0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+12 Summer Analyst 2020 Recruiting Thread 1 7y
+36 Starting a Search Fund after PE Associate 20 2y
0 How to allocate venture funding to OpEx on a shortform I/S-to-returns-model, and what to do with net income? 0 7y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Power Data 7y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 7y
+4 PE trends 2019 4 7y
+14 Buy-Side Advisory 2 7y
+13 PE Opportunities in the Balkans 7 6y
+12 Fund of funds PE vs traditional PE 2 7y
+6 Best books to read for careers in Private Equity or Consulting? 4 7y
0 Summit Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Experience with Admin Partners LLC.? 1 7y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 KKR WP London FT 2020 1 6y
+3 Blackstone 2020 REPE 2 7y
0 Eurazeo - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Eurazeo - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+5 Vitruvian Partners: Anyone knows/worked there? 15 2y
+41 PE Firm 2020 Whose Still Open 41 5y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+21 WSO PE Interview Prep Course Technical #3: Inadequacy of Cash Flow Statement 2 7y
+15 AKKR Atlanta office - is the name worth the location trade off? 8 3y
+18 PE model test - capital structure 5 7y
+9 Flexible Capital - Private Credit Interview 3 7y
+24 How to ask for equity? 4 7y
+24 Should I do MBA to break into PE? 5 7y
+29 At what level are you expected to run a deal from origination to close? 8 7y
+3 MLT Private Equity Program 1 7y
+3 California Private Equity for a Canadian 1 6y
+3 Blackstone internal mobility experience 1 7y
0 General Atlantic - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Pouschine Cook Capital Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Other Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 7y
+101 Leaving Megafund for Lower Middle Market - Am I Crazy? 28 7y
0 Family Wealth Office - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+6 thanks, question answered in a PM 1 7y
+12 Coming from the USA from EU after MBA, deciding between two offers during my program. Advice? 1 7y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+42 PE (limited transaction experience) > PE firm 6 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+4 Equity Research to PE possible? 3 7y
+3 How difficult is it to break into boutique PE without IB? 1 7y
+8 RCP Advisors starting salary 5 7y
+3 Infrastructure Private Equity? MIRA? 1 7y
0 Ardian - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Newly PE Associate, advice on career planning needed! 1 6y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 PE Litigation 3 years (analyst/associate tenure) @HGGC 1 7y
0 Providence Equity - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Review - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 7y
+21 Too early to Network for PE? 3 7y
+25 Alternative path to Private Equity? 4 6y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Pathway Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 Pitching yourself to a junior PE role from ER 1 7y
+8 Golub Capital - Information? 3 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Consulting Data 7y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 7y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
+9 UG to BB to PE 1 7y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+20 Revolver Accounting in Interview LBO Models 4 6y
0 EnCap Investments L.P. - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 EnCap Investments L.P. - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+3 RCP Advisors Info 1 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+7 Public Officials background 2 7y
+6 Public Officials 1 7y
+9 Undergrad Experiences Valid in Buy-Side Interviews? 2 7y
+40 Newly formed private equity firm 13 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+60 Moving Upstream in PE 13 7y
+11 Seeking advice - selecting an industry specialty 3 7y
+3 Books on how to identify potential divestitures? 1 7y
+6 Moving Upmarket in PE 1 7y
0 Wafra Partners - Interview - Investments Data 7y
+13 Recruiting at Vista Equity Partners 18 6y
+177 Renewable Energy PE Overview 39 3y
+9 Which source is more useful within Infrastructure? Inframation | Infra Journal | Infrastructure investor ? 2 2y
+5 3 Statement Model Help 2 4y
+3 delete delete delete delete delete delete 1 7y
+44 Workplan for PE studying 10 4y
+16 Accepted and signed conditional PE offer - when to resign from current job? 4 7y
+22 GMAT Score on Resume for on-cycle PE recruiting 5 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+13 Transitioning onto portfolio companies - what to know? 2 7y

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 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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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