+12 Hyper-assertiveness in PE culture - books and methods to adjust? 0 5y
+6 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking 3 5y
0 New experiences! 2 5y
+18 Family Offices 4 5y
0 [Urgent] Question for Associates 0 5y
0 Straight to MM PE shop ... Did I make a good decision? 3 5y
+8 Bridgepoint? 12 1y
0 Solid PE Shops with good culture? 2 5y
0 Life as an originator in private credit 2 5y
+10 Delete. 8 3y
+14 CAIA designation 11 3y
+6 Private Credit / DL Comp Check 9 5y
0 HG Capital: opinions? good/bad? 10 5y
+19 Private Markets Roles at Tiger Cubs 11 5y
+7 Are most initial round buy-side interviews conducted over Zoom video or by phone? 9 5y
+5 What does it mean when firms say "we want to see how you think" 5 5y
0 CDC Group - Review - NA Data 5y
+3 GS MBD London SA21 0 5y
+13 How many deals do you work on per year? 7 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Asset Management Data 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 5y
+12 Europe/London: Solid MM/LMM Shops vs UMM/MF 4 3y
0 Management and sellers notes 2 5y
+9 Selling an already sold company 19 5y
0 Buyside offer of Non-bank loans investment, is it private debt secondary or structured finance? 4 5y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+25 Retooling to move out of distressed. 12 5y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Review - NA Data 5y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+7 Interview Help for MSD Capital 15 5y
+17 Merchant Banking vs Investment Banking out of College. Which route is better? 4 5y
0 Insurtech Investors 4 5y
0 True Wind Capital Analyst Program 15 5y
0 OPS PE to Investment PE pathway 0 5y
0 Carlyle Liability Management Group 10 3y
+3 PE FoF to GP... possible? 12 4y
+35 how many hours do you work per week, honestly 65 5y
0 Ardian - Review - Corporate Development Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Development Data 5y
0 Satori Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Satori Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+16 GP stakes investing 12 4y
+3 Secondaries 0 5y
+4 Can someone explain why this happened? 6 5y
0 How to be a star private equity Analyst? 1 5y
+36 Bonus Bananas December 6, 2013 21 5y
+6 Top Venture Growth Firms with Decent Hours? 5 5y
+5 Berkshire Partners - Comp and Culture 5 5y
0 Blackford Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Technology Crossover Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Where to check which PE funds are fundraising? 7 5y
0 PE Lateral / Exit at Senior Associate / VP Level 3 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
+8 Successful Turnarounds? Any examples of successful service-based business model turnarounds? 3 5y
+15 Question about Real Estate/Buildings as it relates to a LMM PE Acquisition 5 5y
+18 LDN Offer Choice 13 3y
+5 Keeping shabbat in private equity 11 5y
0 FIG - Insurance Question 5 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Landmark Partners - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Landmark Partners - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
+7 Recent Torchy's Deal 5 5y
+76 Technicals Needed for an Investment Thesis 21 2y
0 Stalling at VP and Exit Options 2 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 CBRE - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+22 Infrastructure Compensation 3 1y
+4 Neuberger Berman Private Equity Partners 8 3y
0 How to prepare for an internship interview? 0 5y
+19 Boundaries of a PE interview process 10 5y
+1 Hellman & Friedman London 1 5y
0 Where can i find live fundraising information for PE? 0 5y
0 AWS partner India | AWS consulting partner india 1 4y
+3 Anyone interviewed at Bain Capital Life Sciences? 0 5y
0 How to deal with constant rejection in REPE? 0 5y
+10 Automotive/Auto Aftermarket PE Funds 8 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Hospitality Owners 0 5y
+5 If comp wasn't a factor, what type of investing would you be most interested in? 10 5y
0 Venture/Growth investors- have bankers ever provided you value outside of exits? 11 5y
+27 [Need your help] PE career advice 6 5y
0 Aviation/PE Joint Venture Advice 0 5y
0 Software M&A resources (books, articles, etc.) 1 5y
0 Regulatory And Compliance Risk 0 5y
+13 Rate my Profile for PE Recruiting 10 5y
+12 Bonus Season 2 5y
+27 Tell me about your transition from PE to industry 13 5y
+17 Majority Stakes in LBOs 6 5y
0 ARR SaaS Rev. Build 2 5y
+12 GMAT score for PE recruiting 24 5y
0 TPG Global - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Co-Investment Due Diligence 2 3y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 5y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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