+70 How much scale can a small PE firm reasonably expect? 19 6y
+24 Anyone have info on General Atlantic? 32 4y
+5 SGE FT Hiring 4 6y
+4 LBO Case Study - Stub / LTM 2 6y
+5 Asking about hours/HH in PE networking call? 3 6y
+3 Anyone heard of this firm? 1 6y
+42 Private Equity Associate Regretting Decision 16 6y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Review - Real Estate Data 6y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+19 UBS to megafund? 11 6y
+26 Thoughts on Lone Star Funds? 31 3y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+12 PE Recruiting at More Senior Levels 1 6y
+26 Debt Pay Down by Selling Subsidiary LBO 8 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Asset Management Data 6y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 6y
0 Difference in use of Excess Cash in LBO 1 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 6y
+10 Silverlake Culture/Hours/Comp 14 4y
+3 Existing Options in an LBO 1 6y
+34 MM FIG PE - Corsair, Lovell Minnick, Flexpoint 21 4y
+5 Items on CIM BS - How to model? 1 6y
+31 How are GP Partner economics structured? How much does a partner get paid? 9 5y
0 Centre Lane Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+37 Search fund internship opportunity 13 5y
+5 GIC headhunters 3 5y
+12 Getting the VP promote in PE 2 6y
+12 Service Academy-internship ops 1 6y
+3 Organizing LBO 1 6y
0 Why would a firm prefer to roll over debt in an LBO 2 6y
+3 New PE Firm - When do they reach out? 4 6y
+14 Top HH in the MM/LMM (Sub $1bn fund) space? 8 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+42 Ares Management Pay, Exit, Culture? 34 4y
+54 KKR NGT vs GA / Insight 33 4y
+8 Generalist PE associate programs? 7 5y
+26 Why Does Altamont Have So Many Analysts/Interns? 8 6y
+9 Questions for those in REPE 1 6y
+8 29302930849 15 5y
+6 Levine Leichtman Capital Partners 3 5y
+19 What is the deal with Carry, and how to get it? 2 6y
+18 Selecting fund 1 6y
+275 Warburg Pincus 2021 FT Analyst 262 4y
+13 Headshot/bio for new associates 6 6y
+15 Current 1st year analyst looking for someone to study with/ get mentorship from 2 6y
+3 Management Promote 1 6y
+26 Pre-PE Associate Travel during COVID-19 5 6y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Best Graduate Degree/Course for PE work. 1 6y
+9 Hhhjhlptrffhjjjvgv 1 3y
+11 What do I say? Asked about Future 8 6y
+16 Call Premium - Expensed? 4 6y
+33 Indicating an interest in a specific PE fund strategy to HH 7 2y
+21 T2 Consulting -> Tech Investing Options 6 6y
+3 Question on Management Promote 1 6y
+14 Non-Target—> Top IB—> UMM/MF PE? 9 6y
+3 UG 1 6y
+16 Request for Unstructured PE Interview Questions 4 6y
+3 How quickly do headhunters get back to you during offcycle recruiting ? 1 6y
+18 Bellcast client list? 12 3y
0 Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc - Interview - Private Equity Data 6y
+3 Astorg Partners London Interviews 1 6y
0 Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+10 Career Guide 2 6y
+191 Handling Stress / Burnout in Private Equity 45 4y
+3 PE Consulting Case Studies 1 6y
+6 Project Finance/Muni IB to Infrastructure PE? 1 6y
+6 Switch from Microsoft's Finance Rotation Program to Private Equity? 4 6y
+9 Analyst program 6 6y
+4 Recruier for Vestar, Genstar, and Veritas 2 6y
+21 HCIT-Focused Funds? 9 2y
+9 Start-up or PE 10 5y
+6 ArcForty Search Fund 1 6y
+14 search fund internship summer 2020 6 6y
+9 Does MoM include residual value 7 5y
+5 What happens to shareholder's equity items in an LBO? 4 5y
+8 Public to Private - LBO 3 6y
+10 Prevalence of Private Credit / Opportunistic Credit as an Asset Class 5 4y
+20 Learning about Deal Structures 3 6y
+3 AUM: LMM vs. MM vs. UMM 2 6y
+58 Mid-tier BB vs MBB for PE 12 6y
+4 KKR NGT 4 6y
+13 PE GPA rounding up? 9 5y
+4 Working on same deal in PE and IB 4 6y
+30 Why do Inefficiencies Exist in the Lower Middle Market? 11 6y
+9 Canadian Private Equity Career Progression 1 6y
+11 How Would You Invest $300M? 1 6y
+246 Anyone regret LMM/MM? 37 6y
+11 Guidance on recruiting timeline 2 6y
+31 Dallas PE funds (2020 updates)? 11 5y
+5 If X happens, what happens to IRR and MoM 1 6y
+4 Will PE recruiting begin in August? 1 6y
+3 Just curious: salary of summer analyst/FT analysts at top PEs? 1 6y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+23 Reputable Firms in the PEI 300 11 6y
+3 How Many of the PEI 300 are UMM/Reputable 1 6y
+12 Independent Sponsor with committed funding for a single deal 1 6y

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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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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