0 Samsung - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 Samsung - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+21 Sample PE pitch deck? 7 5y
+11 New Fund IRR calculation and prediction 2 7y
+142 Can one get rid of a company's pensions during LBO? 41 4y
+12 LBO Model - Study Material 1 7y
+6 Book - LBO Model 1 7y
0 Highland Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Public Finance Data 7y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 7y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+12 Special situation as a potential intern... 1 7y
+6 Urgent- NFI-ODCE. 1 7y
+14 Investing across the Balance Sheet 4 7y
+43 Real Talk - do you think buy and build strategies work 8 7y
+4 Best reading materials for private debt / private lending? 3 7y
+3 Total Comp MD first year 1 7y
+24 Who are the top providers of ABLs? 7 7y
0 PJT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7y
+4 Doing On-Cycle Recruiting 1 Year Later 4 7y
+3 Will senior BD professionals share a bit about their background and experience working up the sourcing side? 1 7y
+147 Keeping Management Motivated Post-Exit 44 6y
+9 What are the hardest private equity interview questions you've ever heard? 3 7y
0 Senior associate - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+3 2019 Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets (MIRA) Sophomore One-Day Event 1 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
+12 Leaving Post-MBA Position 1 Year After Grad 1 6y
0 HOPU Jinghua (Beijing) Investment Consultancy Co., Ltd - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+20 New PE Associate - should I help with fundraising? 6 4y
0 American Securities - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+6 sorry had to delete my post 1 7y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 PE Case Study Modeling 2 7y
+3 Private Equity Information Sessions 1 7y
0 Novacap - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+9 Good practices on how everything flows through between Balance Sheet and CFS? 1 7y
+4 One Rock Capital 2 3y
+50 PE associate comp 11 7y
0 Quantum Energy Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+25 How would you invest $100m in technology? 8 7y
+57 Family office versus traditional PE shop 12 4y
+3 Security Token Offerings list 3 7y
+6 Private Equity Deal with a Company 3 7y
+22 Drivers of Cash Flows? Assumptions? 5 6y
+4 In Person Background Check 3 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
+3 Best book on Coca Cola 2 7y
+9 International Farming Corporation 1 7y
+19 Private Equity Secondaries - question on valuing stakes 2 7y
+12 Exit Incentive CRO MM Portfolio Company 1 7y
+3 Crescent Capital 3 6y
0 BlackRock - Review - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
+9 GS- Securities,- Private Capital 1 7y
0 Storm Venutes - Interview - NA Data 7y
+10 Seeking Biz Partner in Buying Profitable Companies Over $1MM EBITDA 1 7y
0 Eldridge Industries - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 Roark Capital Group - Review - NA Data 7y
+6 Questions about REPE 2 7y
0 Roark Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+29 How you chose your (middle market) PE fund? 7 7y
+4 Work/Life Balance at Tier 2 Cities 3 6y
0 WL Ross and Co LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+15 VP Responsibilities 1 7y
+12 Family office exit opps to private equity 1 6y
0 Recreating my own "IBD training"? 1 7y
+15 PE role 1 3y
+3 Private Equity - CIS Countries (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan...etc) 1 6y
+17 Raising a Search Fund for a Distressed Investment? 1 7y
+287 Must Know Finance Terms 69 6y
+3 selling family office contact lists 1 7y
+3 difference between capital allocations and AUM? 1 7y
+76 Not Having an MBA can be a Good Thing 29 4y
+10 Working in PE with a family 3 7y
+20 PE FoF compensation at mid-senior levels? 7 6y
+9 Solved 'WSO Basic LBO Example New' Model?? 1 7y
+12 Positioning consulting CV for PE 1 6y
+12 Internship off-cycle opportunity 1 7y
+4 Benefit of connecting with an associate before resume screen at a firm that is hiring off cycle but is typically on cycle? 4 7y
0 Evercore - Review - Secondaries Data 7y
+16 Stay in my current role or switch? 3 7y
+12 Is this weird? 1 7y
+38 Media & Entertainment PE 27 3y
+10 Buyside Recruiting with no transaction experience? 1 7y
+12 ODD Analyst Interview 1 7y
+14 Venture Debt - Loan origination & servicing + Case study 5 2y
0 Focus Financial Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y

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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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