0 URGENT ADVICE: Capital Markets/S&T At European IB Or Tech M&A at Big 4? 2 5y
+34 Venture Debt/Lending Industry and Career Opportunities 14 5y
+6 PK Airfinance 1 5y
+9 People who go directly into PE 1 5y
+7 Vista Equity Partners FT 2022 29 5y
+11 The Riverside Company in 2021 15 5y
+2 DUI on record? 5 5y
0 P/E Salaries 1 5y
+4 How to calculate pro rata without sharecount? 4 5y
+18 JV Negotiation 6 5y
+3 PE Analyst Salary Expectations 5 5y
+9 Private Equity Fund Size 13 5y
+16 PE / GE exits for Tech IB Analyst 16 5y
+3 Varde Partners Reputation 2021 1 5y
0 What does an Asset Management team do in MF PE? 1 5y
+6 PE Coffee Chats - Are they helpful? 6 5y
0 Loan / Investment / Funding offer 1 5y
+7 FP&A to PE...really? 7 5y
+3 Thoma Bravo Growth 2 5y
+12 Warburg Pincus increased junior TC by +30% 13 5y
+18 Did anyone else get this email from KKR? 8 5y
+21 Hybrid PE/Venture deal structure 1 5y
+9 Sector coverage to Special Sits 1 5y
+6 What makes a great PE analyst/associate? 1 5y
+9 Path from Sponsor Finance Credit Analyst 1 5y
0 Outsourced Financial Modeling 1 5y
+3 Thoughts on Copley Equity Partners? 2 5y
+3 Taking a public company private - shareholder structure 3 5y
+1 MF PE Liquid Credit 4 5y
+3 Assoc -> VP timing in UK 3 5y
0 Harlem Capital - returns 1 5y
+3 Best blogs on health care investing 2 5y
+12 Chicago Special Sits Scene? 3 5y
+36 Question: Levers to generate returns in PE 9 5y
+6 PE Associate / Sr. Associate lateral (NYC to London) 3 5y
+79 Do I count as people of color? 55 5y
+12 Weird intern review, not sure about a return offer 1 5y
+3 BX Lateral Associate Technical Questions? 2 5y
+10 Prospect Capital Corp. 11 5y
+6 Undergrad to PE Pension Funds 6 5y
+2 Carry mechanics 3 5y
+3 Anyone asked for more money? 8 5y
+19 Reneging on PE offer through a HH? 8 5y
+3 BX REPE Associate Interview 3 5y
+3 Sixth Street SA 1 5y
+4 Thoughts on this Comp Package? 5 5y
+8 MM PE Analyst vs. BB Comp 4 5y
+31 What is “good diligence”? 13 5y
0 Trevor Milton still rich after all this? 1 5y
+19 Asking for a friend 5 5y
+6 I need a help with building a strategy for a PE intern interview 1 5y
+24 How Many Advance to the Case Study Round? (PE Associate Recruiting) 7 5y
+12 LBO Modeling Best Practice 1 5y
+3 Silver Lake FT 2022 1 5y
+9 Mayfair/St James's Best Places To Eat?? 16 5y
0 Ranking of Market Study Providers 1 5y
+7 Thoma Bravo Credit Fund? 10 5y
+11 Advice on Preparing for Distressed Debt Investing Internship 9 5y
+12 Full-Time Recruiting from Undergrad - Need Advice! 2 5y
+15 Sourcing-heavy PE Analyst roles 2 5y
+38 *URGENT* American BB vs. Credit MF 18 5y
+18 PE H1B / green card 21 5y
+12 Which Job? Portfolio Operations Manager vs Fund Accountant 1 5y
+14 Switching jobs after a month as first-year analyst? 8 5y
+3 Macquarie PE (NYC) 1 5y
+3 Where do you search for post-PE jobs? 5 5y
+4 What is Shadow Carry? 1 5y
+10 Capex question 1 5y
0 Up and Coming PE firms (future stars)? 3 5y
+3 Weird PE technical quesiton 2 5y
0 How to approach the PE investment case? 2 5y
+8 Info on LMM/MM firm - Nonantum Capital Partners 3 5y
+6 MF Recruiting From Non-BB / EB 8 5y
0 Quant to PE 1 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley Private Equity (MSPE) Salary 1 5y
+15 How would you answer this technical? 14 5y
+14 REPE Owner? 9 5y
+3 How Do I Prep? 1 5y
+25 Private Equity Capital Markets 7 5y
+9 Took an LBO modeling test without assumptions provided 7 5y
+39 How can 10+ year old unprofitable tech companies be worth billions? 23 5y
+10 Macquarie Capital vs MM Infra PE which one should I choose? 4 5y
+10 Should I accept UMM PE SA? 2 5y
+6 PE Comp Step-Ups 4 5y
+613 Former MS M&A / KKR here to field questions 255 5y
+12 How to Break into Direct Lending 5 5y
0 has anyone ever found an INTERNSHIP at a PE? 26 5y
0 Finding PE/HF marketing presentations 4 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group Assessment Test 58 5y
+1 IC (Investment committee) memo vs IM (information memorandum) 2 5y
+26 About to buy a $4MM company! 14 5y
+24 Do people at blackstone, KKR, etc...leave to start own PE firm 9 5y
+14 KKR and RJR Nabisco 5 5y
0 RE PE / REIT Acquisitions and the JD/MBA... a match made in heaven? 4 5y
+7 Top BB IBD vs LMM PE (non traditional background)? 19 5y
0 KKR Private Equity Real Estate 1 5y
+6 TA Tech Menlo WLB & Culture 3 5y
+4 Recruiting across LA PE firms 3 5y
+37 Difference Between Buyout PE and Growth Recruiting 7 5y
+6 How is Prospect Capital? Glassdoor reviews seem bad.... 5 5y

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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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