+26 Down after rejection 13 1y
+4 Alpine Investors SA 2025 19 2y
+24 Athos Partners Overview - Overpromise and underdeliver 11 2mo
0 Blantyre 1 2y
+6 Commodity Traders PE / Investments 1 2y
0 Sole source capital 1 2y
+44 MF PE Analyst Programs Ranked 35 2y
+3 Updated views on Partners Group 2024 5 2y
+6 Paper LBO’s 2 2y
+4 Swapping out management teams 2 2y
+7 Venture Capital Application 3 2y
+15 HELP: How do I know if I will be asked technical questions for internship interview? 1 2y
+7 Deleted 3 2y
+37 Delete 22 2y
0 Is it worth it? 3 2y
0 Private Equity Internship 1 2y
+6 LSV Advisors 9 2y
+2 How do you deal w/ management option pool predicated on exit equity in excess of sponsor contribution? 1 2y
0 MM PE Vs MFPE 1 2y
+1 IMCO infra case study 4 2y
+4 Networking with PE firms? 1 2y
+6 PE Recruiting Timeline with HH 1 2y
0 Career move from BB Back office to PE middle office 2 2y
+9 How to find roles in pe/vc/ib 1 2y
0 Customo 0 2y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 2y
0 Swiss Re - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Swiss Re - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+7 PE Recruiting - Square 1, Need Help 7 1y
+8 Switching from Big 4 Tax Compliance to IB, PE, or Asset Management 1 2y
+6 LBO - Add-on Acquisition Financials in CIP 2 2y
0 Independent Sponsor Associate Exit Opps 1 2y
0 Rosecliff Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 2y
0 Small Firm Large Team - Red Flag ? 1 2y
+10 PE Internship 7 2y
0 LMM/MM PE shops in Miami 4 2y
+6 Updates on CD&R OC process? 3 2y
0 Information Session 1 2y
0 H&F Interview Prep 1 2y
+3 Future of Healthcare Services in PE 3 2y
+15 How to participate in on-cycle before start date / away from NYC 7 2y
+12 Investing in Real Estate while in PE 3 2y
0 CAIA / CFA as a LP 1 2y
+24 MS M&A/MC/Menlo vs MF PE Analyst 27 2y
0 Exchanging PE models / case tests 1 2y
+17 Thoughts on Shore Capital? 10 1y
+35 Private Equity in Japan 12 1y
+6 MF/UMMs with 2025 Spots Remaining 4 2y
+10 Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (BTO) 6 2y
+2 PE hiring market post U.S. Elections 1 2y
+276 Vista vs Thoma Bravo 101 1y
0 Most attractive MFPE firm? 4 2y
+1 SaaS Company Leverage Question 4 2y
+8 Healthcare IT / Healthcare Technology newsletters? 7 1w
0 WHERE TO FIND ENERGY PRIVATE EQUITY FORUMS 4 2y
+2 To the PE Firms that take sophomore interns 7 2y
+12 3G Capital 3 11mo
+8 Which MFPE has the most jacked associates on average? 4 2y
+6 TPG accounting test 3 2y
0 Any tips for my first day as a summer analyst? 1 2y
0 Getting a better view of day-to-day of A1-A2 - transaction docs 1 2y
+45 I discovered my personal boundaries 21 2y
0 recruiting in pe 1 2y
+56 What is Synthetic PIK??? 52 1y
0 IFC modeling test 3 1y
0 The Rohatyn Group - Review - Valuation Data 2y
0 PE Strategy Advice Needed 1 2y
+6 Possible to build BizDev motion for LMM PE firm? 1 2y
+7 Valor Equity Partners 16 9mo
0 PE IR - Canada 1 2y
+28 Is PE a career for the uninspired, unambitious, and untalented? 8 2y
+16 On-Cycle Firms - Media 7 2y
+3 PE Case Study Tips 1 2y
0 General Atlantic - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
+14 The Peanut Gallery in Pipeline Meetings 7 2y
0 Mass internship applications help 1 2y
+9 Mid-Career PE Professional pivoting to PC 4 2y
+9 Advice on breaking into PE 1 2y
+18 Typical MF PE Analyst Career Path? 14 1y
+128 PE Firms with Gentrification Strategy 37 2y
0 Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 2y
0 Teacher Retirement System of Texas - Review - Investment Management Data 2y
0 Kimmeridge comp - senior associate 3 2y
0 As a broker: inform other interested parties of LOI received? 1 2y
+7 HSP Client Coverage? 6 2y
+9 From MBB consulting PE practice to PE (top, tier-2) 3 2y
+10 On Cycle 2026 Starting? 24 2y
+9 Thoughts on Aterian? 12 2mo
+5 HH Interview "Diagnostic" 6 2y
+6 PE Portfolio Strategy Case Study 1 2y
0 BXPE 2 1y
0 Updated list of MFPEs? 2 2y
+6 How to Prep for PE Analyst FT Interviews? 1 2y
+13 Can one take a public company "private" without needing to delist the firm? 3 2y
+24 Sold two Software Companies, PE possible? 5 2y
+9 What to expect (learnings + exits) from an off-cycle internship as an M&A analyst intern within a Private Equity Team ? 1 2y
0 European IB/PE - Restructuring (recruitment process Q) 1 2y
+6 How to best prepare for Commercial case studies as an IB Analyst? 1 2y
+62 Is HBS / Wharton MBA / Stanford GSB worth it? 28 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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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

August 2026 Investment Banking

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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%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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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
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