+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
+6 Accel 2022 SA 5 4y
0 A 1 4y
+1 What would happen to PE returns if the carried interest loophole was closed? 3 4y
+3 Question Asia MFs 1 4y
+11 BX / KKR / Apollo process - what are they doing? 7 4y
0 Delete 7 4y
0 BX FT start Jan. 22 1 4y
+1 University of South Australia a non target uni for PE with Ms Finance? 1 4y
+3 Need JV equity partners 1 4y
0 Change in WC impact on cash balance in LBO 1 4y
+1 Should I take the third year PE offer or apply to business school? 5 4y
+3 off-cycle internships 1 4y
+3 First Round interview Secondaries PE Analyst 2 4y
+2 Fund Returns for Private Credit fund 4 4y
+51 Think I am depressed and need to quit, need advice on managing exit appropriately 10 4y
+3 Engineer to PE 1 4y
+19 Carry Negotiations at a New PE/Growth Fund 6 4y
+3 TA Associates Offers 13 4y
+21 Perspective on impact investing space (e.g., Acumen, TPG Rise)? 3 4y
+45 Thoughts on TPG Sixth Street Partners 39 4y
+6 Anyone heard of Willowridge Partners? 6 4y
+4 Reasons to work in Secondary Transactions PE vs Mainstream PE? 3 4y
+8 Any MF do mostly LBOs where they are lead investor/controlling shareholder 3 4y
0 Co-investment Returns? 1 4y
0 Exit for pension fund analyst 1 4y
+101 Q&A: 1st year FoF Infrastructure at Buyside 32 4y
+12 Enterprise Value and Debt question 3 4y
+24 Understanding the Dividend Discount Model? 7 4y
+6 Breaking in - MBA choices 1 4y
+8 Blackstone PE off-cycle interview London 1st round - GMAT test and interview 8 4y
+15 LMM Comp Input 11 4y
+16 Disillusioned with Recruiting and the Expectations of Employers 6 4y
+7 What is the senior role really like 2 4y
+4 Co-investment vs. buyout fund 1 4y
+94 Ridiculous Job Postings 32 4y
+12 Interview Follow-Up: Timing 1 4y
+3 A&M Capital Strategic Investments? 2 4y
+3 Thoughts on Holding Companies like IAC 2 4y
+3 Advice for healthcare PE interviews 1 4y
+39 Secondaries Advisory Pay 22 4y
+1 Comp Increase per Year? 2 4y
+19 S&U & Goodwill in LBO paying off Off-BS Debt 1 4y
+9 Riverside company internship 1 4y
+4 Mega Fund Credit Interview Questions 12 4y
+13 Industrials to KSL Capital? 8 4y
+6 Does anyone know anything about, BlackFin Capital Partners? 2 4y
+3 bdt merchant banking as an associate? 5 4y
0 K1 Investment Management Salaries 5 4y
+7 Employment gap 5 4y
+9 Rollup funding strategy 2 4y
+16 My PE fund doesn't have a VP title - how to position senior associate position for VP lateral recruiting? 6 4y
+18 Post-MBA VP Comp for MM PE Fund ($1bn+) in NYC 35 4y
+6 Walk me through how to prep for on-cycle 7 4y
+10 Rolling off for PE job (bonus issues) 7 4y
+7 Niche PE firm or more reputable shop? 2 4y
+66 LA PE Firms Rep / Culture - LGP, Ares, Platinum Equity, Marlin Equity 93 4y
+93 On Cycle 2022 Debrief - My Experience 45 4y
+16 1-hour LBO modeling test for PE analyst position, what to expect? 8 4y
0 How important is MBA? 1 4y
0 LP to Venture 1 4y
+6 Niche PE Investment Strategies 1 4y
+3 Buyout to Growth / Venture Investing 1 4y
+15 Who are Sixth Street's closest competitors? Their Tao Fund Seems pretty unqiue. 8 4y
+4 PSP Private Equity Montreal 6 4y
+18 Questions to ask during PE networking 3 4y
+1 Sixth Street 6 4y
0 HIG OnCycle 1 4y
+8 OMERS Summer 2022 6 4y
+6 Who will do a podcast with me on PE recruiting and the on-cycle madness? 1 4y
+12 Headhunters Ghosting at the Worst Possible Times... 1 4y
+10 How important is networking for on-cycle recruiting? 6 4y
+88 Ask Me Anything: Former MS M&A / Megafund PE 36 4y
+3 Entering PE with only 1 year of IB experience 2 4y
0 Anyone know Fund of Funds FoF Partners make? 1M Comp? No INFO Online 1 4y
+3 Internationals Interviewing On-Cycle without H1B 10 4y

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

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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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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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