+21 Serent Capital or Symphony Technology Group (STG)? 13 1y
+21 Does GPA Actually Matter For PE Recruiting? 18 3y
+21 Partners Group 7 4y
+21 Taking extra years during your MBA- will this affect PE recruitment post MBA 5 4y
+21 Top Climate Funds 6 3y
+21 How does recruiting via headhunters work for comp? 9 4y
+21 Senior Associate Sourcing Deal From Personal Network - Finder’s Fee? 17 2y
+21 UMM PE vs Startup 17 4y
+21 Nautic Partners 26 1y
+21 Significant time off before starting PE role? 17 3y
+21 ACV and ARR Modeling Question 9 3y
+21 Chaces of moving from operations to Front end PE role 10 2y
+21 Non MF/UMM PE exit opps: Growth Equity / VC / CorpDev / LMM PE / Private Credit / PE FoF / IB A2A 2 2y
+21 Growth equity technicals 13 1y
+21 What does hardo mean? 11 3y
+21 KKR NGT? 16 3y
+21 Worried about missing out on camaraderie/relationship-building going straight to MF PE 7 3y
+21 Continuation Vehicle Modelling 21 3y
+21 Genstar vs eqt (summer 23) 26 3y
+21 What internal operating system does your PE firm use? 13 3y
+21 Thompson Street Capital 15 3mo
+21 Long term benefits of a career in PE coming from consulting 15 3y
+21 Getting into PE as a 30 year old 3 3y
+21 Pigeonholing? 5 3y
+21 Off-Cycle 2024 Associate Market 17 3y
+21 What are the key roles of a VP in PE? 9 3y
+21 LBO Model Test Caveats 14 5mo
+21 Most bloated/lean UMM/MF firms? 19 3y
+21 Thoughts on PE firms that are publicly traded? 1 3y
+21 TB, CD&R, H&F SA / FT Analyst Programs? 8 3y
+21 What are Apollo's smartest deals? 19 3y
+21 Advice - Private Equity Graduate Program (London/Paris) 11 3y
+21 London MM PE comps 24 1mo
+21 Bertram Capital? 27 4mo
+21 Solar Energy - Modeling test (Moving from RE) 3 2y
+21 Warburg Pincus Culture 2023 25 2y
+21 On cycle from T1 bank regional office 27 3y
+21 Private Credit to Liquid Structured Credit? 6 2y
+21 Why do PE Firms need bankers? 13 3y
+21 MF PE to IBD, any chance? 9 3y
+21 Requesting drinks with the juniors post offer? 7 3y
+21 Asset-Light/Virtual Buyouts 5 3y
+21 Commercial Banking --> PE Resume Help 3 3y
+21 Full-time undergrad buy-side recruiting processes for London 13 3y
+21 Infrastructure sub-sectors 12 3y
+21 PE portco strategy and M&A exec - looking to transition to fund-level value creation 4 3y
+21 Venture Debt? 4 3y
+21 MBA exits for mega funds 30 2y
+21 PE Prep - Must Know Concepts 4 2y
+21 Why the lack of interest in BB PE/investing funds? 7 2y
+21 Is on-cycle PE recruiting worth it this early? 8 2y
+21 Is agriculture PE worth getting into? 12 2y
+21 Why do some PE firms have so many more associates? 10 2y
+21 UHNW Investor Interested in Rolling Up RIA Firms 11 2y
+21 aKKR thoughts 15 2y
+21 Traditional PE vs GE 11 2y
+21 Market Map/Industry Landscape 0 2y
+21 Choosing Between a Mid-Tier Private Equity Internship and a Lucrative Fortune 500 Tech Sales Job - Need Advice! 9 2y
+21 OCIO to Secondary Buyside Chances (Ardian, NB, SP) 11 2y
+21 Non-Stellar PE Recruiting Questions 5 2y
+21 Delete 13 2y
+21 Getting an investing role in UAE / other middle eastern countries - how did you do it? 8 2y
+21 Tikehau Capital - London info? 31 2y
+21 PE WLB Expectations 17 2y
+21 Being recruited to PE from Corporate America 4 2y
+21 Oakley Capital - London 37 9mo
+21 New Sector Thesis Development 10 2y
+21 PE Carry London 14 2y
+21 Getting Boot after 2 Years 11 2y
+21 EQT Update 2024 23 6mo
+21 After IB Career Advice - Tech Startup or PE 6 2y
+21 MM PE Comp - London 21 2y
+21 Modeling exams 4 2y
+21 Private Equity Secondaries Associate Offer Review 29 1y
+21 Special Sits Secondaries? 21 2y
+21 1st Year PE Associate - Lateral to Sr Associate / Associate or MBA? 5 2y
+21 Growth - Pre/post money valuation 5 2y
+21 PE IR/Fundraising 7 1y
+21 Del 10 1y
+21 How much thematic work / industry research do you guys do? 5 2y
+21 Public company LBO 8 2y
+21 PE HH Intro Calls Starting 28 1y
+21 Sports Teams and Wealth Diversification 7 2y
+21 PSG Equity (2024) 10 1y
+21 On Cycle Offer 14 1y
+21 Compensation for PE on-cycle offers 1 1y
+21 SUMIFS used in Customer Cubes/ARR analysis in Software IB/PE 6 1y
+21 Megafunds with best shot at reaching partner. 17 1y
+21 APO/H&F Partner net worth 24 1y
+21 Advice Wanted - Career Shaping Up Weird 12 1y
+21 PE fit final rounds - Advice and Tips 5 1y
+21 Apollo Has a Sophomore Internship Apparently? 11 1y
+21 PE > OCIO a good life transition? What does Comp look like? 3 1y
+21 Bad idea to quit to recruit for PE? 7 1y
+21 Take Private LBO Case Study 10 1y
+21 End of Associate Program Advice 7 1y
+21 Can you get hired as a VP elsewhere without having closed a deal as a Sr Assoc? 5 1y
+21 Politics in PE 3 1y
+21 Comp at a $500M LMM/MM Fund? 21 1y
+21 Starting an independent sponsor with 5 years of experience 9 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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