0 Lateral move into operations side of PE 10 13y
+26 I have an investment opportunity(Bank Transaction). 26 6y
+3 Megafund PE Analyst Bonuses 4 8y
0 PE Saves Jobs! 2 13y
+18 Best Route into Middle Market Private Equity 9 13y
0 Is PE consulting / deal sourcing / transaction services considered FO? 0 13y
0 Sophomore/Junior PE megafund internships?? 8 13y
0 Mining in Mongolia, the new Afghanistan? 2 6y
0 MBAs and Wall Street Still in Love 0 13y
+30 Activist Value Investing: Be Your Own "Change" Agent 1 13y
0 PE: Dealmakers are from Mars, operators from Venus? 3 6y
0 Auda International - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 13y
+20 What is considered MM? 14 8y
0 Are any of the megafunds doing well in China? 5 6y
+52 Healthcare finance 79 3y
+23 Best PE Firms? 16 13y
0 Industrial Growth Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
+19 How would you rate this PE offer? 5 6y
0 Looking For Roommate in San Francisco Area 1 6y
0 PE NYC in 2 years 6 6y
+16 Just earned my badge of honor. Not sure what to do now. 6 13y
0 Offered an internship for well known RE PE shop as an incoming Senior in Los Angeles. What do you think? 11 6y
0 Book / Resource recommendations? 2 13y
0 Fund-Less Sponsors / Co-investors 0 14y
+9 PE Utopia 7 13y
+51 What does it take to be President? 28 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 SFW Capital - Salary & Bonus - Principal Investing Data 14y
0 The War on Private Equity 26 14y
+47 Blackstone Culture 21 5y
0 Fund Placement Internship - Worth it? 1 10y
0 Question on LBO Financing 7 14y
+11 Phone Chat with PE Exec- How to Prepare? 1 14y
+16 A way of life 14 6y
+13 What brand is this dress shirt? 11 6y
0 Secondary directs 1 14y
0 Riverside Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare & Cleantech Data 14y
+14 Someone's Claim 5 14y
0 Sequoia opening up Brazil office 2 6y
+15 Post-MBA lull: filling the gap as I continue to search 4 6y
0 Please tell me how to raise $ 7.3 M for the movie 21 6y
+15 BB associate to PE associate. Should I leave banking? 4 14y
0 PE Internship 7 14y
+4 Calling A Principal At A P/E Firm 8 14y
+94 GS Analysts Fired For PE Recruiting 102 3y
+17 Analyst Position or B-School? 6 6y
0 Did Romney Run GST Steel into Bankruptcy? 4 9y
0 Blackstone PE Analyst vs. Pre-MBA Associate 3 14y
+24 SWF - Middle East 10 6y
0 Abbott Capital - Salary & Bonus - Performance Nutrition Data 14y
0 CMBS Internship vs. Private Equity Internship 3 6y
0 WSO PE Technical Guide? 1 14y
+14 IB Overview 3 14y
0 Is it unwise for me to focus on improving skills and gaining experience that are directly useful towards an M&A analyst role 1 14y
0 Here’s the Low Down on Houlihan Lokey 11 12y
+134 Help! Private Equity interview in three days! PE Interview adivce? 121 3y
+11 Post PE interview follow-up 10 14y
+9 "PE" @ Pension fund Vs. "PE" @ PE Firm 6 7y
0 Apax Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 14y
+5 Am I Screwed? Summer 2013 PE Recruiting 1 14y
0 Sequoia Capital - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 14y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 14y
0 Apax Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 14y
+2 Purchase Price Less Than Debt Oustanding 1 14y
0 13% $500k Subnote - Does anyone actually have any money on WSO? 4 6y
0 Silverlake takes minority stake in talent agency WME 5 14y
0 EnCap Investments L.P. - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 14y
0 The Winklevoss Venture 11 14y
0 Summer internship NYC 5 6y
0 BW article on Private Equity 2 13y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 14y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+25 2013 Start - PE Associate Numbers 54 12y
+20 1 Thing in Common Among PE Associates 40 14y
0 Sequoia Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 14y
0 New World Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - conglomerate Data 14y
0 ABL or Credit Underwriting to PE 0 14y
0 5AM Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 14y
+29 What is the world coming too? 25 6y
0 Blackstone IRBD - Analyst 4 7y
+29 Is my friend lying about his compensation? 26 6y
0 current leverage ratios in the US and Europe? 2 6y
+16 Please Help with PE Interview Brain Teaser!!!!! 12 3y
+21 Leverage Finance to Private Equity 5 14y
0 Ben Franklin Capital Partners - Review - Municipal Muni Data 14y
0 Abbott Capital - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 14y
0 Please help going from PE to MBA back to PE 3 6y
+12 Modeling Out Liquidation Melt Away 6 6y
0 PE firms that invest in public sector services companies 4 14y
0 American capital - Any experiences? 19 8y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Growth Data 14y
+9 Blackstone BAAM or FT position 5 11y
0 Anyone heard of this company? 1 14y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 14y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Research Data 14y
0 Accel Partners - Review - Analyst- Equities Data 14y
0 Russia Funds 5 6y
+3 Management/ Transcation Fees in PE 3 14y
+41 BusDev - Private Equity. Is it worth it? 37 4y
+27 Beginner LBO Modeling questions 8 14y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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