heidrick 2021 PE Comp Survey 1 5y
0 Manulife Financial - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Manulife Financial - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 What are some good websites/ resources to prepare for PE modelling interviews? 1 5y
0 How to approach the PE investment case? 2 4y
0 Patricia industries (large family office) 4 1y
+4 Bain Capital Salary/Tenure 9 5y
0 MBA friendly MF /UMM PE shops 1 5y
+9 Where do PE associates go if they don’t want to stay? 7 5y
+34 Thread of Private Equity Shops in Los Angeles (or nearby) 20 2y
0 Carlyle Group Sophomore Summer? Also, other sophomore MFs? 1 5y
+9 Private Credit Fund Investments 2 1y
+3 PE Analyst Salary Expectations 5 4y
+9 Sources & Uses - Roll Over vs. Purchase of Partial Equity 1 5y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers Modelling Test? 2 4y
0 Working capital and seasonality / strong growth 1 5y
+3 Private Equity Fund of Funds 6 5y
0 Graham Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Mid-tier BB vs. MM PE Analyst Program 3 5y
0 TPG Internships 0 5y
+5 Q&A: Started my own Fund 8 5y
+8 MF/UMM chances from nontarget 9 5y
0 Patricia Industries? Anyone ever heard of them? Part of Investor AB 1 5y
0 Question on tax basis 1 5y
+1 Thoughts about Medline deal 3 4y
0 Benefits 1 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Investments Data 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
+6 PE associate recruiting timeline 3 5y
+14 SPA Negotiations 8 8mo
+24 Apollo PE vs. Apollo Credit vs. Apollo Hybrid Value 13 2y
+35 Who is PE right for? 18 5y
+15 Brookfield Capital Partners -- Any Info at All 5 5y
0 Canadian Pension Funds 2 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+27 How to fundraise from VCs? 8 5y
0 Hercules Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
+21 Going from sellside to founder--etiquette and reaching out questions 1 5y
+3 Private Equity Sign on Bonus 1 5y
+4 Roark FT Analyst 2022 Update 8 4y
0 S Corp Tax Rate Post Acquisition 1 5y
+9 Tier 2/3 Consulting to PE Project Manager 1 5y
+1 Green Energy Investing Exit Ops 3 5y
0 Market Consolidation 1 5y
0 Symphony Technology Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+19 Apollo Dream 37 4y
+9 Bain Capital Boston perks? 14 4y
+9 Interview with MD, tips to secure this dream PE gig? 1 5y
+27 How to allocate income? 8 4y
0 Sloan vs CBS? 3 5y
+3 How many PE firms are there gonna be? 3 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+2 Post MBA entering PE with no prior IB experience 2 5y
+47 Large Cap Infrastructure Investing 57 3y
+15 Question about Insight / GA sourcing coverage 3 4y
+39 Family Business Buyout 5 5y
+16 PE Business Dev Exit Opps??! 8 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Tactical Value? 1 5y
+234 How to Be King of Your Own Private Equity Firm 39 3y
0 PE VS IB - how much better/worse? 4 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Interviewing at PE funds with different strategies 1 5y
+18 Long term comp outlook in PE 13 5y
+3 Can I live in Hong Kong without housing allowance...? 2 5y
+27 Most Unethical Business Practices You Have Witnessed? 9 5y
+169 Why are you (still) in PE? 80 4y
+3 Warburg Pincus London Culture Issues 6 5y
+12 LBO Modelling Test - Doubts 2 5y
+6 Warburg Pincus Full-Time 2022 16 5y
+25 East Coast MF/UMM Consumer 18 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Polaris Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 5y
+44 MF PE recruiting for junior summer 16 4y
+29 PE’s that Sponsor MBA’s 34 3y
+3 One Equity Partners (OEP) - Reputation / Culture / Lifestyle 2 2y
+3 Clearlake 2 5y
+14 Ares Private Equity Low Returns 11 4y
+7 Pagaya Investments - anyone know anything? 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Asset Management Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 5y
0 If You Could Choose Any PE MF, Which Would You Pick? 4 5y
+12 Am I permanently screwed in terms of salary...? 7 5y
+456 To all Consultants considering PE 92 2y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+50 Just broke into IB as a lateral. How do plan my move to PE? 17 11mo
0 bcIMC - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Main Street Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+70 Why do Top PE analysts / associates go to Tiger Cubs? 35 4y
+16 Seller Financing and Debt Payments? 2 5y
+3 Break even synergies 2 5y
+6 Top Secondaries Shop vs MM PE firm 1 5y
+8 True importance of MBA for PE recruiting? 10 3y
+4 Gaap revenue vs cash revenue and what to use 5 5y
+9 Deferred MBA Programs Stigma? 8 5y

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

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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