0 Victory Park Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 7y
0 US Bank - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 US Bank - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Victory Park Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 7y
+21 VP Moving to Portfolio Company Sales Role from PE/Credit 1 6y
+3 Equity incentives to management? 1 7y
+6 Software industry primers 3 7y
+174 Likely Getting Pushed Out at End of 2 Years (LMM Buyout) 38 7y
+9 Sterling Investment Partners 1 6y
+12 Getting into big private equity firms 1 6y
+15 MM PE Lateral from Non-core city to NYC 4 6y
+56 Q&A: Principal at megafund 55 7y
0 RoundTable Heathcare Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 7y
+5 LMM PE Hours 1 7y
+126 Q&A: Big4 Consulting to Private Equity, now M7 MBA 26 7y
+21 IBD vs. MM PE vs. CPPIB/ OTPP/ PSP/ CDPQ 11 2y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+28 Spinning Op Model experience for PE interviews 8 7y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 "Boutique" Shops 1 6y
+14 Symphony Technology Group - Interview 4 4y
+3 What is "external manager credit program" at a pension fund? 1 7y
0 Silver Lake - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+10 why doubling your money after 2 years wouldnt be 50% IRR 2 7y
+9 LP to GP - What would it take? 1 7y
+9 Moving to private equity associate role from a non-traditional background - how to prepare? 2 7y
+6 Ultimate goal to end up at Consumer Retail PE 1 7y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+9 Energy / Infrastructure / Power Private Equity Recruiting Experience 1 7y
0 Greystar Real Estate Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+9 CONSULTANTS: How did you prepare for LBO modeling tests? 1 7y
+40 Real Risk of PE? 9 7y
0 BlackRock - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+4 Oaktree Real Estate Reputation 2 7y
+3 KCET Result 2019 1 7y
+11 Consulting to PE 3 7y
+17 Undergrad to Private Equity? 9 7y
+17 Calling All Intellectual Titans of Finance & Tech Nerds... 1 7y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Private Equity but with no carry 2 6y
+3 AUM or Fund Size per Investment Professional and Associate 1 7y
+308 Q&A: GS/MS IB Analyst —> Megafund PE Associate —> HBS/GSB Business School 100 5y
+34 IB SA --> FT PE -- Interview Timeline/Process during Summer 14 7y
+9 PE fund-specific performance 6 7y
+13 Private Equity vs Hedge Fund Performance 6 5y
+3 Family Office PE -Experience, hours, placement... 1 7y
+9 Anyone have experience on the IR side in a mid sized PE shop? 1 7y
0 Tencent - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Tencent - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+5 Tech buyout help 3 7y
+3 Biz Dev Comp? 1 7y
+17 Insights on Digital Bridge / Colony? 16 4y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+53 Looking to acquire an SME, question about LBO model cases and level of risk in classic PE 19 6y
+23 Pre-asset Portfolio Company Equity Comp 3 7y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+13 Advisor Role - First Time Fund 4 7y
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 Alpine Investors - Review - Healthcare 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
0 Glenfarne Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 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

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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

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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