+9 Investir 0 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 OTPP Global Strategic Relationships 12 5y
+8 Freshman Internship -> PE 11 5y
0 Taxes and diversity in PE 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+9 What Is The Best Path To Private Equity For Me? 2 5y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Banking Data 5y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Interview - Power Data 5y
+4 PE --> HF --> PE? 5 5y
+9 Learn secret to eternal happiness in 30 seconds 1 5y
0 American Infrastructure MLP Funds - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+15 Should I go into private credit out of undergrad? 11 4y
+10 Is Low tier BB IBD > Top tier REPE > Corporate PE possible? 4 5y
0 Bintang Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 GS Special Situations Asia 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+11 BDT Capital Partners 16 3y
+14 Tips for catching careless errors 10 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Lateraling from MBB to PE 1 5y
0 UBS Infrastructure Investing 4 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+19 Consultant Lateral to IB -> PE 4 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 5y
+198 COVID driving 'high finance' professionals into career 180s? 65 4y
+6 NPL / distressed credit case study 1 5y
+34 Private equity IRR fund accounting? 12 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
0 Determining capital structure in LBO case 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+11 Difference between Infra PE vs traditional pe modelling 5 2y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Is this article a fair dissection of PE returns? If the IRRs are what they are, how else should we look at the returns?? 3 5y
0 Life post CFA | Is there any Master/Qualitification worth the time in PE? 9 5y
0 MF Capital Markets Interview 1 5y
0 What % of PE acquired companies are put up for sale by ownership vs. targeted unsolicitedly by PE firms? 1 5y
0 How many deals would you look at before landing one? 1 5y
0 Determining max price in LBO 11 4y
0 Thoughts on Joining a SPAC 1 5y
0 Automation / No-Code 1 5y
+28 Underpaying shops thread 56 4y
0 AlpInvest Partners - Review - Investment Research Data 5y
+6 Other than Carlyle, Apollo, BX, Vista what funds have +20% lifetime net returns? 12 5y
0 AlpInvest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 5y
+1 Bregal Partners 5 3y
0 Advice for Financing IB to LMM PE? 2 5y
0 Bain Capital SA 2022 27 4y
+6 Thoughts on H&F 6 4y
0 MF PE Associate Class Sizes 2 5y
+31 Apollo (and other MF) Performance? 18 4y
+6 Please stop whining about working hours 17 5y
+8 Platinum Equity Culture/Comp/Performance 6 4y
+15 Brand Name Buyside and MBA Admissions 9 5y
0 Barclays Discovery Diversity Program 2021 1 5y
0 Starting a career in finance (IB or PE) 1 5y
+8 Comp Increase at Warburg? 24 5y
+32 Currently a senior analyst at a BB - accepted my MF/UMM offer but regret it - what do I do now? 11 5y
+22 Ares Management 2022 153 5y
0 What is the background check Process for summer analysts 2 4y
0 McDonald Lehner - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Fair Compensation? 9 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+81 Dream PE firm? 108 3y
0 Private Credit/Direct Lending: Hours & Culture 1 5y
+6 Private Equity Firm with OEM Auto Dealerships 2 1y
+6 Vista Private Equity Summer Analyst 2022 51 4mo
0 What are the deciding factors in final rounds? 4 5y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+1 PE Job Market 4 5y
0 Going FT -> what leaps do I buy? 1 5y
+192 Q&A: UMM PE VP 107 4y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - NA Data 5y
0 PE deal structure question 1 5y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+10 Would you invest in Electric Vehicle companies? 3 5y
0 LP Analyst - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 BlackRock vs GS Merch private debt (London) 11 5y
+13 Would you take low comp to break into PE? 10 5y
+18 24h Case Study for internship 4 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+10 Stonepeak 20 3y
0 DQ Lists? 2 5y
+21 Market Study Firms 13 4y
0 Sixth Street Partners Group Info 1 5y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+2 Sample seed pitch deck for SaaS company 2 5y
0 Is Aspen Capital a reputable PE firm? 1 5y
0 Fail in PE recruiting 2 5y
+149 PE associate/VP net worth check 149 4y
+13 That first internship 4 5y
0 REPE and Corporate PE in same role 1 5y
+8 Any ex-lawyers / JD in the PE sector (investment role)? 3 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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