+12 Top Recruiter in PE contacted me, not returning my calls or email 1 6y
+24 Different headhunters reaching out to different people at same firm? 6 6y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Tailwater Capital - Interview - Energy Data 7y
0 Strategy& - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 FIG Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 FIG Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 AEA Investors - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 AEA Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+29 FT PE Analyst from Undergrad 5 7y
+21 TEDx Talk ... Five Practical ideas to Triple the size of the Indian Economy 1 6y
+13 CSC Generation PE Associate - Anyone familiar? 5 7y
+10 Only way to enter PE is via Headhunter? 8 7y
0 Golden Market - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Antarctica Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Eldridge Industries Interview 1 7y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+24 Maranon Capital Analyst Program? 10 5y
+12 incorporating share buyback in entry multiple 1 7y
+32 How to get my foot in the door of Private Equity 18 7y
+3 Any Info on Carlyle Energy Mezzanine? 1 7y
+27 "Walk me through a deal" for consultants 3 7y
+12 How involved are MF associates in pulling interviewees into the screening process? 1 7y
+10 XPV Water Partners in Toronto ? 7 2y
+317 STOP obsessing about windows to jump thru for PE!!! 26 2y
+12 Mid-Market PE Firms pushing digitalization to manufacturing portfolio co's? 1 7y
+12 When calculating DPO and DIH in Working Capital schedule, do you base that off of COGS, or COGS + D&A? 3 7y
+19 MBB vs MM PE 6 7y
+12 Clothing Choices - New Hire 1 6y
0 Platinum Equity - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+12 Choosing between entry paths into PE 1 6y
+3 Stepstone Private Equity ? 4 6y
0 Leonard Green and Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Apax Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Apax Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Altamont Capital - Interview - Strategy Data 7y
+16 Best Groups to Snipe Talent From? 4 7y
+15 Sell services to PE 2 7y
+9 MM Funds - On-Cycle vs. Off-Cycle 1 7y
0 China Investment Corporation - Interview - NA Data 7y
0 IFM Investors - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 7y
+43 Mental Deal Frameworks 6 7y
+3 Working in REPE straight out of undergrad pigeonholing? 1 7y
+10 Categorizations of debt in LBO 4 7y
+12 Full Time Job Placement 1 6y
+78 Lateral or B-School? 10 6y
+3 PE Background Check For Series Registrations? 2 7y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Interview - Markets Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Have PE recruiters reached out yet? 1 7y
+19 Why low multiples matter? 5 7y
0 Lazard, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 7y
+18 PE recruiting 2020 8 6y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Thoughts on ZX Ventures 1 7y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+25 Non-Target Senior - What can I do to start preparing for PE Recruiting? 3 6y
+9 Consulting vs. IB Timeline for On-Cycle PE Recruiting 1 7y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Sofina - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Turtle Holdings - Interview - NA Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Legal Cannabis Investing 2 7y
+12 Quick Question about Search Fund/LBO Cap Structure 2 7y
+8 Financial Modeling Coach 2 7y
+12 From professional poker player to prop-trading to self-employed trader to MBA to PE? 1 6y
+69 Sports Private Equity 25 6y
0 AEA Investors - Review - Credit Data 7y
0 AEA Investors - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Investments Data 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 7y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Eldridge Industries - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 co-GP term sheet questions 2 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Investor Relations Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 7y
+12 Real Estate Comps 1 7y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Bifurcate the equity structure: questions 1 7y
+6 Torquest 4 6y
+51 Private Debt/Direct Lending Exit Opps? 21 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • 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 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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