0 Infra PE at SWF or Infra at BB IB 1 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Reaching Out Directly? 1 5y
+6 Blackstone Growth 10 4y
+9 Placement Agent Interview Coming Up - Any Insights? 2 3y
+24 1st Year Private Equity Associate Tips 6 5y
0 Dallas PE Shops: Opinions/Insights 3 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Strategy and Operations Data 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+32 What do you wish you knew before you started in PE? 9 5y
+3 Solar + Storage Model? 4 5y
0 Blackmore Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 TZP Group 2 4y
+7 Sophomore internship - does it matter for PE recruiting 6 3y
0 Hidden Inflation Index 1 5y
0 KVLR Capital - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 Blackstone Data Science (BXDS)? 14 3y
0 PE FoF / Co-invest Career 1 5y
0 Technology Crossover Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 FDD to CDD/ODD at PE 1 5y
0 Interview Prep Resources: PE Ops? 1 5y
0 Going from MM PE to a HF? 1 5y
+29 From PERE to PE, advices needed 12 4y
0 Vista Credit Partners? 2 5y
0 HGGC - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+20 About to get dropped for parent... 8 5y
+12 When do you guys have time to interview? 4 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Avalt 2 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Ballast Point Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Sixth Street Growth & Peers 1 5y
+23 Serial Job Hopper? 23 5y
+9 LP warehousing solutions - LP co-investing to bridge an equity gap of the GP, then gets reimbursed 3 5y
+6 Taxonomy of Climate Investing 1 5y
+14 Question on hurdle rates 4 5y
+17 Softbank Vision Fund - Views 2021 31 4y
0 Interview question: what would you do if you were the cfo of this business? 1 5y
+4 Top MM/UMM PE shops in NY? 8 5y
+26 Vista Equity Partners vs Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking 22 5y
+3 Oak Hill vs Court Square vs TJC 6 5y
0 T5 undergrad to PE 1 5y
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 - Review - Generalist Data 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 2y
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

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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