+18 What is going on with Catalyst Capital (Toronto, Distressed PE)? 9 2y
+18 Left MF PE. No Job 29 11mo
+18 Do you even carry? 38 2y
+18 LA Midmarket - Gores, Levine Leichtman 6 6y
+18 Finding start-up opportunities 8 2y
+18 IRR more sensitive to EBITDA margin than Revenue CAGR - why? 3 6y
+18 Sending an Investment Memo As a Way to Reconnect 1 6y
+18 Gap Year Between IB & PE 7 5y
+18 Which Firm Will BlackRock Acquire Next? 7 1y
+18 MFPE Partner Carry 12 1y
+18 CD&R Spring Insight Online Numerical Assesment 67 1y
+18 Can a PE firm lend itself money? 8 3y
+18 Alternative Forms of Subscription Financing/Callable Capital LOC? 2 6y
+18 Growth funds for non targets? 8 2y
+18 PE secondaries firm / advisory consolidation 7 2y
+18 LBO target screening criterion? Looking to use CapIQ screener to find targets 1 6y
+18 Corp M&A to Private Equity 3 6y
+18 Great Mentors / People in PE 1 2y
+18 Thoughts On MMPE Riverside Company for SA/FT 3 6y
+18 Private Equity Returns Plunge to Global Financial Crisis Levels 1 2y
+18 How long can/should you stay at a place where you don’t like the culture? 5 6y
+18 PE Recruiting London corona 10 4y
+18 Capital Solutions Groups in 2026 18 5mo
+18 PE PortCo Recruiters/Talent Networks? 9 2y
+18 Advice needed... 1 1y
+18 Tier 2 GE or Top SWF (Direct, Not Co-Invest) 10 1y
+18 Temasek Private Credit 4 2y
+18 What level do PE exits dry up? 4 2y
+18 how in the world does a typical PE firm find new investments 4 6y
+18 Lone Star Funds / Hudson Advisors 2023 24 1y
+18 Interviewed Head of PE, Snr. MDs at a UMM firm - waiting for feedback still? 17 2y
+18 Comp check — Associate at small first-time Swiss PE fund (CHF 90k base + deal fees + 0.5% carry). Fair or getting squeezed? 2 3mo
+18 Altas Partners 20 2y
+18 What would you do in this situation? Lateral? Stick it out? 2 9mo
+18 CASTLELAKE LP 11 1y
+18 Real Estate PE/Corp Dev - case study difficulty rating 1 1y
+18 Any UMM/MM PE funds with strong work-life balance in Chicago or Boston? 26 3y
+18 Lateralling out of a non-nyc PE analyst program 10 9mo
+18 2015 Private Equity Recruiting Season Around the Corner.... 4 6y
+18 Infra Fund Interview 6 6y
+18 Large Projects Office Under PMO ... To Fast - Track Large Investment Projects & New Job Creation In India 1 6y
+18 Independent Sponsor, LMM Industries to watch Europe 1 6y
+18 Accel-KKR 2023 reputation? WLB/Culture/Exits 17 1y
+18 Career Choice Advice 5 3y
+18 How do megafund growth equity/growth buyout firms (Insight/GA) compare with traditional megafund buyout firms in comp, progression, culture, future outlook? 11 3y
+18 Looking to Transition from Engineering to Finance (IB, PE, VC, etc) 2 3y
+18 2nd Years at 2 & Out Shops 17 2y
+18 Incoming IB analyst to a lower tier MMIB looking for advice 8 2y
+18 Private Equity to Corporate Strategy / Tech - advice? 8 4y
+18 Buyside Offer Dilemma 3 4y
+18 Apollo PE division (London office) - Interview Advice 7 4y
+18 A question i missed during a PE interview 13 2y
+18 PE Firm Culture 14 1y
+18 Private Equity Thoughts 6 8mo
+18 PE Secondary Market Origination Role - Is there any way to move into deal execution? 1 6y
+18 Internship choice: 2nd tier Canadian bank IBD vs Jefferies S&T --> for a long term goal in PE 5 6y
+18 What is the best move to PE? (3 years as CPA Big4 -> Corporate Strategy at Big4 --> Hoping to get into PE) 1 6y
+18 Hellllo 1 3y
+18 Ares Infrastructure Opportunities 15 8mo
+18 Ranking these firms by exits (from the PE perspective) 8 3y
+18 Project Finance Financial Model Interview Test - Renewables, US Solar Developer - Help Needed 3 1y
+18 Corp Banking to PE? 11 2y
+18 Redesign Health - Up and Coming Fund? 28 2y
+18 EBITDA Adjustment - New Contracts? 7 2y
+18 LBO Model - How to treat Transaction Fee and Financing Fees 3 2y
+18 Exit from Natural Resources/Energy to Generalist PE 10 1y
+18 Halfway through Summer Internship, invited to networking breakfast with MFs - what to expect? 4 6y
+18 MM regional PE firm associate salary PLZ HELP! 24 6y
+18 Understanding yet-realized IRR on capital allocator returns reporting 1 6y
+18 Big 4 M&A corporate finance to PE - what are my chances? 13 2y
+18 How do I prepare for Insight Partners FT recruiting process? 2 3y
+18 PE perks 17 6y
+18 Main Post Partners Job Posting 1 6y
+18 CDD strategy consultant interested in PE 1 6y
+18 Preliminary Quick LBO`(Quick and Dirty, Pre-IC) 2 1y
+18 BigLaw Finance Exits 11 4y
+18 Sun Capital Partners (Boca Raton, FL) 34 2y
+18 Update on Venture / Late-Stage Growth Hiring Market and Tips to Break In 5 2y
+18 Private Equity Case Study: Dell Technologies 7 2y
+18 deleted 1 3y
+18 Recruiting for PE Analysts? 12 5y
+18 Does an unfriendly interviewer in final round say much about firm culture or whether you get an offer? 7 5y
+18 Difficulty of placing into a MF PE 19 1y
+18 “Fringe” EB Placements in PE? 9 5mo
+18 LBO case study - back to basics! 8 5y
+18 Ares Management London Strength 12 3y
+18 Exit Opps from a Local Boutique after 1 Yr 2 5y
+18 Tech to Private Equity/Asset Management/Wealth Management 2 3y
+18 24h Case Study for internship 4 5y
+18 Employment letter does not specify value for target bonus, and does not specify carry allocation (carry offered verbally, not in letter)? Either of these normal? 14 5y
+18 IB -> PE Exit: The Process and How to Prepare 5 2y
+18 Making the jump from litigation to PE? 5 4y
+18 Career Decision: Stay @ LMM Top Decile Healthcare Services LMM Fund (and get an MBA) or move to a LMM Tech Fund 3 3y
+18 LMM IB to LMM PE or MM IB? 5 3y
+18 Brookfield Capital Partners NYC 10 3y
+18 Asking for equity/carry in structured credit vehicle 1 5y
+18 UMM to MF & value to thematic 4 2y
+18 LMM Associate / Senior Associate -> VP Progression (Years) 9 5y
+18 Investor Relations Software Products You Use and Love? 6 1y
+18 How to get started? WSP vs TTS vs BIWS vs WSO’s modelling pack? 2 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (17) $409
  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”