+20 COVID Impact on Private Equity Associate 2020 Start Dates (Delays / Cancellations) 17 6y
+18 How often do prior associates from IBs enter PE? 8 6y
+3 Knowledge - Companies with real estate in separate entity 1 6y
+35 Blackstone - Investor relations/Business development 17 6y
+14 How do fund sizes translate to investment team take-home pay (before carry)? 7 6y
+12 Medical School to Biotech PE 1 6y
+47 How To Record Earnout Paid in LBO Context? 12 6y
+15 Investment Idea Preparation - Feasibility 3 6y
+13 MM PE Offer in SF Bay Area- is compensation market or should I negotiate up? 1 6y
+37 PE/RE/HF podcasts 13 6y
+3 Thoughts on CDPQ - Direct Private Equity Internship in New York? 1 6y
+11 Mid-Market TMT 4 6y
+20 Why do PE companies create more than one fund? 4 6y
+8 Got the offer, now how do I prepare? 5 6y
+7 What do you consider a small/medium/large PE fund? 5 6y
+86 Top 20 Hedge Funds List 27 6y
+12 Reapplying for the same role after rejection? 1 6y
+13 LBO Def financing fees/ new rule 2 6y
+3 Thoughts on KED/KDT 2 6y
+7 How / when did you know you would make it? 3 6y
+12 Tier2 candidate - what investment strategies should I target? 1 6y
+3 Ares Management London (PE) 1 6y
+16 Distressed debt tech trades by Vector Capital? 5 6y
+13 Unlevered IRR for an LBO 6 6y
+15 Dividend Recaps in an LBO Model 1 6y
+16 What's easier to raise AUM (PE/credit)? 11 6y
+3 MBO management cash out 1 6y
+152 Q&A - Post-MBA VP 46 6y
+18 Sources and uses help!! 6 6y
+3 Paper LBO questions 1 6y
+38 Would you leave in this situation? 8 6y
+3 What is recruiting out of pre-MBA PE Associate positions like? 1 6y
+8 I Want to Start My Own PE Fund in 15 Years... 1 6y
+12 Funds with a flexible investment mandate? Ie; where IPs can invest in both debt and equity opportunities. 2 6y
+21 How much am I underpaid (mezzanine fund)? 14 6y
+38 Which investing strategy will be most challenged this decade (‘20 through ‘29)? 7 6y
+12 PE Operating Role 2 6y
+33 Private Equity Operating Partners v General Partners 15 6y
+1 What's the difference between Credit lending/investments and Equity investments 1 6y
+3 South Branch Capital Partners? 1 6y
+23 Paper LBO mistake - fatal?? 10 6y
+3 How’re you prioritizing your portfolio? 1 6y
+3 PE recruiting during MBA - what does it look like? 1 6y
+39 Silver Point vs. MF PE Analyst 18 6y
+4 Things to look at in a Real Estate Company 2 6y
+3 Need help with case study 1 6y
+41 Private Equity in South Florida 10 6y
+17 Incoming Tech PE associate looking at ways to prepare 16 6y
+9 VP Transition 2 6y
+35 How to learn to evaluate investment? (PE case study interview) 5 6y
+37 Energy PE Recruiting 35 6y
+178 Hello Old Friends! 63 6y
+31 List of all Buyout UMM/MF PE Shops in NYC 19 6y
+15 How viable is middle market PE long-term? 3 6y
+4 PWP PE Exit Opportunities in 2020 4 6y
+16 Unit Economics by Industry - List 7 6y
+9 Best books to read for an associate job in Tech PE? 5 6y
+26 real estate private equity valuation techiniques 12 6y
+25 Making Sense of Working Capital Requirements 6 6y
+23 Culture at UMM / MM PE shops 16 6y
+23 Are private debt funds getting fucked right now? 8 6y
+3 Anyone I’viewed wt Brookfield Toronto? 1 6y
+10 Energy Transition PE/GE Firms 1 6y
+9 PIPEs - Capped Call Options 1 6y
+12 LBO - Calculating Impl. Entry given Target IRR 2 6y
+33 PE: MF vs start up 8 6y
+2 Evercore Exit Ops 5 6y
+199 As my username suggests, not sure what to do... 43 6y
0 CVC Capital New York 12 6y
+25 PE -> Partner-Track Direct Lending Role? 12 6y
+3 How do debt prepayment penalties flow through an LBO? 2 6y
+12 How to Make Assumptions for Paper LBO 0 6y
+3 Consumer & Retail UMM / MM PE shops 1 6y
+36 West Coast PE On-Cycle Logistics 3 6y
+16 Why do some companies sell to pe firms for lower price 4 6y
+18 Analyst in IB -> Analyst in PE? 5 6y
+12 KKR Credit - Special Situation 7 6y
+5 730 gmat but low gpa :( 3 6y
+18 Moving from PE to distressed/turnaround 1 6y
+4 Recent grad now jobless - looking for advice 1 6y
+22 Thoughts on Credit Funds? (Solar Capital in Particular) 7 6y
+11 EQT New York 3 6y
+28 PE firms investing in life science 6 6y
+25 1.5 Hour LBO Test 10 6y
+20 Incoming PE Associates - Start Dates? 23 6y
+31 Family Office or Index Provider 4 6y
+52 West Coast Private Equity Firms with Great Lifestyles? 20 6y
+3 PE Interns bonuses in London 2 6y
+49 PE Megafund Partner Net Worth 13 6y
+26 Can we source some headhunter mentors? 5 6y
+57 [Urgent] PE Associate Non-Compete Clause 51 6y
+19 Carlyle DC Office 6 6y
0 Moving from East Coast to West Coast 11 6y
+23 (Fixed) Would you join a Canadian pension funds direct equity team when already at a traditional PE shop 7 6y
+82 Private Equity - No IBD? 38 6y
0 Relativity Media Bankruptcy - Who's Getting Out Alive? 0 6y
+9 Moving from LA Boutique to NY PE 3 6y
+63 Moelis NY placements for this cycle (HF and PE)? 45 6y
+39 New York Technology Focused Buyout Shops 10 6y
+4 Ironwood capital in Avon, CT 3 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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