0 Renege on Banking to do Consulting?? I'm so f* up. 9 6y
0 Setting goals for portfolio company 0 15y
+19 GE Equity - Thoughts? 19 11y
0 LBO Strike 2 2 15y
+30 PE interview question - debt 13 3y
+26 LBO the Grocers 9 15y
0 Starwood Capital - Beneficial to try and obtain an internship? 31 9y
0 Anyone want a Job? PE Backed Telecom company seeking Financial Planning Associate. 0 15y
0 China / Career 12 6y
0 Return to Private Equity post MBA from Chicago Booth 9 6y
+19 PSP Investments - PE interview (Please provide advice) 14 3y
+20 Here's a nice dose of reality - article on top mba grads' career earnings 12 6y
0 SWF Interview 1 16y
0 Operating/operation experience? 1 16y
0 PE Comp 9 16y
0 PE best practice 1 16y
0 Who would invest in Blueman group when they started 4 6y
0 Consulting Experience? 3 16y
0 Would you stay on after 2 years if you could? 18 12y
0 Buy side and PE? 7 16y
0 Newbie to the finance world (albiet a well-read one) with some questions 16 16y
0 There is a surprise inside... 13 16y
+20 IPO Valuation (Comparable Analysis) 6 15y
0 Secondary Private Equity Funds Compensation 7 8y
0 Monte Carlo Simulation and PE firms 3 5y
0 Opportunity for internship with Cerberus 6 16y
+32 East Coast IBD to West Coast PE? 13 3y
+51 What's Your Take on Sourcing? 47 2y
+19 What PE firms recruit from undergrad (Wharton, Harvard) for analyst positions? 27 3y
+110 Private Equity: why it's so sexy 146 3y
0 Sign-on bonus?? Dollar dollar bills ya'll... 6 6y
+15 What is "AUM" in PE? 5 9y
0 Any info on JPMorgan Chase Private Bank DDT Program 6 15y
0 Carry 3 16y
+14 Discussing Exit Ops with A Senior Banker when it is a Taboo Subject 5 16y
0 Hotel Buyouts 9 16y
+6 Coller Capital 9 1y
+4 Freeman Spogli 3 5y
0 Job Search Digest 4 15y
0 Blackstone, THL Bid Over $15 Billion for Fidelity Information Services, Reminiscent of KKR First Data Buyout for $29 BIllion 0 6y
+28 Death of Capital - MUST READ! 7 16y
0 Comp - Anyone know any megafunds? 7 10y
+30 Anyone know any former physicians in finance? 24 14y
+16 Way too pre-professional. 16 16y
+11 Relationship Investments 1 16y
+18 PE Drug Testing 26 16y
0 Bain Cap? 1 16y
0 Would the passing of the Volker rule be good for non-bank PE funds? 3 16y
0 Private Equity Analyst Salaries 4 16y
+19 From PEI 300 ranks - PE ranks by Funds Raised 11 6y
0 European Invasion 6 6y
+33 Anyone know anything about Vancouver banking/PE 38 6y
0 Ennovance Capital 4 14y
+7 KKR vs Carlyle vs Bain Capital 11 16y
0 First Reserve Private Equity 13 9y
+36 Can I ever achieve my dream or do I need to jump off the bridge now? 21 16y
0 pe, china 6 6y
+53 Private Equity: Still a WASP Old Boys Club? 37 3y
+28 Move into Private equity 21 6y
0 BOA Selling Private Equity... this is really happening 13 16y
0 Getting a spot 7 16y
0 Pre-MBA Private Equity Resumes 2 8y
0 transition from number crunching to operational/deal making? 0 16y
0 Has anyone done Private Equity SA at a BB? 2 16y
0 Welsh, Carson 2 5y
0 angelo gordon, apollo, oak tree, carlyle associate comp 3 5y
+23 CFA® vs MBA in Private Equity 11 15y
0 Notre Capital in Houston 0 6y
0 Recruitment - Shed some light? 8 10y
+13 Blackstone Analysts 5 16y
+24 Firms like Intel Capital? 21 3y
0 PE firm Salary 4 16y
+14 CIM Group Information 21 9y
+9 Equity Research better then IB? 5 16y
+22 Worst Private Equity Modeling Test 17 3y
+10 PRIVATE IEQUITY IN SAN DIEGO 17 3y
0 Private Equity Deal Valuation? 15 16y
0 college intern/job offer from megafund, no connections 9 16y
+9 KKR Clients & Partners Group 16 3y
0 Shanghai Private Equity Internship 10 6y
+52 Energy Private Equity in Houston 63 3y
0 Analyst position at USV 2 6y
+15 PE question on vendor loan! 5 4y
+18 Morgan Stanley Real Estate Interview 12 16y
0 Arcapita PE 6 7y
0 Once you're in that big name fund..... 3 16y
0 Better for PE: McKinsey or M7 MBA? 16 16y
+17 is cleantech a possible choice for non-tech graduate 5 16y
+12 Business Casual to an Interview?? 21 16y
+45 Abu Dhabi, pros and cons? 48 4y
+80 PE question 75 8y
+126 Real Estate Private Equity Interview 147 6y
+21 Interview Question/Case 12 16y
0 PE funds 6 6y
0 Define megafund? 2 16y
0 Ziff Brothers Investments and Soros Private Equity Partners 5 14y
0 Bain Capital Interview process for pre-MBA associate role - Shed some light? 3 10y
+13 Only associate in a small P/E 2 9y
0 Minimum Pay for Regional PE Firm 10 6y
0 DBAG private equity 2 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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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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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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