+4 Moving to TX / FL 7 2y
+10 Permira London Views + Case Study 18 3mo
0 Bulge bracket Real estate lbo case study 2 1y
+1 PE Middle office role (risk) 2 2y
+6 Secondaries in Asia 4 2y
+4 How to differentiate yourself as a PE associate looking for top MBA 2 2y
+4 Lead Edge Capital 6 2y
+6 Looking for Peers in Toronto 5 2y
+7 HIG placement in HBS, GSB, WHR 3 2y
+24 Levine Leichtman (LLCP) in 2024? 6 2y
+13 2Y PE Associate Lateraling 10 9mo
+16 FDD to PE 9 2y
+1 PC > PE 4 2y
+68 Infra funds with best culture 93 9mo
+1 Is 3 statement model in PE case an unsaid given? 2 2y
+4 MF Growth Funds? 8 2y
+9 Training Materials on Sourcing? 1 2y
+1 Business Development Role at PE firm 3 10mo
0 VC / Growth Equity Resume 1 2y
+1 How do PE interviews change between analyst and senior analyst positions? 2 2y
0 Onex Partners 2 2y
+3 Blackstone Life Sciences Recruiting 2 2y
+12 MF PE associates: what is next 17 2y
+29 Increase in new Canadian LMM funds due to bad carry structure at large firms 13 2y
+6 What did your 1st and 2nd review look like, good and bad? 5 2y
+3 Silver lake off cycle 2025 6 2y
+48 What has been your experience working for PE portcos? 26 8mo
+6 CD&R 2024 Spring Week Updates? 5 2y
+18 Real Asset Secondaries – comp/firms/deal-types 12 2y
0 Most boring type of secondaries 2 2y
+18 EBITDA Adjustment - New Contracts? 7 2y
0 Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) - MIRA Infra PE? 2 2y
+8 private credit "golden age" already over before it even began? 7 2y
+3 Coatue GP Salaries 9 2y
+21 PE IR/Fundraising 7 2y
+18 A question i missed during a PE interview 13 2y
+5 M33 Growth? 5 2y
+21 Growth - Pre/post money valuation 5 2y
+16 Finding the maximum debt for a LBO Deal 5 2y
+22 Can’t get passed 1st round PE interviews 11 2y
0 Leste Group: Insight & Strengths/Weaknesses 1 2y
0 ICONIQ Growth recruiting 2 6mo
0 Preparing for a Business Devlopment Interview 1 2y
0 Preparing for a PE/Spec Sits Internship 2 2y
+8 Bregal Unternehmerkapital 16 8mo
+15 Tracking tasks in PE 6 2y
+62 Advice on First Post-PE Role 22 2y
0 Private Equity comp ceiling India 3 2y
+9 Small Business Preparing for PE Buyout 1 2y
+3 Lower MM Associate comp 5 2y
0 NMC Private Equity 3 2y
+6 Atlas Holdings - distressed PE shop 1 2y
+165 Find something you like to do and do it to death 22 2y
+6 Mid tier pension pay 34 1y
+1 CPP/OMERS/OTPP 1 2y
+4 Secondaries / GP led head hunters 1 2y
+33 Getting paid less than coworkers at same level 14 2y
0 Main Street Capital (MAIN) Recruitment process? 1 2y
+3 Court Square 2024 10 1y
+17 PE in London or Paris 11 2y
+29 Signs of a Fund Going Downhill? 17 2y
+10 Energy PE at Glencore/Vitol/Gunvor 9 2y
0 HG Capital Saturn London 4 2y
+10 EQT Growth 15 6d
+6 Capital Formation/ IR Firms 4 2y
0 GPA for Recruiting (Post MBB) 2 2y
+34 Carterpierce? 27 7mo
0 PE Interview Technicals 2 2y
+14 Breaking into PE 8 2y
+28 Update on Stone Point Capital 21 1y
+12 M&A at PE portco or Corporate M&A? 1 2y
+3 Private Credit Arms of Private Equity Firms 2 2y
+8 PE Secondaries 2 2y
0 Stone Point Capital Recruiting 3 2y
+12 Software Model 10 1y
+3 Vista SA '25 15 2y
0 Software PE modeling tips 1 2y
+1 Forecast ARR ARR 2 2y
+20 What are the reputations of these growth PE firms? 11 2y
+22 UBS o'connor 9 2y
+11 How much are you expected to know about portfolio companies of a private equity firm during the interview stage? 11 2y
+24 Why does PE suck so bad? 14 2y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Help w attached RE PE case study 1 2y
+19 London - Breaking into PE coming from an EB 2 2y
+1 Best resources for healthcare tech and fintech 1 2y
+13 Suspicious PE Internship 7 2y
+1 Goldman Sachs Private Credit London 4 2y
+110 How to think like an Infra Investor? 32 2y
0 Espresso Capital 2 2y
+10 Apollo Opportunistic Credit 11 2y
+53 Framed at work on purpose to fire me 41 5d
+3 Fund Memorandum for an interview case study? 5 2y
0 Pathway Capital Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Plug and Play Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 2y
0 How to do a paper LBO? 1 2y
+59 Cerebus getting cooked 26 2y
+9 PE Interview from RE Background - Advice 1 2y
+9 Need Advice: starting career leading to-Tax Accountant at PE firm. 3 2y
+3 Question about Co-investing 4 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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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

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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%
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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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