+25 Am I fucked? 9 3y
+25 Experienced M/B/B Consultant > PE Associate? 15 2y
+25 Coinvest Associate role Tips 10 3y
+25 MF PC vs MF Special Sits 18 3y
+25 Laid Off 15 3y
+25 Capital Markets on the Buy Side 7 3y
+25 PE Analyst Comp 20 3y
+25 Best place to go for tech investing? 17 3y
+25 Private Equity in Vancouver 21 2y
+25 How frequently changing jobs is job-hopping? 14 3y
+25 Does growth really have better WLB? 21 1y
+25 How are PE funds started? 8 2y
+25 Best Laptops for heavy Financial Modelling? 10 3y
+25 Qatar Investment Authority 28 1y
+25 Moved to Atlanta - looking for advice 14 3y
+25 MM Firms That Are Not JAMMBOs? 32 1y
+25 PE / Buyside Modelling 7 3y
+25 How do Moelis LA Analysts Do On-Cycle PE Recruiting for NYC Firms? 4 3y
+25 Value Creation Activities in the Financial & Business Services Industries by PE 6 3y
+25 Undergrad Harvard vs Stanford 40 1y
+25 Tech Tech Tech - Why is everyone in PE & GE so obsessed with Tech? 16 3y
+25 PE vs REPE Pay (at a Megafund) 9 3y
+25 Best Practices - Outlook & Deal Management 6 2y
+25 Spoiled Banana Interview 4 2y
+25 Collateral in an LBO for software companies? 15 2y
+25 Where / How can I learn more about funds? 3 2y
+25 Partners Group London 19 2y
+25 Getting into PE from Oil and Gas Company (varied experience)? 12 2y
+25 MBA Associate/military vet looking for PE advice 1 2y
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 1w
+25 Mid Level Comp - Secondaries or Co-invest 26 2y
+25 Interviewing / succeeding as CXO at PE-backed portco? 10 2y
+25 Lateral Moves within Private Equity 7 2y
+25 PE Secondariees 7 2y
+25 Leaving Banking: Now or Never? 8 2y
+25 Overwhelmed by VDRs 5 7mo
+25 how do you estimate market size for vertical software 8 2y
+25 How does “range” make you a better investor? 6 2y
+25 PE IR vs Placement Agent 10 2y
+25 MBB -> PE vs IB -> PE 21 2y
+25 How common is it to recruit for a different coverage than your IB one? 12 2w
+25 Whose status is higher in society - MF PE Partner or an A-list celebrity (Kanye/Drake/Beyonce)?  20 2y
+25 How to manage sharp elbows / bad culture 13 2y
+25 Should I list m7 MBA admission offer on resume for PE recruiting 7 2y
+25 Private Equity Interview - How important is the LBO model? 7 2y
+25 PE Lateral Recruiting Market (Senior Associate/Experienced Associate) 40 1y
+25 Firms with the best near-term fundraising track record / trajectory 10 2y
+25 What is the business model of recruiters (e.g., CPI, Henkel)? What's stopping me from establishing my own shop? 9 2y
+25 Feasability of Switching into PE post MBA 4 2y
+25 How is your life in PE? 26 2y
+25 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) 29 2y
+25 Infra PE salary London 26 2y
+25 Turned down a return offer from elite boutique investment bank in NYC for a lower middle market private equity gig. Here’s why 19 2y
+25 Me bitching... A Rant. 3 2y
+25 How are/can new funds actually compete for better returns? 5 1y
+25 Seeking Advice on Running a Private Equity Club at School 6 1y
+25 Interviewer Left Within 1 minute of Interview 9 1y
+25 Worst Performer in PE Training Class 15 1y
+25 Independent sponsor - bright future or a bubble which will burst? 2 1y
+25 Unique situation carry in a 100m fund 17 1y
+25 Pushed out: dumb question 9 1y
+25 Experienced Associate Reaching Out to CPI: Ghosted – Anyone Else Have This Experience? 17 1y
+25 PE shops that FT recruit college kids? 25 1y
+25 PE Associate/Snr Associate or VP MBA Internships 10 1y
+25 Why PE hires mainly IBs? 5 1y
+25 Lateral HHs? 11 1y
+25 So sick of this job 16 1y
+25 Got told to leave earlier 12 1y
+25 Most contrarian view in PE going into ‘25? 15 1y
+25 Investment Management Compensation Benchmarks 2025 2 1y
+25 Screwed up my MF interview. What are my chances? 10 1y
+25 Thoughts on GTCR in 2025 20 1y
+25 PE Analyst Programs 11 11mo
+25 NYC IB vs. EB Energy for PE Roles 15 1y
+25 Just committed to Harvard College: How Do I Break Into PE (or even HF) Out Of Undergrad? 16 1y
+25 Moving from MM to MF 11 1y
+25 Secondaries Model 6 4mo
+25 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? 12 1y
+25 On cycle 2027 Megathread 9 1y
+25 BB IB (2 yrs) -> UMM PE (2-3 years) -> MBB consulting? 9 11mo
+25 How do you make the PE career path sustainable? 2 1y
+25 FoF Primaries Final Round Case Study 15 8mo
+25 Margin Call Movie 8 11mo
+25 PE Associate vs IB Associate Horsepower 13 11mo
+25 Siris Capital Group - culture/rep? 18 7mo
+25 Targeting Infra PE 13 9mo
+25 Accountancy roll-ups / buy and build 19 8mo
+25 How to Think about Lateral Opportunities? 18 7mo
+25 First time fund as SVP 8 4mo
+25 On-Cycle Coffee Chats and In-Person Events 7 5mo
+25 MM PE Analyst Role? 18 5mo
+25 PE Associates - what do you actually do for PortCo work? 7 4mo
+25 The Genius of Operating Partners in PE 6 4mo
+25 Partner hire at family office vs traditional PE path 7 4mo
+25 2026 Special Situations/Distressed/Opportunistic Credit Landscape 9 2mo
+25 Why is budy and build attractive? 12 3mo
+25 Incoming Lehigh Student- Reality for IB/PE? 7 3mo
+25 Suggested Comp for this role? 17 2mo
+25 Is Carlyle like the UBS of PE? 15 2mo
+25 Help Me Decide Offers - PE vs HF 5 2mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
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  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
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