+121 Staying a third year as a PE associate vs. doing something nontraditional 16 7y
+9 Need some help for my thesis on LBO's 1 6y
0 400 Capital Management LLC - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Insight Venture Partners Networking Social?!?!?! 1 7y
0 Peak Rock Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Spell Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Spell Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
0 Spell Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
+24 Private Equity vs Private Credit 5 7y
+9 Private Equity VP-Level Interview - Similar to Associate Level? 1 7y
+22 PE Analyst - hate my firm, should I look to lateral after only 6 months? 11 3y
0 The Abraaj Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 The Abraaj Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+7 Is there a place to find a database of firms that have recently raised new funds? 4 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Doctor appointment start up 1 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+11 Warburg Pincus vs. General Atlantic 7 7y
0 Pantheon Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Business Development Data 7y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Autos Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 7y
+3 Determining Market Value of a Private Company 4 7y
+170 Q&A - Starting Post-MBA Megafund PE 65 3y
+16 Earnout Modeling 4 7y
+29 Working in Private Equity abroad 21 6y
+3 Industry with strong potential 1 7y
0 Wellington Management - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 7y
0 Wellington Management - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 7y
+58 London - Most Prestigious Grad Roles 76 3y
+42 Process of PE Recruiting for MBB 6 6y
+13 Cold Networking Before PE Recruiting 1 7y
+12 Programming for PE? 7 7y
0 BlackRock - Review - Power Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 7y
0 Deutsche Beteiligungs AG - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Deutsche Beteiligungs AG - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+60 PE Senior Associate - What next? 9 4y
+19 BDT Capital Partners Update? 6 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+3 Director, Technical Project Mgmt 1 7y
+3 Perpetuity vs. Ebtida Multiple Discrepancies 1 7y
+13 What is the Incentive for Charter Asset Management? 2 7y
0 USAA - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 USAA - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+16 Can I put this on my resume? 3 7y
+6 Aerospace & Defense | Active PE 6 4y
+8 Experience with Nautic Partners? 2 7y
+15 Off-Cycle Pre-MBA Private Equity Recruiting for Consultants 3 6y
+23 Financial Institutions (FIG) Private Equity Recruiting Overview? 7 6y
+5 Cerberus Buyout Fund Reputation 4 7y
0 S Goldman Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+6 How to add PIK into ending debt balance 1 7y
+11 Updated Towerbrook reputation 4 7y
0 HarbourVest - Review - Treasury Data 7y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 7y
+3 GS AIMS Real Estate Investment Caset Studies 1 7y
0 Birch Hill Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 7y
+19 How to Stress Test a Financial Model? 2 7y
+9 Interview question: Guess the industry from financial statements 1 6y
+36 Experience with Siris Capital? 19 2y
+27 Signal Hill Equity Partners - Comments? Currently interviewing for Associate role 8 6y
0 PGIM Real Estate Finance - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 PGIM Real Estate Finance - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Ethika Investments, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Ethika Investments, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Ethika Investments, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Quantum Energy Partners - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
0 Quantum Energy Partners - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
+9 London IB Analyst Prep for American PE fund 1 6y
+3 Modelling for a JV 1 7y
+3 45 Minute Excel Test 1 7y
+13 LBO pro forma balance sheet adjustments - cash to seller 2 7y
+12 Valuation Base Date 1 7y
0 Lead Edge Capital Management - Interview - NA Data 7y
+55 Private Equity/ Private Investment Divisions - Minneapolis-St.Paul? 24 3y
+14 Role of PE firm once target company acquisition is completed 5 7y
+91 HF to PE post-MBA - my story and seeking advice (long-time poster)! 9 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+41 How to go about starting a fund? 10 6y
+3 PE in the DACH-region 1 6y
+9 Resources to read to develop investment thesis for PE interviews 1 7y
+17 GPA and Undergrad reputation for PE Recruiting 5 7y
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+4 Final round interview - follow-up 3 7y
+28 PE interviews LBO modelling test - should I always add a liquidity revolver even if not being specified in the instructions? 6 3y
0 Blackford Capital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
+99 Q&A: Mega Fund Associate - Asia Pacific Edition 45 7y

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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