+47 Evercore and Lazard NY Placement 16 7y
+4 Ironwood capital in Avon, CT 3 6y
0 EnCap Investments L.P. - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+12 Fundamental analysis on securities trading business (please help!) 1 7y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Are any sourcing firms still interviewing? 1 7y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Review - Credit Data 7y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
+71 Buyside Jobs out of Undergrad 40 5y
+21 Innovating Deal Sourcing Funnel 1 7y
+12 European Waterfall Compensation Expectations 1 6y
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
+12 Help Me Pick Between Two Very Different Options 2 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+5 done!done!done!done!vvdone! 3 7y
+31 Should I give up on trying to move from tier two consulting to blue chip PE and instead shoot for banking? 9 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+3 HBS Search Fund Conference Today 3 7y
+20 Lost in my career (Advice needed) 2 7y
+8 From HF to PE with no prior banking experience 6 1y
+95 2020 On-Cycle Recruiting Anecdote 29 5y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Asset Management Data 7y
0 Audax Group - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+63 Moelis NY placements for this cycle (HF and PE)? 45 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
+15 Carry Timing 2 7y
+14 Calculating Investor Gross IRR where you have cash inflows before outflows 1 7y
0 Highbridge Capital Management - Interview - Energy Data 7y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+27 Credit to PE 8 7y
+4 KKR Real Estate Credit Team 4 7y
0 S&P Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+15 Fundless Sponsor Launch 1 6y
+23 Tiny PE firm or established PE fund of funds? 3 7y
+9 IESE vs HEC MBA? 1 6y
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Investor Relations Data 7y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 7y
+10 Canadian PE Phone Interview 3 6y
0 Audax Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Canadian PE - which firms have spring and summer internship programs? 3 6y
+9 OTPP reputation 2 6y
+6 Private Equity survey 1 7y
0 3i - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 3i - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 MM/LMM PE Recruting - 2019/2020 2 7y
+14 Two Output Variable Data Table? 3 7y
+3 Reaching out to school alums after headhunter shares name of firm with you? 1 7y
+10 Baring Private Equity Asia - Reputation? 8 4y
+25 Haven't heard back from final round interview? 7 7y
+12 30-minute case interview? 1 7y
0 1861 Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 1861 Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Review - Special Situations Group Data 7y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Legal Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Portag3 Ventures Toronto? 4 6y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+8 100-Day Planning Examples 4 7y
+6 Tech fundraising - series 7 1 7y
0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+32 Does Starting Banking Early Help with PE Recruiting? 6 6y
0 Bain Capital - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+10 PE Firms with FT Analyst Programs 4 7y
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Direct Lending Shops with analyst programs? 1 7y
+3 Renegotiating comp after signing? 4 7y
+90 How to Diligence Firm Culture / Determine Fit (Post-MBA / After 2-Year Program) 7 7y
+15 MM PE Analyst Interview Prep. Full blown out 3 statement LBO? 2 7y
+12 2020 PE Off-Cycle? 1 7y
+6 AEA Investors Credit and Audax Private Debt 3 7y
+12 Investment & Money Management 1 6y
+6 Cinven Assessment Day 3 6y
+12 Any insights on Global Environment Fund? 1 7y
+7 atl vs dal 2 6y
+37 How are Booth, Kellogg, and Columbia for Post-MBA PE? 7 7y
+17 From IB to operationally focused upper MM funds (BainCap, H&F, Golden Gate) 4 6y
+91 How real is the pigeonhole? 46 7y
+3 Has Anyone used Zirra.com for company analysis? 1 7y
+5 BX/Celanese Deal 2 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 IHS - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 IHS - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 KPMG - Interview - Finance Data 7y
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+4 axel johnson 1 6y
+26 Retail-focused PE 25 4y
+3 Harvard Business School Case Study 1 7y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 7y
+18 HPS Reputation 12 4y
+38 Private Equity Reference Check 14 1y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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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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