0 PE/M&A Free Databases 1 5y
+5 IK Investment Partners 4 5y
+40 IBD Associate --> PE 13 5y
+12 Looking to interview Private Equity Professionals 1 5y
+11 Credit Investment Memo - Example 3 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+13 Mock Sourcing Call Interview 4 1y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+1 Sixth Street SA 2021 6 5y
+3 Should I lateral and what about business school? 1 5y
0 PNC Mezzanine Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 PNC Mezzanine Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+39 Anyone Want to do a "Search"? 27 5y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+19 Updated (2021) Views on H.I.G. Capital? 17 4y
0 Capital structure terms? 6 5y
0 Blackmore Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Blackmore Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+17 Value of an E-MBA 7 5y
0 Ares Power and Infrastructure 4 5y
+5 Atlantic Street Capital? 3 2y
+15 If fund doesn't promote and you don't have an MBA, what do exit opps look like? 6 5y
0 what does it mean to roll a QoE forward? 12 5y
+6 Thoughts on Family Office Platforms? 6 2y
+7 Comp for bonus left on the table? 6 5y
0 LMM PE Analyst 2 yr program 2 5y
0 LMM PE? 1 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
+4 Tech Corp dev comp 13 5y
0 PP&E / Intangibles Write-up Assumptions 1 5y
+12 PE Placement Job - Advice 1 5y
0 Hiring an Associate who is a "2-y Associate Program" dropout - risky? 4 5y
+3 Recruiting for GE after 1 Year in IB 2 5y
+8 Work feels like prison 5 5y
0 Parthenon Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 5y
+20 Learning Curve from IB to PE 4 5y
0 Private Equity Fund Returns (Ranking, Quartiles, Etc) 6 3y
+12 Transition from Business analyst at PE firm to Associate 2 3y
+12 Guggenheim Investments 2 4y
+3 Private equity grad program 7 3y
+8 MM PE vs EB IB? Post MBA Assoc 8 5y
+8 Culture in Distressed Buyout 7 5y
0 Priority of debt 1 5y
+17 Groups like BX Tac Opps 21 3y
+15 How to recruit for different geographies 7 5y
+16 Post mba comp comparison 27 2y
+36 American Securities Info 11 4y
0 Corp Strat Model Test - MF PE 1 5y
+9 Experience interviewing at SWFs 3 5y
0 TPG Global - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 SPAC Recruiting / Exit Opps 2 5y
+1 PE Co-investor - looking to connect 4 5y
0 Julius Baer Group - Review - Private Banking Data 5y
0 Industry-Focused PE Associate Lateraling to a Different Industry 5 4y
0 J.P. Turner & Company LLC - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 5y
+16 HF vs PE 2 5y
0 Looking for initiation report 1 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Landmark Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 A CD or Bank A count. An AARP bank account earns more than a Marcus CD. A Marcus CD pays 0.45%, a Marcus AARP Bank Account pays 0.60 %. 1 5y
+1 Anyone know anything about CenterGate Capital in Austin? 4 2y
0 LevFin Group to PE? 2 5y
+9 Qualities of a good SOFTWARE LBO candidate? 1 5y
+36 Moving to Tech from Private Equity 10 5y
0 Appropriate to follow up w/ Headhunter? 2 5y
0 Post-Covid WFH rules at your fund? 2 5y
0 Agricultural Bank of China - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Agricultural Bank of China - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+17 Deal on Resume - Not Much to Talk About? 3 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Investor Relations Data 5y
+9 Roles in energy PE? 1 4y
+1 How do firms source deals? 1 5y
0 PE firm fundraising/investing time split 1 5y
0 HarbourVest - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Secondaries - Case study 2 2y
0 Does Anyone Have Insights On Ardian? 4 5y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Is it weird that I get staffed OFF of deals? 1 5y
+43 Stop Using FoF as a term and No its not Inferior 11 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+27 Thoughts on PE WLB during COVID 1 5y
0 Insight Partners Hirevue Virtual Cover Letter 1 5y
0 Deleted 1 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Analytics Data 5y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 5y
0 On-cycle PE Associate Recruiting for PE Analysts? 1 5y
0 PE Client Services Cover Letter/ Resume 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Edmond de Rothschild - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Edmond de Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+15 London - why do buy-side headhunters ignore candidates? 8 5y
0 Sun Capital Partners - thoughts? 8 5y
0 LMM PE vs. Boutique IB for Summer Analyst Internship 5 5y
0 IR Comp? 3 5y
+6 Career Steps After REPE Internship 3 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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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