+18 KKR backoffice extremely unhappy? 10 6y
+3 Blackstone GSO Liquid Credit Strategies 2020 Analyst 2 6y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+28 MBB vs PE Out of College 8 6y
+3 Prepping for a PE Investor Relations interview 1 6y
+3 WeWork Distressed Debt Play 1 6y
+31 "Strategy Associate" roles in private equity - what are your thoughts? 14 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Real Estate Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+30 100% Leveraged LBO? 7 6y
+22 How do distressed funds operate in Asia? 11 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Private Banking Data 6y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 6y
+9 Partners Group Denver 9 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Investor Relations Data 6y
+8 Got the offer, now how do I prepare? 5 6y
+3 Growth Financing Cases/ interview tipps 1 6y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 6y
+29 Best LBO investor in vertical SaaS companies? 13 5y
+21 Stereotypes on what kind of assets each megafund likes to buy? 7 6y
+3 Preparation for investment company job start 1 6y
+3 Specialities for mid market interview Europe 1 6y
0 PJT Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+6 Background Check in PE Interview Process 4 6y
+4 Bad relationship between funds? 3 6y
+51 How important is knowing a European language for Private Equity in London? 33 5y
+17 Key intricacies in SAAS modeling? 5 6y
0 Archizo Capital Management - Interview - Restructuring Data 6y
0 TD Bank - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+10 4 hour PE Case Study/ prep 3 6y
0 DST - Interview - Venture Capital Data 6y
0 Barings - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Current Topics in PE Discussion 1 6y
+9 Vector Capital - info? 2 6y
+3 Modeling practice - where can I find highly acquisitive, multi-site public companies? 1 6y
+14 Salon 3 6y
+3 Euribor/ Libor 3 6y
+4 Your most memorable company offsite or team trips? 4 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Private equity qualitative case studies 1 6y
+12 Intel on Lee Equity Partners 5 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 6y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Investor Relations Data 6y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 6y
+8 Debt Repayment LBO before maturity 5 6y
+6 Highly acquisitive business - how to know earning quality? 1 6y
+3 Pre-NOL Taxable Income 1 6y
+27 Triton Partners 17 3mo
+3 Difference between Shareholder Loans and Tracking Loans? 1 6y
+3 Blackstone RE first round interview 1 6y
0 Blueprint Equity - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+12 PE interviews and rank in banking? 1 6y
+3 Using firm’s HH? 1 6y
+3 Reference Question 1 6y
+12 Psychometric assessment in interview process 1 6y
+16 Insights on Accel-KKR 7 6y
+3 Private credit fund 1 6y
+3 From Real estate private equity to generalist private equity 3 5y
+16 PE Fund with Best Learning and Returns? Top 5 UMM? Top 5 MF? 9 6y
+3 Longitude Capital 2 6y
+26 cash-free debt-free basis 10 6y
+4 Argue why Mid-Market PE/ why Small-Cap PE 1 6y
+12 Anyone that I can pm to chat about pe recruiting/type of funds/other 1 6y
+10 Advice for Non-target seeking local P/E internship? 3 6y
+22 Question for Current PE Associates/VPs 6 6y
+27 Debt financing questions 6 6y
0 CVCapital - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+29 I sent back my private equity case study late 11 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+3 Networking after signing FT? 1 6y
+12 What To Do 2019 1 6y
+12 What To Do 1 6y
+5 Depression in PE - how to deal? 1 6y
+3 2021 Tech PE Associate Opportunities 1 6y
+15 Struck out on on-cycle...hope for off? 3 6y
+15 RE Investment Management Acquisitions --> Infrastructure PE 1 6y
+17 Massive offer to run M&A at portfolio company 1 6y
+15 Brookfield Private Equity 1 6y
+20 Levered IRR declines after a certain level? Why? 6 6y
+63 Q&A - Bulge Bracket IBD SA to MM PE Analyst 28 6y
+27 Return sensitivities change too little - potential errors? 6 6y
+36 Small Fund vs. Rollup 9 6y
+23 Should I accept MBB offer or go to Wharton if I wanna do PE eventually? 8 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Princeton University Investment Company - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+15 Who will buy GE Ventures' portfolio? 9 6y
+27 Q&A: Just Got a 2021 Job at a $5bn+ Fund 33 6y
+29 Are large cap PE funds all bureaucracies? 9 6y
0 CITIC Capital - Review - Real Estate Data 6y
0 CITIC Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+3 What is compensation like for Associates in Real Estate PE? 1 6y
+3 Investment philosophy among megafunds? 1 6y
+6 Show analytics- boss wanted some quick work on PubCo? 1 6y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

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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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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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