+27 Providence Equity Collapsing? 30 4mo
+27 PE Associate Comp Negotiation 16 4mo
+27 2 Interesting Offers: Corporate role (But very very overpaid) or Prestigious PE? 7 4mo
+27 Creativity Eclipsing the JAMMBOs 1 3mo
+27 My VP's Wife Probably Hates Him 12 3mo
+27 Search Fund Check In 14 2mo
+27 Top Infra PE 34 1mo
+26 Mgmt options in LBO - why everywhere different? 6 11mo
+26 Mad Hatter in the Basement of Platinum Equity - What's going on over there? 7 9mo
+26 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners / Dawson Partners 10 1mo
+26 Jumping Ships as An1 (MF PE) 9 10mo
+26 M&A at an PE-Backed Industrials Roll-Up 13 1mo
+26 Using AI for value creation? 9 6mo
+26 PE > RX Consulting? 13 4mo
+26 GPA at Master's Level for Recruiting 16 6mo
+26 Update on AEA? 24 2d
+26 3.5hr PE case study... 20 3mo
+26 Best MF Tech PE in 2026 26 3mo
+26 PE Associate Interview: The case study is killing me. 17 3mo
+26 Passed up for senior associate promo, how to handle? 9 4mo
+26 Working in very small deal teams 3 2mo
+26 Headhunters / Oncycle 2028 19 3w
+26 Senior associate / VP PE lateral interviews 11 2w
+26 Fractional Corp Dev 8 1mo
+26 China MF PE → US IB/PE — How Should I Position Myself? 13 2w
+26 SGE Final Round (Investment Summer Analyst) - Case Study & Technicals? 13 6d
+25 Margin Call Movie 8 11mo
+25 PE Associate vs IB Associate Horsepower 13 10mo
+25 Siris Capital Group - culture/rep? 18 6mo
+25 Targeting Infra PE 13 9mo
+25 Accountancy roll-ups / buy and build 19 7mo
+25 How to Think about Lateral Opportunities? 18 7mo
+25 First time fund as SVP 8 3mo
+25 On-Cycle Coffee Chats and In-Person Events 7 5mo
+25 MM PE Analyst Role? 18 5mo
+25 Please start on-cycle on 1/9 instead of 1/5. Thank you! 14 5mo
+25 PE Associates - what do you actually do for PortCo work? 7 4mo
+25 The Genius of Operating Partners in PE 6 4mo
+25 Partner hire at family office vs traditional PE path 7 3mo
+25 2026 Special Situations/Distressed/Opportunistic Credit Landscape 9 2mo
+25 Why is budy and build attractive? 12 3mo
+25 Incoming Lehigh Student- Reality for IB/PE? 7 3mo
+25 Suggested Comp for this role? 17 1mo
+25 Is Carlyle like the UBS of PE? 15 2mo
+25 Help Me Decide Offers - PE vs HF 5 1mo
+25 Multi-disciplinary Career Tracks / Multiple Roles 4 1mo
+25 LBS vs LSE Masters for London IB/PE 11 1w
+25 Doing Good in PE, But Feel like Not Enough?? 4 2w
+25 Good Performing Software Funds 5 6d
+25 Large Cap PE Value Creation vs RX shops? (Coming from McK) 2 6d
+24 Shifting from IB as an associate to Miami PE 7 11mo
+24 Any of you burnout ? How long did it take to recover and feel normal again? 20 11mo
+24 Littlejohn Updated Views 15 1w
+24 Emerging Opportunities in PE 20 8mo
+24 Getting Poached 20 10mo
+24 Structuring Fundless sponsor 7 10mo
+24 Question on recent MF Modelling test on mgmt options 1 10mo
+24 Levered FCF - Interest & Net Borrowings 8 9mo
+24 Is this normal for PortCo work? Seems crazy 11 3mo
+24 Incompetent Manager - not sure what to do 9 8mo
+24 Recently got DUI — am I screwed for PE recruiting? 14 2mo
+24 Learning Through Osmosis vs. Independent Investing 4 6mo
+24 Joining Young MM Firms For Longer-Term PE Career 21 2mo
+24 Veritas updated views 2026 25 1mo
+24 Is a lateral necessary for PE recruitment? 3 2mo
+24 Incoming Assoc Advice 5 1mo
+24 Canadian PE Comp Thread 2026 28 4w
+24 One Rock Capital Partners 17 3w
+24 VP at UMM PE fund considering a jump to a fundless sponsor 4 3d
+23 PE worth it for 2 years? 8 11mo
+23 I’ve spent more time with my coworkers in the past year than I have with my family in 5 years 8 11mo
+23 Optimization - Best General Seats 13 10mo
+23 Infra PE vs construction firms 6 9mo
+23 LMM PE Return Offer 6 10mo
+23 ~ Gap Year Before IB. What would you do? 8 9mo
+23 Where did “your finance brother” work? 12 1mo
+23 Dropping out of a process late in the game? 5 8mo
+23 Advice 11 8mo
+23 6 years in banking, credit, and PE. Strong comp, but want macro/international pivot. Is UK/European MSc worth it? 2 5mo
+23 Advice for First Year in PE 6 5mo
+23 What am I missing 7 5mo
+23 Off Cycle 2027 Master Thread 40 2mo
+23 Do you know when your fund is going to blow up? 13 3mo
+23 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 8 2d
+23 MM Associate Model Test 11 1mo
+23 Top PE Firms 2025 (HEC Rankings) 13 1mo
+23 Would you join a software fund right now? 11 3mo
+23 Career Path in Primaries? 8 2mo
+23 WCAS (2026) 27 1w
+23 What is a High Career Earnings NW? 21 3w
+23 Software PE fund raise (FP, Hg) outlook in 2026? 10 1mo
+23 PE Firm Requiring Me to Relocate Despite Having a Team Presence in My Current City 4 3w
+22 Want to Build a Local Evergreen Fund Someday – Looking for Advice 6 11mo
+22 Keensight / Evercore 10 8mo
+22 How to explore what comes after IB/PE 6 8mo
+22 Canadian pension funds PE in London/Europe 8 6mo
+22 Silver Lake + PIF + Affinity Partners takes EA private at $50bn valuation 16 8mo
+22 More PE firms than McDonalds Locations in the US 7 8mo
+22 New HH Firm That Doesn't Suck 4 7mo
+22 Cologne is making it impossible for me to work - is finance salvageable? 17 6mo

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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 01 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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  • Evercore No 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 (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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