0 PE Firms w/ Analysts and Internal Mobility? 4 5mo
0 Giovanni To Exit SVCV Partners After Restructuring 1 5mo
+25 MM PE Analyst Role? 18 5mo
0 Info on Excelsior Energy Capital? 1 5mo
+3 On-Cycle 1/6 what's the plan here? 6 5mo
+63 MF followed up 4 months after reference check with a Caveat. How do I respond? 15 5mo
0 Carlyle Tech (DC) 1 5mo
0 On Cycle 2027 - Which Offers Out / Firms Full? 1 5mo
+6 1-2 firms on my on-cycle list, how bad is this? 2 5mo
+7 Will other on-cycle firms go later?? 2 5mo
0 catalyst capital group 1 5mo
+78 3 anecdotes of my friends becoming millionaires before 30 37 5mo
0 Former VP sues Insight for Discrimination 1 5mo
+16 PE Europe for MBB 5 5mo
+17 Help on Offer: Tier 1 City, Assoc 1, $295k with 55-70 hours or $340k with 70-90 hours? 13 5mo
+5 Asset versus company M&A models 1 5mo
0 Vista Equity 2027 SA 3 5mo
+14 Co-Investing 17 5mo
0 Would current JPM first year analysts be eligible to recruit for 2028 asso class? 1 5mo
0 2027 oncycle started? 1 5mo
+12 2027 -> Do funds that do on cycle also save spots for off cycle? 3 5mo
+10 Joining a competing fund… Garden leave? 4 5mo
+17 PCA Insights? 10 5mo
+19 CIA Freshman Year Internship for Finance 11 5mo
0 Multiple offers during oncycle? 4 5mo
+15 London PE recruiting 5 5mo
0 Where to find PE / Infra Cases? 2 5mo
+23 What am I missing 7 5mo
+27 LT Expectations On The PE VP Backlog 2 5mo
+6 Engaging with HH as a College Senior 1 5mo
+36 Who becomes VP+ at MF? 26 5mo
0 How to break into PE from public markets investing? 1 5mo
+3 Top Canadian PE Value Creation Practices 1 5mo
0 Do I include an upcoming internship on my resume? 3 5mo
0 Interviewing at other shops while already signed 3 5mo
+86 Path Back to Buyside from Chief of Staff 39 5mo
0 Is on cycle starting now for '26 grads? 2 5mo
+3 Permira Technology Group info 7 5mo
0 Del 4 5mo
+72 Prioritizing Firms for On-Cycle 24 5mo
+8 Do Headhunters accept the GRE for on-cycle recruiting? 7 5mo
0 How does one get hired into a frontier private equity role? 1 5mo
+6 On-Cycle Odds 11 5mo
0 Will Banks Lose Against On-Cycle Recruiting? 1 5mo
+10 Headhunters - On Cycle Jan 2026 11 5mo
+15 GMAT vs ACT for PE firms and headhunters 11 5mo
+3 Thoughts on PeakSpan Capital 1 5mo
+34 Carterpierce? 27 5mo
+16 Navigating on-cycle with group unsupportive of recruiting 6 5mo
0 Sixth Street London 1 5mo
0 FT PE Recruiting Class of 2027 1 5mo
0 Blackstone/KKR SA 27 3 5mo
+3 Sycamore Partners Fund IV Updates? 1 5mo
0 GPA for On-Cycle? 3 5mo
+7 Learning Key Analyses and LBOs for PE / GE 3 5mo
0 Product Manager to 1 5mo
+21 LBO Model Test Caveats 14 5mo
+10 GMAT for PE recruiting? 18 5mo
+11 Macquarie private equity infrastructure test (to be solved ) 15 5mo
+11 Does it make more sense to do 2 years as an IB associate or as a PE associate these days? 12 5mo
+15 Audax Private Equity SA Program 11 5mo
+15 Altas Partners - Update 12 5mo
+2 HSG Capital (Sequoia Spin off) 2 5mo
+9 Emerging market non-target, chances for IB (possibly PE?) in Europe / Middle East? 1 5mo
0 MM PE Analyst Role? 1 5mo
+1 Tinicum PE 1 5mo
+4 On Cycle 1/1 or 1/2? 12 5mo
+329 Beyond Miserable - Tough Time Deciding To Quit PE / IB Life Altogether 98 5mo
+4 Lender Relationships 2 5mo
+8 On Cycle - January 2026 Master Thread 5 5mo
0 SA Holiday Timeline 1 5mo
+3 The Riverside Company SA Program 2 5mo
+8 Infra oncycle technicals 8 5mo
+12 How To Get Promoted to Senior? 1 5mo
+69 How PE Professionals Think about a Model? 19 5mo
+9 What do YOU think got you cut in an oncycle process? 6 5mo
+10 MBA for an IR associate at MF? 1 5mo
0 The Riverside Company 2 5mo
+11 On-Cycle / Off-Cycle Modeling Question 4 5mo
0 Cornell Capital Updated View 2 5mo
+3 Dead Deal 1 5mo
+3 Providence - Sourcing? 1 5mo
0 Lodging + Leisure PE 1 5mo
+44 Growth PE Comp Progression 24 5mo
+12 From med device sales to Private Equity 6 5mo
+6 Exiting From Top Secondaries Advisory Firm 1 5mo
+1 Elysium Management (Leon Black’s Family Office) 4 5mo
+21 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 26 5mo
+9 SoftBank buying DigitalBridge 3 5mo
+8 Public Company QoE Report 2 5mo
+6 Importance of GPA at MSc level - Pt 2 2 5mo
0 GMAT on Resume as an analyst? 2 5mo
+20 Firm Carry Pool 23 5mo
+25 On-Cycle Coffee Chats and In-Person Events 7 5mo
+7 How Much Does GPA/SAT Matter for PE/PC/HF Recruiting 13 5mo
+13 LGT Capital Reputation in 2023? 19 5mo
0 CapitalD London 1 5mo
+30 2025-26 Target Tier List for IB/PE 13 5mo
+23 Advice for First Year in PE 6 5mo
0 Continuation Vehicles and Evergreen Funds (Institutional scammers) 6 5mo

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • 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 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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