+3 Eldridge Industries - recruiting 1 3y
+3 BDT Interview Process 1 3y
+6 BDT Capital SA 2023 10 3y
+3 Thoughts on Francisco Partners? 1 3y
+9 Consultant advice for Private Equity interviews? 2 3y
+3 Ongoing pe 2024 processes 2 3y
+15 Does BB IB MD or MF PE IR MD make more in the long term? 4 3y
+9 Thoma Bravo London 43 3y
+3 Crestview Partners 4 3y
+25 Well-rounded MBA applicant from PE? 5 3y
+38 TQQQ and Inflation 18 3y
+170 Q&A - Starting Post-MBA Megafund PE 65 3y
+6 PE Comp and Carry - Heidrick & Struggles 2021 5 3y
+6 Fair comp small MM fund? 3 3y
+3 Blackstone SA Return Rates (Any group) 7 3y
+10 Lateral between MF / UMM 9 3y
+8 Legal resources 5 3y
+12 RX Consulting with Search Fund > PE - Positioning? 6 3y
+20 Moving from investment team to BD? 4 3y
+3 Offshore support teams in PE? 1 3y
+11 CVC Growth vs KKR NGT vs Permira Growth 10 3y
+5 What to do with your money? 2 3y
+1 Bregal Partners Analyst Program 3 3y
+10 Bregal Partners Superday full time 2023 13 3y
+3 Carrick Capital FT 2023 3 3y
+3 ft recruiting 2023 grad 2 3y
+9 Should I Reach Back Out to HR? 6 3y
+3 In-house PE arms of IBs 5 3y
+6 Is post-MBA NYC IB to Asia MF PE a realistic goal? 1 3y
+15 PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH 18 3y
+9 Corp Dev --> PE, via a Part-Time MBA (Australia)? 4 3y
+3 Looking For Infra PE Modelling For Toll Roads 1 3y
+6 Genstar vs HIG vs Golden Gate 5 3y
+11 Recruiting for PE with a break between MBB and potential start date 11 3y
+19 Discussing your “why finance” and to what degree is bullshit expected? (IB, PE, ER, M&A, CF) 6 3y
+3 Growth equity case studies 1 3y
+4 GI Partners vs Francisco Partners Vs Crestview 4 3y
+9 Pros and Cons of PE "Two and Out? 9 3y
+3 Networking event on cycle 1 3y
+1 What's a reasonable target MOIC for the LBO of a $100m Rev SaaS company? 9 3y
+3 Looking for PE modelling with stub adjustments 1 3y
+5 PE/IB/M&A Analysts: ‘how’ skillful are you (or do you have to be) with Excel in order to excel in the role? 2 3y
+4 Monogram Capital LA - Anyone know what’s up with this place? 6 3y
0 Blackstone 2023 summer internship Private Equity division 1 3y
+25 Jump to PE from Non finance? 7 3y
+47 Healthcare Consulting to CVC Capital Partners: Worth the move? 10 3y
+24 How hard to syndicate a $100k allocation into a series A/B investment (eg market research, would you be interested?) 5 3y
+6 Worth switching from consulting to investment banking, to exit into PE? 1 3y
+298 VC in LatAm is wild 69 3y
+13 How do you all sneak in an ask (for job/internship, pass on resume, introduction, etc) at the end of an informational interview? 1 3y
0 Clearlake? 1 3y
0 Blackstone 2024 Recruiting 1 3y
0 British International Investment / CDC Group 1 3y
+41 Would you prefer to increase prices by $10 or cut cost by $10? 31 3y
+16 The new KKR, Blackstone, and Apollo…SKKY 4 3y
+29 Principal comp 24 3y
+65 Moved to Different City for PE 22 3y
+4 LBO Modelling Test - Financing Fees 5 3y
+6 Kardashian Kapital 1 3y
+3 Adding Training The Street on resume after doing a PE internship 1 3y
+3 Questions to interviewers during an interview 1 3y
+6 Public repository of PE deal memos? 1 3y
+11 PE Guide: Peak Frameworks vs WSO? 12 3y
+7 MF PE Sophomore Summer 7 3y
+32 Lifestyle PE Funds in NYC? 15 3y
+3 Need Help for Oncycle Special Sits Interviews 1 3y
+3 Stuck waiting for formal offer letter for buyside SA? 3 3y
0 Stepstone PE Interview London 1 3y
+86 PE Fund Accounting to PE Deal Team 49 3y
+13 Fund interviewing me also asking me for a favor 5 3y
+3 Personal trading in buyside 7 3y
+6 The worst part about PE is literally never being able to off 1 3y
+4 SKKY Partners - Kim Kardashians PE Firm 1 3y
+15 Who are the top current/young names in PE 6 3y
+9 How important is GPA for On-Cycle Recruiting? 18 3y
+31 Changing my bearish mindset 6 3y
+2 Is this MM PE offer market? 7 3y
+24 UMM Funds 25 3y
0 Is Bregal Sagemount the most prestigious MM/UMM PE firm in the world? 9 3y
+5 How common is co-invest / carry at Associate level? 2 3y
+26 MM HF IR analyst looking to lateral to MF PE IR, need career advice 2 3y
+4 MM vs MF exit options 3 3y
+3 Growth Equity Partner Rounds 1 3y
+8 Would you do a dividend recap or pay down debt with excess FCF? 3 3y
+8 Valuation for Pre-Seed Start-ups 10 3y
+6 PE Interview Questions - some help 1 3y
+79 MM/UMM PE Analyst Exits 39 3y
+4 PE firms focused on media/communications? 2 3y
+198 Kewsong Lee steps down from Carlyle 114 3y
+57 Did 2021 on-cycle recruit, joined a MF PE firm that I'm not that excited about... 32 3y
+16 Board director experience as 30 y.o. 7 3y
+3 Ares PE LA 2 3y
+11 Moving from a developing country to work at a Candian PE firm 2 3y
+5 Health benefits at PE funds 2 3y
+22 Inferiority Complex in PE Recruiting 10 3y
+10 Looking for Roomate: November 2022 2 3y
+3 MF / UMM Signing Bonuses 4 3y
+6 Comp at public sponsors 1 3y
+14 Executive compensation in firms backed by PE 7 3y
+9 Some MBB-PE statistics 1 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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