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+4 Credit docs for public companies UK 4 9mo
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+32 Australian Bankers -> American Private Equity 5 9mo
+32 Who's actually the best? 25 9mo
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+19 Thoughts on my mid-year feedback (PE associate) 7 9mo
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+1 Soho House Take Private by MCR and Apollo 1 9mo
+21 The Politics game in PE 4 9mo
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+6 Top secondaries shop to direct MM PE 1 9mo
+17 How do you become a great at judging businesses? 8 9mo
0 Infrastructure investment case study 1 9mo
+12 MF-Backed Portco Chief of Staff to CEO Comp Check 9 9mo
+14 Question about recruiting 5 9mo
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+19 Constant Final Round Rejections 6 9mo
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+8 Is Private Credit a more viable long-term career compared to Private Equity? 1 9mo
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+3 Vista Equity Automated Message? 4 9mo
0 Is an MBA helpful for PE BD? 2 9mo
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+14 CPP, OTPP, OMERS, HOOPP Comp 8 9mo
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+6 Is Leonard green partners growing? 8 9mo
+26 Mad Hatter in the Basement of Platinum Equity - What's going on over there? 7 9mo
0 On Cycle PE Prep 2 9mo
+105 Feeling broken at dream PE job 35 9mo
+47 Found a distressed manufacturing business to purchase for around 900K 20 9mo
+40 Alpine Investors 16 9mo
+61 Grass is greener in a life beyond IB/PE? 12 9mo
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+7 3.71 to 3.8 Rounded = $20k. Worth it? 12 9mo
+9 Want to purchase a well-run service-based high-mix manufacturer and implement automation 4 9mo
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+24 Levered FCF - Interest & Net Borrowings 8 9mo
+15 Private equity fundraising slides as sector’s downturn deepens 1 9mo
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+5 MBB Internship to PE 6 9mo
+3 Thoughts on JPM Private Equity Group 1 9mo
+16 Cold Approach Frontier Market LMM Teams 4 9mo
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+63 What is “distressed” PE…who gets in?? 21 9mo
+30 UBS Actual Recent Exits In the US For PE With Data 9 9mo
+14 Fired from PE internship. Got new offer. MD called new PE firm and blackballed me. 9 9mo
+3 KKR PE tech and media internship london 3 9mo
+31 Comp Negotiation for First Time Fund 28 9mo
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+178 Urgent: PE Offer after being fired 52 9mo
+9 PE/REPE - Excel Macros/Scripts 1 9mo
+9 Sophomore Secured 2026 PE Internship Abroad – How Do I Maximize This? 1 9mo
+7 How early to lateral? 7 9mo
+10 Rude head's up and last minute M&A co-op offer rescinded, is this common in PE? 4 9mo
+9 Exit ops at 200k base 25 9mo
+2 Best family offices? 1 9mo
+4 MIRA - London Office 9 9mo
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0 What’s the deal with PNC 1 9mo
+12 Dealing with failure - don't know what to do now 1 9mo
0 GIP FT 2026 2 9mo
+48 How do you deal with being a PE failure going to LMM? 24 9mo
+10 So what now, when to start looking elsewhere? 2 9mo
+81 Special Situations Groups 71 9mo
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June 2026 Investment Banking

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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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (77) $151
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