+13 What is Growth PE? 9 11y
+13 Only associate in a small P/E 2 9y
+13 Blackstone Analysts 5 16y
+13 Elon Musk BROKE? 19 5y
+13 CalPERS Summary of PE Fund Performance 5 15y
+13 JMI Equity: interview process, culture, pay, hours? 19 9y
+13 Pay Advance - Accepted a SA offer 11 10y
+13 MBA+CFA® headed to IB -- how can I get to PE? 9 15y
+13 Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area (GS PIA) Interview 29 9y
+13 Saturday Showdown: Kravis, Schwarzman, and SI girls 20 15y
+13 2011 PEI 300 6 15y
+13 Emerging Markets Real Estate Private Equity Interview vs BB Lev Fin vs BB LATAM DCM 2 6y
+13 Identifying Turnaround Targets 9 6y
+13 Goldman PIA 10 15y
+13 Fake PE fund? 12 14y
+13 GS Merchant Bank Question 7 8y
+13 Model trouble 10 14y
+13 preferred equity investment 5 7y
+13 Exiting PE: PE ---> Portfolio Company? 3 7y
+13 Interview Financial Analyst at Partners Group AG 16 6y
+13 Turnaround PE (SBs Awarded!!!) 5 14y
+13 What brand is this dress shirt? 11 6y
+13 comp for pre-mba PE associate (~$500 mm AUM)? 11 13y
+13 Question for the Pre-MBA Associates 1 13y
+13 Blackrock Private Equity/Mezz 26 8y
+13 Warburg Pincus Interview 8 13y
+13 Monitoring loan covenants - making it convenient? 4 9y
+13 L.E.K. Consulting to Private Equity 10 13y
+13 Interview question minority interest 6 13y
+13 Pre-emptive hiring for PE? 1 12y
+13 TPG "Funding Analyst" 4 9y
+13 Dividend Recap Model 14 7y
+13 Reverse multiple expansion 3 12y
+13 debt costs 13 11y
+13 Beginner's Guide to Building an Angel Investment Portfolio - Part Three 2 6y
+13 Rothschild Merchant Banking (Five Arrows PI) 10 1y
+13 Should Pension Funds invest in Private Equity? 5 6y
+13 LBO debt related quiz questions needing answers 5 6y
+13 Energy IBD to Generalist Private Equity? 3 6y
+13 Oaktree Compensation 8 6y
+13 What does a PE firm do in a Management Buyout? 5 11y
+13 Family Office Experience 24 8y
+13 Anyone willing to review a model briefly? 8 11y
+13 PE at Abraaj vs. Corporate Development in US 3 6y
+13 Tanking a Small Cap Company private ($ Rev. ~$50m-$80m) 2 10y
+13 Oliver Wyman to Private Equity 4 7y
+13 TS Big 4 - Should I hurry to make a move? 14 9y
+13 Military to Non-Target Southwest State University To Private Equity For Pension Fund 6 10y
+13 Start Up Private Equity - which software to use? 2 10y
+13 WME/IMG acquires UFC 2 9y
+13 Leveraged/Sponsor Finance Exit Opportunties 8 7y
+13 PE Fund of Funds Co-investments and Secondaries Analyst Exit Opps 8 7y
+13 What am I doing wrong 6 9y
+13 Advice Needed for Incoming Summer Analyst (London) 3 6y
+13 Private Equity Thesis 14 9y
+13 Internship at a small Venture Fund in SV - Salary? 6 6y
+13 Capital Advisory/Placement Question 3 9y
+13 PE Business Development? 11 9y
+13 Great Return Bad Grades 10 6y
+13 Research and advisory report (thesis) Private equity Undergraduate 2 9y
+13 Wexford Capital, PE arm? 2 9y
+13 What are your thoughts on executive compensation? 10 9y
+13 Credit Analyst to PE Associate 4 8y
+13 PE Question: Currency volatility and USD PE in non-USD portfolios 4 8y
+13 GCM Grosvenor - PE Fund Opportunities 2 8y
+13 How to value a firm of which the building is much more worth than its business 2 4y
+13 Distressed / Special Situations Firms... East Coast Preference 6 6y
+13 CDC Group Interview (Private Equity Direct) 5 4y
+13 How to conduct Due Diligence with 0 information on private company? 4 8y
+13 MM PE Analyst Exit Opps -> Megafund? 4 4y
+13 Alix Partners (Exit Opps, etc) 4 8y
+13 PE Headhunter Recruiting 3 8y
+13 Undergraduate GPA affecting MF placement 5 6y
+13 BB Commercial Banking internship vs Sales & Trading (in NY) at an international firm with a small US presence 2 3y
+13 Should I go into finance? 2 8y
+13 Blackstone Portfolio Operations Group 2 8y
+13 Recent GMAT and B School Insight 3 8y
+13 How to Amortize A Balloon Loan? 4 8y
+13 Question - LBO Case Study? 4 8y
+13 Inter-office geographic transfers as a PE associate? 4 6y
+13 How much does transcript matter? 3 8y
+13 Consulting placement from private equity rotations into private equity firms 4 8y
+13 LLR Partners - Any Insight? 5 8y
+13 PE Portfolio Company to PE 4 8y
+13 DREAM scenario, share your thoughts! 1 8y
+13 European Banking to European Private Equity 6 6y
+13 Pitch me an investment - Private Equity Interview 4 3y
+13 Reaching out to a firm that previously passed you on 3 7y
+13 Recruiting - What to expect when it's so early 6 8y
+13 Looking beyond PE (public service or coding/tech or both?) 2 6y
+13 Emerging Markets Infrastructure Private Equity in London, NYC, SF 9 6y
+13 Preparing for Post-MBA Sr. Associate / VP Roles 1 8y
+13 LBO pro forma balance sheet adjustments - cash to seller 2 8y
+13 What is the Incentive for Charter Asset Management? 2 7y
+13 Cold Networking Before PE Recruiting 1 7y
+13 In Way Over My Head - Desperately Seeking Advice 2 7y
+13 Post-interview call tomorrow, what to expect? 4 6y
+13 PE Internship - Help needed to get FT 1 7y
+13 Engineer Starting MSc Finance in London - no EXP/ Thoughts on how to break into PE 3 6y
+13 Lev Fin vs M&A for MM PE 3 6y

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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

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  • 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%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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