+10 Permira London Views + Case Study 18 3w
+6 Permira Case Study Helppp 6 3w
0 Does MBB Casing Prep Translate to On-Cycle Interviews? 1 3w
+44 Is $175-200k all in low for IR? 35 3w
+9 M&A Advisory -> IB/PE/Corporate Dev? 2 3w
0 Should somebody even consider company like Bain or Harbourvest 0 3w
+67 Vista Equity Partners 2026 Update 60 3w
+33 Prep materials for PE 42 3w
+15 Insights into Tikehau 26 3w
+45 How to stay at the top of this game for life 19 3w
+15 Non-target student trying to break into PE — realistic path? 4 3w
+6 Infrastructure Full-Time Recruiting 2 3w
0 Cinven Commercial Case Study 2 3w
0 Prediction on 2028 On-Cycle Start? 2 3w
+42 18 Months IB in London trying to move to PE 8 3w
+24 Canadian PE Comp Thread 2026 28 3w
0 Vistria 1 4w
+15 How many vintages of underperformance can be tolerated? 8 4w
+34 Dallas Private Equity 2026 Update 23 4w
+8 Quitting PE 13 4w
+21 Arsenal Capital Partners 11 4w
0 Non-Traditional Private Equity Roles (Pharmacy School to PE) 3 4w
0 How to value media assets? 1 4w
+14 London Headhunters and Client Coverage (2024) 32 4w
0 What happened to failed search funders? 2 4w
0 2026 PE Exits 1 4w
0 Thoughts on MHR? 2 4w
+3 insight partners 2027 9 4w
+3 Graphic Design firms to help create Fund Presentation, Company Website, etc. 2 4w
+70 Reflection of My Time at Graham Healthcare Capital 17 4w
+12 Secondaries Funds Economics 7 4w
+6 Mega Fund IR Career Trajectory 3 4w
+15 PE / Family Offices / Private Capital Switzerland (as Consultant) 2 4w
+21 Update on Lone Star 26 4w
+9 Greenbacker - Company Insights? 5 4w
0 PE exits from BB coverage 1 4w
+6 PE FT recruiting 7 4w
+3 Isn't it better to stay in IB (or return to) rather than burn-out or get pushed out of PE? 4 4w
0 How to break into Private Equity/ Private Credit in Chicago? 3 4w
0 PE Behavioral Prep Resources 2 4w
+138 Pushed out of UMM PE into an operating role. Feel like I’m off the path. Where do I go from here? 52 4w
+11 Minimum Track Record to Stay in Partner Seat 3 4w
+62 SkyKnight? 42 4w
+20 HarbourVest Comp, etc. 41 4w
+37 Advice Needed: Reneging 2 Months Before Start 12 4w
+38 UMM Off Cycle Help 20 4w
+28 Deleted 17 1mo
+28 Agentic AI Use Cases 6 1mo
+36 Advice Needed: Reneging 2 Months Before PE Start 10 1mo
+14 Orion Group 24 1mo
0 APAC credit headhunters 1 1mo
+9 On-Cycle 2028 Start Date 8 1mo
+9 Vistria vs Water Street vs Shore 17 1mo
+17 LMM InfraCapital 12 1mo
0 Life in secondaries investing? 2 1mo
0 Summer Internship accommodation London? 3 1mo
+35 Leaving Infra PE 27 1mo
+1 Engaging with HHs even if you don’t know what you want? 1 1mo
+6 PEI Global Partners SA27 21 1mo
+83 Top VC firms pay $2mm/year to poach ex-PE Analysts 70 1mo
+20 Career Dilemma...to PE or not to PE 6 1mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships 4 1mo
+9 Exiting Real Estate After Summer Analyst Position / FTR 2 1mo
+2 Infrastructure PE modeling tests 3 1mo
+65 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 3 1mo
+3 KSL Capital 6 1mo
+14 H.I.G. VP/Principal Comp 14 1mo
+12 Insights on BCI 10 1mo
+46 Career dilemma >> LDN MM PE > NYC: Lateral here or MBA? 29 1mo
+9 Resume Deals for LP/Co-Invest Experience 5 1mo
+23 Thoughts on BXG given recent turmoil? 35 1mo
+39 Sign-on bonus negotiation 22 1mo
+17 Morgan Stanley AIP in 2022? 17 1mo
+12 Rotunda Capital? Thoughts? 7 1mo
+9 Five Arrows in 2025? 19 1mo
0 Dallas Private Equity 1 1mo
+47 Got caught with a wrong number in an IC meeting because I trusted AI output. 13 1mo
+1 Oncycle 2028 1 1mo
+4 KSL Capital Partners - Culture, Comp, Hours, Etc...? 5 1mo
+6 Technicals These Days? 3 1mo
+33 Hiring for outbound sourcing? 7 1mo
+55 How sweaty is Stonepeak? 66 1mo
0 Recent thoughts on Blackstone Tactical Opportunities? 2 1mo
+2 Castlelake 9 1mo
+41 What is Apollo Like Now 25 1mo
+19 Bregal Sagemount 14 1mo
+10 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking 16 1mo
+3 What is going on at GIP these days? 1 1mo
0 How to prepare for 30 minute case interviews? 1 1mo
+1 Choosing between PE or PC exit 3 1mo
+10 Got advice saying I should join PE right out of undergrad because I'm an asset to them - thoughts? 2 1mo
+4 Oaktree Global Opportunities 22 1mo
0 delete 1 1mo
0 delete 1 1mo
0 Looking for PE/HF Boyfriend (Serious Inquiries Only) 1 1mo
+4 Ardian Infrastrucure Interview 13 1mo
0 Relative owns a pe firm 1 1mo
0 The importance of sophomore internship for MF PE 3 1mo
0 Princeton Equity Group 1 1mo
+16 Five Arrows 23 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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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

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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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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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