+1 Lindsay Goldberg FT 27 2 54m
+14 KKR comp for Principal 15 6h
+14 Trucking / logistics roll up 6 15h
+19 Weighing exit from LMM PC/PE 4 17h
+9 MBA and Private Equity 3 1d
+9 Turn/River Capital Process 11 1d
0 Looking to exchange infra tests 1 2d
+11 Fee-free carry-free for employees 9 2d
+184 PE Funds w/ >$10B Funds 84 2d
0 Updated views on Summit Partners (2026) 4 2d
+9 J.P. Morgan Infra Investment Group 7 2d
+21 Tough PE Lateral Market At VP Level So Far In 2026? 17 2d
+5 Bain Capital Interview Process (AN) 8 2d
+12 Apollo FIG 2027 29 3d
0 Emerald Lake Capital (LA) 1 3d
+6 Mid-career Job Market - Q1 2026 4 3d
+6 PE Associates: Do you get coffee with PE associates from other GPs you work with / people at portcos? 2 3d
0 Growth — On Cycle 1 3d
+12 Growth Equity to LMM PE 8 3d
+3 Shore Capital Partners 1 3d
0 printing and binding svcs in nyc 1 3d
+103 Mid Level Career Freeze 31 3d
+3,172 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? 116 3d
0 BX PE Intro Call 3 3d
+21 Onex Partners 15 4d
+35 Mainsail Partners - Culture, Comp, Work / Life Balance 28 4d
0 Flight Time for Superday 1 4d
+29 2026 Special Situations/Distressed/Opportunistic Credit Landscape 12 5d
+3 Riverwood Capital 5 5d
+17 What Long-Term "Skills" Does PE Actually Give You? 9 5d
+15 Beware ZT Corporate Internship Experience 2 5d
+171 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 5d
+5 The PE Bros Are Subprime? 3 5d
+54 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 33 5d
+3 IB to Secondaries? 1 6d
+45 Clearlake raises a $14.8B fund 28 6d
+12 LMM groups within larger platforms? 1 6d
+9 Tier 2 Management Consulting Firm (PE) > Private Equity in Toronto 1 6d
0 Long Ridge Equity Partners 2 6d
+6 NYC office of European PE perks and benefits 6 6d
+9 Long Ridge Equity Partners SA 2027 — Round 2 Process? 3 6d
0 US HH 1 6d
+17 Becoming a great VC/PE investor - advice 4 1w
+19 Best Path to PE from BB Coverage w/ Outsourced Modeling 7 1w
+24 Athos Partners Overview - Overpromise and underdeliver 11 1w
+10 Can AI even provide ROI for finance? 6 1w
+11 2nd Year PE Analyst Seeking Advice 3 1w
+3 Crown Point Equity – AI Infrastructure / Datacenters 1 1w
+9 Off cycle PE Offer Process Timeline 9 1w
0 PE Funds Open to Credit Backgrounds 1 1w
+9 BB Analyst Not Promoted – How Should I Position This to Headhunters? 1 1w
+9 Best way to meet ppl as a PE Associate in NYC 4 1w
+4 Carolwood LP 1 1w
+5 clayton dubilier and rice compensation 18 1w
+5 Five Arrows NYC 10 1w
+12 CVC Client & Product Solutions: Top-Tier IR Role or Fundraising Grind 3 1w
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 42 1w
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 2w
+12 MS Private Equity (Expansion Capital) Info/Culture/Comp/Reputation 7 2w
+12 Secondaries Advisory Model Test 6 2w
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 2w
+3 Bloom Equity Partners? 2 2w
+18 Anyone here got into PE coming from Real Estate Asset Management – no IB, no consulting? 5 2w
+27 Senior associate / VP PE lateral interviews 12 2w
+6 Who owns finance in the first 90 days after a PE acquisition? 4 2w
+94 Pivoting from PE 41 2w
0 How much of your first 90 days post-close gets eaten by reporting / WC true-up? 2 2w
0 Yucaipa Companies 1 2w
+2 Anyone know if any Boston buyout funds are still looking to fill seats for Summer 2026 / immediate start? 3 2w
+15 Honest opinions needed about lateraling 12 2w
+9 AI PE startups 3 2w
+11 F2 Raises $24M to Scale its LLM-Agnostic AI Operating System for Private Credit 1 2w
+82 How to Prepare for Headhunter Intro Calls (PE Associate Recruiting) 30 2w
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 2w
+30 Most Desirable Buyside Seats in London/Continental Europe 16 2w
+8 InfraRed Capital Partners 17 2w
+30 SGE Final Round (Investment Summer Analyst) - Case Study & Technicals? 18 2w
+4 Underrated Buyside Careers? 10 2w
0 PF to Infra/Transport PE 1 2w
+56 Corp Dev / Strategic Finance All-In Comp (Dec-25) 100 2w
+4 Private Equity Subject Matter Expert – AI Training & Reasoning Systems 1 2w
0 FT Recruit to PE from IB SA? 1 2w
+12 BDT & MSD Interview 1 2w
+6 On-cycle as Second-year Analyst 7 2w
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 3w
+13 General Atlantic (GA) — Updated views? (2026 recruiting / exits / culture / comp) 17 3w
+5 Thoughts on Ascend Partners 4 3w
+8 Vitruvian Miami 13 3w
+22 Cerberus in 2025? 14 3w
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 3w
0 Flexstone Partners NYC - Work Life Balance 0 3w
+12 NY LMM PE Recruiting 3 3w
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 3w
+12 StepStone Reputation 28 3w
+3 Capital Raising Salaries 1 3w
+31 Business Development in PE 15 3w
+7 Views on Blue Owl Digital Infra 6 3w
+51 What % of people entering PE ultimately make MD/Partner? 31 3w
+23 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 8 3w
0 PE Associate in NYC -> London 1 3w

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June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.1%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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