0 LBOs with little to no equity 1 1y
+9 Thoughts 10 1y
+3 PE Portco VP Equity 5 1y
+16 GP-Led & LP-Led Secondaries 9 1y
+29 HIG SF Office Culture / Hours 22 6mo
+4 Updated views on BC Partners (2024) 7 1y
+21 Balancing Professionalism and Rapport 7 1y
0 M&A to Special Sits/Opportunistic PE 1 1y
+9 Associate 1 to PE or Analyst 2 to PE? 1 1y
0 Advent International PE Summer Internship 1 1y
0 Infra PE - interview prep materials 1 1y
+3 Ares PE - Europe 10 1y
+36 Practice Touch-Typing Prior to PE Role? 21 10mo
+11 Vestar winding down 5 1y
+3 REPE Acquisitions/Capital Markets to PE 3 1y
+2 Thesis Generation and Deal Sourcing 2 1y
0 PE recruiting timeline 1 1y
+3 BCI London Infra 4 1y
+1 Any Good Stories about MFs? 2 1y
+17 Silver Lake London - Opinion 21 1y
+19 Veritas Interviews 11 1y
0 Carry in PE vs RE/Credit/Growth at UMM/MF 1 1y
+9 Proceeds vs Vesting 1 1y
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+28 Dawson/Whitehorse getting destroyed by the media 15 1y
0 Growth vs PE 2 1y
0 Best LMM Funds in the Space? 2 1y
+9 Debate over Pref Return Hurdle 1 1y
+6 Investindustrial insights 3 1y
0 What’s the best alternative trading system out there? 0 1y
0 Oncycle starting after Thanksgiving ?? 19 1y
0 PGIM Real Estate Finance - Review - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Prudential Real Estate Investors - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
+3 Background Check Advice Needed for Job Title Timeline 2 1y
+22 How Do I Get Better at the Job? - PE Associate 6 1y
+16 Variance of PE Associate Bonuses 8 1y
+9 PE Recruiting for On-Cycle Starting Now 2 1y
0 Applying to internship roles 1 1y
+41 What is Apollo Like Now 25 1mo
+3 Assured Healthcare Partners 4 10mo
+45 Clearlake 2024 Update 25 2mo
0 Software models 4 1y
+1 MM Tech PE vs MM REPE - which one is better for exits and possibly happiness? 3 1y
0 Ardian - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+7 Stepstone PE Analyst 5 1y
+17 How different is PE investing at MFs vs MMs? 5 1y
+1 Marc Rowan as Treasury Secretary? 1 1y
+9 PE / Corporate Finance focused Strategy Consultant - How? 1 1y
0 bcIMC - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Triton Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Triton Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 HSBC - Review - Asset Management Data 1y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+3 Chicago PE shops 1 1y
+13 Senior Associate Interviews 21 1mo
+12 Goldcoast, HSP, Bellcast, CPI, Other HHs... 22 1y
+22 TPG Rise / Rise Climate 38 1y
+6 Why Do I Care? 2 1y
0 To do the interview or not 2 1y
0 KPS Capital Partners - Model Test and Case Studies 4 1y
0 IR to Capital Markets 1 1y
0 How to exit IB to PE - Strategies 2 1y
+141 A PE VP's Take on MBAs for PE 49 1y
+9 Advice for Developing Technical Skills 1 1y
+48 Choosing Corp Dev Over PE post 2 years at MOE / EVR? I want to, but peers telling me I have "given up" if I do 17 1y
+3 Blackstone Credit & Insurance 2 11mo
+16 Anyone heard anything about Caprae Capital Partners?? 20 10mo
+33 How efficient are hiring markets over time? 7 1y
0 White Oak Global Advisors 3 5mo
+7 Entering healthcare PE from a non-trad background 3 1y
0 GCM Private Equity Secondaries Full Time Analyst Position 2025 3 1y
0 How do institutional investors maintain a particular private equity allocation when the investment period of PE funds takes place over several years with multiple capital calls 1 1y
+7 TPG Rise Superday 11 1y
+14 Biz Dev in PE - Advice 13 2mo
0 Underwriting using dodgy financials 1 1y
+9 Should I co-invest 4 1y
0 Nuveen Investments - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 1y
0 Nuveen Investments - Review - Valuation Data 1y
0 Wendel - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+27 AIMCO Board Fired 28 1y
0 MBA Associate moving into PE 2 1y
0 PE recruitting from BB IBD regional coverage 3 1y
+18 Difficulty of placing into a MF PE 19 1y
0 Model Test line items 1 1y
0 Best IB Groups at Jefferies London for PE Exits? 3 1y
+2 Best DB Ldn teams for exit into PE? 13 1y
+9 Accumulating Capital 3 1y
+201 Do Megafund PE Exits to HF and MBA vary by group? 40 1y
+2 What PE firms are are good for me if I want to get lots of operational experience? 2 1y
+2 Established FoF vs Boutique PE shop 3 1y
0 REPE to corporate PE? 1 1y
0 Whitestone Associates - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 1y
0 Trends of total seats by year 1 1y
0 AI Use Cases in PE/VC 1 1y
+21 GP-Led Secondaries Continuation Fund Model 11 4mo
+16 Consequences of Reneging a PE Associate Offer 13 1y
+6 Ares (ACOF) 12 1y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+24 Blackstone offer could be rescinded? 5 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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