+7 Harbourvest - Thoughts 2 3y
+3 Wendel Group - NYC? 2 3y
0 On-Cycle 2023 1 3y
0 Chronograph PE Data Operations 1 3y
+23 Anyone have luck creating their own shot - finding lateral roles without headhunters / postings? 3 3y
+6 IB or PE Freshman Summer Internship 5 3y
+19 New Mountain Capital insight 13 3y
0 What are credit secondaries? 1 3y
+4 One Rock Capital 2 3y
+16 Campbell Lutyens and J.P. Morgan announce strategic collaboration in the secondary advisory market 4 3y
+3 What fund size is considered "institutional"? 2 3y
+33 How much would it cost to buy WSO 25 3y
+7 K1 2023 Private Equity Summer Analyst Program 2 3y
+9 Sectored Fund vs Sectored within Fund at Associate Level 1 3y
0 SA2023 MFPE (BX, KKR, etc.) drug testing 1 3y
+6 Private Equity CRM 11 3y
+6 Looking for CRM 1 3y
0 Looking for CRM 1 3y
+200 Q&A: Distressed/PE Associate 83 3y
+6 London MBB > PE - When to Recruit? 3 3y
+3 PE recruiting breakdown 1 3y
+17 Interning in PE in the US as a French student 7 3y
+26 P***hub acquired by Ethical Capital Partners 19 3y
+6 KKR GBR Interview 2 3y
+3 Lateral An1 BB > An2 UMM PE? 8 3y
+14 LMM PE Corp Dev Associate Comp 11 3y
+18 Is it easier now in 2022 to interview/land NY PE from SF IB? 21 3y
+3 Francisco Partners SA 2024 4 3y
+3 Recruiting for 24 and 25 PE Associate 1 3y
+4 Customized DCF model service if anyone is interested 1 3y
+6 How do Sovereign Wealth Funds manage to attract talent if they don't pay carry? 11 3y
+12 HireRight background check UK 8 3y
+18 Easy to Understand + Interesting Distressed/Spec Sits? 9 3y
+19 Blackstone Real Estate PE in London 29 3y
+8 Take home model exams 9 3y
+41 Value creation deconstruction in LBOs 19 3y
+12 Big 4 Restructuring to IBD/PE 7 3y
+3 How do you show maturity in this industry as an intern? 2 3y
+609 How do I get my kids into top 5 schools? 242 3y
+6 Bain Capital Double Impact 1 3y
+11 Thoughts on going to a relatively new PE firm out of undergrad over banking? 4 3y
+6 Private Equity 2024 summer internships 1 3y
0 Blackstone | Maths Test 3 3y
+28 Executive Presence, Speech, and Style 7 3y
+11 How To Go From $5M PE Fund to $25M? 4 3y
+5 Last month of Freedom 2 3y
0 Lateral Opportunities from UMM? 1 3y
+9 Advice | Join Exited-Entrepreneur on Investment Management Fund? 2 3y
+3 Warburg PE Analyst Interview 17 3y
+11 Lateral interview response time 2 3y
+18 Vista Equity Partners SA24 Offer 14 3y
+35 IB or PE has easier upward mobility? Compensation? 11 3y
+3 Credit Suisse is a sinking ship 7 3y
+2 BlackRock acquiring CS ?? 1 3y
+3 25madison info 1 3y
+5 Renege on PE Offer 5 3y
+10 Boston Growth Equity 18 3y
0 Working at Gigafund 4 3y
+19 Thoma Bravo's AuM has grown from $3 Bn in 2012 to $91 Bn today 16 3y
+23 Most Prestigious Firms/Groups to Work For? 21 3y
+11 How to treat long-term Notes Payable in an LBO? 2 3y
+20 First year associate experience 9 3y
+3 Rosehill Search 1 3y
+3 JMI Equity - Recruiting SA 2024 2 3y
+9 Will the XFL survive? 1 3y
+11 Growth Equity or Top GP Stakes Firm? 14 3y
+3 London Headhunters - Lateral Associate / Senior Associate 1 3y
+3 Vista 2nd Round 1 3y
+6 Private equity case study question. Invoice data to revenue build. 1 3y
0 How legit are AI/ML based PE funds in London? 1 3y
+12 Private equity giant takes controlling stake in Auriens 4 3y
0 SoftBank Recruiter 3 3y
+3 Public to Private LBO Practice 1 3y
+12 Is private equity really better than investment banking? 3 3y
+29 Intern fucked around, might just find out 7 3y
+54 Best sector to be in 41 3y
+4 Laid off mid-interview, what to do? 3 3y
+11 BB Analyst to small multi-asset family office - pigeonhole risk? 4 3y
+11 Ideal private equity (internship) cover letter 11 3y
+45 Worst Secondary Fund? 50 3y
+3 GIC PE case study for professional programme 5 3y
+44 Dealing with an aggressive headhunter 16 3y
+4 Francisco Partner SA 2024 15 3y
+3 Advice on moving to a bigger fund 1 3y
+40 Off the record references 19 3y
+3 InfraRed Capital Partners 2 3y
+3 Blackstone pymetrics interview group 4 3y
+4 How much difference does a previous PE internship make in lateralling from BB/EB to London/Europe MF PE? 4 3y
+10 Less spots for upcoming on-cycle? 3 3y
+13 Lateralling from MM to MF in the UK/Europe 3 3y
+34 Genstar vs apax 36 3y
+17 What is merchant Banking 10 3y
+12 Project Finance/ Infrastructure modelling courses 1 3y
+12 Having to beg for work? 3 3y
+33 Investment Memos? 72 3y
+12 MM Associate to UMM/MF? 2 3y
+9 MM Associate to UMM/MF? 1 3y
+12 Centerbridge perception on the street? 7 3y
+11 Does PE do lay-offs similarly to banking? 6 3y
+36 Carried interest agreement 12 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • 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%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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