0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 2y
+7 Need to disclose PE offer to HR? 3 2y
+2 Same firm in PE / PC side of same deal? 2 2y
+8 Align Capital Partners Info 1 2y
0 PE SA to IB 1 2y
+3 Sourcing - is it impossible right now or am I just cooked? 5 2y
0 OMERS Private Equity Internship Interview Help 4 1y
+12 The PE Associate’s Guide to Nailing Investment Memos 3 2y
0 NAV Finance Models 3 2mo
+8 Thoughts on Working at Portfolio Companies? 5 2y
+23 PE deliverables throughout the deal? 13 5mo
0 Invidia Capital Management 2 2y
0 Palm Beach Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Palm Beach Capital - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+6 Target MFins for IB/PE in Spain? (native english + spanish speaker) 3 2y
+115 Does Apollo now strictly recruit from PJT RX/EVR RX? 43 1y
+28 Searchlight Capital WLB 30 6mo
+5 Benefits at PE firms 3 2y
+25 Worst Performer in PE Training Class 15 2y
+11 Apollo London - Culture / Hours 12 2y
+6 Is Canadian PE to US PE even possible? 7 2y
+14 Advice for Current LMM Analyst 4 2y
+13 Worst Case of Retaliation You've Seen 13 1y
+163 2024 PE Associate/VP Net Worth Check 146 1y
0 Biz dev role at PE 1 2y
+5 Harbourvest Secondaries Investment Analyst 2025 13 1y
+12 Technical PE interview 6 2y
+12 Model Test MM Infra Fund 3 2y
+6 Comp at Silver Lake? 7 7mo
+10 LBO Model - Origination based on EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA 8 2y
0 Best business services groups 1 2y
+8 Active Funds in New Orleans? 6 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+25 Interviewer Left Within 1 minute of Interview 9 1y
+3 Apollo FIG in 2024 4 2y
+6 BB IB > Start up > PE / Growth is it possible? 5 1y
+10 looking for renewables / infra PE 8 1y
0 MBB Vs. PE 1 2y
+3 Oaktree 2024 - Update 1 2y
0 Bulge Bracket IB > Start Up > Is PE possible? 1 2y
+102 Latest views on Sixth Street? 100 1w
+12 Compensation for operating partners / how to secure these roles? 4 2y
0 Infra Case Study Help 3 2y
0 Favorite private equity investing books? 2 1y
+9 Who to Reach Out To? 1 2y
+9 Switching to Asset Management 1 2y
+9 HELP! Top BB IB(NYC)-->Non-profit-->BlackRock/??? 1 2y
+11 Will getting a CPA certificate be helpful to transfer from IB to PE? 15 2y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 2y
+17 Leaving IB for startup before Buyside offer starts? 9 2y
+35 Savings after a few IB/PE years - London 43 5mo
+3 PE/GE Model Help!!! 6 2y
+6 Blackrock PEP - LBO Modeling Test & Case Study 6 2y
+2 Where do PE funds get the liquidity for management fees/fixed expenses? 1 2y
0 M&A VP Interview 1 2y
+9 Handling PE recruiting when unsure of location 4 2y
0 Companies’s action may be predictable and changed by owner’s mental state. 1 2y
+2 Vista to Thoma Bravo 18 1y
+1 TPG on the down?? 1 2y
+11 UBS London vs PWP 10 1y
0 Canadian Pension PE SA updates 1 2y
+15 Need Advice on networking before FT 2 2y
0 Neuberger Berman Program Associate 1 1y
+6 Current job market in PE - HK, China, and other Asia 1 2y
0 KingSett Capital - Review - Real Estate Data 2y
+5 Kline Hill Sucks 2 2y
+42 Charlesbank Trajectory 17 5mo
+3 Arcline NYC 1 2y
+20 HELP - Ask for reference from team but no response 5 2y
+10 Debating next career move 4 2y
+117 Top performing PE Associates 35 1y
0 GIPS: IRR for less than 1 yr 3 2y
+7 PE Portco Analyst 9 1y
0 Path from PE to CFO? 1 2y
+11 Huron capital 5 1y
+5 Online Master's for Investment banking and PE 2 2y
0 Essentials for Finance and adjacent careers (IB, PE, Corp Dev, VC, etc) 1 2y
+48 Is Infrastructure PE sweaty? 19 1y
+10 Treatment of OID 6 1y
0 LBO - Are exit fees burdening management equity(stock options) usually? 1 2y
+33 What's the end game on white collar and medical rollups? 4 2y
+9 Question on breakeven return of an LBO 1 2y
+394 Buyside vs. Sellside... You might be thinking about it wrong 51 1y
0 Why does Laurence Fishburne Linda look like a black henry kravis? 0 2y
0 TMF Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
0 The Vistria Group - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+9 Warburg Pincus Analyst - London 13 6mo
+27 Thinking about moving back to investment banking from buyside 18 2y
+6 Secondaries case studies? 5 1y
+9 Unclear expectations on deliverables? 1 2y
+11 PE vs consulting exit opps 1 2y
+6 Carlyle Hiring Freeze 1 2y
0 Firms that focus quality assets 3 2y
+3 Insight on 2025 FT Growth Equity Analyst Recuirting 1 2y
+30 Why do I feel like an absolute idiot 4 2y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
0 MF PE or UMM PE from Raine Group? 1 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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  • 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 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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