+15 What's more powerful an MBA or MS in Finance for breaking into the PE industry 3 6y
+3 Knowledge - Companies with real estate in separate entity 1 6y
+54 CorpDev -> MM PE? 22 4y
+20 COVID Impact on Private Equity Associate 2020 Start Dates (Delays / Cancellations) 17 6y
+18 Menlo Park Buyside, Housing & Roommates 7 6y
+10 KKR Associate Interview Proccess 3 5y
+19 Coming from non-traditional background, for MF recruiting 5 6y
+30 Does it make sense / possible to borrow debt against company's future cashflows? 15 6y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+11 Sources and Uses - question about existing cash on the balance sheet 3 6y
+13 Dividend Recap Question 7 6y
+9 Outsourced Back Office? 4 6y
+6 Gryphon Investors Interview / Culture 3 5y
+14 How do fund sizes translate to investment team take-home pay (before carry)? 7 6y
+9 Siris Culture/Comp/Hours/Process 9 4y
+12 Medical School to Biotech PE 1 6y
+10 Glendon Capital Management 4 6y
+13 MM PE Offer in SF Bay Area- is compensation market or should I negotiate up? 1 6y
+18 How often do prior associates from IBs enter PE? 8 6y
+6 Which PE firms will pay for your MBA? 1 6y
+71 Value Buy-out vs Growth Buy-out Discussion from Associate Perspective 16 6y
0 Trinity Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Interview - Credit Data 6y
+23 PE Recruiting LDN- How fluent must one be in languages? 9 4y
0 Sofina - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+37 Which PE firms still require an MBA? 18 5y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 4y
+12 Reapplying for the same role after rejection? 1 6y
+100 Q&A: European PE Professional 30 5y
+47 How To Record Earnout Paid in LBO Context? 12 6y
+30 Top PE funds, 2020 update 14 3y
+37 PE/RE/HF podcasts 13 6y
+12 Tier2 candidate - what investment strategies should I target? 1 6y
+3 Ares Management London (PE) 1 6y
+47 Option Pool Question 16 6y
0 In Q Tel - Interview - Venture Capital Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+15 Dividend Recaps in an LBO Model 1 6y
+18 MM Associate in Asia: is CBS worth it? 8 6y
+13 LBO Def financing fees/ new rule 2 6y
+3 MBO management cash out 1 6y
+3 Paper LBO questions 1 6y
+3 What is the Institutional Client Solution Group at Blackstone? What is IRBD at Blackstone? 1 6y
+19 Opportunistic REPE funds vs PE returns 6 6y
+13 FIG to generalist PE? 4 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+8 I Want to Start My Own PE Fund in 15 Years... 1 6y
+40 PE Associate Not Closing a Deal 28 3y
+38 Would you leave in this situation? 8 6y
+3 What is recruiting out of pre-MBA PE Associate positions like? 1 6y
+16 What's easier to raise AUM (PE/credit)? 11 6y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Review - Generalist Data 6y
+3 TSG Consumer 1 6y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+15 Investment Idea Preparation - Feasibility 3 6y
+7 How / when did you know you would make it? 3 6y
+92 Arctos Sports Partners / Sports Private Equity 21 4mo
+16 M&A and LBO model 5 4y
+1 What's the difference between Credit lending/investments and Equity investments 1 6y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Natural Resources Data 6y
+20 Working at Preqin - Research Associate 6 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 6y
+3 South Branch Capital Partners? 1 6y
+19 CD&R Fund XI - $10bn Already Raised / $13bn Target 12 4y
+12 Funds with a flexible investment mandate? Ie; where IPs can invest in both debt and equity opportunities. 2 6y
+5 PE background check questions 3 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Sales Data 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Sales Data 6y
+3 How’re you prioritizing your portfolio? 1 6y
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+1 Tiger Global - Any info? 1 6y
+3 PE recruiting during MBA - what does it look like? 1 6y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 6y
+18 Sources and uses help!! 6 6y
+31 Management Option Pool LBO Question 21 3y
+4 Things to look at in a Real Estate Company 2 6y
+23 Paper LBO mistake - fatal?? 10 6y
+3 Need help with case study 1 6y
+16 Parthenon cCapital Analyst Program 18 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Silver Lake - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Infrastructure Data 6y
0 Sentinel Real Estate - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Cambridge Associates - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Cambridge Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+19 Veritas Capital? 10 5y
+48 Anyone willing to share a PE interview case study? 51 3y
+41 Private Equity in South Florida 10 6y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+61 DIP Financing as a Strategy to Ownership 39 4y
+9 Best IB Groups in London for PE Exits 6 5y
+22 GS MBD Working Hours 13 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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