+11 Sourcing/BD → execution in PE — realistic path or pipe dream 2 2mo
+3 Antin infra nyc 5 2mo
+14 PE Secondaries Case Studies 4 2mo
+6 Is PE 80s banking right now? Downhill from here 1 2mo
+33 Two MF Associate Offers, Same Comp: Private Credit or Secondaries? 13 2mo
+9 Interviewers during modeling tests - do you actually watch the candidate build their model? 1 2mo
+8 So you use PPT in PE? 10 2mo
0 Executive Search 2 2mo
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 2mo
0 Level Equity - Review - Growth Equity Data 2mo
0 Level Equity - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 2mo
0 MSIM Infra 2 1mo
0 Pitchbook help? 1 2mo
+7 Breaking into PE/VC investor role post McKinsey Associate? 2 2mo
+18 How is the culture at 26North? How much focus is there on the insurance platform there? 7 2mo
+9 UK & Europe - vs US - monthly vs. quarterly boards 1 2mo
+33 Does My MFPE experience carry weight? (Warburg/BX) as associate in Mumbaii, India 25 3w
0 Wind Point Chicago 0 2mo
+29 Charlesbank CEO Stepping Down 12 2mo
+3 WCAS Updated Views (2026) 3 1d
0 AIP special sits & distressed debt fund 1 2mo
+19 Worth doing IB/PE if want to start business? 6 2mo
+9 Sixth Street Infrastructure Views 7 2mo
+48 Post-MBA IB associate are less Desirable? 15 1mo
+9 Why this indifference/discrimination against post-MBA associates for Buyside Recruitment? 4 2mo
+14 Is software back now? 5 1mo
+37 Former consultants in PE: was the move genuinely worth it? 13 1mo
0 On cycle from MM to UMM 1 2mo
+3 Del 7 2mo
0 Oncycle 2028 3 2mo
0 Insight Partners Investment Analyst FT 2027 1 2mo
0 Atar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 2mo
0 Atar Capital - Review - Business Development Data 2mo
+44 Thinking through tech investing: early growth vs. growth vs. buyout 19 2mo
+91 Starting a Coup 28 1mo
+15 Why do people on-cycle / recruit PE anyways? 3 2mo
+29 What Should I Do With My Life? 15 2mo
+6 Want to move from Real Estate PE to Quant roles... Advice please! 1 2mo
+30 Most PE interviews have felt awfully weird - is it my MBB background? 5 2mo
0 Off Cycle Internship Vs Travel 3 2mo
0 LA Based LMM firms? 1 2mo
+10 Infrastructure PE AI Resilience & Exit to Crop Dev/Industrial/Family Office 3 2mo
0 Viking Global Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 2mo
0 TA Associates - Review - Private Equity Data 2mo
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2mo
0 Freshman Internship 1 2mo
+10 MFPE experience in a non-US country/geography not valuable/discounted in US recruitment? 3 2mo
+6 Off-cycle healthcare PE profile check — thoughts? 1 2mo
+11 Are fewer 2025/2026 analysts interested in PE? 7 2mo
+1 Why is every topic in the PE forum about Infra Modeling / Case Studies 1 2mo
+6 For those of your who broke into HF from PE, how long did it take? 2 2mo
+15 Ex-MBB, MFPE associate experience in different country still at disadvantage in Buyside Recruiting? 4 2mo
+9 Advice needed on PE offer 1 2mo
+1 Non-Target to UMM PE or MF PE 2 2mo
+3 Fundamental Edge worth it for PE associate targeting L/S SM? 5 2mo
+12 MBA Private Credit Recruiting Advice? 1 2mo
0 Cove Hill Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2mo
+47 Have we seen the last private equity billionaire? 20 2mo
0 All of My Team Members Left at PE? 1 2mo
+11 From small-cap PE to large-cap PE – how to prepare before starting? (Senior Associate) 1 2mo
+3 How direct should you be with Headhunters? 1 2mo
0 Due Diligence Vendors and Marketplaces 1 2mo
+19 Moving from LevFin / Private Credit to PE Buyout – How to Position My CV? 3 2mo
+30 Best Finance Clubs at UC Berkeley for IB/PE? 7 2mo
0 Relocating to UAE 1 2mo
0 Vitol - Houston (Investments Arm) 1 2mo
+14 NGP - Dallas 10 2mo
0 Ardian - Interview - Investor Relations Data 2mo
0 RCP Advisors - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
0 Sr. Associate Recruiting - What Funds Look for in Deal Experience 1 2mo
+93 MF Tech PE 2026 46 1mo
0 Blackstone BXMA? 1 2mo
+6 Director Training 1 2mo
+4 Analyst 2027 salary/bonus 6 2mo
+2 Negotiate comp for PE analyst? 3 2mo
+7 Going back to old firm? 5 2mo
+49 Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur? 27 2mo
+12 PE vs Wealth Management 8 2mo
+9 How are your PE firms holding up? 1 2mo
+2 On-cycle recruiting 2027 1 2mo
0 MFPE Analyst Program vs MMHF Acad 1 2mo
+9 Should PE Buy Dropbox? 1 2mo
+35 Q&A: What It’s Actually Like Working at an Independent (Fundless) Sponsor 10 2mo
0 Corporate PE vs Real Estate PE Recruiting Timelines 3 2mo
0 Echelon Equity - Recruiting Analysts 1 2mo
+13 Why would you invest in Saas companies in LLM PE when you dont have to? 1 2mo
+18 Growth Equity Compensation 3 2mo
+15 DELETE 1 2mo
+15 Overwhelmed by amount of data / granularity 3 2mo
+3 Catchment Capital 2 2mo
+22 UMM PE or High Paying Strat Finance? 14 2mo
+16 Portfolio Marks 8 2mo
+4 Stonepeak Fundraising 3 2mo
+5 New Independent Sponsor Offer 10 2mo
0 Craig Hallum - Review - Generalist Data 2mo
0 Riverside Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
0 Altas Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
+3 Years to MD in opportunistic credit? 3 2mo
+133 Is Everyone Too Bearish on PE? 48 3w
0 JMI Analyst Program 1 2mo

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November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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