0 Axium 0 2y
+9 Interesting PE-Backed Roll Ups 7 2y
+6 IB BB 4 years > start up 1 year > PE: is it possible? 1 2y
+22 Picking MF PE or MF Credit? 6 2y
+36 Start-up PE opportunity 12 2y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+28 Excess Cash in M&A transactions 16 1y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+19 Most Risky Finance Career Path with Highest Upside? 18 1y
+39 PE VP - Q&A 19 1y
+14 How should I think about the move to a lower tier/new multi manager from MM PE? 6 1y
+3 Irradiant Capital Partners 2 1y
+9 Family Owned LMM Industrials Superday Questions 1 2y
+3 One Rock FT 2025 0 2y
+9 Infra vs. PE at Canadian Pensions 6 2y
+15 List of Sports / TMT PE Firms 23 1y
+36 Strong IB > Strong Corp Dev > Is PE possible? 26 2y
+3 Quitting as a 1st Year (going PE) 10 2y
0 4hr model test for Generalist Infra (Digital, Power, etc) Fund. What to expect? 1 2y
+30 How long does it take to debrief a case study w/ presentation round? 10 2y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+93 PE Associate Burnout 32 1mo
0 Difficulty for changing vertical in PE at associate / Sr associate level? 1 2y
0 Investment Memos 1 2y
+9 Selling lead gen to PE firms 2 2y
+6 Career Advice in Europe 0 2y
+10 How many portfolio companies do you over see? 13 2y
+33 How many of you guys are actually happy in PE? What are your plans? 32 2y
0 Check my Model 2 2y
+9 Insight and help for final round PE interview 1 2y
0 What is the main difference between private and public markets investing approach/strategies? 1 2y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 2y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Healthcare Data 2y
+3 Warburg Pincus PE (RE) team 2hr modeling test 2 2y
+13 Thoma Bravo taking ABC Fitness to Market (25x EBITDA expectations) 6 1y
+6 Pigeonholed in Energy IB and Questions on Generalist PE 2 2y
0 TriArtisan Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Trivest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+14 48-hr take home PE case study 1 2y
0 How to get a corp dev gig at a PE port co? 1 2y
+52 The Decline of PE? 13 2y
+9 Investors like Brad Jacobs... 13 2y
+12 Trying to Put Together A Roll-up, Questions on Valuation & Presentation 4 1y
0 Growth Firms 2024 SA Return Offer Rates? 1 2y
+12 2hr model test for Power / Renewables / Infra Fund. What to expect? 5 2y
0 Private Equity and Hedge Funds hiring internationals with and without H1B 1 2y
+1 What are good roads to private equity? 2 2y
+96 PE VP Comp 90 1y
+32 Impact / Climate Private Equity - Information 7 2y
+17 Growth PE Analyst vs Return Offer from Bank 12 2y
0 Rockbridge Growth Equity - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+18 Platinum Equity - 2024 Updates 12 1y
0 Wind Point Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+1 Blackstone RE Summer Analyst 2 2y
0 ER —> HF —> PE? 2 2y
+10 Hybrid Capital - Practice Materials 20 8mo
+83 Which MFPE firm has the beautiful women to work with. 32 2y
+20 Best Tech PE investing out of undergrad? 14 2y
0 Crédit Mutuel Equity - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 2y
0 Best PE recruiting Course 2024 1 2y
+165 Excel is the Horse-Drawn Carriage of Finance, Python is the Tesla 60 1y
+4 Experienced PE Associate Resume 4 2y
+12 Distressed PE Funds Focused on Biotech - Recommendations? 13 1y
+12 Is BCI Good for my Resume? 9 2y
+5 PE Co-Invest ELI5? 3 2y
0 Dawson R1 4 2y
+3 GS/MS/JPM London/Europe MF/UMM PE exits 4 2y
+13 Is PE worth the risk of not getting a return offer? 11 2y
0 2024 MF PE Comprehensive Perks List 2 7mo
0 Golden Gate PE rep 2 2y
+4 Which funds still mandate suit and tie 12 2y
+44 MM PE to Top VC Decision 13 9mo
0 Palm Drive Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 2y
0 South Street Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2y
0 South Street Partners - Review - Real Estate Data 2y
0 Alpine Investors - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Cortec Group 1 2y
+13 Advice for breaking into Private Credit 4 2y
+25 Seeking Advice on Running a Private Equity Club at School 6 2y
+19 Growth Equity - How to answer “have you done a deal”…if I haven’t 6 2y
+3 2024-25 PE London Thread 1 2y
+14 Second thoughts after starting work in PE 4 2y
0 Middle Market PE Fund - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Middle Market PE Fund - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Growth Equity vs IBD vs PE 1 2y
+18 Debt sizing - Gearing/Leverage/DSCR Question 7 2y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Capital Markets Data 2y
+1 Elysium Management (Leon Black’s Family Office) 4 7mo
+3 Searchlight capital info?? 2 2y
0 45min paper test - 1st round of interview 1 2y
+12 LBO Model - Management Pool 1 2y
0 Money, money, money 1 2y
+6 Deal Sheet - what to include? 1 2y
+58 PE Associate Comp 96 1y
+39 go for complicated deal as a brand new associate 13 2y
+44 Clearlake CV…..Again 40 1y
+22 Starting HSW MBA - MBB to PE 11 2y
0 PE to research role in AM/IB 1 2y

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August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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