+1 Am I being underpaid? 5 4y
+10 Best NYC PE Firms Culture 8 4y
0 Centerbridge Founders Fellowship 2021-2022 3 4y
0 I HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU!! Appeal to the Collective Intelligence of this forum 2 4y
+9 Did the recruiter mess up my interview? 1 4y
+11 IB SA -> PE Analyst 11 4y
0 Second year analysts - PE plans? 1 4y
+4 How legit is it when a search fund claims backing from some very high profile individuals? 5 4y
+7 From The Heart Home Care 1 4y
+3 Apollo Investment Strategy 6 4y
+9 Help needed - which offer to choose 3 4y
+3 BX Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG) 1 4y
+3 PE Secondaries interviews 1 4y
+12 PE Portfolio Companies - Board of Directors 3 4y
0 1st Year Associate Salaries? Negotiating? 5 4y
+14 2023 On-Cycle Recruiting 7 4y
+3 Great Point Partners 1 4y
+11 Analyst Offer: Mid-tier BB vs. MM buyout 8 4y
+8 BX Infra vs Energy vs Core PE? 11 4y
+4 Case Study for Interview with Private Capital 2 4y
+22 Current PE professionals: what is your endgame? 8 4y
+19 Carry Vesting Question 3 4y
+60 “I will/will not invest with my fund “? 52 4y
+7 Advent International - Culture / Hours? 6 4y
+18 Case Study question 3 4y
+4 HGGC - Thoughts? 2 4y
+6 Do mega funds typically have off cycle seats? 4 4y
+3 Working as a Junior Employee at a SPAC 2 4y
+4 What’s left in on-cycle? 3 4y
+6 Blackstone Strategic Partners (Secondary Private Equity) 1 4y
+3 Megafund Modeling Tests Between Sector Groups 3 4y
+9 What do you do as a HF Analyst post-IB/PE? 2 4y
+416 Q&A: 3rd Year PE Associate ($10bn+ AUM, MBO/LBO, equity, mezz, distressed debt) 135 4y
+10 Blackstone Strategic Partners - Secondaries (Recruiting, Comp, Culture) 18 4y
+12 Ergon Capital Partners 5 4y
+9 Two offers - Need advice for first job out of uni 1 4y
+9 Comprehensive Evaluation of Private Equity as a Career 1 4y
+111 How much do you spend on rent as an associate making 275-325? 72 4y
+10 Fund of Funds Private Equity 6 4y
+10 Savings before and after business school 12 4y
+10 At Will Employment and Notice Period IB -> PE 3 4y
+6 Accel-KKR Compensation 1 4y
0 Insight on Kennet Partners 1 4y
+3 GIP Modelling Test 1 4y
+2 Girls Who Invest vs. Advent 6 4y
0 PE frims by category 2 4y
+3 Info on Parthenon Capital? 1 4y
+9 Investment memo and supplementary investment analysis slides on a Private Equity co-invest fund 1 4y
+3 Lateral in PE 6 4y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers Modelling Test? 2 4y
+35 Slightly Underpaid - Should I leave? 18 4y
+7 H&F Raise Over $24 billion for Tenth Fund 11 4y
0 Valuation of Intangible asset - R MODEL 1 4y
+14 How do you feel about PE Firms having Giant Internal Ops Teams? 3 4y
+3 Flexibility of Office Location? Era of WFH & Zoom 1 4y
+6 Vista/SLP vs. PJT/EVR 12 4y
+2 Joined a PE firm this week 1 4y
+39 Thoughts on H&F and CD&R 20 4y
+6 Anybody worked at investment consulting before/after PE? 1 4y
+6 Private Equity Compensation Survey 1 4y
+4 Rothschild London Exits? 5 4y
+3 KKR Summer Analyst 2022 2 4y
0 Blackstone Maths Test 2 4y
0 KKR Private Credit - Credit Solutions Info? 3 4y
+11 Is PE recruiting easy at consulting friendly firms? 3 4y
0 Google Interviews 1 4y
+16 Average PE Base Salary 27 4y
+3 Does anyone have experience in Healthcare and FinTech? Would appreciate some insights. 1 4y
+3 DigitalBridge 1 4y
+9 Is a long term career in investing right for me? 1 4y
+19 Private Markets Roles at Tiger Cubs 11 4y
+3 KKR Credit SA 2022 22 4y
+6 Lightyear Capital 2 4y
+9 Any word on Clearlake? 10 4y
0 Ccxxxcfccff 1 4y
+9 Sophomore Internship Advice 7 4y
+2 Silver Lake SA 2022 53 4y
+1 Goldman mbd Superday Response 1 4y
+3 Private Credit/Direct Lending Interview 3 4y
+29 Life After Private Credit? 17 4y
+12 Post-MBA - Being In a "Dead" Vertical 1 4y
+3 Company break-up 1 4y
+8 Morrisons buyout by CD&R 7 4y
+3 KPIs 1 4y
0 KKR Growth - TMT 2022, London, Analyst 5 4y
+10 Do Associates' backgrounds convey information about the quality of a fund? 5 4y
+12 PE Case Study Question 2 4y
+9 Majority Buy-Out PE 1 4y
+6 Best Books Under 200 Pages 18 4y
+13 LBO practice models 3 4y
+1 PE/PC Fund of Fund Analyst Interview Advice? 2 4y
0 PE vs IB Sophomore internship 4 4y
0 When does MF FT campus hiring start? 2 4y
0 PE Pay Increase? 2 4y
+7 PE vs. Consulting WLB 11 4y
+6 Sophomore Advent International Internship 2 4y
+10 Career Advice MM -> UMM / MF (Europe / UK) 1 4y
+3 what is the private equity playbook for workers in portfolio companies? 1 4y
+6 Buy Side Credit Process 3 4y
+12 IB Associate vs PE Analyst 6 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
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