+25 Warburg Pincus: Culture? Geographical presence? Performance? 60 6y
+25 Well-rounded MBA applicant from PE? 5 4y
+25 So sick of this job 16 1y
+25 Worst Performer in PE Training Class 15 2y
+25 Deleted 10 2mo
+25 Unique situation carry in a 100m fund 17 1y
+25 Is Carlyle like the UBS of PE? 15 7mo
+25 Margin Call Movie 9 2mo
+25 Assessing a PE firm's prestige? 18 6y
+25 Brainteaser - NY Tube 15 6y
+25 Non-Target Senior - What can I do to start preparing for PE Recruiting? 3 6y
+25 PE Recruiting from a Regional Office 8 6y
+25 1.5 Hour LBO Test 10 6y
+25 PE Analyst Comp 20 3y
+25 PE -> Partner-Track Direct Lending Role? 12 6y
+25 PE Lateral Recruiting Market (Senior Associate/Experienced Associate) 40 1y
+25 East Coast MF/UMM Consumer 18 5y
+25 Making Sense of Working Capital Requirements 6 6y
+25 How are PE funds started? 8 2y
+24 Associate to VP Without MBA 5 3y
+24 2023 KKR FT Analyst Recruiting 86 3y
+24 Twitter's Bar Mitzvah! Is Social Media coming of age? 0 11y
+24 Is the work in PE much more difficult than the work in IBD? 12 11y
+24 Associate Comp Bump for Sourcing Deal? 6 6y
+24 2027 Oncycle Firm List 30 1y
+24 Credit Analyst to PE 12 11y
+24 WTF is a Shareholder Loan (LBO Model) 19 4y
+24 On Cycle Interview Questions 5 2y
+24 Advice for starting as a PE Associate 10 2y
+24 PE Biz Dev Senior Leader Comp 20 1y
+24 Amalgamated Mines. PE or List? 6 9y
+24 Lateralling at VP level 5 3y
+24 Training Juniors 6 6y
+24 Examples of LBO-Restructure-IPO 3 9y
+24 Best Minor to add to Finance Major for PE? 9 9y
+24 1st Year PE Lateral Process? 10 1y
+24 Best PE interview prep? 19 3y
+24 Basic question driving me nuts - valuations and LBO 3 1y
+24 Anyone have info on General Atlantic? 32 4y
+24 PE Case Study 48h 14 1y
+24 Francisco Partners Fundraise 19 4y
+24 Private Equity Capital Markets 6 3y
+24 Dream PE Firms 38 4y
+24 Emerging Opportunities in PE 20 1y
+24 do i need to stay in banking full 2 years after getting PE offer 18 2y
+24 Dust Settled - Which Banks Placed Best? 60 4y
+24 What does an experienced private equity associate resume look like? 8 6y
+24 Acceptable UMM/MF GMAT scores 13 6y
+24 How to determine your intellectual investing style? 7 3y
+24 Thoughts on Caisse de Depot - Private Equity as an undergrad analyst 6 4y
+24 Maranon Capital Analyst Program? 10 6y
+24 Bored of PE, what next? 4 7y
+24 Canadian PE Comp 41 5y
+24 Why Direct when you can invest in Secondaries? 5 7y
+24 Why do banks, consulting firms, and PE firms sponsor visas? 6 4y
+24 Blackstone cancel BCP analyst program? 62 1y
+24 Smaller fund or Mega Fund? 26 6y
+24 UMM Funds 25 4y
+24 Renewables PF -> LMM PE -> MM PE 7 1y
+24 GSAM XIG PE Investment Team 7 4mo
+24 MF Buyside vs. EB / BB 11 2y
+24 International PE associates - leaving the US 35 9mo
+24 Am I Shooting Myself in the Foot for the Future by Coasting in My Current PE Role? 14 1y
+24 Understanding the Dividend Discount Model? 7 5y
+24 Incompetent Manager - not sure what to do 9 1y
+24 Blackstone offer could be rescinded? 5 1y
+24 SWF - Middle East 10 6y
+24 BX Growth? 24 4y
+24 How to do entry analysis on private companies? 6 6y
+24 MegaFunds IR/Fundraising Compensation 25 2y
+24 LBO book 11 6y
+24 Looking for American vs European waterfall example 5 6y
+24 State of the mid-level hiring market in PE 40 8mo
+24 PE On-Cycle Recruiting Question 13 6y
+24 Insight into bolt-on M&A process? 4 4y
+24 CorpFin VP Working on Merge - Job Impact? 9 5y
+24 LBO Model (pasted values) to (Cells Linked) - anyone want to help me convert a bunch of these? 5 3y
+24 PE Recruiting as International Student Timing 27 2y
+24 What should I do.... achieve the goals I set? 9 6y
+24 Longest you’ve been unemployed and found an exciting role after? 21 1y
+24 MM vs. MF track? 0 6y
+24 Is it rare for Associates to be Allowed to Co-Invest? 16 1y
+24 Moving from FoF / Next Steps 10 5y
+24 Unfair Internship Hiring Process 3 1y
+24 Impact Funds 8 5y
+24 [Compensation discussion] Is there much benefit to joining a first time fund at the Associate level? 12 4y
+24 PE/IB in Dallas or Miami (NYC exit opps) 1 2y
+24 KKR PE vs Blackstone PE - Analyst Roles 15 4y
+24 New Distribution Waterfall Module in our PE Interview Course and PE Deals Process Course 0 4y
+24 Apollo FIG 23 1y
+24 Big Four to PE - MBA or not? 5 6y
+24 Meta Life Advice request: 8 months to set myself up to become a great investor 3 6y
+24 Advice needed - London MF view on US MBA 4 6y
+24 Which funds pay the most? 35 2y
+24 Recently got DUI — am I screwed for PE recruiting? 13 8mo
+24 Why does PE suck so bad? 14 2y
+24 GTCR vs BDT MSD vs MDP 17 3mo
+24 Best West Coast PE Shops? 35 6y
+24 Incoming IB Analyst - When to think about PE? 9 6y
+24 Does one year of PE 'keep you in the game'? 5 5y

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 04 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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