0 Early employee secondary sold at a discount in follow-on rounds - why? 1 5y
+10 What kind of book do you guys read (PE)? 2 5y
0 Baring Private Equity Asia / PE advice 7 5y
0 Does West Coast have any chance of NYC PE Recruiting 2 3y
0 Roark Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Medley Management Inc - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 SWF Case Study - Guidance helpful 2 5y
+1 Fifth Wall 5 4y
+11 Elite / Rising PE Shops 10 4y
+31 SWF - Direct Investments 26 3y
+4 noob question on cash flow 2 5y
+67 What's Wrong with Warburg Industrial & Business Services? 53 2y
0 PE Industry Trends 1 5y
+5 Adam Neumannnnnn 5 5y
0 PE SA's - how many people are interviewed for each spot? 1 5y
+20 Stratechery - Thoughts? 9 4y
+28 Placement Agent Fees? 12 5y
0 What to do if you don’t like modeling... 2 5y
+18 Negotiating Additional Carry/Etiquette at Senior Levels of PE 7 4y
+58 Finding the next Thoma / Vista? 17 4y
+4 ESG Private Funds 4 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 noob with easy Q: 10q and 10k filing dates? 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+8 noob with easy "year over year" question 6 5y
+19 Co-investment quality 17 3y
+89 PE - Does the Industry Actually Create Value? 47 5y
0 Waterland Private Equity - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Value of networking in on cycle PE recruiting 8 5y
0 Single Family Offices doing Direct PE 1 5y
+3 PE recruiting as a MM/boutique banker? 1 5y
0 GS AMD Private Credit Opportunistic Investing 6 4y
0 REPE exit opportunities?? 2 5y
0 Preference shares 4 5y
0 Fundamentals for a Debt-side Real Estate Interview? 1 5y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
+3 IR as a Career Path 4 5y
0 Lateral IB analysts & PE Recruiting? 5 5y
+13 What's Going On With Pine Brook Partners 10 5y
0 knowledge create a private equity fund 1 5y
+15 Private Credit / Direct Lending - Resources 12 2y
0 Eaton Vance Corp - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Eaton Vance Corp - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
+3 Navis Capital Partners 4 3y
+340 Why the hate towards growth PE / sourcing (e.g. KKR Tech)? 73 3y
0 Moving from Boutique Private Capital Advisory to Private Equity 3 5y
+14 Job Interview "Homework" 1 5y
0 What is "Market" comp for senior associate / VP level in PE? 2 5y
+16 Comp at PE Portfolio Company - Head of Finance Roles 5 5y
+5 Best VCs focused on Enterprise Software? 5 5y
0 How long of a career break before becoming uncompetitive? 1 5y
+6 Evaluating economics in a fund - carry, phantom equity, etc. 5 5y
0 Individual fund performance 2 5y
+15 Best PE Shops for WLB and Pay 22 5y
+10 ‘Target Bonus’ Variance 11 5y
+27 Mistakes in PE Case Study - what are my chances? 19 4y
0 DWS Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 contribution vs gross margin? 7 5y
0 Which tech PE shops have pre-MBA associate coinvest? 1 5y
+10 How is overall morale at your firm / with your fellow Associates? 7 5y
0 Park Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 5y
0 45 min Interview Case Study?? Tips greatly appreciated! 6 4y
+3 Questions to ask before accepting off-cycle PE offer? 2 5y
0 Berkshire Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Timeline for Lateral Offer? 6 5y
0 OMERS - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Quitting 2y associate program after getting into bschool 4 5y
0 Deloitte - Review - Audit Data 5y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 5y
+4 How legit is it when a search fund claims backing from some very high profile individuals? 5 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+9 PE Salary Understanding 2 5y
0 noob with question on trial balances 2 5y
0 Questions about launching a SPAC 3 5y
+10 ACTUAL WLB at PE?? 11 5y
+325 WOMEN IN PE - Easier recruiting? 124 2y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+16 Moving from Credit to Growth Investing 6 5y
+6 PE exit opps from SMBC 1 5y
0 Switching out of Medical School 2 5y
0 Alternatives to Pitchbook? What is your favorite and why? 1 5y
+9 Minnesota Distressed Funds 12 5y
+11 Chicago PE Landscape 6 3y
0 Reclassify expense to capex? 3 5y
+31 Co-invest / Secondary vs PE? 11 4y
0 EV and NWC adjustment 4 5y
0 PE Fundraising process/Documents 6 5y
0 BX SA 2021 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+20 PE Offer but Pay Cut 18 5y
0 Is middle market PE worthwhile? 5 5y
0 NTM revenue multiples: question 4 5y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+10 PE Megafund Or MM Bank? 4 5y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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