+10 AKKR Salary Progression? 15 1y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 2y
+3 PE Investor Relations Case Study Help 24 8mo
+3 Culture for sports PE shops? 1 2y
+10 Slightly odd case study, any advice? 3 2y
+9 £100k signing bonus for Associate 1 London 5 2y
+3 Neuberger Berman Application Process 2 2y
+18 Wwyd With Your Knowledge 7 2y
+48 Manulife Secondaries raises only $235mm... 13 1y
0 PE networking London 2 2y
0 Optimizing Profile for HHs 4 2y
0 Blackstone PE Assoc 2025 1 2y
+3 Residential / Commercial Services LMM Funds 0 2y
+53 Prepping for PE Analyst Program 18 1y
0 For those in HC Services / HCIT PE, what operational challenges do you face within your portfolio companies outside of the currently high interest rates? 2 2y
0 BAML --> PE firms? 3 2y
0 Best Funds With Flexible Mandates 2 2y
+7 MF RE vs MF Infra 8 2y
+3 LSE MSc Finance and Private Equity, thoughts?? 1 2y
0 REPE Internship Conversion 3 2y
+3 Clean molecules / Impact modeling? 1 2y
+15 Chances of M7 2 2y
+1 How to discuss RX deals for Buy-out interviews 1 2y
+18 Private Equity Case Study: Dell Technologies 7 2y
0 Shorenstein Properties - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2y
+7 When does PE Analyst's for FT 2025 hiring start? 11 2y
+15 HPS SIP and Hybrid Funds 2 2y
+6 Ares- Global Client Solutions pay structure 0 2y
+2 Online Case Studies for PE 3 1y
0 MS 2025 Sophomore Private Credit Secondaries 1 2y
0 PE direct vs. secondaries career choices 1 2y
+3 Incoming Secondaries Intern Advice 6 2y
0 How do you judge a team 1 2y
+93 High finance comp ceiling India 55 6mo
+6 IR to Investing 11 1y
+23 First Year Associate Troubles 13 2y
0 PE LMM and MM List for Tech and Industrials 1 2y
+14 PE Recruiting with H-1B? 12 1y
+1 Reputation FSN Capital 2 1y
+15 Silver Lake / Endeavor Take Private 2 2y
+9 PE on-cycle recruiting 1 2y
+9 Out of a PE Gig 2 2y
0 Holding Company Comp 1 2y
+10 PE On Cycle Networking 5 2y
+20 GS - Sustainable Investing Group 11 11mo
+14 KKR Infra vs Evercore M&A 22 1y
+9 Help me decide: IB or PE mentor? 1 2y
+2 Technical interviews in consulting-friendly funds 1 2y
+11 HIG - 2024 Comp Package 11 2y
+37 Time to fess up - valuations 11 2y
0 BDC Capital Interviews? 2 2y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+1 Picking PE Verticals 1 2y
0 PE case study help 2 2y
+3 GIP 2024 1 2y
+6 How competitive is it to get into a LMM PE fund? 3 2y
0 JUMP Investors - Interview - Venture Capital Data 2y
+3 Active Lateral Processes London 2024 1 2y
0 PE Oncycle 2024 Timeline 1 2y
+7 West coast MBB to Chicago PE 4 2y
0 Chicago IB to NYC PE 2 2y
0 Does working at a PE firm count for CPA work requirements?? 1 2y
+7 Cinven interview insights 13 2y
0 Key DD Areas Questions 1 2y
+12 IB -> PE -> IB -> HF? 3 2y
+127 How bad was MF MBA placement this year 80 1y
+6 Value of Industry Knowledge (Physician looking to move to PE) 3 2y
+56 Stanford GSB vs Darden (PE vs Consulting) 25 2y
+25 Feasability of Switching into PE post MBA 4 2y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 2y
+3 What % should I get on cap table for sourcing a deal for startup / bootstrapped “PE fund” 5 2y
+49 PE mid-levels who left the industry, where did you go next? 16 2y
0 What type of financial modeling would you do in a PE firm’s SPAC? 2 2y
+38 "Edge" -- What is it, really? Can it be created? Sources of "Edge" 5 2y
+13 PE out of college or BB two years? 4 2y
+2 Why Do HFs Have Way Lower AUM Than PE Despite Public Markets Being More Scalable? 2 2y
+8 Smaller Respected PE Firms 17 2y
+5 GI Partners in 2024? 5 1y
0 Masters Analyst Recruiting Networking 1 2y
0 Generalist MFs? 1 2y
+3 MM/UMM Analyst Pay 6 2y
+18 Big 4 M&A corporate finance to PE - what are my chances? 13 2y
+24 Insight Partners Culture/Comp/Hours 44 4mo
+20 Felicitas Analyst Position 10 2y
0 Signed but not Closed 2 2y
+1 Introduction fees 1 2y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 2y
+36 GIP Integration into Blackrock 22 4mo
+17 PE recruiting in Toronto 9 2y
+6 Best Credit Cards for PE AS1 1 2y
+3 Insight Partners FT 2025 Thread 26 1y
+7 Associate exit into corp dev 4 2y
+3 Capvest NYC 8 1y
+4 KKR Insights 1 2y
+9 Is it Possible: Tech ---> Tech PE Investing 1 2y
+1 Basis in Private Equity Transactions 1 2y
+6 LGT Capital Partners Directs/ Co-Invest Insights 0 2y
+5 Profile Sanity Check - Breaking into FO/High Finance 5 2y
0 Hours Check for Sixth Street Strategic Partners 1 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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