+6 Info on Shore Capital Partners (Chicago) ? 19 3y
0 Oaktree SSG 1 5y
+43 Would you move to a regional city for PE? 21 5y
+41 Your PE Promotion Timelines 15 5y
+9 GGV Interview 1 5y
+28 New book on the biggest private equity collapse in history 18 5y
+13 Common Exits from PE 14 3y
0 Vista comp? 1 5y
0 Equity Group Investments - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Equity Group Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 GLG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Blackstone Credit internship program? 3 5y
0 RCP Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 RCP Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+26 Overpaying Shops Thread 73 5y
+14 Mac for modeling? With Parallels? 4 3y
0 Post MBA associate looking to PE 3 5y
0 . 2 5y
0 Private Equity - Portfolio Solutions Group 1 5y
+8 When is on cycle happening??? 12 5y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Hottest / your favorite consumer technology investments (e.g., internet, media, social platform, etc.) (anything pre-IPO, could be seed, could be series D) 2 5y
0 PE Exits from these groups 1 5y
+64 What does the Private Equity environment of Dallas look like? 27 2y
0 Rothschild Merchant Banking / Five Arrows Capital Partners 2 4y
+14 MM PE at growing fund vs wait for on-cycle? 1 5y
+28 Private Equity-Level Due Diligence 12 3y
+9 Will social anxiety stop one from succeeding in PE/IB? 2 4y
0 PE Interview - One Pager 3 5y
+6 Pricoa Capital Analyst Program 1 5y
0 Career Transition into Private Equity 3 5y
0 Where to Start with Modeling Practice for PE Interviews? 1 5y
+4 Varde Partners 7 5y
+11 The Riverside Company in 2021 15 4y
+17 Silver Lake Culture 23 4y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Interview Process Issues - Put on Hold 1 5y
+2 Silver Lake SA 2022 53 4y
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 2w
+29 Banking VP or Junior PE Associate? 16 4y
0 Generalist MFPE Associate Programs 1 5y
0 Contract negotiation 1 5y
+6 Warburg Pincus 2022 FT Analyst 13 4y
+7 Impact of Josh Harris leaving Apollo 8 5y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+2 Recruiting for MF/UMM PE from Non-target but Top Group 4 4y
+13 How to Succeed in PE as a Non-Target 7 5y
0 rosewood realty group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Delta Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 MM vs UMM vs MF 6 4y
0 Taking public company private 2 5y
+31 No buy-side experience before H/S/W MBA? 11 8mo
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+28 Updated Views on Roark Capital 22 3y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+28 GP Bullhound London? 26 4y
+5 REPE versus PE 4 2y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+23 Case Study - Ares Energy and Infra (Senior Associate) 11 5mo
+31 Mechanics of Distressed PE? 15 4y
0 TPG Global - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 HGGC in 2021 1 5y
0 PE to follow IB base salary increases? 1 4y
+7 PE first round interview in 1 week. What's the best use of my time? 1 5y
+21 LMM/Regional PE Comp 29 2y
+9 Private Equity Fund Size 13 4y
+4 PE recruiting in APAC - advice needed! 3 5y
0 Analyst to associate in private equity 1 5y
+61 Recruiting as a New VP vs. Leaving Before Promote 23 4y
+10 Accel-KKR relationship to KKR? 8 2y
0 Brookfield PE Analyst 5 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+8 Apollo Recruiting 3 3y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 5y
+58 Downsides of PE VP Roles 23 3y
0 Riverstone Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+7 From The Heart Home Care 1 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+9 Ares Private Equity - Any Insights? 14 5y
+6 Mid Career Switch from Government to PE/trading/asset management 1 5y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 KKR insurance strategy 2022 First Round Interview 1 5y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 M&A Analyst at Rothschild - On-Cycle Prospects? 16 5y
+8 Private Equity Summer Analyst Interview Advice 2 4y
0 India PE Funds - Work Life Balance 3 2y
0 HarbourVest - Review - Treasury Data 5y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 5y
0 Working capital overtrading 1 5y
0 Mega Fund off-cycle internship London 3 5y
+6 Accessing PE funds through Moonfare and similar 6 1y
+24 Does one year of PE 'keep you in the game'? 5 5y
0 RoundTable Heathcare Partners - Review - Real Estate Data 5y

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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