+32 What's gonna be hot next? 19 4y
+32 Anyone want to share success stories for comeback from severe burnout early in career? 11 4y
+32 PE Outlook over the next decade 12 4y
+32 PSA: 2024 On Cycle Candidates - Don’t get OfficeHours 6 3y
+32 Why distressed/special sits 26 2mo
+32 Lifestyle PE Funds in NYC? 15 3y
+32 Prudential CIO Analyst vs Hamilton Lane ADP 12 3y
+32 Interview: "if the company is so good, why are there no strategic buyers?" 8 3y
+32 PE Recruiting as A2A Associate 14 2y
+32 MBB vs. MF/UMM PE 6 3y
+32 Solar / Renewables 3-hour - Modeling test SOLUTION 9 1y
+32 What is a Megafund? 12 3y
+32 LBO Modelling Test - KKR & Blackstone 35 4mo
+32 EB IB vs. MF PE/PC Comp Trajectory (2023) 11 3y
+32 Updated Thoughts on Banneker Partners? 10 1y
+32 Advice needed: Long-term career prospects in Co-invest/Secondaries 19 3y
+32 Tikehau sucks 13 2y
+32 Kim Kardashian Private Equity - SKKY Partners 5 2y
+32 Stick with MBB or pivot to PE Ops to get to long-term operating role 8 1y
+32 I took the road less travelled (oops) 11 2y
+32 MBB consultant-friendly PE firm? 9 11mo
+32 Gone overboard on a portco secondment 9 2y
+32 How do you guys read CDD and FDD reports quickly? 7 2y
+32 Native American PE Strategy 24 2y
+32 Updated views on Ares ASOF? 30 1y
+32 Infra PE Research Analyst? 7 2y
+32 LMM PE Compensation 30 2y
+32 What's Next? 7 2y
+32 Why is Steve Schwarzman still CEO 36 2y
+32 State of Private Equity? (Temperature Check) 11 1y
+32 What happens after signing PE Offer 13 2y
+32 M&A versus Restructuring for Private Equity 15 1y
+32 Impact / Climate Private Equity - Information 7 2y
+32 For those of you at an infra fund, how much time you typically spent on round 1 bids? 11 1y
+32 Moving from mid-level MMPE to sr level at new M&A holdco - how to think about the opportunity? 13 1w
+32 Master 'Breaking into Private Equity' Thread 11 6mo
+32 PE Compensation - General Unsatisfaction? 14 1y
+32 Which fund has best relationship with GSB/HBS 25 1y
+32 Real Estate Development Vs. Private Equity 5 1y
+32 Lateral market? 51 1w
+32 Sixth Street (2025) 24 4mo
+32 Novacap vs Altas - Who's Top Dog In Canada After Onex's Fall? 29 8mo
+32 Stop Speaking Like Robots 2 1y
+32 Question for healthcare investors - rollups and HCIT 8 6mo
+32 Laid off from PE, got Lucky with a great role. How can I maximize my income? 26 1y
+32 2025 up and coming funds 9 5mo
+32 How much to coinvest as an Analyst at MF? 18 1y
+32 Who's actually the best? 25 11mo
+32 H.I.G. Capital Comp Check 20 7mo
+32 PE Associate (MM FIG) Targeting L/S - ER as Bridge vs Direct Buyside? Career Advice 7 7mo
+32 Outlook on (Tech) PE recruiting as incoming AN1 26 4mo
+32 Searchlight Capital 2026 40 3w
+32 Headhunter Calls for Upcoming On Cycle (Current College Senior) 12 4mo
+32 2.9 GPA -> NYC EB -> UMM PE 21 3mo
+31 Someone tell me why starting a PE fund is "hard" 22 15y
+31 LBO Sensitivity Question (data tables) 6 16y
+31 Highest paying PE firms for IB jumpers 31 9y
+31 Open a Franchise? 32 3y
+31 Chicago PE Recruiting 20 6y
+31 Spectrum Equity Interview - 2nd Round 11 7y
+31 Romney "looting" example - please explain these profits 26 14y
+31 PE secondaries interview 16 3y
+31 Role of shareholder loans? 13 6y
+31 Need help on raising a seed round 33 13y
+31 A good CFO 11 13y
+31 How to determine if a company has good potential for acquisition? 10 12y
+31 Incline Equity and PNC RiverArch 27 4y
+31 "Blackstone Bill" legislation reintroduced 14 12y
+31 Starting a mezz fund 10 11y
+31 Megafund Hours 22 6y
+31 GS Top Groups & Exits (New Policy) 22 7y
+31 Square's IPO: Silicon Valley Finance meets Wall Street 8 6y
+31 CPP IB Private Equity Internship vs Jefferies IBD 11 10y
+31 Advice for Current Law Student 10 10y
+31 Moving from small private equity fund to a larger fund 14 6y
+31 Pre - IPO Valuation Question 10 9y
+31 Boutique Private Equity 7 9y
+31 All debt buyout 6 9y
+31 London PE / case study prep 6 4y
+31 SIlverLake Partners; Buyout, Late Stage Growth or both? 14 7y
+31 LBO on a $15,000 Website? 9 8y
+31 Ops at KKR a Dead End? 10 2y
+31 How did Megafunds become Megafunds? 12 8y
+31 PE Sourcing Analyst 8 7y
+31 Is this the douchiest job description ever? 8 6y
+31 Should I give up on trying to move from tier two consulting to blue chip PE and instead shoot for banking? 9 7y
+31 Early-Mid 20's, ECM, CAD, Passed CFA Level 1 - Is it worth finishing my CFA to help get into PE? 3 6y
+31 What Banker Processes Need Updating/Automating? 18 7y
+31 Aspiring biotechnology analyst 10 5y
+31 Family Office or Index Provider 4 6y
+31 Weighing PE Offers 8 7y
+31 Paid 11$/hr as an associate at a PE firm first 3 months. I can’t keep working like this. The trial I’m on is awful. 17 7y
+31 Recruitment Put On Hold - Asked to Keep in Touch? 3 4y
+31 PE Work Verification Check 11 6y
+31 "Strategy Associate" roles in private equity - what are your thoughts? 14 6y
+31 SaaS business - booking, vs ARR, and what to look out for? 3 6y
+31 NEED YOUR HELP - LBO timing for modeling tasks - technical matters 3 6y
+31 Quantify Risk Reward (Private Eq) 10 6y
+31 Reneging PE Offer (to stay in banking) - Thoughts? 12 4y
+31 Low ACT Score and PE 25 5y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

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