0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Purchase of a PE Portfolio Company 1 6y
+12 Anyone Else interviewing/has interviewed with Prudential capital group? 1 7y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+22 Benchmark International Experience 1 7y
+26 SoftBank 15 7y
+9 PE Investors relations-infrastructure 1 7y
0 Shkodra associates - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+10 How screwed am I for a career in banking? 2 7y
+9 investment banking analysts for workflows 1 7y
0 Angeles Equity Partners - Interview - NA Data 7y
+31 PE Sourcing Analyst 8 7y
+6 Partners Group-Private infrastructure department 6 5y
+1 Top PE Firms in Specific Industries 1 7y
0 EPIC Ventures - Interview - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+66 SoftBank Vision Fund / GIC / Temasek 22 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Take Family Office Offer or Lateral MM IB Offer to Recruit Again? 1 7y
0 12 South Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
+3 Email Format - Advent International 3 6mo
+3 Investing in intellectual property? 1 7y
0 http://www.healthaware1.com/vigenix/ 0 7y
+9 Capital Markets Internship Opportunity @ PERE Top 50 in Bay Area 1 6y
0 Aldrich Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Marlin Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 HarbourVest Direct Associate Interview 1 7y
0 Formation Capital - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
+6 Carlyle internal referral network - had a call with an MD who set up a call with a hiring principal - what to expect? 1 7y
+12 From Real Estate Broker to Real Estate Investment, CAIA or CFA? 1 7y
0 Roark Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+6 What to say to PE recruiter in cold email 1 7y
+15 Which sub-sector of Finance gives you the best "generalist" business skill set? 4 7y
0 Koch Equity Development - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 Is “preferred start date” ever a trick question or a criteria for candidate selection by headhunters? 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+3 STG Associate Interview? 2 4y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+6 Relevant Questions to Ask in Headhunter Initial Meetings 2 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 MM PE out of college 2 7y
+12 Private Equity Analyst out of undergrad or banking? 1 7y
+29 Blackstone Investor Day Takeaway 8 6y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Biggest headlines in PE Media & Telecom 1 7y
0 OrbiMed Advisors - Review - Public Finance Data 7y
0 OrbiMed Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 7y
+22 Private Equity/Hedge Funds based in Seattle? 10 6y
0 Adams Street Partners - Review - Investor Relations Data 7y
0 Adams Street Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 7y
0 BASF - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+15 Biology + Business Development/Client Relation background - How to break into finance? 2 6y
+3 Starwood 1 7y
+32 27 year old 1st Year Analyst at Elite Boutique - Shot at PE? 6 7y
+3 http://supplement4help.com/surgexon/ 1 7y
0 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 7y
+6 KKR Leveraged Credit SA Interview 2 7y
+4 Day to Day Life of a Private Equity Analyst? 1 7y
+16 WSO - PE Guide - Full LBO Example 1 vF - Balance Sheet and Depreciation Schedule Questions 4 7y
0 McCarthy Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 https://shonachat.com/rapid-tone-diet-reviews/ 1 7y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Stripes Group - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+27 What LPs look for in a PE fund (fundraising advice) 2 7y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+22 Networking with the buyside 8 7y
+4 How many interviews before getting the job? 1 7y
+3 Private equity portfolio operations 2 7y
+17 Difficult decisions to make... 2 7y
+9 Apollo Global Management Internship 2 7y
+29 PE recruitment process in London 3 4y
+104 Private Equity shops with the best work/life balance 36 2y
+4 Raising Capital/Small Fund 2 7y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 2018 Private Equity Recruiting Prep 1 7y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Wilshire Associates - Review - Due Diligence Data 7y
0 Wilshire Associates - Salary & Bonus - Due Diligence Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Review - Private Wealth Management Data 7y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 7y
0 Liberty Mutual Investments - Review - NA Data 7y
+38 Setting up Shop, How do you pay bills? 15 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+12 Any Insights on Wafra Inc? Received an offer and can't find much on them. 3 3y
+13 SIDE INCOME 7 7y
0 JMI Equity - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 JMI Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+29 Placement Agent/PE Fundraising 7 7y
0 Cinven - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Is this a good job to pursue? - Private Equity 1 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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