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 BarclayCards - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
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 1y
+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 5y
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
0 Main Street Capital - Review - Generalist Data 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 5y
+29 PE’s that Sponsor MBA’s 34 3y
+3 One Equity Partners (OEP) - Reputation / Culture / Lifestyle 2 3y
+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
+471 To all Consultants considering PE 97 3mo
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 1y
0 bcIMC - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity 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
0 Blackford Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+1 Value of MBA for infra pe fund? 1 3y
+16 IFC Investment Analyst or Small PE Fund 9 4y
0 Allianz Global Investors - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Allianz Global Investors - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+2 Need help with answering an assessment question 4 5y
0 HF -> PE 1 5y
+12 Summer Reading for PE/Finance 1 5y
+16 Difference in pay between big and small private credit funds? 20 4y
0 BlackRock - Review - Energy Data 5y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 5y
0 Asia- Private Credit 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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