+4 Warburg Pincus Analyst 2026 - London 13 7mo
+5 Affinity Partners 12 7mo
+18 Australian PE rankings, exit opps and global mobility 13 7mo
+15 Email in LinkedIn bio 7 7mo
+28 PE Proprietary Deal Sourcing 11 7mo
0 Study Comp Sci to move to Tech PE/VC 1 7mo
+7 NYC PE Making Workers Pay Full Health Insurance Premiums 6 7mo
0 LGP process 2 7mo
+6 Cinven NYC 10 7mo
+68 Dartmouth Partners Interview Shitshow Help 30 7mo
+157 My second year as a Private Equity Associate in Large-Cap Private Equity - A Long Thread 33 7mo
+9 Need Equity Assistance 1 7mo
+12 Headhunters for Corp Dev 10 7mo
+56 Consulting, IB, and PE don't want Corporate Strategy / Development? 40 7mo
+61 Achieving WLB / Pay - Does The 250k/40hr Work Week Exist? 57 7mo
+9 Large FoF vs Investment Consulting? 2 7mo
+9 PE Exits in Hong Kong 3 7mo
+10 Apollo Strategic Finance - interview soon! 3 7mo
0 Budget season 1 7mo
+67 Peak Rock Capital in Austin 45 7mo
+3 TCW Private Credit 2 7mo
0 Best finance clubs in the US? 1 7mo
0 Lateral from PCA to FSG group at the associate / VP level 1 7mo
0 PE Analyst Superday | What should I expect? 1 7mo
+8 Best apartment buildings in NYC to meet other PE mid level execs? 5 7mo
+11 WHICH PRIVATE CREDIT OFFER TO PICK 9 7mo
+16 FO role back to IB / PE 10 7mo
+29 Details on JMI Equity Analyst Program? 13 7mo
0 JMI Equity FT 2026 3 7mo
+1 rede partners 2026 analyst program 3 7mo
+9 Modeling seller's rollover equity in a roll-up 1 7mo
+6 Modeling search fund returns to searchers 1 7mo
+3 HBS C/O 2028 interviews from PE 1 7mo
0 Best Headhunters for LMM? 3 7mo
+22 Goldman Sachs Growth 28 7mo
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+11 Advent Soph Summer Internship 9 8mo
+53 TPG SF vs Permira Tech vs KKR TMT vs Silver Lake 28 8mo
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+15 What is the recruiting cycle for experienced professionals (~6-8 years) in Corp Dev, Corp Fin, PE, Consulting? 5 8mo
+33 ICG Secondaries Insights? 16 8mo
+9 PE portfolio comp 2 8mo
0 BX GP Stakes SVT SA 26 1 8mo
+35 Direct Lending for Early-Stage Companies? 7 8mo
0 Winter/Spring/Summer experiences for new grads? 0 8mo
0 How to answer to “why are you re-recruiting” 1 8mo
+4 Comp in Chicago 13 8mo
+9 5 powodów, dla których niemieccy inwestorzy przenoszą się w metale 1 8mo
+1 Business Development Role at PE firm 3 8mo
+3 Watson Ford Executive Search 1 8mo
+40 LA Funds 31 8mo
0 Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) Info 4 8mo
+3 Graham Partners First Round 1 8mo
+101 Latest views on Sixth Street? 95 8mo
+4 PE funds vs McDonald’s 1 8mo
+31 No buy-side experience before H/S/W MBA? 11 8mo
+6 IT Management to PE 1 8mo
+6 reference check 2 8mo
+242 Megafund PE Rankings: Legacy MFs (APO / BX / KKR / TPG / Carlyle) versus New Age MFs (CD&R / Advent / Thoma / Vista) 51 8mo
0 BX Summer 2026 PE Analyst 4 8mo
+28 Top Firms for Co-Investments and Primary Fund Investments 15 8mo
+4 UMM PE vs EVR/GS/MS (top group) 5 8mo
+25 FoF Primaries Final Round Case Study 15 8mo
+3 How do Headhunters find FT recruits? 3 8mo
+4 Bx PE & tac opps general and infrastructure. 2 8mo
+39 Turn/River Capital - 2024 Updates 24 8mo
+17 PE -> MBB? 6 8mo
+9 Did I fuck up my first HH call? 2 8mo
0 Updated views of PE in Charlotte? 0 8mo
+18 EA / Silverlake Consortium - IP & Govt Approval? 2 8mo
+12 Do I need GP experience? 5 8mo
+13 2026 PE Recruiting Megathread 5 8mo
+3 Incoming MBB - how to prep for PE? 1 8mo
+3 IB LBO Case 6 8mo
+4 Continuation Vehicle Model 3 8mo
0 Co-Invest Leverage 2 8mo
0 Summer in finance 3 8mo
0 Trading LBO Models (Large & Mid Cap) 4 8mo
+3 BX PE 2 8mo
+38 PE associate underperformer -> considering law for stability? 26 8mo
+3 OC CD&R modeling test 23 8mo
+5 Thoughts on Gauge Capital? 6 8mo
+7 Spectrum Equity vs JMI Equity? 14 8mo
+62 Is HBS / Wharton MBA / Stanford GSB worth it? 28 8mo
+15 T2 Consulting to PE or IB? 3 8mo
+24 Incompetent Manager - not sure what to do 9 8mo
+8 Denver native looking to move back, thoughts on Denver PE scene? 24 8mo
0 Lateral / Internal move help 1 8mo
+7 Aphias Capital Thoughts (Split from HIG) 3 8mo
+5 Blackstone Sydney 9 8mo
0 AI Tools in Private Equity 1 8mo
0 Lateral from PCA to FSG group at the associate / VP level 1 8mo
0 Client Product Solutions Role 1 8mo
+3 NYC to London recruiting 1 8mo
+41 VP lateral or HBS / GSB 32 8mo
+9 Career Switch 1 8mo
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0 Team8 - VC foundry 4 8mo
+9 H1B Visa Sponsor - Private Equity 37 8mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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