0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+1 My PE firm sold GP stake 4 5y
0 BTG Pactual - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 BTG Pactual - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+7 Post-MBA UMM/MF PE with Pre-MBA IB at GS/MS Possible? 3 5y
+7 Recruiting for UMM/MF PE from H/S MBA without Pre-MBA IB or PE experience 3 5y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 U.S. PE Funds Investing in Eastern Europe 3 5y
+6 PrivSource Experience 1 5y
+13 Consultant to PE, resources once you have the job. How did you learn? 3 5y
+9 How to Make Distressed Buyout models (Freight Industry) 1 5y
0 Oceanic Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+16 Studies on how PE generates returns? 6 2y
0 GFC 3 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+16 KKR Full Time Analyst 2022 135 4y
+26 Fired from probation 14 5y
0 Orbimed 1 5y
+7 Am I crazy? 8 5y
+15 When to follow up with headhunter (I have an expiring offer but want to get involved in a new process w/ this headhunter's client) 7 5y
+38 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA 26 1y
0 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA 1 5y
+12 Corporate Private Equity Roles 1 5y
+8 IB->PE->PortCo role 5 5y
+6 Advanced Topics - LBO Modeling 1 5y
+2 Small market PE 2 5y
+12 AEA Investors reputation and info? 5 1y
0 Verizon Ventures? 2 5y
+9 Healthcare IB > PE 6 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 Blackstone Strategic Partners - Secondaries (Recruiting, Comp, Culture) 18 4y
+2 What's the best move you made in your career (and when) that you feel most contributed to your success? 1 5y
+4 Comp at smaller ($100-$200mm) funds? 5 5y
+7 NYU Stern PE Recruiting 7 5y
+7 Infrastructure PE at MF or top EB (analyst)? 12 5y
0 Long Arc Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+38 Thrasio [Amazon e-commerce roll-ups] 43 2y
+13 Restaurant PE 17 4y
0 Pro-Forma EV / Equity Value Calculation 2 5y
0 couldnt delete post 1 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Bounce back from work low points? 2 5y
+3 BX SA 22? 8 5y
0 Capricorn Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Capricorn Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+4 2nd year associate avg salary? 12 5y
0 FP&A role in PE Firm vrs PE role in small-cap PE firm 4 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 General Atlantic Associate Program Info 19 4y
0 Coller Capital - Interview - Secondaries Data 5y
+12 Thoughts on Monomoy Capital Partners? 1 5y
0 EB MBA Associate to PE 3 5y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+14 BX Credit - Technical/Case Assessment 19 2y
+6 'System' to keep track of your experiences? 1 5y
+9 Career Trajectory to PE 1 3y
+15 Interview Question: Disagreeing With A Fund's Investment 1 5y
0 Has anyone heard anything about Asia Pacific Land (APL)? 1 5y
0 Private Equity Origination - UMM 1 5y
+12 2 Headhunters offered me the same role. How to behave 6 5y
+3 Hg - headhunter in London 1 5y
+3 HH for Ares Alternative Credit 2 3y
0 Novacap - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+14 How does your "perfect LBO candidate" checklist look like ? 9 5y
+63 Comp Breakdown for MF PE Partner? 20 4y
+4 What kinds of funds do endowments write checks to? 3 5y
+5 Valuing PE Mgmt Companies 2 5y
0 Raine Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 PSA: Comp Data 1 5y
+13 Future of distressed debt/special situations investing? 11 2mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Providence Strategic Growth 1 5y
0 PE to Activist HF 4 5y
+12 Lateral to MF vs Stay at Current MM? 8 4y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Trivest Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Trivest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+29 Pursuing a MBA while being in PE 19 5y
0 Ares 2022 SA 1 5y
+10 Latest views on Golden Gate Capital? 6 4y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Interview - Special Situations Group Data 5y
+66 36 5y
+4 KKR Diversity Program 2022 20 4y
+19 How to review CIMs efficiently for the most important information? 5 5y
0 DW Healthcare Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+21 Growth Associate Comp 16 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Starting a job in a private equity fund that buys european non performing loans. What do I need to know? 1 5y
+2 If you’re at a good bank, do you still need a good GPA to get PE interviews? 2 5y
+11 Any buy-side firms recruit at Duke or UMich Ross? 14 5y
0 Experiences working for an independent sponsor / LMM shop? 1 5y
+8 Dumb Question - What is the Point of Debt Amortization from a Returns Perspective? 4 5y
+5 Unfunded growth : valuation 2 5y
0 Audax Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+15 Software modeling? 14 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 KKR 2022 1 5y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Review - Special Situations Group Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

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

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $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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