0 Cervino Capital Management - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1mo
0 IFM Investors - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 ifMagic Ventures - Review - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 StepStone Group - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Stellex Capital Management - Interview - Restructuring Data 1mo
+9 Is my offer PE or Asset allocation? 1 1mo
+3 First round last Friday for a SA 27 re-opening position, haven't hear back 5 1mo
0 Perspectives on Vistria 1 1mo
0 Headhunter Technical Assessments 1 1mo
+12 Apollo FIG 2027 22 1d
+21 Bad Faith Senior Behavior 5 1mo
+10 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking 16 1mo
+7 Need PE FT 27 Recruitment Advice 7 2w
0 Insight Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Hillhouse Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 DW Healthcare Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Topspin Partners - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 1mo
0 Hillhouse Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1mo
+6 GreyLion Capital 2 1mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships 4 1mo
+21 does gpa matter after banking? 10 1mo
+9 Energy Transition PE 1 1mo
0 L Catterton 3 1mo
+21 Free PE recruiting guides on PEPath - would love your feedback 3 1mo
+7 Dubai PE 5 1mo
+30 Private Equity Internships are a scam 27 3w
+13 Traditionally Smart But Bad at Job 5 1mo
0 IB or MFPE(low return %) for SA 1 1mo
0 Delete 1 1mo
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+43 Which MFPE offer to accept 11 1mo
+2 Off Cycle Networking 2 1mo
0 How to Prep for Mid/Small cap PE interview??? 3 1mo
+6 Technicals These Days? 3 1mo
+35 PE Recruiting post MBA 18 1mo
0 Advice on Recruiting Firms 2 1mo
+6 AI Infra / Energy Banks and Funds in EMEA 2 1mo
+5 Apollo Current Views / PE Strategy (2026) 3 1mo
+18 Pockets of Talent in Finance 5 1mo
+3 CVC DIF 5 1mo
0 Aquarian Holdings 0 1mo
+3 BX PE London 1 1mo
+3 Isn't it better to stay in IB (or return to) rather than burn-out or get pushed out of PE? 4 1mo
+9 Reference Checks Post-IB 2 1mo
0 Which firms have the best perks and amenities 3 1mo
0 26North $6bn First Fund 3 1mo
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
+25 LBS vs LSE Masters for London IB/PE 11 1w
+3 Macbook Resurgence? 1 1mo
0 Thoughts on Fengate? 1 1mo
+23 Software PE fund raise (FP, Hg) outlook in 2026? 10 1mo
+1 Best PE Firms if Goal is C-Suite Operating Roles 3 1mo
0 AI Operating Partner Offer Feedback 1 1mo
+33 33 Years Old In PE & Still Single - Should I Quit To Find A Wife 32 2w
0 Chicago MM PE Comp? 1 1mo
+30 PE to Director of Finance MF Portco 12 1mo
+6 PE FT2027 role 1 1mo
+4 Ardian Infrastrucure Interview 13 1mo
+6 Stay on acquisitions or pivot to credit? 1 1mo
+16 Dinner Interview - PE/HF 12 1mo
0 Align Capital Partners / Align Collaborate 1 1mo
+6 Secondaries Interview 3 1mo
+9 Distressed LPs 12 1mo
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1mo
+15 PE / Family Offices / Private Capital Switzerland (as Consultant) 2 1mo
0 Riata Capital Group Dallas 0 1mo
+3 Intel on QXO / Jacobs Private Equity - Analyst, Office of the CEO? 1 1mo
0 FFL Partners 2026 0 1mo
0 Boston PE - top firms 2 1mo
+10 MM IB vs Secondaries vs Private Credit 4 1mo
0 Structured credit to PE is this transition possible?(NO recruiter in bounds) 2 1mo
0 Adding Interviewer on Linkedin After Turning Down offer 1 1mo
+15 Q&A: Senior Analyst working in Private Credit/Private Equity in Latin America 3 1mo
0 HGGC thoughts 1 1mo
+9 Networking out of PE SA 1 1mo
+3 Bloom Equity Partners? 1 1mo
0 Untitled 1 1mo
+12 Finance grad, R&I + M&A experience, CFA L1 — but average GPA. Realistic path to buy side? 1 1mo
+2 Large Funds Current Raising 1 1mo
0 Day in the life of a PE VP is paradise 3 1mo
0 Signed my offer… now what 1 1mo
+1 Thoughts on MC Partners 1 1mo
0 Headhunters 2 1mo
+7 Large cap tech PE rankings? 6 1mo
0 Do US MFPE have a deal-by-deal waterfall? Or do they also follow a European waterfall? 1 1mo
0 only got asked TMAY in final round… bad sign? 2 1mo
+6 Family Office LP Roles 1 1mo
+29 Full ride at Dartmouth vs paying full at Stanford as an international — for finance industry,worth the debt? 23 1mo
+3 Preservation Capital Partners 0 1mo
0 PE FoF - Fund Investment Case Study 4 2w
0 Onex Fundraising and Outlook 0 1mo
+3 Have a 1-2 hour model exercise I need help with, will pay $ 2 1mo
0 Wren House London 1 1mo
+6 Incoming SA at LMM HCPE (~1.3B AUM, 530M Fund II): Looking for FT options 1 1mo
0 Advantage Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Constellation Software Inc - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1mo
0 Constellation Software Inc - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1mo
0 PE Model Test Swap 2 1mo

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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