0 Akoya Capital 3 8y
+416 Q&A: 3rd Year PE Associate ($10bn+ AUM, MBO/LBO, equity, mezz, distressed debt) 135 4y
+30 Corporate Restructuring to PE 6 8y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 8y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Temasek OT Invitation 1 6y
+7 If anyone is currently working at a search fund or has worked at a search fund in the past, please message me 14 8y
+25 Citi London PE Recruiting 6 6y
+9 What's relationship investing and how do you land a role in this arena? Any insights? 4 8y
+8 Real case studies for private equity value creations demonstration (into thesis) 1 8y
+1 Practice LBO with unstable ending year cash 4 8y
0 Federal Capital Partners - Interview - Real Estate Data 8y
+9 Interview for spring intern at a very large MM fund, any tips for prep? 1 8y
0 Sofina - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 8y
0 Cinda Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Blackmore Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 Apollo Opportunisitc Credit 6 2y
+10 PIK Question: Is cash coupon amount affected by increase in loan balance caused by PIK accrual? 2 8y
+70 What is the point of doing private equity if you will be pushed out after two years to get an MBA? 13 8y
0 Blue Cloud Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 8y
0 Blue Cloud Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 8y
0 Blue Cloud Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 8y
+9 Private Equity Investment Memos 2 8y
0 MassMutual Financial Group - Review - NA Data 8y
0 MassMutual Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+27 How to send an interim email between first email + coffee chat and asking for an interview 6 6y
0 Bloomberg - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+28 Moving from non-MBB consulting to PE 8 5y
+12 International Student Sophomore Internship 1 6y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Operations Data 8y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+23 Big 4 Audit to IB to PE? 4 8y
0 Balbec Capital LP - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 8y
+12 Moving from Big 4 Advisory to MM PE 1 6y
+28 Info on CD&R / Centerbridge / Cerberus / Golden Gate / Onex 16 4y
+29 Breaking into MegaFund from non target BB group 5 4y
0 The Burgiss Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+44 Resignation by the end of probation period (PE job) 11 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 8y
+12 PE Product Specialist Case Study - Help: interview this week! 1 8y
+59 Private Equity Recruiting Guide 32 7y
+13 Undergraduate GPA affecting MF placement 5 6y
0 Formation Capital - Review - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Formation Capital - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 8y
0 Antares Capital Corporation - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Antares Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
+7 TPG Sixth Street 6 4y
+9 LMM Emerging Markets PE to Columbia MBA to London PE Shop 1 6y
0 Any Programming (Python) Uses Cases in PE? 1 8y
0 How do private equity companies do rule of law analysis in countries they invest in ? 2 6y
+19 Transitioning into PE from Financial Management roles 5 8y
0 Lee Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Super day for a private equity firm for research analyst, what to expect? 1 8y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
+12 A question about deal timing 1 8y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
+11 Providence PE / PSG 8 2y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 The Sterling Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Delete 4 3y
0 Generational Transfer Entrepreneurs - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Private Equity Compensation? 2 6y
+3 Equity for Real Estate Development 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+17 Little Known Secret to Start Angel Investing 3 8y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Can anyone help me value the worth of this internship? 1 8y
+9 Recruiter Information 1 8y
0 What to expect in an informational interview (still undergrad)? 8 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Infrastructure Data 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 8y
+9 Energy PE Recruiters/Search Firms 5 8y
+329 Millionaire by 30 95 5y
+4 Best Private Equity Firms in San Fransisco 1 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Final round interview with Megafund advice? 1 8y
0 Roark Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Typical Percentage Carry at a Megafund vs. MM Fund 3 8y
+3 PE summer internship application 1 6y
+12 Special Situations/Distressed PE - strategies? process? 2 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Corporate Finance Data 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 8y
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

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 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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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