+45 Chances for top PE gig are better coming from M/B/B 31 6y
0 Is it easier to get into PE shops working in SF or NYC? 3 6y
0 Drawbacks to MM and Boutique-style PE firms? 2 6y
0 Chicago Middle Market PE firm 6 6y
0 PE firms in cities other than NYC 8 6y
0 List of Private Equity Firms 4 6y
0 Rho in New York 2 6y
0 Credit Suisse Strategic Partners 1 6y
0 middle market pe firms in new york 2 6y
0 Trouble Getting Reimbursed from Reputable PE Firm 2 6y
0 Finance Networking Events in NYC 20 6y
+11 Opinion of Highland Capital Partners? 9 6y
0 First year comp... 8 6y
0 Urgent - Please advice - Portfolio Analyst position 1 6y
+9 TOP HHs In New York 21 6y
+8 Not a list, but the SINGLE best PE headhunter 21 6y
+51 Avoid Finance Burn- Out 27 6y
+18 Comp, Carry, Signing Bonus 6 6y
+15 Onex Partners: Reputation? Culture? 17 6y
0 Want to move to west coast after NC IBD--suggestions? 1 6y
+24 P/E Private Equity & Minorities - Non-target and did a summer at BB 15 6y
+18 P/E Private Equity & Minorities - Successful and happy 10 6y
0 Relocation vs. current PE job market? 2 6y
0 The Secret World of Finance - Boston Monkeys 10 6y
+60 anyone else find their PE job boring? 29 6y
+10 Power and Energy PE Firms 17 6y
+26 Audax Group Interview Help 17 6y
0 Peculiar Occurrence for PE? 19 6y
+8 Monitor Clipper Partners 13 6y
0 Minimum Pay for Regional PE Firm 10 6y
0 Analyst position at USV 2 6y
0 European Invasion 6 6y
+19 From PEI 300 ranks - PE ranks by Funds Raised 11 6y
0 Sign-on bonus?? Dollar dollar bills ya'll... 6 6y
0 Jumping into PE after BB analyst experience 4 6y
0 Jumping into PE in New York or London 4 6y
0 Boston U on the up and up 5 6y
+15 Top Cities for Private Equity in US and Internationally 29 6y
+9 Pre-MBA Associate salaries in PE firms 6 6y
+10 HIG - Boston 12 6y
+16 Top BB NY to Asia PE 9 6y
0 PE internship 1 6y
0 pe internship in nyc opportunity 17 6y
+26 Goldman Values Facebook at $50 billion, Digital Sky Technologies Makes 400% on its Investment Since 2009! 25 6y
+11 Asking Headhunter for Introduction 3 6y
0 Good Article 0 6y
0 Macquarie Funds Group 3 6y
0 Can you break into HK PE after two years banking in NYC? 4 6y
0 AllianceBernstein Real Estate Investment Group 2 6y
0 PE comp 0 6y
0 KKR Tries to Fool Investors with Toys R' Us IPO 2 6y
+159 Cap IQ List of PE Firms 121 6y
0 The most interesting man in the... 6 6y
+10 Connecticut PE Firms 11 6y
0 Westchester and Long Island PE Firms 0 6y
+16 Getting a job in PE or IB 6 6y
+13 Emerging Markets Real Estate Private Equity Interview vs BB Lev Fin vs BB LATAM DCM 2 6y
0 American Capital - Buyouts Group in NYC 7 6y
0 Private Equity Firms Search on Capital IQ 0 6y
+21 This is HUGE!!! 11 6y
+27 Lower Mid-Mkt PE Firm - Anal to the nth degree??? 12 6y
0 Need advices on 2 offers 7 6y
0 Looking for a roommate to rent 1 bedroom NYC - 15 minutes to Midtown 0 6y
+47 Private Equity RE - Long time lurker, first time poster - 30bn AuM 18 6y
0 Top Consumer / Retail PE Shops 4 6y
+23 Asian Megafund Private Equity Fund consideration - Help Needed 5 6y
0 Lateral to BB or stay for MM PE 4 6y
+15 Luxury brand integrating philanthropy as core business model 5 6y
+2 Private Equity Internship 4 6y
0 Private Equity & American Dream 11 6y
0 Headhunters in the U.S 1 6y
+29 What is the world coming too? 25 6y
0 Summer internship NYC 5 6y
0 13% $500k Subnote - Does anyone actually have any money on WSO? 4 6y
+16 A way of life 14 6y
0 PE NYC in 2 years 6 6y
+26 I have an investment opportunity(Bank Transaction). 26 6y
+7 small pe in ct 7 6y
0 school year internships - private equity 1 6y
0 West Coast MM IBD to East Coast MM PE 0 6y
0 D Group? 1 6y
0 OMERS Private Equity in NY 1 6y
0 HELP!! Stuck between two scenarios 12 6y
0 Private Equity geographical locations? Ample opportunities outside NYC? 7 6y
+21 Breaking into Angelo Gordon & Co. 13 6y
0 Interview with Managing Partner Tomorrow-- NEED HELP PLEASE!! 3 6y
0 Sales vs. Business Development 9 6y
+14 Cerberus Capital with the blood of innocents in their hands? 15 6y
0 Private equity opportunities 5 6y
+19 Dear VCs 11 6y
+24 Blackrock Private Equity Partners 27 6y
+15 PE in North Carolina? 9 6y
+23 I think I may have been given a great opportunity, how can/should I realize it? 8 6y
0 PE Interview for Recent Grad 2 6y
0 Riverside Partners in Boston 2 6y
0 Middle Market Private Equity Compensation -- Fair offer? 9 6y
+25 Assessing a PE firm's prestige? 18 6y
+8 Salary at a "500 Startups" backed company? 1 6y
0 Carlyle 2014 0 6y
0 Anyone on the east coast interview with genstar? 2 6y

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%

Total Avg Compensation

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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