+3 Interview Advice: Park Hill Group 3 2y
+3 Case Study Interview at Park Hill (PJT Partners) 1 8y
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Summit Partners - Review - Finance Data 8y
0 Summit Partners - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 8y
+27 MBB to PE/HF? 12 6y
+16 Philosophy in Private Equity 7 8y
0 Lone Star Funds - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+17 Career in PE: MBA Finance or Master of Finance? 11 7y
+36 Path to Operating Partner/Executive Role 3 8y
+3 DELL LBO case study models 1 8y
0 Nomura Holdings - Interview - Global Markets Data 8y
+196 Physical Oil Trading Basics (Part 1 of 2) 72 10mo
+3 Real Estate office excel model test 1 8y
+59 Q&A: 1st Year MM PE Analyst - Ask Me Anything 30 2y
+12 Job Offer Opinion - IB to PE 1 8y
+3 Pricing market risk into model 3 8y
+33 2019 Blackstone SA Timeline 58 7y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+15 When a company is in play... timeline, employees, etc. 1 8y
+15 How Will Technology Effect PE In The Next 10 Years And What Skills Can Current Practitioners Learn To Be Prepared? 2 8y
+125 Family Office Private Equity 34 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Rotational Data 8y
+3 Discount on Promissory Note 1 8y
+7 Hercules Capital Thoughts? 3 8y
+25 Reinvesting in a PortCo After Previously Exiting 3 8y
+31 How did Megafunds become Megafunds? 12 8y
+28 Fund Commitment Amount 4 8y
+3 Asset financing 1 8y
0 Merrill Lynch Wealth Managment - Interview - Private Wealth Management Data 8y
0 Landmark Ventures - Interview - NA Data 8y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Round Hill Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+27 JAB 6 8y
+3 Company Value Formula 1 8y
+10 Moving from LA IB to NYC PE 1 6y
+56 PE Recruiting in London 16 6y
+54 How to Prep Before Starting PE Gig 17 3y
+12 Big4 MC vs MF IR 1 8y
+12 Retained earnings on Consolidation vs. Going-concern 1 8y
+134 Best lifestyle PE firms in terms of hours work, comp/size doesn't matter 32 5y
+9 PE Secondaries/Co-investment Interviews? 1 8y
+3 Placement agent case study 1 8y
0 Pantheon Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Need Advice Please - PE Lateral Process 1 6y
0 Realterm - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
+12 First Year Private Equity Analyst 2 6y
0 Rosecliff Ventures - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Rosecliff Ventures - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Rosecliff Ventures - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Rosecliff Ventures - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations Data 8y
0 BioMotiv - Interview - Business Development Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 8y
0 Other - Review - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Mid Market M&A Intern or PE Acquisitions Intern 3 6y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+9 Buyside Recruiting: RBC vs. Jeffries vs Houlihan Lokey 4 6y
0 Greenhill - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+20 How Do I Approach MF Full-Time Analyst Recruiting? 5 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 8y
+12 Advice needed - infrastructure co-invest/secondaries 1 8y
0 Summit Investments - Interview - NA Data 8y
+13 Preparing for Post-MBA Sr. Associate / VP Roles 1 8y
+9 Case study CPPIB 3 4y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+14 How can I transition from a Liberal Arts undergrad, working for my family's business, to a PE firm? 3 6y
+21 How does a company transition from family owned business to world class, professional business? 1 8y
+3 Placement agent - private equity fundraising job 4 7y
+12 IB or Co-investments/Secondaries PE? 1 8y
+3 Golden Gate Analyst Program 1 8y
0 Dutch Infrastructure Fund - Interview - Infrastructure Data 8y
+17 Why don't founders just go fund themselves, assuming they know what's up? 3 8y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Financial Literacy Tools/Sources 1 8y
+11 PE Recruiting From Middle Market IB's 3 8y
+10 Business Development - Analytical skills 1 8y
+8 MBB & Hedge Fund exits 10 3y
+22 Best sources of PE related news and deal flows 10 2y
+18 How to reply to a headhunter if you're interested, but not ready yet? 1 8y
+30 Raising Search Fund Out of Undergrad 6 8y
+53 Private Equity - Working with Imperfect Information 14 8y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 City Light Capital - Interview - NA Data 8y
+3 MM PE to MF PE 2 6y
+4 Books on TPG 2 8y
+15 Should I recruit PE out of undergrad? 2 8y
+33 Who finances LBO's? Is there significant money to be made as an LBO lender? 7 8y
+173 Do you consider your Private Equity job intellectually stimulating? 55 7y
+19 Covenant lite/covenant none 3 6y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Consulting to Infrastructure PE or Project Finance? 1 8y
0 Peak Rock Capital - Interview - NA Data 8y
+12 Case Study - Junior Investment Analyst 2 7y
+40 Debt Funds in Chicago 49 5y
0 Peak Rock Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+17 Committed non-invested LP capital in fund structures 2 8y
+14 Private Equity Investment sourcing 2 8y

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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