+12 Moving from pension fund direct investing to GP 4 4y
0 Does a finance minor matter for PE recruiting? 1 5y
+3 OTPP Fresh Grad HK 8 5y
+4 Work in PE for only 1 year? 3 5y
+6 Buy Side Credit Process 3 5y
0 PE Ops WLB / Comp 2 5y
0 Crestview FT 2022 Recruiting 15 2y
+28 Family Office - Analyst Bonus Structures 12 2y
0 OMERS - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
+8 Heard on-cycle kicked off last night 31 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+29 How competitive is it to make VP / Principal at UMM / MF PE? 35 5y
+10 Consulting --> PE 1 5y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+25 Partners Group Culture/Exit Opps/Comp 22 3y
+13 Going from Law Firm to Distressed Debt focused Private Equity Firm? 6 5y
+11 If you were to invest private capital today, which sectors/themes would you focus on? 6 5y
+17 Barclays Telecom & Media (CMG) Group for PE Recruiting? 11 4y
0 Graham Partners - Review - Business Development Data 5y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+100 What are your perks? 175 4y
+9 Memoirs of joining PE out of School/College/Uni 2 5y
0 CFA or REFM? 4 4y
+21 P.E. NAV 12 3y
+4 Where should I go to find a local pe firm for freshmen summer intership 2 3y
0 Neuberger Berman - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
+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 5y
0 Public Credit in AM to Private Credit 3 3y
+20 My chances at HBS, GSB and Wharton 25 3y
+2 Can I get into HBS or GSB 9 3y
+12 Golub Capital Hours & Comp? 13 3y
0 Amity on-cycle 1 5y
0 Brookfield - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Brookfield - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+48 Surviving Abusive Work Environments / Bosses 17 4y
+9 Apollo FIG Private Equity 8 5y
+27 PE FoF Prep 17 1y
+6 Immediate / Jan 2022 Start Date 1 5y
0 Roark Capital Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+8 Chicago PE Rankings 12 5y
0 Berkshire Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+5 BREDS 8 3y
+3 ———- 3 4y
+7 Arrow Global 6 2y
0 Proprietors Capital Holdings - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Proprietors Capital Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 South Florida Private Equity Networking For a Free Lunch. 2 5y
+5 Can't you also profit from an LBO if revenue and Exit Multiple decrease? 3 5y
+16 How Artificial intelligence will kill junior private equity jobs 17 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Headhunter Questions 8 5y
0 Atlantic Street Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 2023 Associate Recruiting? 2 5y
+9 Manulife secondaries? 4 4y
+9 How to Compute LBO Returns to Each Party in Equity Rollover? 2 5y
+4 Network with PE firms after signing SA offer for MBB 2 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+3 Financing terms on a mini-PE deal these days 3 5y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Has 2023 recruiting started? 3 5y
+13 Unpaid PE MBA Senior Associate Internship 5 2y
+4 Blackstone Infrastructure and BX Credit 5 5y
+1 searchone recruiter intro call 5 5y
0 Virgin Investment Office 3 5y
+9 Auditor Gets Offer From Both Regional Botique And PwC CF Team, WHICH ONE? 2 5y
+10 Suggestions for Master thesis topic 2 5y
+9 Suggestions for Master thesis topic 1 5y
+3 Recruiting/Working in PE with TN Visa 2 5y
0 Recruiting for PE in NYC from IB in SF 2 5y
0 Bessemer Venture Partners 2022 Full Time Analyst Program 2 5y
+30 Private Equity Returns 12 5y
0 Is KKR/BX doing on-cycle PE this year? 2 5y
0 Bad bank to a BB/EB 1 5y
+1 Carlyle HireVue 5 5y
+13 Getting Ghosted? Is this normal? 10 5y
+3 First Round interview Secondaries PE Analyst 2 5y
+21 Lateral move from MM to MF (London) 25 4y
+9 Deal on CV 1 5y
+8 Continental Europe PE Funds and Recruitment Process 9 5y
+10 PE Case Study Issue: BS Cash and CFS End Cash don't Match (Financial Modeling) 2 5y
0 Kelso - headhunter? 2 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Where are LPs looking to allocate PE capital w/ first-time managers? 1 5y
0 Top paying funds - UK edition 6 5y
+6 Lateral to PE in London 2 5y
+3 Blackrock Spring Insight Hirevue 1 5y
+31 Insight vs Bessemer Analyst program 24 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+8 Which MFs Have Sourcing Strategy for Juniors? 6 5y
+3 CPP Secondaries 2 5y
+9 SAT scores for PE Recruiting 7 4y
+4 PE Compensation Review 3 5y
+3 Help with Distressed Credit Modeling Test 13 5y
0 Pemberton Asset Management Group - Review - Credit Data 5y
+6 PE Firms with Operating Partners vs. Without 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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 04 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
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