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+21 Public company LBO 8 2y
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0 MM/UMM On-Cycle Firms 3 2y
+3 Do all the MFs go on-cycle? 6 2y
+7 Del 4 2y
+5 Thoma Bravo Miami vs SF 8 2y
+13 How to get IB / PE interviews, any advice? 3 2y
+52 Decision: VP at UMM PE or Sr. Associate at MF PE 24 2y
0 GA Buyout Miami 0 2y
0 Fund of Fund Interviews 1 2y
+8 Berkshire Partners NYC Office? 5 2y
0 Wharton/WSP Certificate Worth It? 2 2y
+7 BC Partners London 5 2y
+3 Incoming Intern Advice 4 2y
+21 What is "market" for carry in a first time fund? 9 2y
+6 What's average pay and carry for the first associate of a new fund? 3 2y
0 Independent Sponsor Comp? 2 2y
+46 Independent Sponsor Model - Worth It? 12 2y
+2 Advice for an incoming PE intern? 2 2y
+59 Carry 33 2y
+19 VP HF Lateral to PE 1 2y
+28 PE recruiting from IB- play it safe or reach for best fund possible? 13 2y
+10 Public company LBO, should I be using the latest quarterly balance sheet for post transaction adjustments instead of financial year end? 1 2y
+20 Family Office Exits 8 2y
+33 Indicating an interest in a specific PE fund strategy to HH 7 2y
+5 What is a better avenue to get into traditional PE: Co-investing or IB? 11 2y
+3 PE funds hiring for summer 2024? 2 2y
+11 GTCR insights 6 2y
0 When do Vista Equity Partners FT analyst apps open? 1 2y
+3 Old. 0 2y
+99 Best PE Analyst Programs vs Opportunity Cost (top IB) 34 2y
+6 AUSTRALIA OFFSHORE GAS EXPLORATION 2 2y
0 Oak Ledge Recruiting Info 1 2y
0 PE vs SF vs IS and thoughts on Internship 1 2y
+9 Which group would be best to target an exit from IB Associate to a PE role in Florida? 1 2y
+39 LMM Roll Up Strategies that are Recession Proof 25 2y
+22 Riveria Investment Group 13 2y
+10 Ares Mgmt Return Offer rates 17 2y
+8 Digital Infrastructure Modeling Exam / Case Study Preparation 3 2y
+3 Guggenheim First Round 4 2y
+6 SBIC Funds 3 2y
+14 Why is Blackstone so dominant? 9 2y
+12 Adam Street Partners Analyst Role 8 2y
+18 Chicago Healthcare PE 23 2y
+13 Recruiting for Tech vs. Generalist UMM/MF PE in NY 5 2y
+3 Post deleted 0 2y
+8 Apollo London internship interview 11 2y
+23 Secondaries PE Recruiting 9 2y
+12 Baird Chicago PE Exits 8 2y
+9 Buyside pain points - press till it hurts 1 2y
+3 Sixth Street NY 10 2y
+3 CDD vs Private Equity Placement Agent 6 2y
+9 PE Lateral 5 2y
+12 Alpine Investors 2024 0 2y
+27 Is MBA the only solution for me to get into Infra PE? 13 2y
+23 BAML exit opps PE 29 2y
+4 Atlas Holdings Private Equity Firm 2 2y
+9 How to leverage an Internship at a PE Portfolio company to Break into PE? 2 2y
+6 How to improve portfolio? 1 2y
+12 Modeling test - contribution analysis 1 2y
+6 ESADE MiF, Emory MSAF, or MSQF Northeastern for IB/PE 0 2y
+25 Turned down a return offer from elite boutique investment bank in NYC for a lower middle market private equity gig. Here’s why 19 2y
+15 How well did you know your deals for on-cycle? 7 2y
0 London Consultant-Friendly PE 1 2y
+60 CVC (NY) vs TPG vs Veritas 44 2y
+28 Leave MBB to to join PE-backed Portco? 11 2y
+9 Real estate agent transition into asset management/PE 1 2y
+3 2025 Full Time Analyst Programs Open 1 2y
+3 Post deleted 0 2y
+1 Tailwater Capital 2 2y
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 14 2y
+5 Can Partners Group bring back their old logo? 3 2y
+8 LP to placement agent? 11 2y
+23 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? 5 2y
+31 Should I lateral ASAP? 11 2y
+2 Possible Net Worth of a MF PE High Performer working straight out of Undergrad by 50?? 10 2y
+59 Cerebus getting cooked 26 2y
+12 How are investment bankers evaluated during recruitment for private equity? 3 2y
+9 Interview Case Study for Real Estate Private Equity Start-up 2 2y
+6 Need Some Occasional Outsourced Finance Help in Your Port Cos or Other? 1 2y
+57 Advice for a 2-and-Out Associate… 23 2y
+11 Finance career in Emerging Markets, PE 5 2y
+16 impact of on portco from different entry points by PE firms 4 2y
0 Revolving Line of Credit for Asset Light Deal 1 2y
+9 Thoughts about leveraging a BD Role at a large ($>100B) asset manager onto a deal team... 1 2y
+35 Sharpest LMM investors? 47 2y
+6 Non-tech SF IB On-Cycle 3 2y
+4 Thnkas 2 2y
+7 Glocap any good? 10 2y
+5 PE Recruiting Profile 5 2y
+6 xxx 1 2y
0 IB/PE into Corp Dev 1 2y
0 Redoing Vault Top 50 Rankings By Prestige From Ex-W, Ex-CVP, Ex-PE MF & current Tiger Cub IP 5 2y
+4 Best way to start networking into IB / PE 2 2y
+5 Valuing Microcap SaaS business 3 2y
+20 Private Equity News Sources 9 2y
+11 Opus Advisors Client List 7 2y
+4 MM PE offer compensation 14 2y
+4 PE -> Startup in Operating Role? 6 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.6%
  • 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 97.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.6%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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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 (77) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (70) $101
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