+2 Best place to learn about liquidation preferences? 8 4y
+7 Breaking into BX or other PE firms summer analyst programmes from undergraduate level 10 4y
+3 Blackstone ICS - thoughts? 1 4y
+6 2023 on cycle 13 4y
+4 Please tell me everything you know about Bain Cap 6 4y
+6 Staying motivated after receiving PE offer 2 4y
+21 Resigning before bonus? Private Credit Offer 13 4y
0 NYU CAS student looking to break into Singapore PE scene 1 4y
0 What do you learn in PE that you don't at MBB? 1 4y
+4 Keeping track of notes & learnings 6 4y
+3 BMO M&A Toronto 0 4y
+6 Delete 1 4y
+27 How Often does this happen in the industry? 22 4y
+9 Acquisitions Analyst for brand owned by a PE firm. Is this is good role to take up? Will it open doors? 1 4y
+12 Tough Choice To Make 7 4y
+24 I want to be a ski bum 25 4y
0 Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group Info 1 4y
+9 How to spend the rest of my time in PE 11 4y
+6 Where to go from private credit/direct lending 7 4y
0 KKR Client Partner Group 1 4y
0 Take-Home Modeling Test 1 4y
+7 Full Remote 14 4y
+3 Deal structure question 4 4y
0 West Coast Tech PE Scene 2 4y
+6 How to reconcile equity value between a DCF and Multiple method? 1 4y
+9 PE at Pension Fund vs PE Secondaries (incl. Co-invests)? 11 4y
+9 My friend just took a job at Setter Capital and I'm worried for him 8 4y
+4 Questions to Ask PE Partners 1 4y
+3 Will you want your children to go into IBD/PE? 10 4y
+51 Private Debt/Direct Lending Exit Opps? 21 4y
+3 Lateraling Up Fund Size in Credit? 5 4y
+19 PE Secondaries 18 4y
+2 Working as a Contractor - How to Structure for Tax Efficiency? 2 4y
+9 Thoughts on Bain Capital Public Equity 1 4y
+3 PE Secondaries Advisory vs Investment 1 4y
+6 Blackstone Insurance 1 4y
+6 Do you find your work to be a creative outlet in any way? 1 4y
+6 Carry and Future Tax 10 4y
+7 0000 9 4y
+3 Guggenheim/Rothschild Exits? 1 4y
+1 Brookfield/Apollo Case Studies 2 4y
+3 Are family offices considered private equity? 4 4y
+2 PE firms that give carry at Associate or earlier level 8 4y
+6 Pension Fund Case Study 1 4y
+19 How 'accepting' is PE culture of disabilities? 11 4y
0 Brookfield Private Equity 1 4y
+4 PTO? 5 4y
0 Blackstone Energy Partners 3 4y
+14 Call from HR after Superday at a top PE firm, is it a verbal offer? How should I follow up? 13 4y
+9 Buyside Mezz Credit - ASO job opening 1 4y
0 Apollo PE: 2022 Update on Culture 2 4y
+15 Private Equity Pay London MF->LMM 2 4y
+6 Delete 1 4y
0 MBB to mega funds 1 4y
0 Fund-of-Fund from a Placement Agent 14 4y
+5 Is Insight Partners recruiting for FT 2022? 15 4y
+6 Any 2023 on cycle updates? 1 4y
+1 jcncnxjjsjdkdncncnncnccnncnc 9 4y
+25 Cerberus culture/work environment (NYC) 37 4y
+3 Usefulness of Arabic in London Buyside 9 4y
+1 IB vs PE Career Strategy 2 4y
0 Bain Capital Credit Interview 1 4y
+54 Mega fund vs UMM fund for non-target IB Analyst? 18 4y
+4 gaap vs. cash ebitda? What?? confused. 12 4y
+9 Work Dilema 2 4y
+8 Best HC Shops 7 4y
+2 Wild hobbies 8 4y
+12 Was in an interview for senior role at Top 5 PE, and the interviewer started talking politics, and got annoyed when I didn’t agree. 4 4y
0 KKR Hirevue 1 4y
0 NYC Base and Bonus for Secondaries data 11 4y
0 Presentation technique 1 4y
0 What are considered Megafunds? 5 4y
+6 PE - Managing banking team 1 4y
+4 Stupid Student Question - How Does LP Liquidity Work? 3 4y
+9 Help me understand if this internship position is similar to an investment analyst? 2 4y
+29 Unhappy in PE but what is the alternative? 23 4y
+1 Primers for Liquid Credit Analyst Roles? 1 4y
+2 Disclosing current salary / bonus 8 4y
0 Funds taking on debt? 1 4y
+3 Why do we assume all free cash flow is used to pay off debt in LBO? 5 4y
0 Apax back in the market after 1 yr 2 4y
+7 EBITDA bridges: easy question 4 4y
+4 LBO: equity value = EV? 4 4y
+3 PE vs Real estate 1 4y
+4 financeable EBITDA vs... EBITDA? what is the difference? 4 4y
+6 Ares Management 1 4y
+6 Emerging Growth Funds - A16Z Growth, Bond, CapitalG, Dragoneer, etc. 3 4y
+10 Negotiating Comp Entry-Level PE Analyst 3 4y
+9 Are there any crossover funds where you can work both on public and private side? 1 4y
+3 WCAS 1 4y
+51 PE Compensation in Italy 23 4y
+15 Lateral Advice 1 4y
+3 MF Group Info 1 4y
+16 Coffee Chat Advice 2 4y
+1 Financial Times: "Pay at buyout firms ‘dwarfs’ sums on offer to investment bankers" 1 4y
+30 What's your walk away number? 32 4y
+4 LA private equity 4 4y
0 U.K. IB Analyst to U.S. PE Associate 1 4y
+22 Help on choosing from these 3 offers 26 4y
+5 Goals 6 4y

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%

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August 2026 Investment Banking

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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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