0 GS PE recruiting 1 11mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Interview - NA Data 11mo
0 Cinven Commercial Case Study 2 6mo
+4 Coffee Chats Starting to Go Out? 7 11mo
0 Outreach from JHB Search 1 11mo
+19 Is Apollo hardcore? 10 4mo
0 Elliott PE 1 11mo
+22 Software LBOs? 8 11mo
+4 Christmas Expectations this Year 3 11mo
+19 How to make assumptions? 7 10mo
+6 Deals Later 1 11mo
0 Kalshi Bet on when Oncycle 27 hits? 2 11mo
0 AlpInvest Partners - Interview - Secondaries Data 11mo
+6 2027 On Cycle Momentum... 6 11mo
+27 Delete 8 11mo
+57 Corp Dev / Strategic Finance All-In Comp (Dec-25) 102 1mo
+11 Working in PE - thinking about the family business 3 11mo
+4 What to expect for IB > PE > Corporate / Strategy Roles? 3 11mo
+22 Thoughts on Hot Startup AI Strategic Finance Offer? Ex-PE / IB 14 8mo
+15 Negotiating Carry + Equity for First Time Fund? 1 11mo
+39 PE Associate Exits 14 11mo
+3 Let go from PE 3 11mo
+7 IRR based Royalty Model 2 11mo
0 Rapist/Abuser/Misogynist/Racist/ Predator strikes again (Momento Growth Partners) 1 11mo
+7 Associate 1 Pay Range at Midwest LMM PE 12 11mo
0 Audax Group - Interview - NA Data 11mo
+64 How much are people actually making in PE? (All-in comp) 32 11mo
0 Copley Equity Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 11mo
0 Copley Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 11mo
0 IBD Analyst to BD/Origination PE? 1 11mo
+12 PE->Strat Fin -> Back to investing? 2 11mo
0 Canadian Pension Plan Offcycle Recruiting Timelines 1 11mo
+5 Unpaid Spring Internship -- Am I Stupid 3 11mo
0 AI-note taker 4 11mo
+21 Deleted 9 11mo
0 Atlas Holdings LLC - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 11mo
0 Atlas Holdings LLC - Review - Industrials Data 11mo
+80 Quickest way to $6-8M net worth? 55 10mo
+6 Any Thoughts on BVP Forge 4 3mo
+26 GPA at Master's Level for Recruiting 16 11mo
0 Can you go from Biglaw to Private Credit without IB? 1 11mo
+15 Differences between PE and Banking Internship 1 11mo
+9 Apax services 7 11mo
0 Headhunters for PE VPs 1 11mo
+2 LP sues GP over CV 3 11mo
0 Carlyle PE Groups 4 11mo
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Fund Finance Data 11mo
0 HarbourVest - Review - Fund Finance Data 11mo
+9 Five Arrows in 2025? 19 6mo
+50 PE-Backed Corp Dev Comp Check 19 1mo
+3 Macquarie Capital - Principal Finance 4 8mo
+2 Verbal Promotion Timeline 3 11mo
+30 Best Business You’ve Seen! 32 11mo
+5 Let go from PE? 4 11mo
0 Partners Group 2026 Financial Analyst Program 4 11mo
0 Northleaf - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 11mo
0 Northleaf - Review - Private Equity Data 11mo
+9 PE Firm SVCV Partners and SVCV Global to Raise $100B in the next 15 years to Become The Next Big Financial Powerhouse 1 11mo
0 SAT Score for MF PE Analyst Programs 3 11mo
0 Pathway Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
+7 Deal sourcing attribution 4 11mo
0 Searchlight Special Opportunities “SOF” (London) 1 11mo
+6 Non-IB Folks in PE: What Was Your First 6 Months REALLY Like? 2 11mo
+3 KSL Capital 6 6mo
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
+18 Goldman Sachs Private Credit (Direct Lending vs. Hybrid Capital) 4 9mo
+6 PE Associate Networking Advice 4 11mo
0 Instar Asset Management Updated Views? 1 11mo
0 TR Capital (Secondaries) 2 8mo
0 Consultant-friendly interviews case style questions 2 9mo
+4 Estimating Change in Deferred Revenue 5 11mo
+12 What job could I get (if any) in PE with my solo syndication background (7 deals ~2.5x MOIC - $8m->$20m)? 2 11mo
+6 Interesting disconnect between what funds say about AI and what they're actually doing 1 11mo
+8 Accounting to PE 6 11mo
+26 PE > RX Consulting? 13 9mo
0 Aptitude test 2 11mo
+9 how do you work through LBO test without shortcuts on personal computer? 8 11mo
0 vista interview insights? 1 11mo
0 Re/insurance Groups at PE Firms & Insurers Interview 3 11mo
0 Energy and Natural Resources Focused Investment Fund 1 11mo
+3 Incoming PE Associate Start Date 6 9mo
0 Getting ghosted by HHs I intro'd with a while back 3 11mo
+1 US Undergraduate Recruiting for UK Off-Cycle Seeking Advice 2 11mo
+3 Windows laptop for modeling tests 13 11mo
0 Moelis Case Study LBO/DCF Analyst 1 11mo
+7 MF PE Asso to IB VP 6 11mo
0 GCM Grosvenor - Interview - Secondaries Data 11mo
0 Captona - energy transition GP 4 11mo
+6 MBB 2027 PE Recruiting, is Top-Bucket Required? 1 11mo
0 Screen 1 11mo
+7 1460 SAT MF PE Analyst? 3 11mo
+7 LBO Debt Model 2 11mo
0 Looking for Platforms or Channels for Secondary Private Deals 1 11mo
0 AEW Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
0 New Era Leaders - Review - Generalist Data 11mo
0 Clearhaven Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
+6 Energy/Infra Case Studies 6 11mo
0 PE OCR Class of 2027: How has it been? 1 11mo
+6 When to contact headhunters for upcoming on-cycle PE recruiting? 1 11mo
+3 Cases 1 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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 02 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

  • Vice President (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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