0 Beach Point Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Starting at ~$1-3B PE shop with 2-and-out program, should I be worried about staying in PE? 5 5y
+6 How is Blackstone PE structured? 3 5y
0 Vistria Group (Chicago) - Insight? 5 3y
+15 Dividend with negative retained earnings? 6 4y
+17 Fellow PE professionals - what are you looking for out of life and how does your career fit in to that? 6 5y
+34 Mega Funds at the Mid-level 28 5y
0 Sentinel Capital Partners 7 4y
0 Tailwind Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+13 OceanSound Partners 20 1y
+3 Oaktree Future Leaders Program -Any Updates? 15 4y
0 Investment Banker Contact List - Barter? 6 3y
+13 Best MF Growth Practices? 9 5y
0 Resources for Software M&A/LBO? 1 5y
0 Have HH Been Reaching Out? 1 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Barings PE / Real Asset Fund 1 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+12 iBank Recommendations 9 5y
0 Koch Industries - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Koch Industries - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bradford Allen Realty Services - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Tortoise Investment Management - Review - Energy Data 5y
0 Tortoise Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
+10 Permanent Equity 3 4y
0 Resource for Case Studies 2 5y
0 Preparation for Special Ops/Distressed PE internship interview 3 5y
+15 Email in LinkedIn bio 7 8mo
0 Greenhill - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+43 Private equity straight out of undergrad, Pros & cons? 32 3y
0 Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Capital Group Private Markets 1 5y
+78 Investing jobs with the best comp to lifestyle ratio 53 5y
+3 Moving job location 1 5y
+12 Experience engineer and business operator, seeking advice to break into PE. 1 5y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Operations Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+43 Best/biggest PE firms that focus on software? 36 5y
+11 What do you do with swag from previous funds? 17 1y
+4 What percentage of your PE associate class stayed in PE / finance? 1 5y
0 JUMP Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 New equity value post M&A 1 5y
+12 Thoughts on K1 in LA? 16 3y
+3 Should I Network Now for On-cycle? 3 4y
+33 Private Equity Lawyers 6 4y
0 Want to get into private credit, no relevant experience 7 5y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+12 PE IR Compensation after IB 1 5y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Cove Hill Partners Analyst Program 4 2y
0 Non-Modeling group -> M&A/Coverage, When to Recruit? 4 5y
0 Best databases to search for businesses? 2 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Alpha Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 BlackRock - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Capex Facility - Drawdown 4 5y
0 Private Equity in Action 1 5y
0 Groups like GS Urban Investing 2 5y
+12 Distressed debt / special situations example / case study 5 5y
0 Info about Lee Equity 4 5y
0 Reading list for ags/consumer/food 1 5y
0 Rapidly Growing UMM Funds 9 5y
0 Discontinued IB deals on resume for PE recruiting? 5 5y
0 Moving across the aisle, special situations debt -> deep value / distressed private equity 1 5y
+20 Hours at the Partner level at Megafunds? 7 5y
0 MBA to Consumer PE? 3 5y
0 Altamont Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+11 Dumbest question in a meeting? 8 5y
0 How good does a time constrained model with investment memo need to be in PE interview process? 1 5y
+29 PE Operating Roles & Exits 11 5y
0 WFH predictions in alternative investments? 1 5y
+46 New PE Cases + 20min LBO Drills Added to the PE Interview Course 7 5y
0 Growth sourcing model 1 5y
0 Private Equity Query 5 5y
+1 Evergreen Funds? 1 5y
+15 SEO Alternative Investments Fellowship Program 48 3y
0 Would you start a Family Office or just enjoy retirement? 2 5y
+23 EdTech / Education PE 19 4y
0 PE firms with hardest interviews? 1 5y
0 GS MBD / MS REI & Infra PE LONDON CULTURE 5 5y
+23 A to A in IB, then PE Recruit? 23 5y
0 Time off after banking / before PE 16 5y
0 SAT Scores at Top Funds 6 5y
0 Carlyle Group NYC vs. DC 7 5y
+3 Dragoneer Investment Group 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
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