0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Mezz Debt Lenders for a $5M ecommerce business? 3 7y
+3 Blackstone BREDS Full-Time Phone Interview 2 4y
+5 Please delete (double post) 4 7y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+4 Elon Musk stated that he is working with Silver Lake on a take private of Tesla 2 7y
+12 Does operating experience make you a better investor? Does investing experience make you a better operator? 4 7y
+32 On Cycle Recruiting 2018: What to Expect 6 7y
0 intern - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 7y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 .......... 2 7y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations Data 7y
+11 What is the best way to fund a roll-up strategy in a SaaS niche market without a stake/company (LOIs signed and ready to go)? 6 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 China Merchants Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+9 Canadian Pension Fund Interviews 1 6y
+16 What is so bad about LMM/MM funds? 3 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Accel-KKR - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Accel-KKR - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
+3 Newbury Partners? 1 7y
+14 Private Company Due Diligence 1 7y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - NA Data 7y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Anyone in office today? :( - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+3 Should I leave my Corp Dev job to Equity research if my long term career goal is private equity ? 1 7y
+50 Should you sell your business to a PE firm who makes a preemptive offer before a broad auction sale process? 8 7y
+12 Infra & Energy Fund - Interview with energy portfolio operations 1 7y
+9 Moving from Dubai back to the US 1 7y
+9 Is the internship I'm doing relevant to PE? 1 7y
+79 Is Healthcare PE unethical? 28 4y
0 Adams Street Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Adams Street Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Adams Street Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Adams Street Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+43 Consulting, MBA, PE FoF. Breaking into PE direct? 20 7y
0 137 Ventures - Interview - NA Data 7y
+10 Networking Through Friend with 0 Banking Experience 1 7y
+23 Is the internship I'm doing relevant? 10 7y
+14 Does a holding company's debt appear on the sponsor's balance sheet? 5 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Special Situations Group Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 7y
+18 Lender Recommendations 1 7y
+12 Winter Internshio Priorities - BB in summer 1 6y
+32 What is the most relevnt/respectabe financial modeling certification? 11 7y
0 Riverside Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 New Professional 1 7y
0 SSG Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 7y
0 SSG Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 7y
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+13 Engineer Starting MSc Finance in London - no EXP/ Thoughts on how to break into PE 3 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Asset Management Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Review - Energy Data 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+12 LBO Structure Analysis 1 7y
+13 PE Internship - Help needed to get FT 1 7y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 New York Life Insurance Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Round Hill Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Private Equity FoF 1 7y
+43 IB Associate with PE Offer (package question) 10 4y
+78 Q&A: MM PE (~$1.5B AUM) Associate in Asia 29 5y
+26 Private Equity Associate Bonus Guidance 9 6y
+24 Total Proceeds Based on Ending Cash Using Price / Rev. 1 7y
+15 VP Carry - I thought this should be standard? 3 6y
+9 Bain Capital Ops Role vs. Going back to school for MsF 1 7y
+13 Post-interview call tomorrow, what to expect? 4 6y
+18 KKR Client Partner Group (CPG) 2 7y
+16 Private Equity - Interview with Partner 7 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+14 Let’s talk specific deals... 2 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 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

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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