+49 GIP Culture 64 1y
+11 Tax Rate is 66%!!!!!! 2 5y
+6 Tech PE / GE Direct Promotes 5 5y
+26 Does it make sense to go from software CD->traditional PE if my end goal is software PE? 3 5y
+16 Requesting Information On Alpine Investors 4 5y
+16 Deal Experience - Dilemma 3 5y
+41 Federal Lending Experience -> Project Finance/Infra PE? 7 5y
+12 PE Portfolio Opportunity (pros / cons) 1 5y
+28 Secondaries PE - Any insight on work and lifestyle? 14 1y
+84 Megafund/UMM PE Analyst Program Discussion Thread 57 3y
+15 Public versus Private PE Firms 4 5y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+19 PE recruiting as a lateral to a top bank? 10 2y
+52 Ross Undergrad? 61 5y
+29 Great Company - Shitty Margins 5 5y
+51 Top fund placement vs boutique 33 4y
+11 Top Media PE 7 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+39 Infra PE recruiting / prep 7 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 5y
+17 DTL Flow Through the 3 Statements ?? 2 5y
+38 Leveraged Commercial Banking -> Mezzanine/Private credit fund? 15 5y
+20 Booth vs. Sloan for private equity 3 5y
+6 Special Situations / Distressed PE? 1 5y
+9 VC out of Undergrad vs IB 7 3y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Staverton Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+12 Discussing Public Deal Experience in Buy-side Interviews 1 5y
+16 Exits from PE 8 5y
+29 Canadian PE (MM) 7 5y
0 LLR Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+111 How much do you spend on rent as an associate making 275-325? 72 4y
+3 Blackstone/other MF analysts day to day? 1 5y
+49 How Useful is an MBA Network for PE Recruiting Pre-MBA? 18 5y
+9 Media & Comm Investing 9 2y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+11 What to expect in PE interviews as an undergrad? 3 5y
+29 LBO and leases 22 5y
+3 Finding a Real Estate Private Equity Job 2 5y
+17 When will Blackstone FT Analyst 2021 App Open? 27 5y
+13 PE Recruitment - Bank/Group's role in MF/UMM recruitment? 3 5y
+10 Blackstone Private Equity/Tactical Opportunities Portfolio Management Program 4 5y
+38 Co-invest and Carry: What happens if you leave the firm? 25 5y
+3 Answering: Why large Cap PE? 2 5y
+14 REPE Owner? 9 4y
+10 Software PE Investing 5 5y
+3 Stripes Group Associate Role? 3 5y
0 Partners Group - Review - Rotational Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Rotational Data 5y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Industry Banking to REPE 2 5y
+39 PE Comp - Germany 18 2y
+41 Modeling a bank’s loan portfolio 13 4y
+17 Independent Portfolio Monitoring firm 3 3y
0 AXA Investment Managers - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 AXA Investment Managers - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 5y
+13 Practicing on 2nd round models? 5 5y
+4 Incoming NYC FT Interested In On-Cycle, Roommate Needed For Midtown - Central Park 2Br Condo 5 5y
+122 How many target kids go straight to MF PE? 52 4y
+24 Thoughts on Quick Service Franchise Ownership? 1 5y
+16 Do I include GPA with <2 years of work experience? 7 5y
+5 GS/MS >KKR/H&F/Apollo> HBS > Own fast food franchise ? (Harvard Burger School) 2 5y
+40 Working for SPAC? 17 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+12 Returns Attribution Calculations in an LBO 2 5y
+3 Worden Capital Management 1 5y
+220 Getting ghosted 24/7 54 4y
+32 Non-target to MMPE, What's Next? 7 4y
+15 Building CIM Case / Downside Case LBO 1 5y
+44 Is it a waste of time to go into the office early? 14 5y
+6 IB/PE in smaller cities? Or as an exit? (Nashville, Asheville, Charlotte, Denver) 1 5y
+22 PE-Firms Focused on Diamond Mining 5 3y
+49 How to Talk About PE Deal Experience? 7 5y
+18 VP vs Principal 5 5y
+15 Family Office vs Regular IB Route 3 5y
+31 post investment management (PIM) in PE 3 5y
+39 Anyone has experience with Partners Group? 36 2y
+6 Concept that has been bugging me... 3 5y
+23 What do I tell HH if I don’t want to recruit 5 5y
+4 Practice reading credit docs 2 5y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+27 Top priorities for PE recruiting prep? 14 5y
+27 OID in leveraged loans 17 11mo
+23 RE investing on the side 12 5y
+9 PE Acquihires 2 5y
+32 Associate Leaving Private Equity for Non-PE Roles | MBA Worth It? 10 5y
+6 FIG PE career path? 3 5y
+40 Confused about Infra PE 7 5y
+25 Leveraged finance - Covid waivers 7 5y
+7 REPE —> Infra PE 1 5y
+24 One-week take-home Credit/Distressed case study - what to expect? 1 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Audit Data 5y

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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%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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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 (78) $151
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