+20 Investor Game 2 9y
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 3mo
+20 Take MM PE offer out of undergrad? or go to MBB/IB? 5 9y
+20 TMT/Industrial Tech-Focused MM PE Firms 9 4y
+20 Best Tech PE investing out of undergrad? 14 2y
+20 PE Recruiting in Europe 13 3y
+20 Mechanics of a Sale-Leaseback in a LBO 6 1y
+20 How Do I Approach MF Full-Time Analyst Recruiting? 5 8y
+20 London buy-side perks 40 3y
+20 How hard is it to break into PE with a computer science degree? 11 8y
+20 Calling all Non-Targets looking for gigs in IB, Consulting, PE, etc. 17 1y
+20 Getting Up to Speed on Legal Diligence 13 2y
+20 Advice Needed: Starting Career at Smaller PE Firm 6 2y
+20 Secondaries Admin / Legal Work 6 3y
+20 How to Get on Career Track / Stay Post ASO years 6 4mo
+20 Career and Life Advice 18 4y
+20 Commercial Diligence 4 4y
+20 Background checks - bad referees 7 5y
+20 Built a free mock interview tool for IB/PE - now at a MF but bombed my first IB interview 7 4mo
+20 Healthcare PE 11 4mo
+20 Senior Associate or MBA? 6 8y
+20 How much does prestige really matter outside of top MF/UMM groups for PE recruiting? 9 9mo
+20 Why leave PE for an MBA? 26 4y
+20 Comp at MF, Top MM, MM, lower MM 8 8y
+20 Lost in my career (Advice needed) 2 7y
+20 Buyside in London with nice WLB and pay 21 3mo
+20 Underpaid at LMM PE vs. Higher Pay at a Corp Dev role? 12 1y
+20 Dry powder and no deals is…a good thing? 12 1y
+20 PE Due Diligence Process? 9 7y
+20 What's the latest on Temasek / GIC? 9 3y
+20 Firm Carry Pool 23 10mo
+20 Has anyone been scammed on carry and not been provided carry docs to sign? 19 4y
+20 SAT Score Still Relevant? 24 2y
+20 Moving into GE in NYC 5 1y
+20 PE compensation (LONDON 2020) 29 4y
+20 pik interest "Tax-deductible" Modeling Treatment Question 4 10mo
+20 More PE bubble stuff - Is PE Having Its WeWork Moment…??? 9 6y
+20 Rothschild Merchant Banking - FAPI - Intern 2020 Interview 10 4y
+20 Low EBITDA margin, low ROIC business? 3 6y
+20 Mgt options within LBO model 1 6y
+20 HELP - Ask for reference from team but no response 5 2y
+20 How would you work with this situaiton? 7 6y
+20 How to best prepare for a good exit as an IB Analyst 14 4y
+20 Need advice in trying to get into PE 3 3y
+20 What are the reputations of these growth PE firms? 11 2y
+20 Career change to Private Equity 5 6y
+20 Jump from consulting to PE? 8 4y
+20 IRR Math (Payout in Multiple Years) Question 8 6y
+20 On-Cycle PE Recruiting without deal experience 7 2y
+20 MM IB vs MBB Consulting for PE exits? 5 6y
+20 How easy/realistic is it to break into US PE from LSE Econ masters? 9 1y
+20 UMM PE to Growth Equity 6 2y
+20 Thoughts on CDD / Strategy role at MM PE firm? 2 4y
+20 LP comps 14 4y
+20 BX Private Credit Exit Opps 14 3y
+20 Avoid FOF 24 9mo
+20 Glendower Capital 39 2y
+20 Here's a nice dose of reality - article on top mba grads' career earnings 12 6y
+20 Pivoting to PE after INSEAD? 10 6y
+20 Anything I can do as a college student? 2 6y
+20 Have an Interview at a Small PE Firm as a Freshmen (Looking for Advice) 7 5y
+20 Company A has twice CapEx 14 4y
+20 Opportunistic Credit in Europe 14 3y
+20 Resume/CV for Europe 8 6y
+20 PE - Current environment in Europe & US 10 6y
+20 Case Study: please comment on my investment memo 3 6y
+20 UK Semi target PE placement 22 1y
+20 Private Equity in Shanghai 7 6y
+20 Are people getting any lateral inbounds? 10 1y
+20 Transition from DFI to Energy-Focused PE 5 1y
+20 Is UMM the move as a junior? 10 1y
+20 Disllusioned in the public markets..is PE for me? 6 6y
+20 PE vs Tiger/SM Asset Class 8 5y
+20 How to Be a Good PE Investor 9 1y
+20 No Deal Experience as Second Year 7 4y
+20 Looking for realistic path to PE with weak undergrad record but strong GMAT 7 9mo
+20 Secured a coffee chat with an associate at a PE firm(HELP) 10 2y
+20 Does your analyst rank affect private equity recruiting? 7 5y
+20 Urgent - how to pronounce ‘lien’ 13 4y
+20 PE Associate 1 Pay 47 2y
+20 Counterparty going above you (to your boss) 6 4y
+20 FOF - Why do they exist? 9 3mo
+20 PE Interview Style Question 7 4y
+20 Felicitas Analyst Position 10 2y
+20 Apax Vs CD&R vs LGP 21 2y
+20 GS - Sustainable Investing Group 11 1y
+20 What percent of MF associates make VP 21 2y
+20 Valsoft Corporation 16 1y
+20 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 35 3mo
+20 PE in Saudi, the future ? 8 6y
+20 PE FoF compensation at mid-senior levels? 7 6y
+20 PE Operations to MBA? Currently No PE/IB Background 5 6y
+20 Debating in PE or REPE 16 4y
+20 GIP vs TA Associates 9 2y
+20 Investor Relations at MF or Private Banking at JPM/GS/MS 13 3y
+20 Leaving PE Before a Year 11 2y
+20 Constructing a portfolio of single asset secondaries? 5 2y
+20 Private Equity Salary Expectations 2 6y
+20 How ready do you feel for 2023 On-Cycle? 8 4y
+20 Francisco Partners Fundraise 6 3mo

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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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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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