+30 M5 MBA IB Associate exit opportunities to PE 17 10y
+15 Fund of Funds (FOF) return on investment 2 10y
0 Private Equity Attractiveness Ranking 0 10y
+46 PE Recruiting - Soft Skills 18 10y
+4 Do your offices let you expense beers when you order food at night? 3 10y
0 Third Round Interview - NEED HELP! 6 10y
0 Does anyone know about Barclays BNRI? 5 10y
0 Tenaya Capital 3 10y
+10 Operating Model vs. DCF 3 10y
+36 Pre-MBA Associate - Comp advice needed! 18 10y
0 Carry not in writing 2 10y
+32 Business School or Straight to PE from Elite Boutique 7 10y
0 Pay for Sector Focused PE firms vs. Banking 7 10y
+23 How to become irreplacable? 6 10y
+15 buyside recruitment modeling test 1 10y
+19 Work at lower-mm firm but working on mega fund size deal 4 10y
+23 Second-tier PE funds 17 10y
0 SO confused about this LBO model SOMEONE HELP PLEASE 2 10y
+34 Learning curve as a PE associate 8 10y
0 Breaking into PE as an MD and MBB Senior Associate 6 10y
+32 The Saga of Caesars 5 10y
+2 Apollo/KKR/Blackstone Management middle office salary 4 11y
+15 LBO Model: Entry Multiple Method - IRR goes UP with time? 4 11y
0 Early stage mining P/E 6 11y
0 To Invest or Not Invest - Help Deciding Offers 3 11y
0 Comp comparison for deal team vs Ops/consulting team 1 11y
+45 Moving from HF to PE 47 11y
0 Buyer Lists 3 11y
0 GS or PE for the Summer? 9 11y
+8 Credit Analysis in the FIG or CF group 3 11y
0 Dedicated research teams at PE firms? 2 11y
0 Missed recruiting season? 9 11y
0 Quadrangle Group: more information, insights? 5 11y
0 SVB Financial Group: Good move before Venture Focused MBA? 7 11y
0 CFO vs IB, just finished school 13 11y
0 Thoma Cressey Bravo: info or insights/opinions? 2 11y
0 BB IB - > Middle Market PE 1 11y
0 How are Pre-MBA PE Internal Consulting/Ops Associates viewed Post-MBA 3 11y
0 RJR Nabisco LBO: financial specifics, entry and exit? 7 11y
+48 Complicated sources and uses (?) - many moving parts 26 11y
0 Cerberus Capital Management: IB program? 7 11y
0 Medley Capital structure loans and utilize debt/equity investing 9 11y
+9 Blackstone BAAM or FT position 5 11y
+7 D34434343 15 11y
+19 JP morgan CIB private equity group 8 11y
+5 obsolete 1 11y
+25 Bain acquiring TI Automotive-- why? 8 11y
+18 Non-solicitation Period Post-Resignation 11 11y
+4 HIG Final Round 7 11y
+9 Commission Rate for Raising Capital 1 11y
+32 Embarrassing Test Scores and the Buyside 30 11y
0 GSO Capital email format 4 11y
+33 Summer 2016 PE Recruiting 63 11y
+7 BX Superday 4 11y
0 loan amortisation/principal amount reduction 0 11y
0 Modelling exams: How to balance with minimum cash and debt paydown? 4 11y
0 EXIT OPS 3 3 11y
+18 Quite Unconventional Background: Entrepreneur + M7 MBA to PE? 3 11y
0 Still possible to get a PE gig for 2016? 3 11y
0 Consulting to Supply Chain to REPE 0 11y
+27 Circular references in LBO models 29 11y
+15 Need advice: Accept MM PE offer or recruit next year 9 11y
0 Modeling Assistance 1 11y
0 Rerefences 0 11y
+13 Anyone willing to review a model briefly? 8 11y
+24 Credit Analyst to PE 12 11y
0 Roll Up-focused PE funds 2 11y
0 Equity Multiple Interview Question? 4 11y
0 Is IRR always the ultimate deciding factor when looking at LBO Financing Structure? 4 11y
0 In-house Operational/ portfolio company management career track in Private Equity? 0 11y
0 Turning impossible to possible--Finding a PE internship in 2 weeks, any advice? 0 11y
+15 Just closed my first deal 1 11y
0 Approaching a well known PE firm with no junior team 0 11y
+10 Licenses for the buyside? 2 11y
+48 Is Private Equity Dead? 22 11y
+8 SBIC Associate Job - All Feedback appreciated 15 11y
0 Effect of Takeover Rumors on Peers 2 11y
+26 Small PE Firm or BB IBD 39 11y
0 Pay in institutional fundraising on the buy side? 1 11y
+11 Less Private Equity-backed IPOs in one of the biggest bull markets? 2 11y
0 this is what happens when you screw up at BX 1 11y
+17 Undergrad with FT Offer --- How Can I Start Networking with VCs? 4 11y
0 Changing Industries(?) --> Buyside 4 11y
0 What kind of internships do PE firms look for? 3 11y
0 Does pre LBO debt matter when screening for potential LBO candidates 12 11y
0 Asian Boutique to PE ? 4 11y
+5 How much preferred equity to include in LBO? 10 11y
0 Help: Accept a MM PE position in the Middle Office or Remain in Big-4 Valuations? Best Path to the Front Office? 3 11y
0 Best Books on distressed debt investing and M&A 2 11y
0 Anyone at a megafund from Barcap? 4 11y
+4 Group differentiation at Carlyle 4 11y
+14 Need help deciphering this job description 11 11y
+35 From 350K job to something more fufilling like PE Firm as marketer or investment professional? 33 11y
0 How can you impress a private equity firm without going through headhunters or prior working relationship? 0 11y
0 Best Way to Prep for Verbal Case Studies? 3 11y
+34 Best way to judge PE firms during recruiting 16 11y
0 Bain 2015 PE Report 0 11y
0 Mac User Switching to Windows 6 11y
+4 Asset Purchase LBO Model 0 11y
0 Carry across Multiple Strategies in Fund 5 11y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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