+21 Infrastructure sub-sectors 12 3y
+21 Oakley Capital - London 37 1y
+21 PE Recruiting GPA Question 11 7y
+21 MM PE or BB IB analyst to recruit for mbb? 14 1y
+21 PE back to Banking 5 4y
+21 Work not challenging enough. Boss doesn’t seem to care. 5 1y
+21 Advice - Private Equity Graduate Program (London/Paris) 11 3y
+21 Genstar vs eqt (summer 23) 26 4y
+21 Corp Dev. Associate to PE? 7 7y
+21 Pretty Fucked For FT Recruiting 6 10mo
+21 Stereotypes on what kind of assets each megafund likes to buy? 7 7y
+21 Is this a good time to invest in IB/PE skills? 11 1y
+21 Chaces of moving from operations to Front end PE role 10 2y
+21 Compensation PE Netherlands/BENELUX? 23 2y
+21 aKKR thoughts 15 2y
+21 Hybrid PE/Venture deal structure 1 5y
+21 Bertram Capital? 26 3y
+21 Lateral move from MM to MF (London) 25 4y
+21 Being recruited to PE from Corporate America 4 2y
+21 PE market outlook seems very different from public market 1 1y
+21 Growth Associate Comp 16 5y
+21 Advice for making the most of family office job 1 6y
+21 IFC modeling test? 44 2y
+21 4-hr Model Test with MF in their Services Team - What to Expect? 5 1y
+21 UHNW Investor Interested in Rolling Up RIA Firms 11 3y
+21 Feedback call after Final Round Interview - Good or Bad Sign? 6 4mo
+21 Got led on by a boutique PE/Search Fund...offered me an unpaid internship 14 6y
+21 What kind of work do MBB consulting firms do for PE firms? 4 6y
+21 ADVICE - Opportunity to Start a PE Fund 1 6y
+21 Why do some PE firms have so many more associates? 10 3y
+21 IB vs PE Personality 7 4y
+21 Starting an independent sponsor with 5 years of experience 9 2y
+21 Always make mistakes 4 2y
+21 New PE Associate - CFA® or MIF? 3 6y
+21 Onex Partners 15 4mo
+21 Need for “public” private equity 10 6y
+21 Serent Capital or Symphony Technology Group (STG)? 13 1y
+21 How do family offices deal with carried interest/bonuses 5 6y
+21 Getting Boot after 2 Years 11 2y
+21 Insight on Denham Capital and Orion Mine Finance? 22 1y
+21 Post-MBA title 5 6y
+21 PE Funds that promote AS > VP? 7 5y
+21 PE buy-and-build case study for thesis 6 6y
+21 Vendor/Seller Notes 4 6y
+21 Starting own incubator / family of companies - advice on structure 2 6y
+21 Forgot to send thank you email? what to do 5 6y
+21 Hardest Promotion in Private Equity 6 6y
+21 What's the deal with CD&R? 9 1y
+21 Shareholder Loan in LBO Case 9 6y
+21 What is the difference between PE and Principal Investments firms (i.e.- Macquarie Capital, etc)? 2 6y
+21 PE Exits from Jefferies 10 3y
+21 MF PE to IBD, any chance? 9 3y
+21 Financial models and its real importance... 2 6y
+21 Career advice from the community 5 6y
+21 Acquisition finance & Structured lending analyst position at ING (largest dutch bank) VS. Deloitte M&A Traineeship 6 6y
+21 Transition from HF Activism to PE - Advice Needed 5 1y
+21 Comp at a $500M LMM/MM Fund? 21 1y
+21 Best banks for pe exits? (London) 26 1y
+21 PE BD -> IB -> PE Deal Execution Side? 1 6y
+21 Warburg Pincus Culture 2023 25 2y
+21 Carlyle Group CSP Undergrad Summer London 7 5y
+21 Sample PE pitch deck? 7 5y
+21 Asset-Light/Virtual Buyouts 5 3y
+21 Growth equity technicals 13 1y
+21 Networks. Unbundling. Smartphones. Fred Wilson’s Talk at LeWeb 2 6y
+21 WSO PE Interview Course - PaySmart Case Questions 1 6y
+21 From private to public 1 6y
+21 Vinod Khosla Smack Down Letter to CBS on CleanTech 60 Minutes episode 4 6y
+21 Doing PE/REPE in Hong Kong/China 1 6y
+21 TEDx Talk ... Five Practical ideas to Triple the size of the Indian Economy 1 6y
+21 Growth - Pre/post money valuation 5 2y
+21 Thompson Street Capital 15 8mo
+21 Help: Strat / Mgmt Consulting or RX Consulting Provide Relatively Better Exits into PE? 8 1y
+21 MM Private Equity in NY 12 5y
+21 Full-time undergrad buy-side recruiting processes for London 13 3y
+21 The Politics game in PE 4 1y
+21 HCIT-Focused Funds? 9 2y
+21 Industrial PE firms 11 6y
+21 Commercial Banking --> PE Resume Help 3 3y
+21 Market Map/Industry Landscape 0 3y
+21 Funds that were unjustly written off 20 1y
+21 Move into industry or stick to PE 5 6y
+21 Starting as a Private Equity Analyst in Asia (Singapore, HK) 7 6y
+21 How does one reset career after failure / taking a gamble that didn't work? 1 6y
+21 Legals in PE 3 6y
+21 Trying to break into PE with Subpar CV 1 6y
+21 PE Recruiting - London 2 6y
+21 PE Recruiting for Non-Ivy League Candidates 7 6y
+21 KKR Scholars Program 2025 50 8mo
+21 Main Street Capital Insight? 9 2y
+21 How do you know if you're truly interested in tech? 7 6y
+21 Funding in the Cannibis Industry 3 6y
+21 Stephanie Geveda Startup Firm - Thoughts? 20 2mo
+21 Marc Andreessen on Big Breakthrough Ideas and Courageous Entrepreneurs 1 6y
+21 Go Buyside - Worth the Upgrade? 14 5y
+21 How is UCL BSc Econ for megafund PE exits (after an IB stint)? 9 7mo
+21 UMM PE vs Startup 17 4y
+21 Deal Origination Specialist Interview Advice 10 5y
+21 Search Fund Internship Vs. Internship at my family's Family Office 10 4mo
+21 OCIO to Secondary Buyside Chances (Ardian, NB, SP) 11 2y

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November 2026 Investment Banking

  • 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

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • 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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  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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