0 Oaktree Capital Management Sophomore Summer 2 3mo
+9 Debating between NYC & SF postgrad -- just curious about city life in finance 3 3mo
0 Any Notable Family Office Recruiters? 0 3mo
+34 What Now? The Existential Question of a PE Associate 10 3mo
+51 Anybody else scared for their job? 13 3mo
+3 Performance Benchmarking 1 3mo
0 What technical skills are most important for an investment banking analyst role? 1 3mo
+18 Ares Infrastructure Opportunities 15 3mo
0 Private Equity and Nurseries 1 3mo
+2 UMM >> LMM — Is UMM/MF closed off to me? 2 3mo
0 REPE modeling test/case study exchange 1 3mo
+7 HC Equivalent of Altimeter/Dragoneer/Addition, etc….do these exist? 8 3mo
0 JPM top groups PE placement 1 3mo
0 AI and PE 1 3mo
+6 Blackstone Analyst vs. Associate 10 3mo
+14 Is there a way back? 2 3mo
0 Infra pe inteview cases 1 3mo
+3 Views on Quinbrook? 0 3mo
+20 Worried about signing a JAMMBO Offer 14 3mo
0 Permira / General Atlantic / CPPIB Direct PE Case Study 1 3mo
+45 Stonepeak paying out existing LPs 25 1mo
0 GrowthCurve Capital in 2026 0 3mo
+2 PE value creation / portco support comp 1 3mo
0 Exits Opps For A CMBS Analyst At A Ratings Agency 1 3mo
0 Advent Career Accelerator 2 3mo
+10 FOF - Why do they exist? 5 2mo
0 Brighton Park Capital - Recruiting 0 3mo
0 Is anyone actually using Asana in PE? 1 3mo
+6 MM infra NYC 1 3mo
0 BXCI culture 3 4d
+25 Why is budy and build attractive? 12 3mo
+11 Appian Cap & mining pe 4 3mo
0 T. Rowe Price - Review - Generalist Data 3mo
0 T. Rowe Price - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Canaccord Genuity - Review - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Are LBO multiples structurally too high right now? 1 3mo
+3 Anyone still recruiting for 2026 Associate roles? 1 3mo
0 EB Lean Private Capital Advisory Superday Timeline? 1 3mo
0 Eldridge Industries 2 3mo
0 BXCI ICS Product Analyst 1 3mo
0 PE Case Study (Deals Walkthrough) Resources 3 3mo
0 KKR/Apollo/Blackstone offers - pre employment verification 1 3mo
+18 How to avoid complexity creating mistakes in LBO test / Best practice 3 3mo
+3 BX Infra FT 2026 3 3mo
+14 MF PE ANA Programs (SLP?) 8 3mo
0 Buyside Fund Finance – what does it entail? 3 3mo
+20 what do you guys consider "good" money? 14 3mo
+6 PE to Private Credit 1 3mo
+4 Why is the gap between Paper LBO and Real LBO so massive? 2 3mo
+9 Looking for a real infrastructure deal pipeline teaser book — pre-NDA multi-deal format 3 2mo
+6 ignore lol 1 3mo
+5 del 6 3mo
+75 Going back to IB after PE, thoughts please 27 3mo
0 What AI tools are you using? 1 3mo
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 3mo
0 Battery Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Pacific Avenue Capital Partners - Interview - NA Data 3mo
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Tax Data 3mo
0 How siloed are your decisions with HH? 3 3mo
+20 oil and gas finance industry outlook 8 3mo
+11 Deal Performance vs. Deal Experience 3 3mo
+6 PE Case Study 1 3mo
0 Marlin Equity Partners | London 1 3mo
+9 IB to PE or Tech Startup CFO 1 3mo
+3 D1 Capital Interview Process? 3 3mo
+7 How Viable is PE Investor Relations as a career? 2 1mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Trive Capital - Review - Generalist Data 3mo
0 Top PE/Growth shops in Asia 1 3mo
+34 Q&A: 3rd Year PE Analyst 33 1mo
+5 Comp check 8 3mo
+6 Left Golden Path to become a Operator (Shooting for CEO) 5 3mo
+6 2nd Tier City (SEA/MIA/DEN/AUS/DAL) Compensation 3 3mo
+15 Early Career Predicament 2 3mo
+25 2026 Special Situations/Distressed/Opportunistic Credit Landscape 9 2mo
0 PE Recruiters in Dallas 1 3mo
0 Campbell Lutyens - Interview - Secondaries Data 3mo
0 Constitution Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 3mo
0 PE Timelines 1 3mo
+19 IB -> MBB -> PE 6 3mo
0 Project finance exit ops, institutional/IB/Funds 2 3mo
+41 MBB --> PE Advice 11 3mo
+11 Why MF PE? 3 3mo
0 What are the best steps to break into private equity as an analyst? 1 3mo
0 Battery Ventures - Interview - NA Data 3mo
+3 GPA for PE in London 1 3mo
+7 CD&R Spring London 2026 4 1mo
+6 PIMCO Private Strategies AC 1 3mo
0 Infra/Climate PE exits: Project Finance vs IB vs MBB 1 3mo
+9 How would you approach pitching a sponsor-backed deal? 1 3mo
0 OCBC Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3mo
+9 Insurance PE 1 3mo
+22 Moved to new team, bad setup 4 3mo
0 Brookfield Infra Culture (Toronto) 1 3mo
+3 Are Bank Alumni (Ex-GS/Ex-MS/Ex-JPM etc.) helpful in finding opportunities/networking? 5 3mo
+27 My VP's Wife Probably Hates Him 12 3mo
+27 Creativity Eclipsing the JAMMBOs 1 3mo
+8 Incoming at an MF: How to think like an investor? 5 3mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (67) $101
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