+3 SEO Alternative Investments Fellowship Program 1 6y
+27 Ares Management PE Analyst Program 6 4y
+25 Banks that are most chill about PE recruiting 29 5y
+28 How possible is TS -> IB -> PE? 11 6y
+16 How much do IR professionals make at top PE funds? 4 6y
+3 MBA PE 1 6y
+100 Ares Management 2021 316 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Palm Drive Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 GS MBD (REPIA) 3 6y
+26 Lateral PE Headhunters 16 6y
+38 Recruiting from Chicago IB to NYC PE - how difficult? 25 6y
+40 MBA (Wharton) Quandary 13 5y
+31 Rant thread at stupid college students and 1st year analysts 5 6y
+15 MF/UMM Associate Comp 8 6y
+17 Correct way to model EBITDA? 5 6y
+40 Q&A: ex. consultant - 1st month at a MM PE fund 7 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+340 Distressed Investing: This Time It's Different 33 6y
+6 Net cash position at LBO exit 4 6y
+6 Pension Liability in PE Investments 5 6y
+21 How do family offices deal with carried interest/bonuses 5 6y
+9 Direct Investing Family Office Compensation 1 6y
+29 Question on Shareholder Loans 9 6y
+6 High Impact Non-Profits in NYC 1 6y
+32 Infrastructure Private Equity 21 4y
+12 Does Insight Venture Partners take laterals at the analyst/associate level? 6 6y
0 Permira Advisers - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+12 PE Search Fund --> Consulting MB vs EB 1 6y
+8 Operating Associate PE Role 3 6y
+3 PE FT 2020 Analyst Timeline Thread 1 6y
+17 Difference between Condition Subsequent and Reps/warranties? 3 6y
+9 Any recommendations for programs/courses to improve technical skills during downtime? 1 3y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+28 PE Recruiting After MBA 20 6y
+6 Deferred revenue - How to model in LBO 4 6y
+21 People who've done PE for a few years - what was the toughest / lowest point of your career? 5 3y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 TPG Global - Review - Finance Data 6y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 6y
+22 Should I pursue Private Equity even though I've made 6 figures in Entrepreneurship? 10 6y
+12 path to PE: small IB->BB/EB->PE or small PE->lateral PE? 1 6y
+3 Blackstone Infrastructute first round interview (summer 2021) 3 5y
+11 Thoughts on Valor Equity Partners? 10 6y
+3 High yield debt or subordinated debt 1 6y
+13 Platinum Equity in 2020 9 3y
+36 LBO Returns - Increasing Leverage Doesn't Increase Returns? 11 6y
+32 Is Private Equity viewed as a stepping stone? 12 6y
+9 Non-Modeling Private Equity Case Study Interviews 2 6y
+3 deleted delete deleted deleted 1 6y
+46 3.5 GPA - Looking to break into PE 13 4y
+18 How long can/should you stay at a place where you don’t like the culture? 5 6y
+3 Does Carlyle have an analyst program? 1 6y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+12 Secondary Market for PE Investments 1 6y
+65 McKinsey vs. Bain for Private Equity MF Exit 17 5y
+6 Ares Management Info Sessions 3 6y
+14 How competitive is Asia pre-MBA PE experience in US post-MBA recruiting 1 6y
+11 WS sports - squash or tennis? 7 6y
0 Advent International Corporation - Interview - NA Data 6y
+16 MBB to MF PE 1 6y
0 AEW Capital Management - Interview - Investments Data 6y
+18 Brookfield Capital Partners NYC 10 3y
+3 Interview - Pre MBA role 1 6y
+25 Unique path to PE 3 6y
+12 Networking call went well, resume forwarded, now what? 1 6y
+3 PE Co-Investment Opportunity 1 6y
+6 Softbank backs out of WeWork! 5 5y
+7 do private debt funds use leverage? 4 6y
+8 Why Carlyle? (What separate Carlyle from its peers?) 1 6y
+20 PE Recruiting in Europe 13 3y
+33 How do smaller PE firms find their deals? 17 4y
0 Aldrich Capital Partners - Interview - Growth Equity Data 6y
+12 Differences between REPE and Regular PE at a Megafund? 7 6y
+22 BX Insurance Solutions 14 4y
+70 Taking the plunge.. from New Zealand 22 4y
+4 Breaking into PE Deal Sourcing/BizDev 1 6y
+20 Need to outsource work to a private equity contractor - know anyone? 4 6y
+159 PE recruiting technical questions (software specific) 53 3y
+21 Need for “public” private equity 10 6y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 6y
+5 How to get to a megafund from UMM 2 6y
+31 Consumer/Retail PE 13 6y
+132 Vista Equity Analyst 2020 Program 62 6y
+20 How would you work with this situaiton? 7 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - Global Markets Data 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Global Markets Data 6y
+3 Valuation of an extendible convertible bond 1 6y
+84 Healthcare PE - top shops 79 2y
+26 Thoughts on Vector / STG Partners 7 6y
+14 Switching From Medical School to PE (Any advice is appreciated, thanks) 1 6y
+20 I have a crazy background, but how do I now break into PE? 2 6y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist Data 6y

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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%
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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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