0 Chicago Buy-Side Recruiting, Coming from another market 2 6y
0 Infrastructure PE in Chicago? 1 6y
+32 End Career Goal Private Equity, what should I be doing currently? 6 6y
0 Switching to Finance after 1.5 years in RE with a high undergrad GPA 1 6y
0 Portfolio Analyst at Mid-Market Fund (Senior Debt, Mezzanine and co-equity) vs. Big 4 Audit Senior for eventual PE position 0 6y
0 Breaking into Private Equity 0 6y
0 PE Co-invest & Secondary Shop vs Consulting @ Deloitte S&O 0 6y
+13 Undergraduate GPA affecting MF placement 5 6y
+17 Chicago PE shops. Apollo? Ares? 17 6y
+20 PE Operations to MBA? Currently No PE/IB Background 5 6y
+26 MBB Post-MBA to PE - what to do 4 6y
+3 Looking for Energy Focused PE Shots in Chicago 1 6y
+12 Stocks are getting pounded today as the Facebook data scandal slams tech sector 1 6y
+22 Chicago Buy-Side Exit Strategy for Someone Not Local? 6 6y
+21 PE Recruiting for Non-Ivy League Candidates 7 6y
+12 Non-Target > Back Office > Family Office > Private Equity 1 6y
+23 Big4 audit to private equity opportunity 3 6y
+25 Suggested/Necessary GPA for Middle Market Credit Fund or PE recruiting? (Intern or Analyst) 6 6y
+12 Finished internship at a LMM PE Firm, what now? 1 6y
+18 Understanding yet-realized IRR on capital allocator returns reporting 1 6y
+41 Community Banker or Car Dealer? 7 6y
+35 How do I get into PE? 6 6y
+9 Recruiter Reactions to Being Let Go 1 6y
+26 PE Associate Offer - Comp Too Low? 29 6y
+9 Internship interview to offer time frame 1 6y
+16 MBB to MF PE 1 6y
0 Pay and Compensation in Debt funds 4 6y
0 do you need an mba in london 2 6y
0 Anyone else in PE looking for a roommate in London later this year? 0 6y
+12 Where to learn everything about Debt 13 6y
+28 Move into Private equity 21 6y
0 freshman summer: repe vs corp pe internship to get pe after ug 5 6y
+5 McKinsey or Goldman Sachs Capital Partners 16 6y
0 London firms who hire analysts? 10 6y
+26 Securing a secondment 4 6y
0 FT Partners With Warner Music: France Telecom at it Again??? 1 6y
+19 Analyst in Banking to Analyst in PE and PE structure 7 6y
+115 My Life - How I got into PE 45 6y
0 PE-backed IPOs 1 6y
+14 PE Invite Question 10 6y
0 London Based African PE Funds 4 6y
+13 LBO debt related quiz questions needing answers 5 6y
+21 Move into industry or stick to PE 5 6y
+12 Blackstone REPE Summer Analyst interview London 14 6y
+21 Starting as a Private Equity Analyst in Asia (Singapore, HK) 7 6y
+33 Buy Side: An unorthodox route 10 6y
0 Megafund PE in London? 2 6y
0 Sapia Partners LLP 0 6y
+10 Looking for advice - my first internship 1 6y
0 Distressed debt / private credit--UK or US? 2 6y
0 Moving from Big4 CF to PE in London 3 6y
0 Undergrad Summer Internship : CPPIB vs BB Offer 8 6y
0 HgCapital Interview Questions 4 6y
+86 Quitting with no gig lined up - deathwish? 59 6y
0 Lateral to better bank or PE 2 6y
0 Blackstone PE internship - London 29 6y
0 Ardian - (Axa PE) London 3 6y
+9 Blackstone PE London Hierarchy 6 6y
+8 Transaction Services ranking in London/UK 6 6y
+16 Europe PE Recruting? 5 6y
+2 Differences between BainCap vs. KKR vs. Advent vs. BC Partners 1 6y
+25 PE first round interview at mega fund 22 6y
0 Anyone heard of or have any experience with Kinnevik? 1 6y
+23 London Non-MBB Consulting to PE 3 6y
0 PE graduate programs in London 0 6y
0 Some cultural red pills on applying for PE in London 0 6y
+11 Burning debt questions 3 6y
+24 Big Four to PE - MBA or not? 5 6y
+3 PE summer internship application 1 6y
+9 LMM Emerging Markets PE to Columbia MBA to London PE Shop 1 6y
+25 Citi London PE Recruiting 6 6y
+19 KKR “Structured Finance” Group - Insights needed 5 6y
+19 Top-tier London PE firms with best culture? 9 6y
+3 Terra Firma Graduate London 4 6y
+10 KKR Growth Recruiter? 22 6y
+12 PE to Credit fund 1 6y
+22 London IBD vs Continental Europe MM PE 6 6y
+33 Is My Upcoming Scheduled Phone Call with HR a Rejection on its Way? (3 working days post final round interview) 11 6y
+12 Internship opportunity to choose 1 6y
+3 REPE in London/EUROPE 1 6y
+7 Deloitte/PWC S&O to MM PE in London 1 6y
+3 Upcoming Interview at a top RE fund in London 1 6y
+6 PSP Investments - PE team in London 2 6y
+3 Loan to own / Debt for equity swaps in Europe (Funds) 1 6y
+56 PE Recruiting in London 16 6y
+9 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking - Off-cycle Internship 1 6y
+3 London Mega Fund - Technical Interview 2 6y
+9 London IB Analyst Prep for American PE fund 1 6y
+3 PE summer 1 6y
+18 Halfway through Summer Internship, invited to networking breakfast with MFs - what to expect? 4 6y
+13 Engineer Starting MSc Finance in London - no EXP/ Thoughts on how to break into PE 3 6y
+50 Consulting to PE: Portfolio Teams 14 6y
+14 Language capabilities - An advantage in PE? 1 6y
+21 How does one reset career after failure / taking a gamble that didn't work? 1 6y
+12 From professional poker player to prop-trading to self-employed trader to MBA to PE? 1 6y
+3 London recruiter coverage 1 6y
+3 Blackstone Real Estate Acquisition Off-cycle 1 6y
+6 Cinven Assessment Day 3 6y
+12 Investment & Money Management 1 6y
+16 Analyst Recruitement - Europe 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • 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 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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