+14 On Cycle / How to approach PE Associate Recruiting 1 1y
+1 Loans from Partners for Fund Investments 1 1y
0 Infrastructure PE Fund SA Interview 1 1y
0 Has anyone heard anything about Fortescue Capital? 0 1y
+4 Partners Group 2025 FA (Europe) 4 1y
+14 Career Advice - Would you take a 25% paycut and longer hours to transition back to PE? 10 1y
+9 Advice for a 2025 grad :) 2 1y
+11 Does anyone have insight on the path from PE associate program to entrepreneurship / operations? 1 1y
0 On Cycle / PE Recruiting out of Banking 1 1y
+6 Macabus LBO tutorial 4 1y
+7 State-funded GIC or Temasek Roles in NYC? 6 11mo
+1 Blackstone Infrastructure Thoughts? 2 1y
0 London vs. NYC PE Scene 4 1y
+12 Interviewing for MFPE without a Return Offer 1 1y
+24 Special Situations vs PE 17 1y
+9 3i Infrastructure London 9 1y
+30 Great Investing Role, Bad Comp for Long Term? 2 1y
+10 Del del del del del del delDel del del del del del del 4 1y
+9 Coinvesting with Larger PE Firm - Terms 3 1y
+14 Hardest LBO Modeling Tests / Questions 11 1y
+33 Moving upstream — impossible ? 18 1y
0 Situation 1 1y
0 Spectrum Equity - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Finding a BE role at a LMM PE Shop 1 1y
+23 Is it common for the investment team work on operations in smaller shops? 11 2mo
+12 MF PE: Associates from Banking programs vs MF Analyst to Associate 9 1y
+6 Trump Election = Good for PE? 5 1y
0 Interview For Investment Management Firm 1 1y
+9 Clearlake Culture 15 8mo
+7 Is On-Cycle worth it? 4 1y
+14 marketing girly back for IR advice 7 1y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Statistics Data 1y
0 K-Star (KKR) 2 1y
+2 2026 SA Roles (Growth & MM PE) 3 1y
+12 Updated Views on KKR Tech Growth (NGT) 15 2w
+190 PE PortCo is Paradise 18 1y
+9 Distressed PE in DACH? 2 1y
0 EMK Capital 1 1y
+9 MD interview expectations? 3 1y
+6 Good salary in Singapore 7 1y
+23 Does HIG really not stand for anything 15 1y
0 Argosy Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 1y
+6 Carry DAW return reference 2 1y
0 GIC ISG 2 6mo
+99 Need Surgery / How to work? 30 1y
+6 Is PE still possible 2 1y
0 Naxicap Partners 0 1y
0 Brynwood Partners 2024 2 1mo
+13 Why do PE firms make it so hard to send them deals? (unlike in VC) 2 1y
0 Worst Mistakes You've Witnessed and what was done about it 1 1y
+25 Why PE hires mainly IBs? 5 1y
+49 Conceptual Question about LBO vs DCF 14 1y
0 PE - London 1 1y
+9 IB FIG vs PE Audit Big4 3 1y
+9 The Data Research Report from Financial Institutions by Dongzi Security 1 1y
+11 working with HH that placed you at current job 4 1y
+7 Interviewing at Sunstone Partners 11 1mo
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Schroders Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+9 Safest Small Business Acquisition? 5 1y
0 Will PCA experience help with getting into PE or IB? 1 1y
0 Main Capital Partners - Boston/US Office 0 1y
+6 Digitalbridge 5 1y
+9 Free Private Equity Database 1 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Risk Management Data 1y
0 Rockefeller Financial - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+6 PE IR compensation in HK 1 1y
+1 Unpaid leave 1 1y
+2 How long to be ready for PE interviews? 3 1y
0 Standing Out 1 1y
+14 Great Hill Partners London 8 1y
+493 What we can learn from all these "depressed and burnt out" posts re: IB and PE 91 3mo
+45 Compilation of "IB/PE is bad" posts 15 1y
+2 Del 3 1y
+15 advice on how to break into renewable enrgy infra investing? 4 1y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
0 KPMG - Review - Asset Management Data 1y
+9 Deleted 8 1y
0 Levered Co-Invest - Where to Start? 1 1y
0 Capital Partners Updated Thoughts 1 1y
+15 BigLaw -> Private Credit UK 9 1y
0 Real Assets Case Study 1 1y
0 Partners Group Case Study / Interview Process 3 1y
0 Stephens Inc - Interview - NA Data 1y
+33 Private Equity Doubts / Pivot 20 1y
+31 Struggling to exit from consulting to PE 32 1y
+3 Does JPM LevFin UK team do LBO? or is it the coverage team? 2 1y
+97 MF PE - Depressed and Burnt Out 39 1y
+11 PE to entrepreneurship 5 1y
+9 "Fox's Dominion payout gives Staple Street Capital 1,500% return" 6 1y
+10 Where to Find Good CFOs 3 1y
+10 Someone told me ~80% of PE associates burn out / get pushed to Corp Dev / Strategic Finance, is this true? 9 1y
+7 Anybody have a Credit model test for a MF PE? 10 1y
+4 Start up PE Fund Musings 3 1y
+4 Practice SaaS Models 4 1y
0 Headhunter opportunities - following up 1 1y
+9 Best resources for incoming PE Associate to prep 1 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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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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  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • 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 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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