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
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
+47 Infrastructure PE vs Traditional PE 14 4y
0 Leveraged Loans Secondary Market 1 5y
+11 Declining 2nd Round Interview? Advice Needed.. 4 3y
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
+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 3y
+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

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%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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