0 IB/PE into Corp Dev 1 2y
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 24 2y
0 Management options versus rolling equity 1 2y
0 Redoing Vault Top 50 Rankings By Prestige From Ex-W, Ex-CVP, Ex-PE MF & current Tiger Cub IP 5 2y
+3 Who else is going to DealMax? 0 2y
0 Growth equity investors, what is work like in Q2 2024? 4 2y
+123 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) 38 1y
+4 MOIC vs IRR? 5 2y
+12 Delete 4 2y
+17 Advice - Breaking into Infra PE from REPE 8 1y
+10 When Do PE Funds Start Reaching Out to Their Incoming Associates? 3 2y
+12 Advice: Breaking into PE from REPE (M7 MBA) 6 2y
+12 Megafund carry pool 11 1y
0 Pacific Avenue Capital? 0 2y
+12 How are investment bankers evaluated during recruitment for private equity? 3 2y
+5 Valuing Microcap SaaS business 3 2y
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Norwest Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+5 What latest fund size is considered MM vs UMM? 5 2y
+15 On-cycle as a second year 11 1y
+10 How do LMM PE shops value assets? 5 2y
+39 MMs and UMMs that aren't JAMMBO's 10 1y
0 CPI Registration Form - Still fill out if skipping oncycle? 2 2y
+9 VPs and up that have gone on sabbatical, how did it turn out for you? 3 2y
+11 Noncompete ban on carry clawback 5 2y
0 Gold Coast and Ratio Ghosting 0 2y
+1 General Atlantic Recruitment 2 2y
+4 What type of function to model a retention curve? Exponential, logarithmic, power? 2 2y
+13 How much do you actually like your firm? 11 2y
0 Thoughts on Grain Management? 4 2y
+9 Unique PE Opportunities 1 2y
+25 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) 29 2y
+9 CPI Responsiveness 2 2y
+3 Touchdown ventures? 1 2y
+12 Zooming Out: PE AUM Grew ~8x Over the Past 20 Yrs (Source FT & Pitchbook) 1 1y
+4 Best way to start networking into IB / PE 2 2y
+15 How well did you know your deals for on-cycle? 7 2y
+12 Carry in a continuation vehicle 5 2y
0 Delete! 2 2y
+7 RE vs Infra 6 2y
+3 Integrum 1 2y
0 Khazanah Nasional Berhad - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 2y
+4 Will PE Buy a Home Services Franchise? 5 2y
+14 Country Risk and IRR 3 2y
+8 LP to placement agent? 11 2y
+16 PE Secondary Advisory vs Model Internal Audit 5 2y
+3 On Cycle Profile Rating 10 2y
+12 MBA PE Full-time Recruiting? 13 1y
0 Mubadala Ventures Interview 1 2y
+15 Technical question - Revenue sensitivity in LBO Model 4 2y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+11 Opus Advisors Client List 7 2y
+4 Perks in PE? 3 2y
+13 Screwed on Bonus 15 2y
+8 Stepstone case round 12 1y
+4 MM PE offer compensation 14 2y
+8 Informal references 2 2y
0 Infra PE Materials 2 2y
0 Nuveen Investments - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 2y
0 Nuveen Investments - Review - Infrastructure Data 2y
0 Alpine Investors PE 4 1y
+12 West Coast On-Cycle Process Clashing with IB Training in NYC 2 2y
+3 West Coast Family Offices? 1 2y
+7 How can I break into infra PE? 2 2y
+12 MF-Backed Portco Chief of Staff to CEO Comp Check 9 12mo
0 PE Backed Portco Compensation - Need some insight 2 2y
+9 Delete 2 2y
+2 Brookfield Infra Debt London 4 2y
+3 Does anyone have details on ADIA PE case study test? 7 2y
+1 DEL 4 1y
0 Majority Recap vs. LBO 1 2y
0 Point72 Academy Equity L/S 1 2y
+9 PE Firms that pay for your MBA 7 2y
+9 Is a origination platform feasible given all the dry powder? 2 2y
+8 Leveraged buyout of wallstreetoasis 1 2y
+4 Leeds Equity Partners 9 6mo
0 What Is A Better Career Path, REPE Or Corporate PE? 2 2y
+9 Private Equity in Singapore 1 2y
+6 Data Science in Private Equity 2 1y
0 Trive Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+11 Unrelated Oxford degree for PE? 8 2y
+1 Current interest rate on middle market buyout debt 2 2y
+90 Which PE firms are on the rise? 102 5mo
+20 Is there any point learning a European language for PE recruiting (London) 16 2y
+7 IR at MFs, What do the junior do? 6 2y
+6 How to be a good Private Equity Analyst? 2 2y
0 Does IB In The REGL Group At A BB (BofA, Citi, Barc) Pigeonhole You? 1 2y
+9 Which is better? - Citi M&A or KKR 5 2y
+54 Pro tips to exercising during ASO stint 22 6mo
+7 Infra PE vs Corporate PE Compensation 7 2y
+6 How to ask for more carry 1 2y
0 Private Equity Real Estate salary in London 1 2y
0 Coinvest for GE associates? 1 2y
+13 Earn-out modeling between seller and buyer 3 2y
0 Worldquant - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+4 Switching industry focus in PE 4 2y
0 PE Analyst in growing firm 4 2y
0 PSG Equity Recruiting 0 2y
0 REPE Process 2 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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