+21 does gpa matter after banking? 10 4mo
+21 Bad Faith Senior Behavior 5 3mo
+21 Feedback call after Final Round Interview - Good or Bad Sign? 6 1mo
+21 3 hour lbo test 10 2mo
+21 PE Portfolio Management/Ops - pros and cons 1 2mo
+21 Search Fund Internship Vs. Internship at my family's Family Office 10 1mo
+21 Semi-target into IB (London) -> PE 20 1mo
+21 Striking out in last rounds 2 4d
+21 UMM PE or High Paying Strat Finance? 13 1d
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 2w
+20 Associate carry at a $500 - $750m AUM fund 13 10mo
+20 Any PE shops with excellent healthcare benefits? 14 10mo
+20 US AN/ASO recruiting from abroad? 5 9mo
+20 2 Years of PE Recruiting, 0 Offers 7 9mo
+20 Best Music for PE? 15 9mo
+20 Thoughts on Antin Infra? 7 1w
+20 MBA... Worth It for mid-level PE/VC? 5 8mo
+20 Search Funders PLEASE STOP CALLING MY DAD 3 8mo
+20 pik interest "Tax-deductible" Modeling Treatment Question 4 7mo
+20 48 hours seemingly to lock-in for on-cycle 14 6mo
+20 AI Software for PE professionals 10 4mo
+20 Worst UMM/MF Groups to Avoid 25 7mo
+20 Possible for declining fund to turnaround? 9 7mo
+20 Hybrid Equity / Special Situations (APO HVF / Bain SSG) vs LBO 15 1d
+20 How much does prestige really matter outside of top MF/UMM groups for PE recruiting? 9 6mo
+20 Looking for realistic path to PE with weak undergrad record but strong GMAT 7 6mo
+20 oil and gas finance industry outlook 8 6mo
+20 what do you guys consider "good" money? 14 5mo
+20 Worried about signing a JAMMBO Offer 14 5mo
+20 Is PE still the best path for wealth creation? 13 5mo
+20 Masters in Law for PE? 10 4mo
+20 Dreadful PE Processes in Europe ... how do you get through this? 4 4mo
+20 Career Dilemma...to PE or not to PE 6 3mo
+20 Downplaying Partner promotion in recruiting process to not be "priced out" due to perceived seniority? 4 3mo
+20 Built a free mock interview tool for IB/PE - now at a MF but bombed my first IB interview 7 1mo
+20 Healthcare PE 11 1mo
+20 How to Get on Career Track / Stay Post ASO years 6 1mo
+20 Buyside in London with nice WLB and pay 21 1mo
+20 Francisco Partners Fundraise 6 3w
+20 On Cycle Preparation 8 3d
+19 Constant Final Round Rejections 6 11mo
+19 Thoughts on my mid-year feedback (PE associate) 7 11mo
+19 Thoma Bravo went from $3bn AUM in 2012 to $181bn today. Who’s next? 33 8mo
+19 Consumer/industrials va tech PE? 10 10mo
+19 Advent Tech 20 7mo
+19 Job offers evaluation 6 8mo
+19 How to make assumptions? 7 8mo
+19 Is Apollo hardcore? 10 1mo
+19 How many Portcos is too many 15 8mo
+19 Insight Partners Comp/Hours/Work In Analyst and Beyond 15 4mo
+19 Baypine 2026 15 6mo
+19 IB -> MBB -> PE 6 6mo
+19 FOF - Why do they exist? 9 1mo
+19 BX NY perks 23 3mo
+19 Advice for College Junior breaking into PE 8 5mo
+19 Next area PE will flood into? 19 3mo
+19 Is Add-On Velocity Structurally Increasing? 9 3mo
+19 Is the lifestyle really better? 20 1mo
+19 State of PE BD in 2026 9 2mo
+19 Best Path to PE from BB Coverage w/ Outsourced Modeling 7 2mo
+19 Weighing exit from LMM PC/PE 4 1mo
+19 Do PE VPs Always Have An Associate Under Them? 12 3w
+19 MF Tech PE 2026 3 1h
+18 Carry Allocation in PE Fund Deal with Co-Invest 3 11mo
+18 Post MBA recruiting to a different fund? 3 11mo
+18 EA / Silverlake Consortium - IP & Govt Approval? 2 10mo
+18 "Token white guy jobs" in HK, Seoul, Tokyo 15 10mo
+18 Good SF/Bay Area/Greater California seats with decent comp/WLB? 9 10mo
+18 Greenoaks, Thrive, DST, 8VC 15 8mo
+18 Need guidance on breaking into IB from a non traditional path 7 8mo
+18 Goldman Sachs Private Credit (Direct Lending vs. Hybrid Capital) 4 7mo
+18 London Secondaries Master 36 3w
+18 PCA Insights? 10 7mo
+18 Kohlberg & Company Update 2025 19 6mo
+18 Lateralling out of a non-nyc PE analyst program 10 6mo
+18 Asking HH about salary? 6 6mo
+18 Latest on Gemspring 19 1mo
+18 Capital Solutions Groups in 2026 18 2mo
+18 What would you do in this situation? Lateral? Stick it out? 2 6mo
+18 Private Equity Thoughts 6 6mo
+18 How to avoid complexity creating mistakes in LBO test / Best practice 3 5mo
+18 Ares Infrastructure Opportunities 15 6mo
+18 PE Family Office vs. MF Portco Corp Dev Lead 4 5mo
+18 Final Rounds in PE but Missing Offers – What Does Asset Management Actually Look Like? 5 5mo
+18 Managing a Terminal Zero 5 4mo
+18 Pockets of Talent in Finance 5 4mo
+18 “Fringe” EB Placements in PE? 9 2mo
+18 What are deal team responsibilities of a VP at your firm? 7 2mo
+18 Silver Lake / TPG / H&F / Permira etc 21 3w
+18 Anyone here got into PE coming from Real Estate Asset Management – no IB, no consulting? 5 2mo
+18 Comp check — Associate at small first-time Swiss PE fund (CHF 90k base + deal fees + 0.5% carry). Fair or getting squeezed? 2 1mo
+18 GE / LMM PE Comp in Tier 2 City 1 1w
+17 PE -> MBB? 6 10mo
+17 Question About Starting Salary (London 2026) 14 10mo
+17 Modeling in LBO Add-ons 2 10mo
+17 How did you talk about your deals? 11 10mo
+17 Cash free Debt Free Uses & Sources vs. Non Cash free debt free U&S 6 9mo
+17 …….. 7 9mo
+17 Getting my own office - do you decorate? 15 9mo
+17 Mega-Fund PE: Advice to Succeed & Fast-Track Progression? 1 8mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • 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

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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