+12 H.I.G GP Solutions / Secondaries Team 3 1mo
+12 Contacting a senior who opened a new office in my city? 1 2mo
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+12 Post-Banking Seats 7 3mo
+12 MBA to EM Infra Investing? 3 3mo
+12 On Cycle 2028 megathread 22 2d
+12 MBA and Private Equity 6 4mo
+12 LMM groups within larger platforms? 1 4mo
+12 Does Asset-Based Finance Get Carry? 2 4mo
+12 CVC Client & Product Solutions: Top-Tier IR Role or Fundraising Grind 3 4mo
+12 Growth Equity to LMM PE 8 4mo
+12 If you don't make it to the top: IB or PE 8 5mo
+12 NY LMM PE Recruiting 3 5mo
+12 How to approach Buyside Recruiting 3 5mo
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+12 Carlyle New Logo 8 5mo
+12 Relocation Bonus 8 6mo
+12 Secondaries Advisory Model Test 7 3mo
+12 Never included in emails 4 6mo
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+12 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking 16 6mo
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+12 How to be a good PE analyst with no banking background? 2 6mo
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+12 Moving from Fund Investing to IR at a Global Mega Fund 1 7mo
+12 Does Ardea still pay top comp and have attrition issues? 4 5mo
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+12 Oncycle / HH Outreach 2028 11 5mo
+12 Stay or move funds? 4 9mo
+12 PE Analyst Bonus 6 6mo
+12 AI in the workplace 1 9mo
+12 3 statement modeling - paper LBO vs. real case 2 9mo
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+12 Is there a rush to get in front of HHs? 2 10mo
+12 PC Liquid Credit (UMM/MF) : What does an Analyst seat actually look like? 1 10mo
+12 MF PE 48 Hour Case Study 1 10mo
+12 US vs. UK PE Associate Offers 5 9mo
+12 Reflections from On-Cycle? 9 10mo
+12 2027 -> Do funds that do on cycle also save spots for off cycle? 3 10mo
+12 What is your motivation? 7 9mo
+12 How To Get Promoted to Senior? 1 10mo
+12 From med device sales to Private Equity 6 10mo
+12 Which of these firms go On-Cycle? 3 10mo
+12 On-Cycle PE Recruiting, No IB Internship Return 3 10mo
+12 ECP Delivers Largest $ PE Return Ever 4 10mo
+12 Principal comp discussion tomorrow - <$500M fund 1 10mo
+12 PE Origination vs PE IR - what would you choose? 4 10mo
+12 Q&A (AMA) | Economics, Finance & Asset Management – Ask Me Anything 1 11mo
+12 Should I Move from PE back to Sell-Side? 3 11mo
+12 PE->Strat Fin -> Back to investing? 2 11mo
+12 What job could I get (if any) in PE with my solo syndication background (7 deals ~2.5x MOIC - $8m->$20m)? 2 11mo
+12 HBS vs GSB 9 11mo
+12 London PE – which firms are one-shot only? 2 12mo
+11 LMM Startup PE Fund Vs. Tier 2 Consulting Firm 3 5d
+11 Secondaries Exit Opportunities 3 2w
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+11 on-cycle possible after lateraling? 2 1mo
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+11 Sourcing/BD → execution in PE — realistic path or pipe dream 2 2mo
+11 Are fewer 2025/2026 analysts interested in PE? 7 2mo
+11 From small-cap PE to large-cap PE – how to prepare before starting? (Senior Associate) 1 2mo
+11 When to start lateraling as a PE associate 6 2mo
+11 PE vs IB job security 12 3mo
+11 Graduating Before Junior-Summer PE/Growth Internship — How Should I Approach the Firm? 3 3mo
+11 those of you who had an easy banking experience - how f’d were you when you went to PE? 7 3mo
+11 LMM Headhunters 4 4mo
+11 Reality of the move from LMM to MM 2 4mo
+11 Interest equalization in a fund, how to calculate. 3 4mo
+11 F2 Raises $24M to Scale its LLM-Agnostic AI Operating System for Private Credit 1 5mo
+11 DE Shaw Cove 10 4mo
+11 2nd Year PE Analyst Seeking Advice 3 4mo
+11 Consulting to PE or MBA 4 5mo
+11 Five Arrows NYC 14 15h
+11 Insights on Permanent Corp? 4 5mo
+11 Minimum Track Record to Stay in Partner Seat 3 6mo
+11 Ended Up in Client Group - Still Want Infrastructure Investing. Need Honest Advice. 3 6mo
+11 Pushed out as PE VP 3 6mo
+11 Apollo FIG 2027 36 3mo
+11 MO at Top Credit Fund → LevFin IB at MM Bank….Worth the Lateral? 4 7mo
+11 AI for Finance 12 3mo
+11 Is "no state tax" an acceptable answer for "Why Seattle?" 8 8mo
+11 Advice: Looking to break into PE as a college student 2 8mo
+11 EQT Case Study 19 3mo
+11 LP Quarterly Tracking 2 8mo
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+11 Deal Performance vs. Deal Experience 3 8mo
+11 Why MF PE? 3 8mo
+11 Apollo Hiring Freeze 10 8mo
+11 Great reviews but I do nothing 7 9mo
+11 Thoughts on Operationally-Intensive Associate roles within MM/LMM Funds 7 9mo
+11 On-Cycle / Off-Cycle 2027 PE Recruiting Resume Tips 2 9mo

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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