+97 TPG Updated Views (2025) 25 1y
+39 Took MM PE over EB, did I mess up? 8 1y
+29 NY Family Offices 9 1y
0 SoCal FT PE hiring? 0 1y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
0 Information on Madison Park Group (Investment Bank) based in NYC 0 1y
+11 Top Growth Firms Associate Comp? 24 1y
+5 BCI Private Equity Associate 11 1y
+12 PE Recruitment Discussion 5 1y
+15 Am I crazy? 3 1y
+18 Tier 2 GE or Top SWF (Direct, Not Co-Invest) 10 1y
+26 Up for promotion to senior associate - ask for a sabbatical? 5 1y
+12 Capital Raise for SMB Roll Up 3 1y
+9 REIB to generalist PE 5 1y
+11 Music Rights Investments | Rationale and considerations 4 1y
+9 Best PE firms for upward mobility 13 1y
+11 VMG Partners 12 1y
+8 Cringe-worthy networking mistakes I've seen (from top IB to elite PE) 8 1y
+28 TA Associates 87 1y
+12 Hg Capital NYC - Thoughts? 46 1y
+5 Niche manufacturing buyouts 4 1y
+4 How to prep for secondaries interview? 5 1y
+9 Are private equity professionals associated persons? 1 1y
+6 KKR LA Updates 6 1y
+28 Peterson Partners? (Utah) 9 1y
+13 Reneging on a Lateral Offer 10 1y
0 Renovus Capital Partners? 0 1y
+76 Tactical Opportunities Blackstone First Round Interview 29 1y
+5 Insight/Lead Edge open for SA 2026 on Handshake 6 1y
+60 Private market roles at endowments, insurance, pension, etc 30 1y
+3 Private Equity right after undergraduate 4 1y
0 on cycle PE recruiting 1 1y
+20 Growth Buyout Recruiting Technical Questions (Consumer Specific) 7 1y
+24 1st Year PE Lateral Process? 10 1y
+17 Info on CD&R Tech Team 7 1y
+6 AP MOLLER 5 1y
0 KSL Capital Partners 4 1y
+6 Tax effective ways to co-invest in PE deals 2 1y
0 KSL Recruiting 2 1y
+13 Career Advice - Real Estate Private Equity/ Private Credit 2 1y
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+3 McCombs MBA (2025) 1 1y
+6 How are PE interviews different for summer MBA internships? 1 1y
+127 PE Firms With Good Work Cultures 81 1y
+3 TA Associates 1st Round 7 1y
+3 Summit vs TA 1 1y
+9 UMM Tech Firms Updated Thoughts 1 1y
0 Does Silver Lake Promote Pre-MBA associates? 4 1y
+20 Brightwood Capital? 30 1y
+9 One Rock Capital / Analyst program? 6 1y
+123 Edit 49 1y
+4 IB AN1 -> PE AN2 recruiting 7 1y
+10 Brookfield 2024 18 1y
+1 Is MBB Junior Year Intern to PE FT Analyst Possible? 1 1y
+60 I invest in GP-led secondaries, and it’s awesome. 93 1y
+43 Direct Investing to Secondaries 19 1y
+4 RX FT vs Top BAML Group for Value PE 4 1y
+11 PE On Cycle Recruiting for 2026 9 1y
+7 Cerberus LA Groups 3 1y
0 How does Summer Analyst recruiting work at PE Firms? 2 1y
+6 Which hotels do your firms book for seniors/ executives on business trips? 2 1y
+17 Lateral for comp? 6 1y
+19 Small FA focused on Tax Equity - Long Term Career Outlook 3 1y
0 Switching Sectors in PE / Sectors with Long Term Tailwinds 1 1y
+3 Las Vegas Funds? 4 1y
+2 Paper LBO for IBD SA 4 1y
+16 Best tech private equity shops for career progression? 4 1y
+28 ELI5: Locked box 10 1y
+38 Underperformer at PE. Switching to law over finance for stability? 10 1y
+12 MBA for going to PE (from MBB) 5 1y
+9 Independently co-invest along side PE? 1 1y
+10 How do you price in a lack of operational maturity? 3 1y
+6 Kudu Investments Information 4 1y
+12 Trucking / logistics roll up 5 1y
+6 Getting into Infrastructure PE 2 1y
+15 Infrastructure PE Modeling 20 1y
+44 Megafund Infrastructure PE? 19 1y
+13 Co-Invest -- Long Term Outlook, Comp, Career Progression? 10 1y
+15 2025 PE Associate Roles 8 1y
+36 Lateral PE Recruiting 36 1y
0 Updated Views on Lindsay Goldberg 3 1y
+15 2024 PE Compensation Data Released 6 1y
0 SIG Partners | Dallas PE 1 1y
+3 MF PE SA Timeline 5 1y
+18 Typical MF PE Analyst Career Path? 14 1y
+31 On-Cycle as an Incoming MF PE Analyst (trying to move downstream) 11 1y
+6 PGIM Private Infra 1 1y
+12 How Do I Lateral Funds? 1 1y
+3 OTPP interview process 4 1y
+19 Acquiring underperforming businesses 5 1y
+3 What are the GP / LP distributions in a Hold Co. model? 1 1y
+24 Is it rare for Associates to be Allowed to Co-Invest? 16 1y
+11 General career progression for a first year PE analyst? 5 1y
0 GSAM Private Equity Thoughts + Exits? 1 1y
+87 Motive Partners 28 1y
+10 Recruiter unresponsive after responding to opportunity outreach? 3 1y
+16 Canadian Sophomore Recruiting for US PE 10 1y
+48 Struggling to Break into IB/PE/ER After 5 Months of Recruiting – SEEKING ADVICE 16 1y
+10 PE Headhunters in Singapore/Hong Kong 12 1y
+79 Upside for sticking it out at Apollo... 30 1y

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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 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
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