+13 Shore capital VP comp 5 1mo
+6 Apollo modeling test 12 6mo
+25 Accountancy roll-ups / buy and build 19 10mo
+4 Genstar vs NMC 12 9mo
0 Stealth Startup - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 10mo
0 Stealth Startup - Review - Equity Hedge Data 10mo
0 K1 Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 10mo
0 BX GP Stakes SVT SA 26 1 10mo
0 Winter/Spring/Summer experiences for new grads? 0 10mo
0 How to answer to “why are you re-recruiting” 1 10mo
+3 Bottoms Up Pnl modelling 4 10mo
+9 5 powodów, dla których niemieccy inwestorzy przenoszą się w metale 1 10mo
+6 Carlyle IR. 11 7mo
0 AIP Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 10mo
0 HELP - PE Portfolio Management Summer Analyst Interview Prep 1 10mo
0 Main Street Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 10mo
+16 FO role back to IB / PE 10 10mo
+3 Watson Ford Executive Search 1 10mo
+3 Graham Partners First Round 1 10mo
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 10mo
0 Stellex Capital - Culture/Performance/Comp 1 10mo
+4 PE funds vs McDonald’s 1 10mo
+14 Has anyone made the switch from public equities to PE? 17 8mo
+4 My Firm's Primary Headhunter Reached Out to Me 2 10mo
+11 WHICH PRIVATE CREDIT OFFER TO PICK 9 10mo
0 Creador - Review - Deals Data 10mo
0 Creador - Salary & Bonus - Deals Data 10mo
+3 PWM > PE 1 10mo
+9 Landing FT PE role from Searchfund experience 2 10mo
+84 Top VC firms pay $2mm/year to poach ex-PE Analysts 70 3mo
+3 Are salaries at SWF tax-free? 7 10mo
+33 Any Bad IB Analyst who thrived in PE (MMF) 13 10mo
+6 IT Management to PE 1 10mo
+9 Curious why IB PE HF or other 0 10mo
0 IB or PE exits role 2 10mo
+5 Don’t know how to model 8 10mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 10mo
0 Ardian off-cycle modelling test 2 10mo
0 Niobrara Capital 2 10mo
0 BX Summer 2026 PE Analyst 4 10mo
+9 When/How to ask for internship? 1 10mo
+4 Working for a SPAC (post 2020-21) 5 10mo
0 KKR Preclearance 1 10mo
0 Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) Info 4 10mo
+3 London MF/UMM PE internships - comp 12 9mo
+22 More PE firms than McDonalds Locations in the US 7 10mo
0 WP FT 2026 (FIG) 1 10mo
0 Sixth Street SA 2026 NYC 3 9mo
0 Locked box LOI 0 10mo
+44 Do people get let go before the end of their programs ? 15 2mo
+20 Associate carry at a $500 - $750m AUM fund 13 10mo
0 Ardian - Interview - Secondaries Data 10mo
0 PE FoF Case Study? 1 10mo
+10 what do I need to do to get in to MF PE (do I have any chance) 6 6mo
+4 UMM PE vs EVR/GS/MS (top group) 5 10mo
+68 Is Infra the Place to Be as Apollo & BX Believe?? 28 9mo
+3 How do Headhunters find FT recruits? 3 10mo
0 PineBridge Investments - Review - Private Equity Data 10mo
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - NA Data 10mo
+3 Senior Level comp in GE? 0 10mo
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 10mo
+15 PE ops -> tech 8 10mo
+15 PE MBB 2027 recruiting 2 10mo
+2 Why take on private debt? 21 10mo
0 Bain Capital Recruitment Prep 1 10mo
0 Cerberus REPE 1 10mo
+11 How many rounds at MF? 19 10mo
0 Updated views of PE in Charlotte? 0 10mo
+9 Did I fuck up my first HH call? 2 10mo
+18 EA / Silverlake Consortium - IP & Govt Approval? 2 10mo
0 BlackFin Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 10mo
0 BlackFin Capital Partners - Review - Financial Services Data 10mo
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Renewables Data 10mo
0 TPG Global - Review - Renewables Data 10mo
+3 Incoming MBB - how to prep for PE? 1 10mo
+29 Motivation / Focus 19 10mo
+23 Advice 11 10mo
0 Acwa power and taqa modelling test 4 3mo
0 GP Stakes SA (Interview soon pls help) 2 10mo
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 2w
0 BX Credit Interview 3 10mo
+39 Should I take VC offer or retry for PE? 26 10mo
0 Safanad - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 11mo
0 Summer in finance 3 11mo
+17 PE -> MBB? 6 10mo
+22 Silver Lake + PIF + Affinity Partners takes EA private at $50bn valuation 16 10mo
+22 Canadian pension funds PE in London/Europe 8 9mo
0 Gemini Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 11mo
+22 How to explore what comes after IB/PE 6 10mo
0 Co-Invest Leverage 2 10mo
+41 Partners Group - Buyout 36 7mo
0 PC Direct Lending Process 2 6mo
+6 PE vs HF employee satisfaction 1 11mo
+134 Why is PE like this? Shocked by culture after MBB 54 10mo
+5 PE Analyst - Debating IB vs. PE/Growth Lateral 4 11mo
+6 Antin infrastructure modelling test 6 2mo
+50 How can I tell my sister PE/IB is not more prestige than MBB? 26 10mo
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 11mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - NA Data 11mo
0 Industrial Alliance Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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