+19 LLR Partners (2025) - Analyst Comp / Exits? 12 6mo
+19 PSP Montreal 9 3w
+19 On-cycle 2027 Fund Strategy / Comparisons 1 1y
+19 PE - Politics at Investment Committee / Inefficiencies 3 1y
+19 Lateral from Fund-Adjacent Endowment Investing to PE/Private Credit? 2 1y
+19 Non Profit Board 6 1y
+19 Infrastructure- Data Center Life Extension 5 1y
+19 Door to door origin story - here for advice…. 7 1y
+19 One Rock Analyst Program 14 3mo
+19 MBB to PE at the AP/Principal level 10 1y
+19 Berkshire Partners 2025 7 1y
+19 Managing PE recruitment process 4 1y
+19 Long-time reader, now looking for advice. 1 1y
+19 Am I too jolly? 8 1y
+19 Crazy, but is it worth retaking the SAT? 19 6mo
+19 Constant Final Round Rejections 6 12mo
+19 Thoughts on my mid-year feedback (PE associate) 7 11mo
+19 Thoma Bravo went from $3bn AUM in 2012 to $181bn today. Who’s next? 33 8mo
+19 Consumer/industrials va tech PE? 10 10mo
+19 Advent Tech 20 7mo
+19 Job offers evaluation 6 8mo
+19 How to make assumptions? 7 8mo
+19 Is Apollo hardcore? 10 1mo
+19 How many Portcos is too many 15 8mo
+19 Insight Partners Comp/Hours/Work In Analyst and Beyond 15 4mo
+19 Baypine 2026 15 6mo
+19 IB -> MBB -> PE 6 6mo
+19 FOF - Why do they exist? 9 1mo
+19 BX NY perks 23 3mo
+19 Advice for College Junior breaking into PE 8 5mo
+19 Next area PE will flood into? 19 3mo
+19 Is Add-On Velocity Structurally Increasing? 9 3mo
+19 Is the lifestyle really better? 20 1mo
+19 State of PE BD in 2026 9 2mo
+19 Best Path to PE from BB Coverage w/ Outsourced Modeling 7 2mo
+19 Weighing exit from LMM PC/PE 4 1mo
+19 Do PE VPs Always Have An Associate Under Them? 12 3w
+19 Moving from LevFin / Private Credit to PE Buyout – How to Position My CV? 2 13h
+18 Blackstone, Equity Office bonds & strategies 6 19y
+18 how hard is it to move from dcm/ecm to pe? 13 19y
+18 Hours at a PE/HF? 6 18y
+18 Sun Capital Partners (Boca Raton, FL) 34 2y
+18 Comp, Carry, Signing Bonus 6 6y
+18 Finding suitable LBO targets 5 16y
+18 P/E Private Equity & Minorities - Successful and happy 10 6y
+18 Morgan Stanley Real Estate Interview 12 16y
+18 PE Drug Testing 26 16y
+18 How do PE firms view MSF no-name programs 9 15y
+18 Middle Market Funds - Level of Pay (Salary / Bonus) ??? 14 13y
+18 MM regional PE firm associate salary PLZ HELP! 24 6y
+18 Oil and Gas Private Equity 33 8y
+18 Infra Fund Interview 6 6y
+18 KKR vs. Blackstone vs. Carlyle 31 7y
+18 Modify Resume before PE interview? 4 14y
+18 Help!! LBO of a leasing company; include interest on capital leases in pre-financing fcf? 6 14y
+18 Fellow Monkey Needs Help in Angel Investment 7 14y
+18 Best Route into Middle Market Private Equity 9 14y
+18 Reference Checks 9 13y
+18 Mega / PE Fund Performance 31 13y
+18 Which company a better buy or to invest in? 5 13y
+18 PE Recruiting - Recruitment might be heating up? 14 10y
+18 Private Equity - Ask Ivy 11 9y
+18 Models - Monthly or Quarterly / Annual 17 8y
+18 Poison Pill? 5 12y
+18 Messed up PE recruiting 6 12y
+18 Transitioning from M&A Law (midlevel associate) into Private Equity? 10 6y
+18 BB Corp Banking -> Boutique IBD -> PE? 5 1y
+18 Top Fashion Private Equity Investors 12 12y
+18 Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Pay/Info? 13 9y
+18 2015 Private Equity Recruiting Season Around the Corner.... 4 6y
+18 PE Interview for Junior Summer Internship 15 11y
+18 Frustrated in my career and don't know what to do. Advice appreciated. 4 11y
+18 Quite Unconventional Background: Entrepreneur + M7 MBA to PE? 3 11y
+18 Non-solicitation Period Post-Resignation 11 11y
+18 Cleantech IB (and exit to PE, perhaps) 12 8y
+18 Transforming a Deal into a Job 11 11y
+18 PE Funds where Ops works with deal team pre-deal 20 10y
+18 Small Private Equity 16 9y
+18 Reason for extremely high IRRs 6 10y
+18 MM PE Compensation 13 6y
+18 PE perks 17 6y
+18 No Name Boutique IB to PE Experience? 6 4y
+18 Silver Lake - Analyst graduate recruitment process 11 9y
+18 GPA question for PE recruiting 10 9y
+18 Model test question 7 9y
+18 What is your investment committee like? 6 9y
+18 How do PE Firms Create Value Beyond Margin Improvement and EBITDA Growth? 13 9y
+18 BB IB vs. Audax PE 6 9y
+18 Associate vs. VP 5 9y
+18 What transactions are useful? 5 9y
+18 Can you solve this PE interview brainteaser? 4 3y
+18 LBO Model Issue 9 9y
+18 Board of Directors as an Associate 12 9y
+18 Internal PE at banks 5 9y
+18 Initial coin offerings in Private Equity 26 9y
+18 Anyone have any insight on Paine Schwartz Partners? 12 9mo
+18 Petty Resume BS - Need help - PE Intern 6 9y
+18 Off Cycle Mega Fund Analyst - 4th round 90-minute Case Study Interview - What can I expect? 1 8y
+18 Blackstone First Round Interview - Real Estate (Hong Kong) 10 5y
+18 Deleted post ---- 5 8y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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