0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 12y
+6 Hertz LBO solution 15 4y
+8 Philly to NYC - comp equivalent? 10 6y
0 PE arm of Pension Fund (TIAA-CREF) 6 11y
+24 What should I do.... achieve the goals I set? 9 6y
0 Private Equity in Dallas? 16 6y
+33 Does graduating in 4.5 years look really bad to PE firms? 15 8y
0 Accion Frontier Investments Group - Salary & Bonus - Frontier Investments Group Data 12y
+10 McKinsey -> PE 8 12y
0 PE for Beginners? 6 12y
+43 Private Equity - Operating Side 32 12y
+11 Candian Pension Fund Exit Opps 7 9y
0 PE Recruiting in in another city 0 6y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 12y
+54 PE Fund of Funds to Actual PE? 39 7y
+18 Models - Monthly or Quarterly / Annual 17 8y
0 From public corporation to operating exec at PE portfolio company 1 12y
0 Wind Point Partners - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 12y
+28 Valuing Athlete Earning Potential? Tracking Arian Foster! 8 12y
+24 Will Firm Pay Me? 20 12y
+14 PE Invite Question 10 6y
0 Draper Fisher Jurvetson - Salary & Bonus - Investment Analysis Data 12y
0 PE firms specializing in insurance industry 7 12y
0 Private Advisors- Richmond, VA 1 12y
+28 Diligencing PE offer 7 12y
+43 IB Lateralling 38 12y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
0 suntrust transcript 5 10y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 12y
+34 Help me understand the investment strategy of a FoF 39 12y
0 Do sponsored MBA students get signing bonus? 10 12y
0 Pantheon Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 12y
+35 PE Recruiting Process: BB, Boutiques, and Why They Are Helpful 14 12y
+63 Beats Worth Over $1 Billion 62 12y
0 McCarthy Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
0 Private equity real estate, infrastructure, and energy operations 2 6y
+7 Waud Capital Partners 7 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Partnership Accounting Data 12y
+16 LBO model - Advice on how to model 21 10y
0 Technology Crossover Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 12y
+10 PE Recruiting - what should I be doing? 3 12y
0 GIC (SWF) - Test Phase 1 12y
+129 Q&A: MM PE Vice President - Big 10 Undergrad - No MBA 83 4y
0 Calculating Fund IRR after recent portfolio IPO 2 12y
+40 LBO Question - How is purchase price determined? 25 2y
0 Resources for an Inside Perspective on Private Equity 1 12y
0 Fortress Internship 13 12y
+36 LBO: Optional Debt Repayment 8 7y
+73 Mid-Market PE Fund Associate taking questions. 55 12y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Investment Professional Data 12y
0 Credit P/E Fund 7 12y
0 HGGC - Salary & Bonus - N-A (Deal team not siloed) Data 12y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 12y
0 Sankaty Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 12y
0 Boyne Capital - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 12y
0 Quadrangle Group Interview 3 12y
+15 Elon Musk in Self-Driving Car Market 18 5y
+15 First Round's Dorm Fund 17 12y
0 PE Off-cycle Internships 2 12y
0 Asia Pacific Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 12y
+26 PE in Asia / HK 14 6y
+4 TPG Credit Management Changes Name to Castlelake 9 5y
+13 TPG "Funding Analyst" 4 10y
0 deleted 5 12y
+171 KKR PE straight out of undergrad vs top BB? 101 4y
0 Advice on breaking in from Corporate Development ? 3 6y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 12y
0 Centerline Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Primary Servicing Data 12y
+56 The Most Outlandish Office Politics Story, Pt 2 43 10y
0 BC Partners 7 9y
0 PE Daily/Weekly Updates 5 12y
+31 How to determine if a company has good potential for acquisition? 10 12y
+11 Top 20 IBD groups for PE/HF exits 9 12y
0 Incentive over and above bonus at my firm 2 6y
0 Private Equity Opportunity -- Need Advice and Resources! 6 12y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Onex Partners Data 12y
0 Brook Venture - Salary & Bonus - Brook Data 12y
0 Brook Venture - Salary & Bonus - Brook Data 12y
0 Brook Venture - Salary & Bonus - Brook Data 12y
+14 3i reputation 24 6y
0 The man who controls your beer, burger, and condiments. 5 12y
0 BIWS for PE recruiting? 4 12y
+12 Samwer Book 10 12y
+7 Jordan Company, Kelso 10 6y
+26 MIF first tier or MIF second tier + working in PE 13 6y
0 Energy Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 13y
0 Niche Industry Group at a BB to Generalist PE? 4 12y
+53 Blackstone Strategic Partners - thoughts? 30 6y
+33 Networking dilemma - Good response rate 26 10y
0 Long Ridge Equity Partners 6 5y
+21 Specific PE 12 8y
0 PE Informal Recruiting 6 12y
+32 Ask me anything: Ex Banking Analyst in China + Incoming PE Analyst 20 6y
+3 JD/PHD - any career opportunity in PE? 4 6y
+86 Ask me anything: I'm a private equity associate in Canada 43 6y
+43 Deal experience for resume 21 9y
0 PE Associate compensation Europe 9 13y
0 From BB Finance to PE 4 13y
+17 Upper MM PE Hours 9 9y
0 Singapore Intern 5 6y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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