+12 How does off cycle recruiting process work? 11 5y
0 Investment Committee Software 1 5y
+7 Can my SPAC work be outsourced? 10 5y
0 Anyone have any info on Carlyle's hedgefund? 1 5y
0 East Coast Up and Coming Tech Funds 9 5y
0 Why do people move to smaller funds? 1 5y
+2 Should I move to PE as an analyst or an associate? 3 5y
0 PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) Modeling Question 1 5y
0 Appraisal Exit 1 5y
+11 Where does the deal flow come from? 3 5y
0 Graham Partners - Review - Industrials Data 5y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Harvey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Delete 1 3y
+1 CVC Capital SF Office 1 5y
+6 Rejected in Final Round: Any advice 5 5y
+8 Small vs large PE fund 8 5y
+80 Upside for sticking it out at Apollo... 30 1y
0 ASIF Ventures - Interview - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+12 Satellite Office vs. Main Office (NY vs. LA) 1 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Northwestern Mutual Internships 5 5y
0 Ten20 Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+9 How to evaluate buyout opportunity with an option to purchase real estate? 1 5y
+3 AGC Equity Partners 2 4y
0 Analyzing Credit Fund Investing Opportunities 1 5y
+42 How many points of carry would it take for you to work without salary? 11 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Wells Fargo Strategic Capital -- Thoughts / Rep? 1 5y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Natural Resources Data 5y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Operations Data 5y
0 IRR Underwriting Hurdles 1 5y
0 PE Advisory Compensation 2 5y
0 PE Associate - CFA Alternatives 2 5y
+4 What are the working hours of a megafund director like blackstone,Kkr,carlyle? 5 5y
+15 Private Company Valuation 6 5y
0 Ardian U.S Private Equity? 1 3y
0 HRS Management (Josh Harris FO) Info / Culture? 4 3y
+33 Offer decision help for UMM (legacy vs up and coming) 22 4y
0 BDCs are the new CLOs 2 5y
0 Private Equity Compensation in India 8 5y
0 Deleted 1 3y
0 Blackstone strategic partners - thoughts? 6 4y
0 Private credit fund structure 3 5y
+3 Tikehau Capital 1 5y
0 (DPZ) Dominos Pizza, Overvalued ($231-$279) Price Target 1 5y
+7 EIG Global Energy Partners -- any insights? 10 5y
+12 Private Equity in Brazil as a European? 7 4y
+28 Golden Gate Capital VS EB IB analyst programs? 16 4y
0 Alpine Investors - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Is PE recruiting hard? 8 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Finance Data 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 PE (Megafund) Sales - What's the culture, WLB, and exit opp landscape? 1 5y
+52 Apollo Offers Six Figure One Time Bonuses to Retain Associates 54 5y
0 Insight Partners 2022 Investments SA Recruiting 3 4y
0 Baird Capital? 2 3y
+22 Goldman Sachs Growth 28 10mo
0 Buyout to Growth? 1 5y
+12 Anybody have any insight into film finance? 7 5y
0 The possibility of transitioning from MBB to private equiy. 13 5y
0 Large deferred revenue balance negatively impacting DCF analysis 3 5y
+3 Growth Arms - Top VCs 10 5y
+1 Track Record 4 5y
0 PSP Investments - Interview - Infrastructure Data 5y
+26 Key Terms in Principal / MD Negotiations 12 5y
0 How to Tell a Reputable Search Fund from a Sham? 11 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 Unsure if I should even try for IB 6 5y
0 Ardian - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+1 BlueStar Search 4 11mo
+6 How Do You Discount COVID-enhanced EBITDA? 8 5y
0 SVPGlobal? 2 5y
+13 Q&A: MD/PhD --> MBB --> MegaFund 6 5y
+3 Lateral within Megafund 2 5y
+3 KKR Summer Analyst 2022 2 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+26 Leaving IB - How to Exit Gracefully? 10 5y
0 Finding a Headhunter to Speak With 1 5y
0 Best Conventions/Workshops For Family Offices/Capital Allocators/Portfolio Managers 1 5y
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+158 Q&A: Principal in UMM PE 157 4y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Haitong Securities - Review - Other Data 5y
+18 Private Equity to Corporate Strategy / Tech - advice? 8 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - NA Data 5y
+8 How Much Do MF PE Headhunters make? 9 1y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+16 JD/MBA —> PE 12 5y
0 ISA investments (UK) - experience and advice for beginner investors 0 4y
0 Drafting Emails for Superior 6 5y
+10 Best ERP software for a portfolio company? 5 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%

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August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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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