+52 Too Big To Invest? The Downside to Mega Fund PE 22 13y
+52 What is the most prestigious PE firm? 70 3y
+52 New WSO Private Equity Prep Pack in the Works 90 12y
+52 Search Funds? 21 4y
+52 Modeling tests/case studies to share? 113 8y
+52 Summer 2018 PE Recruiting has begun 51 9y
+52 Let's talk PE "culture" 49 9y
+52 West Coast Private Equity Firms with Great Lifestyles? 20 6y
+52 Ares vs. Golub Direct Lending 42 3y
+52 Impact Fund 38 3y
+52 What is "Street" MM PE Compensation for Associate 1 & 2 and Senior Assoc. (3rd year) 31 7y
+52 Cold Emailing - Internship 13 6y
+52 Do you use the Treasury Stock Method when calculating Ownership in an LBO test with Mgmt Option Pool? 16 5y
+52 Preparing for Associate Role? 8 6y
+52 Ross Undergrad? 61 5y
+52 Direct Invest to FoF/Co-Invest? 16 4y
+52 Will SPACs destroy PE? 20 5y
+52 Does it ever get better? 18 5y
+52 Private Equity Interview 1-Day Bootcamp - Nov 12th - Only 15 Seats 7 3y
+52 Apollo Offers Six Figure One Time Bonuses to Retain Associates 54 5y
+52 Net working capital and deferred revenue, SaaS Deal. 21 4y
+52 Interning @ 38. 24 4y
+52 2022/2023 Canadian PE Associate Comp Discussion 52 3y
+52 What is an "operationally hands-on" PE firm? 17 3y
+52 How big of a deal is producing zero error work? 13 3y
+52 2025 PE Recruiting (Post On-Cycle) 9 2y
+52 What are your hours like? 86 1y
+52 Decision: VP at UMM PE or Sr. Associate at MF PE 24 2y
+52 The Decline of PE? 13 1y
+52 Urgent: Laid off 9 months before PE 17 1y
+52 Positive PE Experiences? 30 11mo
+52 2024 Comp Thread for buyside BDIR / Fundraising 20 9mo
+52 Technical Question - Impact on Multiples 10 1y
+52 Are you proud of your job in PE? 21 4mo
+52 Always be “nice” in IB / PE - or show you don’t get pushed around? 18 3mo
+51 Avoid Finance Burn- Out 27 6y
+51 What's Your Take on Sourcing? 47 2y
+51 What does it take to be President? 28 5y
+51 Basic Questions About PE Recruiting Answered 17 12y
+51 Blackstone PE vs. other firms 19 9y
+51 New Private Equity Interview Prep Pack is Here! 40 7y
+51 Pre-MBA PE associates - How are you thinking about MBA? 38 3y
+51 Sourcing Deals - Analyst 29 10y
+51 Boutique Investment Bank -> MM PE... Advice? 54 10y
+51 Denver Private Equity 48 6y
+51 What to expect during first round phone interview? 70 8y
+51 How to Stall Exploding PE Offer 24 8y
+51 How to tell the prestige of LMM or MM PE firms? 19 7y
+51 Private Debt/Direct Lending Exit Opps? 21 4y
+51 2 year PE MF program with MBA requirement - potential exits? 15 7y
+51 I want to steal his CEO job NOW! 33 7y
+51 Debt for LBO? 7 7y
+51 How important is knowing a European language for Private Equity in London? 33 5y
+51 How to have a long career in PE? 17 6y
+51 Taking Firm Files Before Quitting your Job 40 4y
+51 LMM PE or MBA better for Search Fund / Entrepreneurship? 14 5y
+51 Top fund placement vs boutique 33 4y
+51 PE Compensation in Italy 23 4y
+51 Why is rainmaking difficult? 25 5y
+51 Fhfhfbhdjdjd 39 3y
+51 Think I am depressed and need to quit, need advice on managing exit appropriately 10 4y
+51 Community College To PE 29 2y
+51 Best BB groups for exiting into BX/APO/KKR 43 4y
+51 PE Analysts... What do you do? 15 3y
+51 Why are you all complaining so much ?? 30 3y
+51 Analysts + Associates: What would you like to see in a new-hire external VP? 10 2y
+51 Laid-off while recruiting - When to Disclose? 15 2y
+51 London - Recruiting/HH firms Naming and Shaming 56 1y
+51 Q&A: VP1 @ MF | A Stonks1990 Sequel 11 2y
+51 PE Associate Skill Progression (Y1) 7 2y
+51 Careers after MBA for PE associates? 15 1y
+51 LMM PE UK 39 2mo
+51 Accel KKR thoughts 57 7mo
+51 Value Tech Investing Shops 27 10mo
+51 HIG? 38 5mo
+51 On Cycle Results 71 1mo
+51 Manage a difficult reference 21 4mo
+51 Anybody else scared for their job? 13 3mo
+51 What % of people entering PE ultimately make MD/Partner? 31 4d
+50 How does my resume look for future mega fund recruiting? 17 12y
+50 PE Lateral Process 55 9y
+50 PE Analyst -> Associate 27 3y
+50 Interview Brainteaser for Special Situations 19 10y
+50 PE structure/function 35 9y
+50 Merits of banking once you've secured a PE associate role for July 2018 17 9y
+50 Full Time Megafund Recruiting 48 8y
+50 Pre-MBA Private Equity Associate 29 5y
+50 Should you sell your business to a PE firm who makes a preemptive offer before a broad auction sale process? 8 7y
+50 Consulting to PE: Portfolio Teams 14 6y
+50 IB or $200M PE Fund out of UG? 13 3y
+50 PE associate comp 11 7y
+50 Why PE isn’t worth it. 22 6y
+50 Fundraising sucks. Please help. 14 6y
+50 Staying Ahead of the Curve - Renewable Energy Future? 20 3y
+50 Private Equity Bonuses 2019 65 6y
+50 Carlyle, TPG, Apollo 2021 PE Analyst Programs? 49 4y
+50 Calculating LFCF (Do you start at EBITDA or NI?) 11 5y
+50 When do you actually get ahead living in NYC? 6 5y
+50 Infrastructure Players 23 4y
+50 Weird technical interview - who was right? 19 5y

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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

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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
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