0 Fosun - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Fosun - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+79 Private Equity Exit Opportunities 36 3y
0 Torchlight Investors - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+3 REPE in London/EUROPE 1 6y
0 Audax Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Apax Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Meeting PE recruiters before starting IBD FT 5 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+22 Co-investments -> M7 MBA -> Direct PE? 6 8y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
+101 Consulting to Private Equity 78 4y
0 Siguler Guff - Salary & Bonus - Marketing Data 8y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+29 LPs/Investor Return Structure 7 8y
+20 Pre-Money vs Post Money Valuation 8 8y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Real Estate Data 8y
+7 Dividend Recaps for Smaller Companies? 3 8y
+10 Lower MM PE opportunity - exit opps? 4 8y
+21 Deal vs Ops Side in PE 3 8y
+40 Breaking into Canadian PE industry with non Canadian/US experience 18 3y
0 The Abraaj Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+1 What happened at The Abraaj Group? 1 8y
+8 Importance of Strategic Pricing in PE 3 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 National Home Rentals - Interview - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+25 at a middle market fund - advice for recruiting 6 4y
+9 Going to Direct PE Fund, but want to eventually go to LBO fund 2 4y
+31 LBO on a $15,000 Website? 9 8y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+10 Private Debt > Private Equity 4 4y
+6 What does it take to get to a Private Debt Fund, HY, Distressed? 5 4y
+4 Constellation Software in Canada ? 5 1y
+9 How does MBB decide which PE funds can be clients? 1 8y
+12 Internship opportunity to choose 1 6y
0 Safanad - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Safanad - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+4 Accel KKR internship ? 4 8y
+14 Follow-on investments in portfolio companies 2 8y
+7 Vista Equity Partners? 5 8y
0 Eurazeo - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+9 E&Y TAS to PE/IB Industry 3 8y
+6 LBO Model Practice 1 8y
+11 How to position myself to get into a private equity small-mid cap buyout fund 4 8y
0 IK Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+45 PE Interview Question: What is the most important piece of information about a company (if you had to select one thing)? 20 4y
+14 LBO Model for Coinvestments 5 6y
+27 Infrastructure or Real Estate PE? 8 8y
+8 PE Offer: References from Current Employer Required? 4 8y
+12 CFA+MS CS from Ivy League. Options? 1 6y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Restructuring Data 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 8y
+11 any way to get involved with Y Combinator, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz etc as an undergrad ? 7 8y
0 Mercer - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+29 Should I tell my headhunter I am not prepared for my upcoming interview? 21 4y
+14 LBO Templates from KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, etc? 7 4y
0 Allied Irish Banks - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+7 How Many Deals on Experienced Resume 3 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+22 How to discuss deals experience when you dissented AGAINST an investment? 1 8y
0 Bostonian Capital Management Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 VIYM - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 VIYM - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 VIYM - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Detailed income statement projection model 1 8y
+18 What happens to senior people when deal goes south? 6 4y
+12 Reaching out to PE Co Founder 4 6y
+51 How to Stall Exploding PE Offer 24 8y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+28 Post MBA to PE - should I even bother? 9 8y
+14 TPG, KKR, Apollo & Co. moving into Impact Investing 2 5y
+1 Working professionals who don't drink, how does this affect your work life in the industry? 3 8y
0 Centre Lane Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+21 Putting to rest the question of exits from foundations 4 8y
+3 Advanced IQ Sound computer games 1 8y
0 The Rohatyn Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Blue Sage Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+34 How much time do you usually have between IB and PE? 19 8y
+20 Pivoting to PE after INSEAD? 10 6y
+38 Can a company survive perpetually under successive LBOs? 7 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Infrastructure Data 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 8y
+19 Cinven fund performance and culture 7 8y
+3 Looking for Energy Focused PE Shots in Chicago 1 6y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 8y
+8 Move to lower-MM vs staying at BB? 3 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

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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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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