+14 Awesome PE Job, Unsure of job location 11 8y
+14 How do you decide how to exit / generally realize value from a company? 4 8y
+14 Thoughts about L Catterton? 9 2y
+14 lower MM lenders 8 8y
+14 Career prospect in a PE platform company 3 8y
+14 Private Nonbank Lender Valuation 4 8y
+14 True Wind 5 3y
+14 Fortune 200 FP&A > Big 4 Financial/Strategy Consulting > Fortune 50 FP&A > Private Equity? 3 7y
+14 T2 Mgmt Consultant to MM PE... What're interviews like? 3 8y
+14 TPG, KKR, Apollo & Co. moving into Impact Investing 2 5y
+14 LBO Templates from KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, etc? 7 4y
+14 LBO Model for Coinvestments 5 6y
+14 Follow-on investments in portfolio companies 2 8y
+14 MoIC computation 4 8y
+14 City Light Capital: Any info? 7 8y
+14 Delete 4 3y
+14 PE Recruiting from West Coast IBD to NYC 4 6y
+14 Private Equity Investment sourcing 2 8y
+14 How can I transition from a Liberal Arts undergrad, working for my family's business, to a PE firm? 3 6y
+14 Role of PE firm once target company acquisition is completed 5 7y
+14 Let’s talk specific deals... 2 7y
+14 Does a holding company's debt appear on the sponsor's balance sheet? 5 7y
+14 Private Company Due Diligence 1 7y
+14 How do you gain insight into a PE firm's culture/lifestyle in the interview process? 3 7y
+14 Language capabilities - An advantage in PE? 1 6y
+14 Family Offices Lifestyle 3 6y
+14 2020 PE Recruiting for Non-Targets 5 7y
+14 Two Output Variable Data Table? 3 7y
+14 Calculating Investor Gross IRR where you have cash inflows before outflows 1 7y
+14 Asia IBD to Asia PE - Good idea or not? 3 6y
+14 UWO JD/MBA with $$ or UofT JD for Corporate Law With Interest in Exit to Distressed Finance 2 6y
+14 Infrastructure PE Interview (Intern) 4 3y
+14 Differences in career path between MM vs Megafund PE? 2 7y
+14 PE Funds of funds vs M&A for exit opps 1 7y
+14 Funds of funds and co-investments 3 7y
+14 Is an outside senior recommendation helpful for megafund recruiting? 5 7y
+14 Venture Debt - Loan origination & servicing + Case study 5 2y
+14 Investing across the Balance Sheet 4 7y
+14 Symphony Technology Group - Interview 4 4y
+14 Infrastructure Private Equity team - Modelling Test 3 7y
+14 What should you take into consideration when deciding what types of fund to recruit for? 1 6y
+14 Best ways of getting into PE with no IB experience (from target school)? 3 7y
+14 Initial Deal Sourcing in Private Equity 7 7y
+14 Buy-Side Advisory 2 6y
+14 Best consumer investors? 2 6y
+14 Accurate of MOIC estimation 2 6y
+14 How to spin M&A experience with a buy-side tech firm for an IB/M&A/ER role? 2 6y
+14 Turnaround Consulting to IB/PE? 5 6y
+14 LMM PE (<500m) pay vs IB pay 12 5y
+14 Deal sourcing to investment role 4 6y
+14 Interviewing While Busy at Current Job 5 6y
+14 Can someone walk me through exactly what happens after a first call with a recruiter?? 3 6y
+14 How to improve endurance when working long hours on a deal? 9 6y
+14 Sagard 6 6y
+14 Time / Project Management in Private Equity 7 6y
+14 Negotiating Salary for 1st Year PE Associate 5 6y
+14 PE vs Biotech BD 4 5y
+14 Salon 3 6y
+14 Why isnt NWC a Uses of capital? (S&U) 3 6y
+14 Transition from Big4 M&A to Investment M&A 3 6y
+14 Successful Entrepreneur - Path to raising a PE fund? 1 6y
+14 Top BB offer vs Top PE secondaries? 1 6y
+14 Non-GAAP Financials for Valuation and Modeling 1 6y
+14 Help with making the most of upcoming search fund internship 3 6y
+14 Stay in PE or transition out? 1 6y
+14 What backgrounds do people in your PE firm/group come from? 8 6y
+14 Moving from Debt/Equity Co-Invest to Direct PE? 9 5y
+14 Time to hear back during off-cycle PE 14 6y
+14 Talking about deal details in PE interviews 2 6y
+14 Deal sourcing, do Mezzanine and sub-debt shops originate opportunities direct? 10 4y
+14 Webster Equity Partners Offer Advice 5 6mo
+14 Interview Question: Which company to invest in? 1 6y
+14 Best Lower MM/micro-cap PE firms? 4 6y
+14 What would you classify as the top MM shops? 9 6y
+14 O&G Engineer at PortCo to Associate IB/PE 3 6y
+14 Comp at Riverside Company 13 5y
+14 Rollup industry 3 6y
+14 How to do well in unstructured environment? 2 6y
+14 Question about sponsored student life at business school 1 6y
+14 Wish to get an overview on private debt 5 6y
+14 No learning curve on internship 6 6y
+14 Getting into PE? 4 6y
+14 @Anyone at Sycamore 1 6y
+14 Any idea about Z capital group llc? 10 1y
+14 Advice - Renege PE Offer For HF? 2 6y
+14 Summer 2020 Associate Class - Delayed or Canceled Starts 5 6y
+14 Capex revolver 5 6y
+14 Anyone knows about MF in Asia? 2 6y
+14 LBO Model with Earn-out and Rollover 2 5y
+14 Switching From Medical School to PE (Any advice is appreciated, thanks) 1 6y
+14 How competitive is Asia pre-MBA PE experience in US post-MBA recruiting 1 6y
+14 [PE Compensation - Crisis Impact] What to expect? 3 6y
+14 Oil & Gas PE Investments...? 2 6y
+14 Going from EBITDA to FCF - why is there "Cash Interest Expense" in addition to "Mandatory Debt Paydown"? 3 6y
+14 Modelling Test: Minimum Cash Assumption 2 6y
+14 Great Hill Partners Boston 14 6y
+14 FP&A at a regional bank vs. Treasury at global PE firm? 6 5y
+14 Safe to quit my Analyst role? 5 6y
+14 Impact of COVID-19 on Private Equity 8 6y
+14 How do fund sizes translate to investment team take-home pay (before carry)? 7 6y

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • 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 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 11 97.1%

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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