+10 HIG - Boston 12 6y
+6 Megafund kids a year 5 15y
+14 5 hour in office modeling test 14 15y
+26 who is the customer of PE ? 27 13y
0 PE Internships 4 15y
0 Joint Venture and/or Takeover - Engineering, Construction, Property, Finance and Mortgage Sectors 0 6y
0 2010 Megafund Pre-MBA Associate Compensation Package 4 15y
0 Entry level Equity Trader Chicago 9 6y
0 Pre-MBA associate salary changes? 8 15y
+5 Cash flow modelling - Sensitivities/Downside scenarios 2 15y
+9 CPP Investment Board case study 19 4y
0 LS Power Group 4 15y
+14 Investcorp 11 1y
0 got PE interview ; interviewer asked to build LBO model in 3 hrs 13 3y
+4 Road construction valuation 1 16y
+22 how this guy got in 18 3y
+17 Can Hulu Bank? 4 16y
0 Private Equity Group Seeking Financial Institution Partner 2 6y
+17 Providence Equity Partners 22 8y
0 Does anyone know much about successful independent consultants/professors that do work in PE? 18 16y
+63 Best non-MBA masters degrees for career-changers/starters...with the end goal being PE 52 6y
0 PE vs. Hedge Funds - skills required? 14 16y
+24 Back Office Jobs in PE 25 4y
0 Bonuses/comp at regional funds 3 6y
0 1-hr case study, what to expect? 7 6y
+4 M&A Tax Advisory 8 16y
0 Switch from associate to PE 5 16y
0 Advice for 1st year MBA student trying to get into PE 10 16y
0 How to covince someone to give you an interview? 1 16y
+15 Top Cities for Private Equity in US and Internationally 29 6y
+9 Pre-MBA Associate salaries in PE firms 6 6y
0 PE forum 2 16y
0 Certified Private Equity Professional (CPEP) 9 10y
+16 Hamilton Lane Excel Test 9 4y
0 Carlyle Email format 8 9y
0 sourcing and due dilligence 3 16y
0 PE Funds Qusetion 0 16y
+32 Private Equity Compensation 12 15y
+7 3i internship interview 13 9y
+9 LBO Bio-medical company 8 4y
0 Finance Associate - Bain Capital? 4 16y
+44 Valuing a Seed Investment 16 15y
+66 CFA® and PE: The Ultimate answer based on performance not prestige 23 8y
0 Celebrating Your Exit 8 16y
0 Boston U on the up and up 5 6y
+12 European PE firms, visibility in the US? 7 6y
0 Crash course in PE needed ASAP 5 16y
0 Two -Step Tender 1 16y
0 Jumping into PE in New York or London 4 6y
0 Jumping into PE after BB analyst experience 4 6y
0 blackstone pre-mba positions 6 14y
+15 IB to IFC 7 16y
+13 Elon Musk BROKE? 19 5y
0 Renege on Banking to do Consulting?? I'm so f* up. 9 6y
0 Setting goals for portfolio company 0 16y
+19 GE Equity - Thoughts? 19 12y
0 LBO Strike 2 2 16y
+30 PE interview question - debt 13 3y
+26 LBO the Grocers 9 16y
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 16y
0 China / Career 12 6y
0 Return to Private Equity post MBA from Chicago Booth 9 6y
+21 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 16y
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 4y
+51 What's Your Take on Sourcing? 47 3y
+19 What PE firms recruit from undergrad (Wharton, Harvard) for analyst positions? 27 4y
+110 Private Equity: why it's so sexy 146 4y
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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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