+1 Lateral PE Sponsorship 1 1y
+25 Golden gate vs Charlesbank 24 1y
+9 IB vs. PE Offer—Seeking Advice 1 1y
+3 Veritas Capital 1 1y
+10 Looking for Advice: Late to Recruiting as a 2nd Year Analyst 3 1y
0 EQT New York 2 1y
+4 Is Harvard week-long Private Equity and Venture Capital program worth it? 3 1y
+61 Q&A: PE VP leaving private equity 25 1y
+6 Model for Investment in GP Platform 1 1y
0 Infra PE specific Forum? 1 1y
+22 Easiest PE Interviews 9 1y
+8 UK Regional LMM/Growth PE - comp? 7 1y
+13 Is Transitioning from Credit Structured Products to Private Equity Feasible? 2 1y
0 PE - 1 1y
+42 (Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP 29 1y
+6 GIC Funds / Co-Invest Associate 4 1y
0 Private Equity Advisory Group GS 2 1y
+3 Networking for Private Equity 2 1y
+5 Partner Track vs Blue Chip Firm 4 1y
+4 Frontenac Chicago 4 1y
+16 Break into Tech PE/Tech VC? 1 1y
0 M&A Targets for PE Fund 0 1y
+15 Media and Entertainment Industry Insights 7 1y
+37 Average LMM/MM PE Partner income vs IB? 24 1y
+1 Blackstone: Maths and Corporate Finance Test 28 1y
+3 Upstart - anybody does ABF/consumer loan deals? 0 1y
+6 Ares ACOF vs BB vs EB top group 3 1y
+95 PE VP Comp 90 1y
+13 Opinions on starting a career in LMM PE? (Deferred MBA secured) 7 1y
+21 Where will PE be in 5 - 10 years? 14 1y
0 Eastdil to Corporate PE 1 1y
+26 West Cost IB to NYC PE - On-Cycle Recruiting Logistics 13 1y
0 HIG MM Second Round 0 1y
+1 Which UMM and MFs offer levered co-invest to deal team associates on a fee/carry-free basis and which don't? 2 1y
0 Updated Insight Partners Culture/Comp/Exits 1 1y
0 Nordic Capital NY - 2024 Updates 4 1y
0 Amity Search Partners Comp Report 1 1y
+7 Bridgepoint? 12 1y
+10 3PL & Fulfillment Services Rollup 4 1y
+25 Experienced Associate Reaching Out to CPI: Ghosted – Anyone Else Have This Experience? 17 1y
+48 Opinions on this Corp Dev All in Comp Number? Have LMM PE Offer, might take it 37 1y
+19 From Boutique PE Intern to Key Player: How do I make the jump? 3 1y
+9 Private Credit Modeling / Case Study 1 1y
+36 Acquiring a Development Stage Asset in the USA 21 1y
+4 Ares Real Estate Platform 9 1y
+22 Will Portland Ever Develop a Strong Investment Banking or Private Equity Presence? 6 1y
0 Carlyle TMT Menlo 1 1y
+3 PE ASO - Allstate Investments in Chicago 1 1y
+10 As a investment professional, how do you quickly understand portco companies? 1 1y
+26 Want to get into PE but dont know where to start 12 1y
0 BX Legal Summer Analyst Interview 1 1y
0 Energy Buyside (PE/HF) Recruiters 1 1y
+16 Are the rain making days of PE gone for our generations? 22 1y
0 Growth / LMM arms of MFs vs. Normal MM PE 1 1y
+13 Received an IB offer, how to think about PE/HF? 6 1y
+6 Genstar / Silverlake Insights 6 1y
+120 LinkedIn Activity in High Finance - Why So Different? 40 1y
+3 Warwick Investment Group (Dallas) - Culture 1 1y
0 Best Growth Buyout Funds 2025 2 1y
+8 Insight into Shore Capital Partners 10 1y
+18 Project Finance Financial Model Interview Test - Renewables, US Solar Developer - Help Needed 3 1y
+10 Latest on Blackstone Infrastructure? 22 1y
0 Headhunter Rankings at the VP / Principal Level (PE Lateral Moves, Real Assets, NY) 1 1y
+24 Looking to pivot into GE / PE as an MBA aso in Ib 13 1y
+2 Starting a PE fund 4 1y
+3 Wynnchurch Capital 6 1y
+15 Private Equity Value Creation Teams 2 1y
+41 Any info on Incline Equity? 15 1y
0 Generalist M&A vs. Corp Dev (M&A) for Infra PE exit? 1 1y
+27 Lateral Recruiting Tips 4 1y
+485 What Was Your Biggest Career Setback; How Did You Recover? 79 1y
+18 Resource Recommendations for PE 3 1y
+21 Nautic Partners 26 1y
+6 Value creation plan? 3 1y
+1 Hellman & Friedman 2025 3 1y
0 Software CEO hires at portfolio company level 2 1y
0 Nexus Capital 0 1y
+25 Unique situation carry in a 100m fund 17 1y
+8 Opinions on this Corp Dev All in Comp Number? Have LMM PE Offer, might leave and take it 1 1y
+3 GE Energy Financial Services 7 1y
+3 Capvest NYC 8 1y
+9 Private Equity Analyst Programs 1 1y
+18 Accel-KKR 2023 reputation? WLB/Culture/Exits 17 1y
+9 PE / Infra Shops that have an analyst program in London 2 1y
+4 Secondary Advisory - Excel Case Study 3 1y
+18 GP led / Direct Secondaries to Growth Equity? 6 1y
+8 Ares Special Opportunities vs. Corporate Opportunities SA 2024 28 1y
+88 Leon Black, Epstein, and Apollo 41 1y
0 PE Deal Process start to finish 1 1y
+145 Blackstone PE Culture? 68 1y
0 Investment Banking Analyst looking to break into Investor Relations at a PE fund 1 1y
0 CFA Private Equity Certificate 2 1y
+3 Brookfield Renewable Australia 5 1y
+35 Infra PE Compensation 2023 22 1y
+2 Co-Investing Through Self-Directed IRA 7 1y
+3 KKR SA 26 11 1y
+26 BB IB or MM PE Analyst 9 1y
+47 Best PE Sector to be in (tailwinds) 28 1y
+6 PSP Credit in New York 5 1y
+97 TPG Updated Views (2025) 25 1y

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

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
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