+9 Bain Capital 2022 - On-cycle results 1 4y
+9 How to use IB to prepare for PE after you have your offer? 1 4y
+9 Dallas PE Rankings 1 4y
+9 Light Street Capital Info/Comp/Hours/Reputation 1 4y
+9 Temasek SA London 4 4y
+9 Target Acquisition 1 4y
+9 Anyone have the Odyssey 2021 Comp Report 6 4y
+9 Good LBO financial modeling resources for MF PE interview 5 4mo
+9 Which HHs cover who? 4 4y
+9 Background Check Timing 6 2y
+9 Right decision & next career step 1 4y
+9 Company Analysis Report / Summary Urgent Help 1 4y
+9 Scaling Credit Portfolio - Ideas? 1 4y
+9 J.P. Morgan Infra Investment Group 7 1w
+9 Recruiter Dynamics 1 4y
+9 Help w/ typical carry + coinvest profit example for VP? 2 4y
+9 Learning about deal opportunities 1 4y
+9 Insight Partners analyst program exits? 1 4y
+9 Can I email HR to ask if I'm moving on in the process? 1 4y
+9 off-cycle internships in PE/Infra 4 4y
+9 Ara partners 5 1y
+9 Private Equity/Debt vs Management Consulting 1 4y
+9 Advice For a 19 y/o Associate 5 4y
+9 Will you do well in PE if you were average or below average in IB? 1 4y
+9 Fund placement vs strategy consulting 2 4y
+9 General Atlantic in 2021? 1 4y
+9 Independent Sponsors peddling non-proprietary deals 4 4y
+9 Blackstone New Structured Finance Group 5 2y
+9 Access Holdings "ACE" Program 3 4y
+9 What is the modeling intensity of your sector? 1 4y
+9 Networking for PE 1 4y
+9 Presentation help? 5 4y
+9 Info on GIP and I Squared? 2 4y
+9 Paceline Equity Case Study 1 4y
+9 how do the lemmings decide first 1 4y
+9 Consulting to private equity 1 4y
+9 Profits Interest Negotiation 4 4y
+9 KKR PE Analyst Program 5 4y
+9 Does anyone have experience working at or with Digital Currency Group? 2 4y
+9 Some questions about PE 1 4y
+9 UMM PE Fund Healthcare Interview Question HELP !! 1 4y
+9 PE recruiting courses? 1 4y
+9 M&A to Credit Investing 3 4y
+9 How do you tell headhunters that you accepted an offer? 2 4y
+9 Comps and funding rounds data for private companies? 1 4y
+9 Mid-Level Career in PE - Transferrable Skillset? 2 4y
+9 Getting Smoked As 1st Yr (in ok BB group)— How to Position This For On-Cycle? 1 4y
+9 Reneging from On-Cycle 4 4y
+9 Job opportunities - Big 4 Valuations vs. A&M vs. PE ops role 1 4y
+9 Has anyone here gotten their top choice on-cycle and have tips for making that happen? 2 4y
+9 PE Opportunity Pitch - WSO Network 1 4y
+9 Astorg - Private Equity Associate after graduation 7 4y
+9 Valuations Analyst out of college at top PE firm 1 4y
+9 Military --> LMM PE --> MBA --> ??? 1 4y
+9 Interviewing with a UMM next week…help! 2 4y
+9 Canadian PE Comp Raises 2 4y
+9 KKR comp at principal and director levels 8 4y
+9 Insight on RCP Advisors 2 3y
+9 Dominus Capital 10 2mo
+9 Which path to private credit? 1 4y
+9 How to value a company with an existing business and new ventures 1 4y
+9 PE firms that hire non-target undergrads 3 4y
+9 Need advice 4 4y
+9 PE chances 1 3y
+9 What is average market pay for an Assc. at a $1B+ MM fund in a T2 city? 7 4y
+9 List of Large Co-Investment / Secondary / Fund of Fund Investors 7 4y
+9 Financial Modeling Certificates 1 4y
+9 European Venture 2 2y
+9 PE Ops - Finance Team 1 4y
+9 Take a pay cut to move from ER to PE? 1 4y
+9 SK Capital Partners 8 4y
+9 Portfolio Analyst PE Firm Interview (PE ops) 1 4y
+9 LBO offline course 1 4y
+9 Negotiating a deal 4 3y
+9 Asking for little career advice 3 4y
+9 Help! Renege lateral offer in the same building 2 4y
+9 Private Equity Internships - London, Paris or Other Capitals 1 4y
+9 Are there any crossover funds where you can work both on public and private side? 1 4y
+9 Ares SA 2023 133 2y
+9 Work Dilema 2 4y
+9 Help me understand if this internship position is similar to an investment analyst? 2 4y
+9 PE at Pension Fund vs PE Secondaries (incl. Co-invests)? 11 4y
+9 Buyside Mezz Credit - ASO job opening 1 4y
+9 PE Funds with Partner Tracks? 15 4y
+9 Thoughts on Bain Capital Public Equity 1 4y
+9 How to spend the rest of my time in PE 11 4y
+9 My friend just took a job at Setter Capital and I'm worried for him 8 4y
+9 Moving From RE Family Office to PE 3 3y
+9 Would you sacrifice bonus to make the jump to PE? 18 4y
+9 Acquisitions Analyst for brand owned by a PE firm. Is this is good role to take up? Will it open doors? 1 4y
+9 Please advise: Offer Dilemma (FT analyst) 4 4y
+9 Vista PE SA 2023 168 3y
+9 Breaking into PE from Business Operations / Corporate Strategy 1 4y
+9 Private Equity firms in PHX? 4 3y
+9 Portfolio Value Creation - Background and Future Opportunities 3 4y
+9 Advice on joining first-time GP prior to fundraising 1 4y
+9 Career Advice 1 4y
+9 GPA and School Ranking to PE 4 3y
+9 How long to prep for recruitment modeling tests? 2 4y
+9 From a monetary perspective, sunk cost to go back to consulting? No way back? 6 4y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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