0 Blackstone Group - Review - Legal Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 5y
+18 Altas Partners 20 2y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+7 Employment gap 5 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 KDB Daewoo Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 How to choose geography for PE 1 5y
0 Spectrum Equity email 2 5y
0 Neuberger Berman - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Blackstone Future Women Leaders Programme – Interview 4 5y
0 SMB / MM PE vs. Megafund 2 5y
+6 PE in the Philippines? 3 5y
+4 Nashville PE 5 5y
+10 SaaS Turnarounds 18 4y
0 GE Energy Financial Services 1 5y
+22 Questions about moving from MBB to MM and/or LMM PE 2 5y
+4 Impact Investing Pay 9 5y
+27 Mild Aspergers and Career in PE? 11 5y
+11 Blackstone Holiday Video 4 5y
+13 Private Equity Analyst Role Details 12 5y
0 Investment analyst with no interest in stock market investing 3 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Carry in New Funds For Existing Employees 3 5y
0 Any expectations for how the Nine West ruling will change the industry? 1 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+9 How to diligence culture / hours in interview process 10 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Oaktree Capital culture ? 0 5y
0 **College Student Seeking Advice/Honest Answers** 0 5y
+9 APG Asset Management PE - Any Info? 14 2y
0 Evercore - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
+15 Bain Capital Double Impact 11 5y
+19 Infra firms in Amsterdam? 9 5y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Trading Data 5y
0 Let’s talk PE comp 0 5y
0 Recruiter Ignoring Me 1 5y
+20 Options.... pissed off/incurred wrath of MD 21 5y
+31 How to Ask to Work From Home 4 5y
+12 How to think about value of carry 0 5y
+2 Clever questions to ask to PE Partner 3 5y
0 Non-target - Why is it a bad idea to get a second bachelors? 2 5y
+4 PE Placement Across Groups at Goldman Sachs 6 3y
+27 MM Funds with Equity and Credit Strategies - Good or Bad? 9 5y
+68 How to Retain Unvested Carry when Leaving Firm 20 5y
+10 MM Funds with good life balance? 13 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Investments Data 5y
+3 Private Equity Black/Hispanic Diversity Programs 1 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
+14 Stock Option question in PE deal 6 2y
+17 PE Culture & Hours London 9 4y
+2 Resources to learn about Tech Investing? 2 5y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Macquarie MIRA SA 2021 22 5y
+3 PE On-cycle Recruiting 1 5y
0 KLH Capital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
0 Small fund promotion vs upmarket lateral 12 5y
+21 Norwest Equity Partners 30 1y
+3 Intel on BX REPE London 1 5y
+3 SIXTH STREET (ex TPG) infos 1 5y
+26 HIGHEST PAYING PE Firms for Associate (LND) 29 3y
0 Cerberus sophomore 2021 internship 19 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 What happens to deal terms in subsequent rounds of venture investment? Can they override terms from previous rounds? 5 5y
+12 What would you spend your bonus on if you weren’t saving/investing it? 1 5y
+24 PE Recruiting as International Student Timing 27 2y
+37 Best Positioned Energy / Houston PE Firms? 12 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Tikehau Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 MF/UMMs with a half decent Work/Life 21 5y
+21 MF PE Associate Class Size 26 5y
0 Decline SA offers and then recruit FT at the same firm? 1 5y
+17 Undergrad Full-Time 2022 PE Recruiting? 30 5y
0 Brightwood Comp 1 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Data sources on deals? 4 5y
0 PE case study 1 5y
0 How do you source and structure deals? 1 5y
0 Need advice 1 5y
0 Marketplace business take rate / rake benchmarks / comps 2 5y
0 Which offer to accept for PE longterm? 2 5y
0 Neuberger Berman PE 3 4y
0 Key questions for vertical SaaS business? 3 5y
0 Alumni Ventures Group - Anyone have thoughts? 1 5y
+3 Taking a public company private - shareholder structure 3 5y
0 Harrison Street Real Estate LLC - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Harrison Street Real Estate LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+24 SF Tech IB to Tech MM-UMM Buyout Funds in NY? 7 5y
0 Realistic Career Boost 0 5y
0 Restaurant/Retail PE Modeling? 1 5y
+10 PE firms with the highest associate comp 28 5y
0 What to know about your live deals for recruiting 1 5y
+21 MBB London vs Continental Europe for PE Exits (and MBA) 22 3y
0 Advent Boston 0 5y
0 Seniority: security vs guarantee? 6 5y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 LevFin vs Rx for Special Sits and Private Credit Exits 4 5y
+5 PE Recruiting Prep Timeline 5 5y
+15 Simplified vs Complex Option Pool 2 5y

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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