+4 Does comp vary in different groups at a Megafund? 18 3mo
+41 2027 Analyst Cycle 18 3mo
+6 Fortress updates in 2026? 0 3mo
+7 List of NAV Lending Funds 12 3mo
+10 Inflexion rep 8 3mo
+34 Re-entering finance after child rearing / family care 10 3mo
+3 SAT & GMAT for on cycle 6 3mo
+3 2027 off-cycle PE recruiting 0 3mo
0 Cornell Capital Update View 2026 0 3mo
+12 CVC vs GTCR 5 3mo
+7 THL Overview 9 3mo
+14 Best laptop for financial modeling- PE/IB 6 3mo
+5 Megafund Private Equity and Transcripts 8 3mo
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+6 LMM Pay Scale 13 3mo
0 Infra fund - Morrison 1 3mo
+135 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 3mo
+4 Del 4 3mo
0 Worried about my PE Start? Thoughts and Advicd 2 3mo
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0 PE Case Studies and Modeling Tests 4 3mo
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+22 BB analyst to PE associate (London) 10 3mo
+182 Work pressure broke me - cried at work 56 3mo
+49 Serent Capital 46 3mo
0 Serent Capital 0 3mo
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+5 Turn/River Capital 3 3mo
+8 GIC Special Opportunities 6 3mo
+12 Does Ardea still pay top comp and have attrition issues? 4 3mo
0 IFM Investors (updates) 0 3mo
0 Acwa power and taqa modelling test 4 3mo
+2 Anyone else get questions from advisors about "what are you going to do with x y z asset" 4 3mo
+98 PE Associates - How Much Cash Do You Save? 115 3mo
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+30 US MBA to Singapore PE: Better to do IB in Singapore or NY/London first? How important is bank brand/presence in SEA? 10 3mo
+105 Part of carried interest for Sr. Associate/VP in a small PE fund 76 3mo
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+3 Old Deal Toys? 2 3mo
+19 BX NY perks 23 3mo
+3 CVC Secondary Partners 2025 Analyst Position 5 3mo
+126 Q&A: TPG Capital Associate Experience 74 3mo
0 PE FoF - Fund Investment Case Study 4 3mo
0 Pantheon Ventures Secondaries 1 3mo
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+20 PE/PC-backed Insurance Asset Managers - any thought on where they are heading towards? 13 3mo
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+15 BlackRock PEP London 22 3mo
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+40 Value of MBA in Private Credit 11 3mo
+45 Modeling minority investments 9 3mo
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0 Blue Owl in 2026? 1 3mo
+20 Downplaying Partner promotion in recruiting process to not be "priced out" due to perceived seniority? 4 3mo
+31 Reed Rayman, Aaron Sobel and Robert Kalsow Ramos 28 3mo
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+9 Insurance Broking M&A Case Study 2 3mo
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0 buy-side analyst on-cycle / off-cycle PE recruiting 4 3mo
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+21 London MM PE comps 24 3mo
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 3mo
+7 SWF Reputation 5 3mo
+5 Incline Equity Partners ‘25 8 3mo
+27 Triton Partners 17 3mo
+13 9h case study test for MM PE internship 3 3mo
+2 Cambridge MPhil in Economic and Social History for IB/PE recruitment 11 3mo
0 How common is it for investment associates to originate? 1 3mo
+19 Is Add-On Velocity Structurally Increasing? 9 3mo
+13 How to Know What “Type” of Fund to Target? 5 3mo
+12 Relocation Bonus 8 3mo
+10 Utility of Polish in European PE recruiting 3 3mo
+19 Next area PE will flood into? 19 3mo
+57 Management Option Pools in LBO Models 22 3mo
+493 What we can learn from all these "depressed and burnt out" posts re: IB and PE 91 3mo
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0 Dallas PE Associate 2026 Hiring Update 1 3mo
+6 PE Recruiting 2 3mo
0 PE Sports Investing 4 3mo
+87 Anyone else feel like the people they work with just aren’t that smart? 19 3mo
+15 PJT RSSG/MF PE Recruiting 26 3mo
+7 On Cycle 2028: Expected Start Date? 5 3mo
+75 Why not just buy your own business with an SBA loan? 62 3mo
+54 Leaving PE for AI 45 3mo
+8 One Peak - London 14 3mo
+28 Experienced VP Lateral Market 40 3mo
+1 KKR Modelling test 4 3mo
0 Private equity investments into renewable developers 4 3mo
0 KKR Industrials 2 3mo
+330 VPs+ are you happy ? 132 3mo
+318 2025 Year-End Net Worth Check-In 292 3mo
+6 H1 2027 PE Internship Recruiting (London) 1 3mo

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 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • 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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