+15 Advice Please! Path to Private Equity - Starting from Valuation Advisory 1 6y
+33 New Graduate Offer Decision: Forbes 40 Corporate Development vs BB IBD (ECM) vs BIG4 Corporate Finance 10 6y
+12 Delete dfgdsgsdfgds 1 7y
0 World Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+15 Need Help Deciding What PE Firms To Go After 2 6y
+41 Community Banker or Car Dealer? 7 6y
+12 AXA Venture Partners (CVC) Exits / comp 1 6y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Review - Growth Equity Data 7y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 7y
+9 Value of knowing a VP or other exec at a top tier PE firm 1 7y
0 Greylock Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+3 LMM PE Firms That Invest in LatAm 4 4y
+12 PE/PERE fee structure with no close date. 1 7y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 HSBC middle market leverage finance? 2 7y
+12 What are the ingredients included in this Brain C-13 capsules? 1 7y
+9 What's Joint N-11 supplement? 1 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+64 Q&A: Megafund Asia Private Equity 20 6y
+18 Understanding yet-realized IRR on capital allocator returns reporting 1 6y
+14 Initial Deal Sourcing in Private Equity 7 6y
+3 Looking for a mining private equity firm to help with a deal 1 7y
+60 Private Equity Tricks 38 5y
+147 Q&A- Undergrad to PE (Ask me anything) 46 6y
+3 Compensation for Associate at Megafund in Real Estate Team? 1 7y
0 K1 Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 NatRes Interview (student) 1 7y
+3 Moving from M&A to consulting 1 7y
0 L Catterton - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
+12 PE interview in-house commercial case study - best approach 1 7y
0 General Atlantic - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 Systematic Due Diligence Approaches 1 7y
+3 Promotion Raise %s 1 7y
+6 Power company Corp Dev. Any good? 2 5y
+6 Boston PE - the basics 1 6y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Financial Planning and Analysis Data 7y
+18 Medicine to PE 4 6y
0 Torchlight Investors - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Torchlight Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+13 Govt agency delay cost me my buyside internship..what now? 3 6y
+3 Riverside Partners 3 3y
+4 OTPP, Private Capital Co-op 6 4y
+7 CDPQ? Any thoughts on the place? 5 7y
0 CLSA - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 CLSA - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+16 Due Diligence on PE Deal 5 6y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Interview - Power Data 7y
+107 Q&A: Fundraising for Private Equity, Cap Intro & Investor Relations Career Paths 26 2y
+14 Best ways of getting into PE with no IB experience (from target school)? 3 7y
0 International Finance Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 International Finance Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Entry investment price in Private Equity (FIG) 2 7y
+15 EB In Chicago ---> PE in NYC (the logistics) 5 6y
+41 Am I an idiot for trying to pivot to PE? 10 6y
+3 London PE Recruiting from EB 1 6y
+3 How to word internship position? 1 7y
+39 How to respond when a headhunter/recruiter asks what other processes you're in 2 7y
+15 Need infrastructure/utilities projects/funds advice 1 6y
+12 How to structure the deal to indemnify yourself from tax liabilities of a investee ? 1 7y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Blackford Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+12 Megafund hours for VP or above 2 7y
+65 Thoughts on LMM Fund in Small City 18 6y
+9 Xxxxxxxxxxx 1 3y
+3 Physical Asset Funds? 1 7y
+12 PE Analyst Programs - Help? 1 6y
+19 Cold Emailing MD Before Applying to Posted Job? 5 7y
+3 Private Equity @ Bloomberg Invest Summit in New York 1 6y
0 H.I.G. Capital Associate Program Review 16 5y
+38 No-name, One-man PE Shop - would you join in my situation? 7 6y
+7 What's the Current State of Mezz? 3 6y
+14 What should you take into consideration when deciding what types of fund to recruit for? 1 6y
+39 How do MBA programs view failed or half-successful entrepreneurs that did IBD -> buy-side? 6 7y
+18 Navigating FT 2020 Recruiting As a SA 1 7y
+22 Midlevel Comp - Market Check 15 6y
+6 Blackstone PWS interview 1 7y
+21 From undergrad: middle office role at renowned PE firm versus sell side research at MM 1 6y
+35 Raising a Search Fund without an MBA? 10 7y
+21 Already In A PE Position and Want To Lateral 2 7y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+57 Social impact investing: Doing well - by doing Good 12 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Finance Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 7y
+6 PE training materials/playbook 1 7y
+27 Advice for BS liberal arts major? 12 6y
+10 London PE recruiting 2 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Finance Data 7y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+61 Books on Distressed Management 13 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Allianz - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Allianz - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+27 Working with MBB as a client 2 7y
+9 Creating Value through Sales 1 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - NA Data 7y
+130 Q&A: PE Associate at a single-sector mid-market fund 45 5y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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