0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 5y
0 How to Let My PE Firm Know I Want to Start Early? 4 5y
+3 Growth PE London? 4 5y
0 Having a tough time at work 1 5y
+20 Blackstone SA 2022 382 3y
0 Back in the office? 2 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Does your PE firm have flextime policy prior to COVID? 3 5y
+26 . 7 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 5y
+2 Skip IB with two PE and 1 BB internship? 4 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 5y
+16 Average PE Base Salary 27 4y
0 Financials on Private Companies - Any data providers? 1 5y
+5 LMM PE Return Attribution 4 5y
0 First Reserve 1 5y
+14 Growth pipeline work: Best practices 4 5y
+24 GP Stakes Modelling/Metrics 13 2y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 K1 Investment Management - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 K1 Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Any Diversity Programs From Buyside Firms for Upperclassmen? 4 5y
+7 LMM/MM PE Summer Analyst Programs 9 5y
+185 I Gave Up on Buyside Recruiting - Dropping Prep Materials + Technicals 47 3y
0 How rigid are compliance trading policies? 1 5y
+3 Distressed debt / debt-to-control investment environment 3 5y
0 Quick Question - Estimating Levered Returns 1 5y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+8 Insight Partners Sophomore Diversity Summit 18 4y
+14 MF PE in Continental Europe 9 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 MSD Partners culture 6 3y
+5 JMI Equity Reputation + Work life balance? 7 4y
0 S Goldman Advisors - Review - NA Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+4 Return of public equity? 3 5y
+12 Family Office Recruiters? 1 5y
0 Should I quit Private Equity? Please advise. 3 5y
+16 Infra Fund Case Study Prep Help 1 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Private Equity M&A internship at a small firm as my first internship 1 5y
+3 PE Secondaries Technical Interview Questions? 2 5y
0 Industrials IB to Tech PE/GE? 3 5y
+26 Does it make sense to try and lateral from a small investment firm to a LBO Fund or larger BDC after a year? 18 5y
+31 Getting hired at a SPAC 24 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 BO at a MF- Chances of pivoting to FO? 2 5y
+24 BX Growth? 24 3y
+20 best model checks? 12 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
+4 Corp dev for PE backed companies 7 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Starting the next AirBnB of xyz - initial growth and funding 7 5y
0 Other - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Graham Partners - Interview - Investments Data 5y
0 What is the concept of an attach/detach point in project finance? Particularly related to a unitranche financing. 3 5y
+4 Does Anyone Have Insights On Coller Capital? 8 3y
0 Work email vs personal 1 5y
+18 Does an unfriendly interviewer in final round say much about firm culture or whether you get an offer? 7 5y
0 Technical guides for PE SA interviews? 1 5y
0 Is 35 y.o. too late to try to break in equity research? 6 5y
+255 Keep Your Head Up 43 3y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Global Data Data 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Global Data Data 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+19 Broke my model - excel help 9 5y
+8 Can I start private equity at the age of 25 6 5y
+7 Leveraged loan investing? 18 5y
+16 How to fund the next AirBnB of xyz? 4 5y
+4 What have you enjoyed the most about PE? 3 5y
+3 Emerald Capital Partners 1 5y
0 FIG Private Equity in Southeastern/ Mid-Atlantic Region 1 5y
+21 An explanation of Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA) in Private Equity 1 5y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+15 Private Equity Firms in Florida 21 2y
+10 Ideas to volunteer help at my alma matter's endowment? 1 5y
+12 Student-Athlete Questions for Former MD? 2 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
+4 What are your go-to morning market updates? 4 5y
0 Permira Advisers - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Permira Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+14 PE Exit Opps after Being Let Go at Mid-Level 10 5y
+13 PE compensation in Australia 17 4y
+10 Arcline Fund II 5 2y
+31 Are PE interviews that hard? 11 5y
0 Regional IB -> Newly formed Family Office 1 5y
+79 Do I count as people of color? 55 4y
+47 Infrastructure PE vs Traditional PE 14 4y
0 Leveraged Loans Secondary Market 1 5y
+11 Declining 2nd Round Interview? Advice Needed.. 4 2y
0 Bain Capital Double Impact 1 5y
+13 PE Analyst Exits? 1 5y
0 Anyone have an updated list of headhunter coverage? 1 5y
+10 PE offer - managing response deadlines 6 5y
0 Secure role prior to b-school? 5 5y
+9 Secondaries/co-investments shops in London 11 4y
0 PE/M&A Free Databases 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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