0 Earn-out 3 5y
0 Pegasus Tech Ventures Insight? 2 5y
+26 Micro-cap / LMM PE career 5 5y
+8 How long to hear back after phone interview? 1 5y
+25 Private Equity Capital Markets 7 4y
+20 How do partners determine who gets on which deal? 1 5y
+183 Does IB/PE Kill Your Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity? 33 5y
+13 Park Square Capital London 17 1y
0 Partners Group - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+12 How are offers given to multiple candidates? 0 5y
+12 Do a new comer to a Private Equity Firm gets a crappy project? 0 5y
+3 Renovo Capital in Dallas 0 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 PE Placement Agent -- What exactly do they do, and what are pro's and cons of job? AC 4 5y
0 Permira Advisers - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Permira Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
+8 Books to prepare for switch from M&A to PE 4 5y
+12 "Investor at..." on LinkedIn 14 5y
0 Exit Opportunities from Tax Law 1 5y
+16 PE / GE exits for Tech IB Analyst 16 4y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 5y
+7 "Generalist" buy-side roles with exposure to GE and traditional PE? 4 5y
0 First Republic Bank - Review - Private Banking Data 5y
0 First Republic Bank - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 5y
+4 PE right out of undergrad, how to make good impression 2 5y
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+7 Real Estate Brokerage to RE Private Equity Firm? 2 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 PE associates H1B 0 5y
0 5h Case Study Remote / Template? 1 4y
+16 Reference check post-offer 4 5y
+11 PE Associate Comp by MF/UMM/MM 14 5y
0 GP stake investing 12 4y
+33 For those who left, how did you know when PE was not right for you? 25 5y
0 Direct Lending / Private Credit Model 1 5y
0 Using a template for an LBO case study? 0 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+189 LOL at this new WSJ article on Apollo's Culture 60 4mo
+8 Why don't private equity players invest in low ROCE industries? 1 5y
0 Private Equity Recruiting 1 5y
+8 US PE firm in London vs NYC 2 5y
+20 NYC UMM Reputation 16 2y
+14 Working for portfolio companies? 2 5y
0 Interest Coverage Ratios 2 5y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Small PE - work specific disappointment 1 5y
0 LMM PE as a Post-MBA Banking Associate 1 5y
+3 Change in NWC / Cash impact 1 5y
+64 Top Growth firms comp out of undergrad 66 4y
+3 Have anyone heard of performance equity management 0 5y
+19 How do you think about equity risks? 4 5y
+13 Question for those who have to travel 9 5y
+3 Neuberger Berman Emerging Markets Debt 0 5y
+20 MF Credit for Junior Summer - PE/Credit/IBD for FT? 13 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+6 Spring Analyst Roles (during school) 0 5y
0 PE exits from HF? 3 5y
0 Biden Tax Plan - Cap. Gains and Carry 1 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 When should MBA Assoc. jump to PE? 3 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt and or High Yield Data 5y
+10 Centerbridge Partners 2020 Founders Fellowship 8 3y
0 How to Use GoBuyside? 4 5y
+3 Newchip Accelerator 0 5y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+20 PE compensation (LONDON 2020) 29 4y
0 TZP - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+3 Cim group interview 0 5y
+6 Welsh Carson Term-Time Analyst 22 5y
+14 Model Test Question 2 5y
+35 Is Healthcare PE possible with no healthcare coverage experience? If so, what should my strategy be? 16 5y
0 On-Cycle 2022 2 5y
+6 PE comp progression in UK 4 4y
0 Performance equity managemt 4 5y
+7 Lmm Pe associates. Does your firm offer you 401k options? 6 5y
0 ***College Student Seeking Advice*** 1 5y
+9 Why would a multi-fund PE fund launch a fund dedicated to investing in preferred equity? What is the benefit, and what is the value prop to target companies as opposed to traditional PE? 5 5y
+27 List/Top Consultant-Friendly PE Firms 23 4y
+6 BBH Capital Partners? 5 5y
0 Private Equity Capital Markets Roles (MF / UMM) 1 5y
+15 How to transition to Associate From Analyst 2 5y
+19 What PE funds truly focus on operations? 11 5y
+20 How to structure youself to become a highly paid quickly? 26 5y
+12 When to start worrying/networking for sophomore summer MF/UMM internships? 5 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+16 PE Fund IRRs (Including Thoma Bravo's net IRR of 45% in 2008) 3 5y
+1 Carlyle Junior Analyst vs EY-Parthenon vs Microsoft BD 3 5y
+3 Carlyle Junior Analyst Fund Management 0 5y
+2 Odds for MM Healthcare PE from a Top MM IB 6 5y
+15 Energy PE Next Steps Decision 7 5y
+9 CFA® Useful in Private Markets and/or for CFO role? 0 5y
+13 Golden Gate Capital and Notre Dame? 5 5y
+12 BlackRock Private Equity Partners - Virtual Cover Letter MAJOR Screw Up 0 5y
+21 Thoma Bravo Completes $22.8 Billion Fundraise 16 5y
+16 Take Private Case Study Question 5 5y
+21 UMM PE Analyst vs EB IB Analyst? 20 5y
0 JUMP Investors - Interview - Venture Capital Data 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

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • 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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