0 Private Equity 2011 Year in Review 3 14y
0 Private Equity or Corporate Finance/Development EXIT 3 13y
0 Why do PE Firms Issue Debt for their Own Holdings? (i.e. mezz) 6 14y
+13 Exiting PE: PE ---> Portfolio Company? 3 7y
0 MBA Summer Internship 1 14y
+15 Can I ask a Megafund client to coffee? 3 14y
0 Pre-MBA PE recruiting for unconventional candidates 10 13y
+72 why is it rare for post-MBA to get in PE without prior PE experience 39 9y
0 What exactly is the scope of private equity? 8 13y
+2 Private Equity Internship 4 6y
+6 GUYSSSSSSS SOME ONE RECRUIT THESE KIDS!!! 11 14y
+27 Who actually gets into MF PE? 9 9y
+31 Romney "looting" example - please explain these profits 26 14y
0 Vid: 4 Transactions of Bain Capital under Romney 6 14y
+6 Hey! - PE question 5 10y
+35 Private Equity Dissertation - Good topics? 17 9y
+4 Blue Orchard Finance 2 6y
0 Would you take this offer? 9 6y
+18 Modify Resume before PE interview? 4 14y
0 WSJ: "The buyout business has become downright mundane." 5 14y
+21 Mezzanine financing question 7 3y
+20 Should I tell IB partner about my intentions to move to PE? 5 14y
+15 Luxury brand integrating philanthropy as core business model 5 6y
+29 Years as an IBD analyst before PE - 2 vs 3 32 14y
0 Business Software & Services Companies Hedge Funds are Buying 0 14y
0 Social Media Finance / P2P Lending etc... 0 6y
+115 My Life - How I got into PE 45 6y
+2 Best resource for lower-middle market comparable analyses 3 14y
+5 Megafund Private Equity and Transcripts 8 2w
0 Actual PE ranking for bonus 3 14y
+7 Things to consider when making a career move 1 14y
0 Lateral to BB or stay for MM PE 4 6y
+19 Analyst in Banking to Analyst in PE and PE structure 7 6y
+3 Relationships in PE 2 14y
+6 Most Difficult Transition 6 14y
0 Fortress CEO taking leave 0 14y
+25 Private Equity Firms DC 26 5y
+26 Breakdown of LBO exit strategies? 9 14y
0 Is this a dumb idea ? 9 14y
+7 Looking for friends/collaboration in the PE world... 3 6y
+11 Any VCs that Invest in Commercial Space Companies? 4 14y
+18 KKR vs. Blackstone vs. Carlyle 31 7y
0 Should I take this job or keep recruiting? 10 14y
+59 PE Interview Question - what would you invest in? 36 3y
0 Y Combinator 14 6y
0 Clueless PE Recruitment - "Target firms" & Modeling? 0 14y
0 MM Com Banking to PE 2 14y
0 Modeling Promote Question 0 14y
+23 Asian Megafund Private Equity Fund consideration - Help Needed 5 6y
+19 Due Diligence done on New Hires 7 14y
+13 preferred equity investment 5 7y
0 Credit Agricole sells PE unit 0 6y
+18 Infra Fund Interview 6 6y
0 PDI test 0 14y
0 Resource Land Holdings - Review Data 14y
+62 LBO Case Study Analysis 66 5y
+9 pe internship on resume 10 14y
+24 Just Raised an Angel round.... 19 14y
0 Birch Hill Equity Partners 3 14y
0 Does anyone know about Barclays BNRI? 5 10y
+21 Industrial PE firms 11 6y
0 Assignment from an MD of a PE fund 3 6y
0 FT Partners With Warner Music: France Telecom at it Again??? 1 6y
+17 Private Equity - Current high school student 10 10y
+40 Mainland China Opportunities post IB stint in USA 19 6y
0 How to know whether an acquisition price is a good one? 8 14y
0 Auto repair chain purchase 4 14y
0 MRED vs. MBA 8 9y
0 Nursing homes and adult day care providers industry 3 14y
+12 MM PE Firms and Investment Banking Boutiques 3 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 14y
0 Weston Presidio 0 14y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus Data 14y
0 Top Consumer / Retail PE Shops 4 6y
+47 Private Equity RE - Long time lurker, first time poster - 30bn AuM 18 6y
0 Undergrad Summer PE Interview at Top MM Fund? 18 14y
0 Prospect Partners - Salary & Bonus Data 14y
+13 Model trouble 10 14y
+47 Group Led by K.K.R. to Buy Samson for $7.2 Billion in Largest LBO of Year 19 3y
+39 PE Giant Ted Forstmann Dies at 71 17 1y
+6 Vault Guide to Private Equity and Hedge Fund Interview 7 9y
0 MS AIP Interview help 11 3y
+15 Looking for opinions 2 6y
0 LBO Question: Liabilities Treatment 2 14y
+15 How we do in SoMA 4 14y
0 Capitol Partners PE 5 14y
0 Juno Search Group 1 14y
0 WSJ - Carlyle Cuts Fees To Sell New Fund 2 14y
0 Wharton Advanced Seminar on PE 2011 3 6y
+30 PE Hub on PE Compensation 7 14y
0 How often do PE firms replace senior management? 3 14y
0 Where do you guys intern after your first year of b-school? 1 8y
0 Apollo grad interview -- any advice? 1 14y
0 Oaktree Capital - Summer Analyst? 14 4y
0 PE Partnership valuation 2 14y
+37 Military Officer to Private Equity 30 6y
+29 Contribute to get Carried Interest in PE? 12 5y
0 Summit Partners - Lifestyle compared to IB 44 7y

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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

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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