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+12 PE from IB Mid-Office possible? 4 6mo
0 Oak Hill Capital - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+5 Infra groups with chill hours 8 2mo
0 Accel-KKR - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Infra books? 2 11mo
+10 Tinicum Inc. vs Brookfield 6 3w
+7 UK Masters for IB/PE 4 1y
+9 Career Switch 1 1y
0 Lincoln International - Private Funds Advisory 1 1y
+77 . 36 1y
+7 Digital infra Fiber LBO models? 7 8mo
0 London best funds for returns and culture? 1 1y
+24 Incompetent Manager - not sure what to do 9 1y
+1 Silver Lake/a16z TikTok Deal 3 1y
0 Del 1 1y
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0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 1y
+15 Best Groups in Tech PE? 21 1y
+15 T2 Consulting to PE or IB? 3 1y
+7 CPP Infra Thoughts 14 9mo
+4 VP - In Person First Round Interview 1 1y
0 Personally looking to acquire services company 1 1y
0 Boyne Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+6 SS Recruitment Preparation 1 1y
+12 EUROPE: Chances of joining mega fund in PE 3 1y
+1 Tech Focused Funds in NYC 1 1y
0 Warburg Pincus - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Temasek - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+12 Do I need GP experience? 5 1y
0 Sixth Street Growth 1 1y
+1 LMM PE Advice 1 1y
+3 GIC ISG 1 1y
0 Hillhouse Capital Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+5 Sixth Street SA Interview 26 10mo
+24 Is this normal for PortCo work? Seems crazy 11 9mo
0 StepStone Group - Review - Investor Relations Data 1y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 1y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Healthcare Data 1y
+8 Denver native looking to move back, thoughts on Denver PE scene? 24 1y
0 OTPP Private Credit Summer 2026 TO 0 1y
+6 Anyone NOT taken the SAT? Ok for HHs? 5 1y
+26 M&A at an PE-Backed Industrials Roll-Up 13 6mo
+9 RX CO Exits to IB/PE 1 1y
+3 Nordic Capital 2026 ASC Recruiting 0 1y
+9 Career Advice 1 1y
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+23 Dropping out of a process late in the game? 5 1y
+9 MM Infra PE to ABF 4 1y
+15 PE Secondaries Case Study Prep 5 4mo
+10 How do you ever know why you are rejected?? 2 1y
+29 Burnt out from interviews 6 1y
+1 Headhunter Intro Calls 3 11mo
0 HarbourVest - Interview - Secondaries Data 1y
+11 EB PCA vs PE IR to start career? 10 1y
0 CVC FIG London 2 1y
+8 Am I crazy or am i underpaid? 12 9mo
+11 So is on cycle just... not happening anymore? 12 1y
+3 Mercer investment consulting pay & exit to FoF, PE allocator roles, IR 4 1y
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0 NYC Software Growth Equity Recruiter for Associates 1 1y
+1 KKR Modelling test 4 6mo
+3 PE analyst programs 2026 London 1 1y
0 Hellman & Friedman LLC - Interview - Treasury Data 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+3 How oversaturated is EM PE? 1 1y
+13 H&F interview tips 2025 6 1y
+3 TCW Private Credit 2 1y
0 How to not forgot PE "training"? 1 1y
+4 Del 2 1y
+16 BX SA Jumpstart Program 2026 20 1y
+12 Bain Capital Model Test? 18 7h
0 If you had $50M-$100M of your own money to invest (no LPs to worry about), do you think you could make better returns in LMM PE or public markets? 1 1y
+4 Lowkey / Secretive Funds 2 1y
+9 Career Change to PE (Late Stage) 3 1y
+7 Thougths on Freshtream 5 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 FFL Partners (SF)? 0 1y
+6 Assessing the value of active-deal intelligence 1 1y
+137 Are we all delusional with our pursuit of senior roles in IB/PE? 65 1y
+12 Thoughts on Platinum Equity (London) 13 3w
0 Team8 - VC foundry 4 1y
0 London PE Bonus 1 1y
0 I need guidance on which unis to apply in US or Canada and want to get into IB or PE 1 1y
0 Finding Off-Cycle Buyside Internship Opps 1 1y
0 CAI - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+14 SWE to PE/GE internship path? 20 10mo
+9 Value Creation Lead Offer - Opinions? 1 1y
+7 Patient Square in 2025? 9 10mo
+9 Dartmouth Partners Summer Internships London 1 1y
+4 SAT score 6 1y
0 Entering IB as 2026 SA, worth learning Spanish ahead of PE recruiting (UK) 1 1y
+3 Thoughts on Verlinvest 0 1y
+7 Is PE better for flexibility/WLB 5 1y
+5 Thoughts on Gyrus Capital 4 1y
+12 Staple Street Capital 4 7mo
+6 Vector Capital 4 1y
0 Infrastructrure PE test excel 1 1y
+7 Taking Model Templates / Analysis Templates to new role? 1 1y
+12 Great Hill $7B Fund in 5 Months 2 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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