+3 Macquarie MIRA 1 3y
+3 PE diversity programs / events / symposiums 5 3y
+9 Negotiating after successful exit and reinvestment 4 3y
0 Can you renege a 2024 PE offer to join a different shop in 2023? 2 3y
+4 Hoboken / Jersey City 4 3y
+52 PE Analysts... What do you do? 15 3y
+97 What is tactical opportunities / opportunistic investment 81 3y
+45 Thoughts on Insight Partners 21 3y
+26 Cash Free Debt Free 3 3y
+20 Opinion on recruiting for PE after only 6mo internship in IB 6 3y
+35 UK/London product groups with the most unlikely Private equity exit opps 17 3y
+4 What is it like working for the sovereign wealth funds? 5 3y
+3 Freshman in college and I could use advice! 1 3y
+66 Advice on PE 18 3y
+20 Del 6 3y
+3 Sapphire Ventures 12 3y
+8 Elite MM vs UMM 17 3y
+19 Looking for some advice to help me keep my CFO job after a PE-deal. 5 3y
+9 Council Capital in Nashville- Thoughts? 5 3y
+17 PE BD Professionals - thoughts on the lateral market right now? 22 3y
+7 Arclight 8 3y
+4 Post Deleted 2 3y
+6 BX Strategic Partners Superday Help 1 3y
0 GE Shops Recruiting Right Now? 4 3y
+9 How to Find Credit Agreements for LBOs with a Publicly Traded Private Equity Sponsor? 9 3y
+7 Private credit managing director salary? 10 3y
+11 Thoughts on Northleaf Capital? 10 3y
0 What IBD Industry Team for PE / Real Estate PE exit? 5 3y
+16 Associates in PE: how do you spend your time? 6 3y
+16 From CEE Growth Equity to London-based Growth Equity with non-traditional background 1 3y
+20 Excellent Bachelor & Experiences But Retarded GPA 15 3y
+3 Temasek 2024 28 3y
+8 Pros and cons of an investment (interview prompt)? 2 3y
+6 Associate Pay Progression 3 3y
0 Leveraging IB MD Network 1 3y
0 IB vs PE Salary 2 3y
+7 Summit Partners 2024 14 3y
+5 LMM Principal Compensation 17 3y
+6 thought on investor relations early in career? 1 3y
0 Deleted- existing thread 1 3y
+3 Busted Carlyle’s cotiviti deal 1 3y
+10 2022 Canada PE Comp 16 3y
+13 LMM to UMM PE Firm 14 3y
+13 Exploding Offer for 2024 summer @ MM PE Firm in NYC 9 3y
+4 Prepare for PE internship 5 3y
0 What do people know about sports PE firms? 1 3y
+9 Advice on PE 1 3y
+11 Bachelor in "Business Administration" or "Finance & Banking" for PE? 7 3y
+9 IR Carry 6 3y
+24 Money corrupted my family... The Story 22 3y
+12 Women’s sports as an investment 3 3y
+6 Private Capital Advisory Interview 4 3y
+3 Which IB teams place best into PE? 1 3y
+20 Del 16 3y
+9 BeyondNetZero General Atlantic 4 3y
+5 Will there be another on-cycle for 2024? 18 3y
0 Blackstone Tac Opps First Round SA 2023 9 3y
+5 What numbers to include on resume deals? 5 3y
+103 When to call PE recruiting quits? 25 3y
+4 Searchlight Case Study 2 3y
+9 Structured Finance Analyst Looking to do RE IB/PE 2 3y
+99 Silver Lake skipping on cycle 30 3y
+29 Blackstone PE 2024 SA Process 24 3y
+3 HELP! If already accepted offer, can I interview with other teams? 1 3y
+3 Verdane in biotech? 2 3y
+3 Blackstone PE (Corporate vs tac opps/infra/real estate) 4 3y
+15 Transitioning to PE portfolio improvement from MF Portco exec role? 1 3y
+78 How much have you actually made from coinvesting? 69 3y
+3 Eurazeo vs Tikehau PE 3 3y
0 Washington Harbour Partners Intel 6 3y
+21 MF PE to IBD, any chance? 9 3y
+1 Verdane and Rothschild PE (Healthcare/biotech and carbon/green finance respectively) 2 3y
+55 Sad MBA student recruiting in recession 22 3y
+59 How PE firms view Wharton vs. other business schools 37 3y
+3 Five Arrows Tech Team in SF 2 3y
+21 PE Exits from Jefferies 10 3y
+1 Bregal Partners 5 3y
+3 Bregal Partners 3 3y
+13 MBA PE Recruiting 1 3y
+16 Money vs Prestige | Have I Limited Myself? 3 3y
+9 365 Copilot x MF/UMM PE Firms 1 3y
+7 Lead Edge Capital 2 3y
+5 COL in Connecticut? 1 3y
+1 Silicon Valley or Wall Street? 3 3y
+31 CD Exit to PE? 12 3y
+37 Moving from London -> US as investor, possible? 21 3y
+3 Current Sr. Assoc/VP Recruiting Pipeline 1 3y
+10 What PE firms hire straight out of undergrad ? 3 3y
+5 MF PE analyst interview questions? 7 3y
+11 Deciding between PE and Top IB offers 5 3y
+3 Which is better to recruit for HF: after just PE or PE + HSW MBA? 1 3y
+5 Platinum Equity London 9 3y
+7 Barclays groups for MF/UMM PE Placement 9 3y
+12 PE First Round Off-Cycle Interview 4 3y
+25 Laid Off 15 3y
0 Vistria Modeling Test 1 3y
+28 Simple businesses for a VP+ career (industrials vs. software) 8 3y
+63 Difference between working in LMM, MM, UMM and MF 21 3y
+26 Transition from LMM to UMM or MF PE? 9 3y
+22 LBO Case Debrief 9 3y

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August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

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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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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