+14 BRIGHTON PARK CAPITAL 2026 20 4mo
+14 Question about recruiting 5 11mo
+14 Dropping out of superday after accepting another offer? 4 11mo
+14 SWE to PE/GE internship path? 20 8mo
+14 Has anyone made the switch from public equities to PE? 17 8mo
+14 Modeling LBO 2 10mo
+14 Impact of Customer Concentration on Valuation 5 9mo
+14 Dark Alpha Capital 10 6mo
+14 Gpa an test scores for PE 28 7mo
+14 IB Analyst vs PE Analyst Job Offer 8 7mo
+14 At what level do you no longer need to do modeling tests? 12 6mo
+14 Delete 3 5mo
+14 In person superday for PE - who pays for travel? 25 6mo
+14 How are you spending your bonus? 20 5mo
+14 MF PE ANA Programs (SLP?) 8 6mo
+14 Is there a way back? 2 6mo
+14 Accel-KKR or StepStone? 11 5mo
+14 Why Many Strong Candidates Still Get Rejected In PE / IB Recruiting (Europe) 1 5mo
+14 Is there LP appetite for low-fee low-overhead PE funds? 9 5mo
+14 Butterfly Equity 2026 10 5mo
+14 How much does Fund Size Matter? 1 5mo
+14 H.I.G. VP/Principal Comp 14 3mo
+14 Am I Allowed to Interview? 5 3mo
+14 Family Office 2025/2026 Comp Thread 5 2mo
+14 Best laptop for financial modeling- PE/IB 6 3mo
+14 KKR Software Updates 25 2w
+14 How much experience do you need to be a VP of Corp Dev at a LMM PortCO 3 2mo
+14 lucked into PE, What now? 16 1mo
+14 How do people feel about direct PE at the Canadian pensions? 19 4w
+14 Setting the right LBO entry multiple without information 3 3w
+14 London Version: PE Check-in on Attrition, Promotions and State of Play 6 3w
+14 Deleted 11 1w
+14 Generalist Investor - Seeking Guidance 2 6d
+13 How to calculate management option pool size for various model test formats 4 11mo
+13 H&F interview tips 2025 6 11mo
+13 Shore capital VP comp 5 1mo
+13 Sharpest UMM investors 15 10mo
+13 how easy is it to cruise in ib and get into pe 11 9mo
+13 Identifying Talent in Interview 6 9mo
+13 PE firms better for women? 8 9mo
+13 What does "private ownership approach to public equities" really mean? 4 9mo
+13 Private Equity Secondaries Reviews 9 3w
+13 Is employee co-invest overrated as a compensation sweetener? 2 8mo
+13 Holiday pre-process work 11 8mo
+13 Consumer Retail PE 7 7mo
+13 General Atlantic (GA) — Updated views? (2026 recruiting / exits / culture / comp) 17 2mo
+13 CONSULTANT-FRIENDLY ON-CYCLE 2027 9 3mo
+13 RE Property Mgmt Roll-Up? 3 7mo
+13 Negative EBITDA Case Study Leverage 12 6mo
+13 Error on resume - how would you handle this? 8 7mo
+13 Anyone else in PE have to do this? Am I not cut out? 17 6mo
+13 Tech IB Analyst Interested in Distressed 8 4mo
+13 CD&R - Updated Views 8 1mo
+13 Return Offer at "Declining" Fund 4 5mo
+13 Charlesbank/Eterna 3 5mo
+13 Working in PE / VC in Europe – differences vs US (happy to answer questions) 1 5mo
+13 Dawson partners SA27 Internship Offers (Toronto) 6 5mo
+13 Omers London 7 1w
+13 Incoming LevFin to PE? 14 4mo
+13 Any insights on Brookfield PE? 7 1d
+13 Ranking new services PE firms 6 2mo
+13 Traditionally Smart But Bad at Job 5 4mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships 4 3mo
+13 Best Laptop for PE Investor + Running AI Tools Locally 6 3mo
+13 Peak Frameworks PE Course 7 3mo
+13 How to Know What “Type” of Fund to Target? 5 3mo
+13 9h case study test for MM PE internship 3 3mo
+13 New Fund - Comp Questions 4 2mo
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 2mo
+13 Best buyside FT analyst jobs 15 2mo
+13 Fee-free carry-free for employees 11 1mo
+13 Value Creation Initiatives (That aren't add-ons) 3 1mo
+13 Associate in PE to FP&A 6 1mo
+13 Starting Early as a PE Associate 4 1w
+13 Lorient Capital 3 2d
+13 Why would you invest in Saas companies in LLM PE when you dont have to? 1 3d
+12 Valsoft Internship Sentiment on WSO 3 11mo
+12 BX BIP versus BEP 10 6mo
+12 Need Career Advice 2 11mo
+12 Great Hill $7B Fund in 5 Months 2 11mo
+12 Staple Street Capital 4 4mo
+12 Do I need GP experience? 5 10mo
+12 EUROPE: Chances of joining mega fund in PE 3 11mo
+12 PE from IB Mid-Office possible? 4 4mo
+12 Buyside Sectoral Tailwinds 3 10mo
+12 London PE – which firms are one-shot only? 2 9mo
+12 HBS vs GSB 9 9mo
+12 What job could I get (if any) in PE with my solo syndication background (7 deals ~2.5x MOIC - $8m->$20m)? 2 8mo
+12 PE->Strat Fin -> Back to investing? 2 8mo
+12 Should I Move from PE back to Sell-Side? 3 8mo
+12 Q&A (AMA) | Economics, Finance & Asset Management – Ask Me Anything 1 8mo
+12 PE Origination vs PE IR - what would you choose? 4 8mo
+12 Principal comp discussion tomorrow - <$500M fund 1 8mo
+12 ECP Delivers Largest $ PE Return Ever 4 8mo
+12 On-Cycle PE Recruiting, No IB Internship Return 3 8mo
+12 Which of these firms go On-Cycle? 3 8mo
+12 From med device sales to Private Equity 6 7mo
+12 How To Get Promoted to Senior? 1 7mo
+12 What is your motivation? 7 7mo
+12 2027 -> Do funds that do on cycle also save spots for off cycle? 3 7mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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