+3 Warburg Pincus PE (RE) team 2hr modeling test 2 2y
+13 Thoma Bravo taking ABC Fitness to Market (25x EBITDA expectations) 6 2y
+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 2y
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
+95 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 10mo
+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 2y
+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 9mo
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 11mo
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
+20 Debt sizing - Gearing/Leverage/DSCR Question 8 2mo
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Capital Markets Data 2y
+1 Elysium Management (Leon Black’s Family Office) 4 10mo
+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 2y
+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
0 SFO to MM PE vs GS PWM 1 2y
+8 VP/Post-MBA Recruiting Cuts? 6 2y
0 Roark FT 2025 0 2y
+7 Best time to lateral as a PE Associate 1 2y
+3 career coach side hustle while in PE 1 2y
+9 PE headhunter outreach significantly less than earlier this year? 3 2y
+16 What motivates you to work in private equity/finance? 21 2y
+41 Back to IB? 16 5mo
0 Banneker Partners - Review - NA Data 2y
+3 Industrials PE vs Services PE 6 2y
+36 JPM Forcing PE Disclosure 32 1y
+19 Family Office Career Track 3 2y
+18 Co-Invest Role? 12 1y
0 Dynasty Equity 2024 0 2y
+1 PE in Toronto 3 2y
+1 Do I need to Network? 1 2y
0 When do OMERS/OTPP post SA roles (for 2025)? 4 2y
0 Club Deals / Consortiums 1 2y
0 ADIA SWF 3-hr modelling test 1 2y
+9 anyone subscribe to https://allocatorjobs.com/ 4 11mo
0 Renewable PE fund - MENA 1 2y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - Metals and Mining Data 2y
+9 Should I invest in my firm’s next fund? 10 2y
0 Private Equity Growth Fund Interview!!! Help Please! Totally Lost 1 2y
+6 Advice 1 2y
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 2y
+9 Infra project finance to infra PE? 7 2y
+15 Top funds in the Nordics / DACH / Benelux Regions 33 1y
+3 Blackstone BREDS 5 2y
+6 Toronto Pension Fund FT New Grad 9 2y
+6 Valuation exercise 0 2y
+3 Updated PE prep materials 1 2y

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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 04 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 (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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