+3 Skipping recruiting as a first year analyst 1 7y
+12 NAT Gas phys Trader to BD role 2 7y
+20 How Do I Approach MF Full-Time Analyst Recruiting? 5 7y
+173 Do you consider your Private Equity job intellectually stimulating? 55 8y
+48 I am older than my bosses and I'm embarrassed! 28 8y
+3 Constellation Software ? 1 8y
0 JLL Partners 11 8y
+18 CS vs BAML vs Barclays vs Citi 18 8y
+13 What is the Incentive for Charter Asset Management? 2 8y
+4 Long run PE compensation 1 8y
+32 On Cycle Recruiting 2018: What to Expect 6 8y
+3 Sourcing new clients 1 8y
+22 Who actually works at a SPAC? 4 8y
+11 Does anyone know of any Private Equity firms that invest in SaaS companies >$10m revenue? 9 8y
+3 Does anyone know of any PE firms that write smaller check sizes (SaaS >$10m) 1 8y
+12 Typical Percentage Carry at a Megafund vs. MM Fund 3 8y
+11 KKR Real Estate Private Equity 6 8y
+38 Escape Club / Exit Hatch 9 8y
+36 how to be a good intern / employee 8 8y
+11 What is the best way to fund a roll-up strategy in a SaaS niche market without a stake/company (LOIs signed and ready to go)? 6 8y
+6 PIK Preferred Equity Modeling 3 8y
+16 What is so bad about LMM/MM funds? 3 8y
+16 Private Equity - Interview with Partner 7 8y
+5 Please delete (double post) 4 8y
+12 Mezz Debt Lenders for a $5M ecommerce business? 3 8y
+12 Does operating experience make you a better investor? Does investing experience make you a better operator? 4 8y
+4 Elon Musk stated that he is working with Silver Lake on a take private of Tesla 2 8y
+3 .......... 2 8y
+92 Q&A: Non Targ -> BB Coverage Group -> Incoming MM PE 35 8y
+50 Should you sell your business to a PE firm who makes a preemptive offer before a broad auction sale process? 8 8y
+3 Newbury Partners? 1 8y
+19 Paycut to go to small buyside firm - advice needed 12 8y
+14 Private Company Due Diligence 1 8y
+3 Should I leave my Corp Dev job to Equity research if my long term career goal is private equity ? 1 8y
+23 Is the internship I'm doing relevant? 10 8y
+12 Infra & Energy Fund - Interview with energy portfolio operations 1 8y
+9 Moving from Dubai back to the US 1 8y
+14 Does a holding company's debt appear on the sponsor's balance sheet? 5 8y
+9 Is the internship I'm doing relevant to PE? 1 8y
+10 Networking Through Friend with 0 Banking Experience 1 8y
+32 What is the most relevnt/respectabe financial modeling certification? 11 8y
+18 Lender Recommendations 1 8y
+11 Altamont Capital? Not much information online 6 8y
+3 New Professional 1 8y
+13 PE Internship - Help needed to get FT 1 8y
+12 LBO Structure Analysis 1 8y
+18 KKR Client Partner Group (CPG) 2 8y
+11 Agriculture Focused Private Equity Funds 17 8y
+3 Investor Database list (limited partners) 1 8y
+3 Private Equity FoF 1 8y
+24 Total Proceeds Based on Ending Cash Using Price / Rev. 1 8y
+13 Leveraged/Sponsor Finance Exit Opportunties 8 8y
+14 Let’s talk specific deals... 2 8y
+9 Bain Capital Ops Role vs. Going back to school for MsF 1 8y
+9 Ares Management (PE) Analyst Program 1 8y
+20 Can Dividend Recaps ever benefit the portfolio firm or is it only for short-term payouts? 13 8y
+3 MO/BO PE "Fund Accounting" or ODD at an Advisory firm? 1 8y
0 Resume Structure Recommendations 1 8y
+3 Eli Global 1 8y
+21 F100 Corporate Strategy to PE possible? 5 8y
+6 Deal Flow 1 8y
+9 Fundraising & Syndication role offered in Credit Fund of PE Firm. How important/valuable is this role in PE industry? 2 8y
+12 Advice re: PE recruiting / headhunters 2 8y
+23 PE Second Advisory Brokers 7 8y
+11 Warburg Pincus vs. General Atlantic 7 8y
+20 Mezzanine Pay 6 8y
+3 How to Naviagte Family PE Connection 1 8y
+24 How do you exit a company after recapitalization? 2 8y
+17 cash in dcf model 3 8y
+12 Icahn and Perelman... Where are they now? 2 8y
+32 Where are your associates going these days? 4 8y
+9 In this case (linked inside) how did they get the number for % identifiable intangibles? Amort. period? 3 8y
+12 Case Study - Junior Investment Analyst 2 8y
+27 LBO Model question 11 8y
+7 Is there a place to find a database of firms that have recently raised new funds? 4 8y
+17 Help for Private Credit Interview 4 8y
+32 Q&A: Leaving PE to open Family Office 34 8y
+27 Valuation vs. Returns 3 8y
+18 Explanation for calculating dilution from TSM 1 8y
+6 Gladstone Investments 1 8y
+21 Using MVIC Versus Enterprise Value When Valuing Cash Rich, Pre-IPO Tech Companies 1 8y
+6 Pitchbook Company data 1 8y
+16 Family Office Comp 1 8y
+3 PE Interview, need Help 1 8y
+9 Private Equity distribution/cap formation/relationship mgmt. Help me get it? 1 8y
+17 Providence Equity Partners 22 8y
+6 2 offers - How to postpone 2 8y
+21 Who to Cold E-mail? 1 8y
+13 In Way Over My Head - Desperately Seeking Advice 2 8y
+1 PE Study Guide Rec 3 8y
+107 Best Up-and-coming/MM PE funds 68 8y
+3 Does A Risk Management Internship At A Big 4 (Freshman Year) Fit Into Pursuing A PE Career? 1 8y
+9 Oak Ledge Recruiting - Anyone Know These PE Recruiters? 1 8y
+22 How do I make the best impression possible given that I'm the underdog? 5 8y
+121 Staying a third year as a PE associate vs. doing something nontraditional 16 8y
+15 Private Equity Recruiting after 3rd Year (Consulting) 1 8y
+12 Exit opps for Fund Marketing 1 8y
+11 Updated Towerbrook reputation 4 8y
+3 Insight Venture Partners Networking Social?!?!?! 1 8y
+9 Private Equity VP-Level Interview - Similar to Associate Level? 1 8y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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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%

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

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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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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