0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+12 Finishing up my first PE internship, not sure where to go next. 1 6y
+225 Elizabeth Warren - “Stop Wall Street Looting Act” 46 7y
0 JMI Equity - Review - Technology Data 7y
0 JMI Equity - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7y
0 Novacap - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Accion Venture Lab - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Fosun - Review - Investment Management Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Management Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 7y
+12 Hi - Feel Free to Ask Questions 14 7y
+12 PE unpaid internship 1 7y
+7 Private Equity Guide 0 7y
+3 Blackstone 2020 FT 4 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+20 PE Q&A For beginners 6 7y
+26 Breaking into Agriculture Private Equity from Industry? 3 6y
+25 When is it ok to start applying for associate positions as a PE Analyst? 7 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+7 Preparing for potential REPE intwerview 5 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Highland Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Highland Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+17 Starting point for Summer 2020 Internship 10 7y
+41 PE case study mistakes 10 2y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+14 Best consumer investors? 2 7y
+4 Insights on KKR Information Breakfast? 2 6y
0 Kroll - Review - Compliance Data 7y
0 Kroll - Salary & Bonus - Compliance Data 7y
+12 Informational phone call with a PE partner 3 7y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 7y
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+3 EB Exits 1 6y
0 Highland Capital Management - Review - Asset Management Data 7y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
+27 Quitting before my 3rd year of consulting: How should I spend my year before my 2020 PE Associate gig? 6 7y
+20 Consumer Goods PE Firms? (Specifically CPG/Food & Beverage) 5 7y
+9 Blackstone 2020 FT Analyst Program 1 7y
+3 Blackstone BREP First Round 2 7y
+17 How to stay in touch with PE partner after unsuccessful interview 4 7y
+13 Thinking of disconnecting from LinkedIn - thoughts? 3 7y
+10 Anyone have any insight into The Courtney Group in LA? 3 6y
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 3y
+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 4y
+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
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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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