+53 PE Employee Co-Invest Update 4 9mo
+6 Best distressed/special sits ... not in NYC? 10 9mo
+6 Evergreen Services SA 26 Interview 3 9mo
0 Evergreen Investing Analyst (SF) 2 9mo
0 Private Equity Internships Toronto SA 2026? 2 9mo
+196 Physical Oil Trading Basics (Part 1 of 2) 72 9mo
+2 PE portfolio ops / performance improvement out of Undergrad 1 9mo
+2 Consumer IB/PE 4 9mo
0 Partners Group 2026 Superday 4 9mo
+15 Investment Teaser from an Independent Sponsor debate 9 9mo
0 Looking for Advice: Canadian Pension Fund to GP. Am I Cooked?!? 1 9mo
+34 ADIA PE - Is it worth it? 42 9mo
+37 No PE Offer (2026) 19 9mo
0 H&F Case Study 2 9mo
+89 What is GS Private Equity like? 71 9mo
0 buyout PE to coinvest 4 9mo
+20 Kelso 2024 13 9mo
0 LP/Allocator to Direct PE pathway 1 9mo
+3 PE Analyst Case Study 9 9mo
+21 Help: Strat / Mgmt Consulting or RX Consulting Provide Relatively Better Exits into PE? 8 9mo
+8 Starting in PE Soon - How to Prepare? 4 9mo
+9 Seeking advice from people who have done MM IB -> MM PE 1 9mo
+6 Level Equity 2026 47 9mo
0 Clarion Capital Partners 1 9mo
0 Looking for Women in Finance Networking Events 1 9mo
+1 When will HH meetings and OCR start for Class of '26? 2 9mo
+11 Goldman Sachs SSG 22 9mo
+4 Need Mentor 2 9mo
0 How to break into MF PE from EB? 2 9mo
0 Vista Analyst Recruiting 1 9mo
+10 Fellow VPs, what is the expectation on your responsibilities for portcos? 2 9mo
+16 Fundraising While Current Fund Still not Invested 6 9mo
+24 Vista Lateral Associate 15 9mo
+7 How Does PPA of Negative Goodwill Work? 4 9mo
0 Deferred Revenue Question 1 9mo
+6 Title Progression (RE)PE vs Development 2 9mo
+9 Cerberus PE 1 9mo
0 Vista Value Creation AD role 1 10mo
+11 Should I bring up to my team manager that I don’t like the direction my role is going in? 4 10mo
0 Macquarie GIG 1 10mo
+18 London Headhunter Coverage 17 10mo
+4 Is KKR opening a Boston Office? 8 10mo
0 Partners Group ASO Recruiting 1 10mo
+8 Bertram Capital in SF? 8 10mo
0 Investment thesis development 1 10mo
+13 IB -> US SOF (Military) -> PE 3 10mo
0 Question for Software PE Case Study 1 10mo
+6 Analyst in MF PE, Exit Advice? 1 10mo
+6 Investment Thesis 5 10mo
+18 How Come You Don't See As High Leverage Ratios Anymore? 12 10mo
0 BIP NY 2 10mo
+6 KKR Leveraged Credit SF 10 10mo
0 Minority interests and associates in LBO 11 10mo
0 BX PE R1 2 10mo
+3 Bain Capital FT 2026 1 10mo
+11 Updated views on Carlyle Tech PE 14 10mo
+21 Transition from HF Activism to PE - Advice Needed 5 10mo
+185 Thoughts on Whitehorse Liquidity Partners? 175 10mo
0 What is it like to work on private equity infrastructure funds? 1 10mo
+10 I Feel Lost in Life. 3 Years Later and still Impossible to Break Into Front Office for Commodities 1 10mo
+46 Best UMM Seats 11 10mo
0 Best consultant-friendly PE firms 2 10mo
+9 Career opportunities in finance within the sports industry 2 10mo
+36 Practice Touch-Typing Prior to PE Role? 21 10mo
0 Transition from R&D/Product Management to IB or Private Equity 1 10mo
+6 Do folks that model frequently (IB, PE, PC, etc.) use different excel shortcuts than the default? 2 10mo
+9 What Do PE MD's Care About In Interviews? 5 10mo
+15 Top PE Seats in Canada in 2025? 11 10mo
+9 Family Office Comp 1 10mo
+23 LMM PE Return Offer 6 10mo
0 Any thoughts on Apax Digital (NYC)? 3 10mo
+11 Hamilton Lane - Direct Co-Invest 12 10mo
+27 PE FoF Prep 17 10mo
0 LMM Secondaries Interview 1 10mo
+10 Thoughts on Kline Hill Partners? 16 10mo
0 Finding Family Office 1 10mo
+5 Took $70K Pay-Cut for Job. Need UMM/MF to Justify 5 10mo
+10 Leaving MBB a year before PE offer 5 10mo
+19 Accept on-cycle offer and then switch banks for a year? 5 10mo
+6 Gas Test Atmospheres Training at Milcom Institute 0 10mo
+9 Corporate Finance | Private Equity | Asset Management 1 10mo
+16 Feeling burnt out from IB is PE the promised land or is the grass always greener on the other side? 2 10mo
0 Pathways to UMM/MF PE from MBA 1 10mo
+119 Attracted to new hire 60 10mo
+5 Thoughts on Aurora Capital (LA) in 2024? Culture, Comp, Performance. 2 10mo
+3 Investcorp NYC 4 10mo
+3 Best quizlet for financial modeling 2 10mo
0 AI Use Cases in PE 2 10mo
+9 BC Partners fighting with own portco? 0 10mo
+45 Moving from direct to co investing 47 10mo
+9 Advice for moving from consulting into IB / PE 1 10mo
+9 London & NYC Recruiters for PE 1 10mo
+53 Im so grateful for my unknown, lower-pay LMM shop 9 10mo
+9 CorpDev to PE? 2 10mo
+7 Direct Co-Invest / Secondaries / Primary 12 10mo
0 Banks without PCA - why don’t you have one? 2 10mo
+28 Former PE SA turned operator went bankrupt 19 10mo
+28 Thoughts on PSG Equity / Providence Strategic Growth (2022) 9 10mo
+3 LMM/Micro PE Hiring? 1 10mo
+24 Structuring Fundless sponsor 7 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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