0 Lbo paper in interview - down to the bone 2 11y
0 Entry Multiple in Case Study / PE Modelling Test 10 11y
0 PE/Mezz from a bank (not ibank) 3 11y
0 Which is the Better Start to Have a Chance in PE? 2 11y
0 Non-trad Chances in PE 1 11y
+15 Alumni Lunch? 17 11y
+3 Any information on Pomona Capital 1 11y
0 Drawing the Line 5 11y
+69 Q&A: Sr. Associate at a CVC fund 24 11y
+37 Healthcare Private Equity Overview, +10 SB 22 11y
0 Looking for someone in the Nashville area to prep with for PE or I-Banking interviews 3 11y
+25 Revenue Growth vs. EBITDA Margin 9 11y
0 Private Equity Prep Pack Updates? 0 11y
+24 Model won't balance. 6 11y
0 Job Title? 7 11y
0 PE arm of Pension Fund (TIAA-CREF) 6 11y
0 US Recruiters 1 11y
+11 LP interview 4 11y
0 Private Equity Coffee Meetings / Networking Dinners (Summer 2016) 2 11y
0 Rosenberg & Cain-Possible Scam and Identity Theft? 18 11y
+62 FT Recruiting - Compilation of Helpful WSO Posts 32 11y
0 Devastated - one says I am too junior, the other says I am overqualified 11 11y
+24 The Tax Dance: To Pass Through or Not to Pass Through Income? 1 11y
+4 Rule of 72 11 11y
+26 Cramer vs. Rubenstein - the Private Equity Debate 9 11y
+121 Associate in Private Equity FoF - will answer questions 80 11y
0 Prior Experience before Applying to PE 3 11y
0 How to evaluate performance of board of directors/chairmen? 2 11y
+25 Financing an LBO with 95% Mezzanine Finance Structure? 8 11y
0 Prestigious Private Equity Groups besides the "Big Names" 16 11y
0 Recieved an Equity Stake offer, what next? 3 11y
0 Take private of public company listed in more than one country 0 11y
+12 Do PE firms and smaller investment banks sponsor visas? 3 11y
0 Retained Earnings Pro Forma Buyout 1 11y
0 Antarctica Capital 0 11y
0 seeking advice for career switch(a new analyst for Wholesale banking) 0 11y
0 PE in Phoenix? 3 11y
+44 Underpaid at Start Up PE Fund? 17 11y
0 PE FoF vs. strategy consulting 15 11y
+19 GE Equity - Thoughts? 19 11y
+8 H1B in MM PE 4 11y
+19 Criticising the bosses friend/wife? 10 11y
0 Private Advisors- Richmond, VA 1 11y
0 Private equity MM Internship interviews 14 11y
+34 Private Equity Interviews tomorrow 52 11y
0 Back to Buy Side 10 11y
0 ECM -> IBD - > Buyside 0 11y
0 Non-GS Special Situations Groups: Exit Ops 9 11y
+6 Private Equity Standard 18 11y
0 Venture Debt/Lending companies 5 11y
0 Transaction Advisory Vs PE FoF to get to direct buy side PE 7 11y
0 Which one of you funded this? 6 11y
+40 Stumbled upon a piece of financial history in the office today... 29 11y
0 H/S Deferred MBA and PE recruiting 1 11y
+12 Need advice on how to find good companies to invest 4 11y
+11 Discussing unit repurchase with an Investor, looking for back up on minority control discount 3 11y
+35 PE Recruiting Process: BB, Boutiques, and Why They Are Helpful 14 11y
0 American Capital Securities 1 11y
+11 Union Square Ventures (USV) Analyst 6 11y
0 Entrepreneur > MBA > PE... Any chance? 3 11y
+27 A Disruptive Cab Ride to Riches: The Uber Payoff 2 11y
+2 KKR internship tasks 2 11y
0 Would you stay on after 2 years if you could? 18 11y
0 Do PE firms give laptops ? 5 12y
+36 Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy: A book review. 3 12y
+14 Addressing concern with boss & got owned 8 12y
0 Can you demonstrate value to a potential PE fund instead of sending over resume? 1 12y
0 Blackstone Internal Mobility 4 12y
+10 Apollo vs Creditors - Caesar's Entertainment 2 12y
0 Anyone have any insight on this group? 3 12y
+39 Substituting Law School for MBA? 12 12y
0 MM/Upper MM PE comp 1 12y
0 Capital Markets 2nd Year Analyst shooting for PE: Take 3rd year IBD or lateral? 11 12y
0 ThomsonOne Private Equity -- IRR benchmarking question 0 12y
+52 New WSO Private Equity Prep Pack in the Works 90 12y
+19 PE Debt Fund Interview Case Study 4 12y
0 Corp Dev / Strategy at PE / HFs 0 12y
0 Looking for Data on New PE Firms 3 12y
0 Moving up in a young firm? Advice needed 4 12y
+47 Given that you go to a good school, why not go directly to PE instead of IBD first? 23 12y
0 Benefit to second year in IB? 2 12y
0 How to value bank loan of a distressed privately held company? 1 12y
+40 Secondary Buyouts? 13 12y
0 Networking Conundrum 4 12y
+55 Private Equity Portfolio companies 22 12y
0 Question on mechanics of private equity fund manager compensation 4 12y
+15 Healthcare Consulting to PE? 5 12y
0 Question to all internationals working in US PE firms 0 12y
0 Private Equity Manager Reviews 0 12y
0 How easy is it to hop over to a different PE firm once you break in? 0 12y
0 Best PE questions as interviewer 0 12y
+25 2013 Start - PE Associate Numbers 54 12y
0 How to motivate outside legal counsel to get us deal docs faster? 5 12y
0 meaningful list of private equity firms 3 12y
0 PE Offer vs. Current buyside Role - Thoughts Appreciated 3 12y
0 PE Analyst at PE shop vs investment analyst at big insurance co specializing in PE 3 12y
0 Identify drivers that determine success of start-ups in Big-data space 0 12y
+144 Megafund chiefs make $500 million a year? 78 12y
+20 Interviews: Doing Magic Trick 19 12y
0 Margin of Safety in LBO Model 2 12y

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

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • 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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