0 PE Internship and pay 4 8y
+35 ——— 29 4y
0 Borland Capital Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
0 TorreyCove Capital Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 8y
+31 SIlverLake Partners; Buyout, Late Stage Growth or both? 14 7y
0 CIM Group - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 CIM Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Infra PE Analyst vs. Pension Fund Infra PE Analyst 4 7y
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Investments Data 8y
+5 Aquiline Partners 2 7y
+24 Thoughts on Caisse de Depot - Private Equity as an undergrad analyst 6 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Structured Products FSR Data 8y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products FSR Data 8y
+13 PE Headhunter Recruiting 3 8y
+10 Thoughts on Macquarie Infra PE SA over regular investment banking SA? 18 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 8y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+22 Path to PE: Corporate Finance vs. M&A Advisory 1 8y
0 Harvey & Company - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+13 Alix Partners (Exit Opps, etc) 4 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Corporate Finance Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 8y
+3 CPPIB SA Versus I-Banking SA 1 6y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Private Equity Interview First Round.. How Do I Prepare? 3 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+18 Deleted post ---- 5 8y
+6 Ares Special Situations 4 8y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+24 How is TA Associates and CVC - London 16 3y
+5 Headhunter meeting 3 8y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Prudential Real Estate Investors - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 8y
0 Prudential Real Estate Investors - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 8y
+10 Where will PE be in 2 years? 8 8y
+3 THL Interviews? 1 8y
+37 FIG PE 12 8y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Credit Data 8y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 8y
+3 Typical hours for an Infrastructure Asset Management summer intern? 1 8y
+3 PE firms in Canada: accelerated recruiting ? 1 6y
0 Kamylon Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 How to make top tier bonus in PE at Associate / VP level? 1 8y
0 Thoughts on Maranon Capital? 2 8y
+30 Doing a second pre-mba Associate stint at a larger PE firm 9 7y
+23 LBO: Sources and Uses question 13 8y
0 Cold email the controller? Who to cold email. 1 8y
0 PwC - Review - NA Data 8y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+12 Seeking recruitment advice: MBB BA/A/AC w/o finance experience -> PE 1 6y
+3 exit ops from ( think Imperial Capital, GLC ) 1 8y
+130 MM IBD (Analyst) > MM PE (Associate) > MM PE (Senior Associate) - Here to answer any and all questions! 47 8y
+5 Structuring management rollover and promote in practice 4 8y
0 Clarion Partners - Review - Accounting Data 8y
0 Clarion Partners - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 8y
+37 Apply for PE position without M&A transaction experience 45 8y
+39 Analyzing Manufacturing facilities in Private Equity 17 8y
+15 Strategy& Deals Team to Private Equity 7 6y
+11 PE case study partners? 4 8y
0 Internship After Freshman Year? 2 8y
0 Northwest Venture Partners - Interview - Venture Capital Data 8y
+12 Difference between Associate & VP? 1 8y
+23 Senior hoping to do Private Equity after Investment Banking 16 4y
+48 PE Associate, please help on lateraling 8 8y
+12 L Catterton, New Mountain Capital, Charlesbank 5 8y
0 Oman Investment Fund - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Oman Investment Fund - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Oman Investment Fund - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 AJ Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+30 Including "dead" deals on resume? 17 8y
+9 Transportation problems reducing income in an LBO target 1 8y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Industrials Data 8y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 8y
0 PE Partner track 2 8y
0 Triangle Capital Corporation - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 CIC Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+24 Big Four to PE - MBA or not? 5 6y
+11 Work on deal team at a MM PE firm or work my way up at a larger bank? 2 4y
+24 WSO Basic LBO Model #1 5 8y
0 Sponsors Paying for Lender's Legal Fees 2 8y
0 Rothschild - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Stripes Group? 1 8y
+13 MM PE Analyst Exit Opps -> Megafund? 4 4y
+5 Private Equity Competitions 3 8y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting Data 8y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Intermediate Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Intermediate Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+27 Post-MBA Associate -> PE 5 8y
+94 Dealing with a Dumb Senior Private Equity Co-worker who the Boss likes? 25 6y
0 Difference between Portfolio Manager and Private Equity Investment Teams? 1 8y
0 A.E. Feldman - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 DCF Valuation down to the unit ecomonics 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 (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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