+31 Comp / Carry in Private Equity vs. Credit 8 2y
+3 Reaching out Linkedin 1 2y
+3 Startup_High Value SaaS and other Tech Products_Complex World Class Solutions 1 2y
+31 PE's Role in Capital Markets 25 2y
0 Partners Group Europe FT 2024 2 2y
+11 Energy PE internship --> IB recruiting in different city 3 2y
+7 simple LBO question: taxes and interest expense? 3 2y
0 PE MM consulting case studies 1 2y
+6 Anyone from DCM made it to strong PE firm? 3 2y
+7 Nontarget Cutoff GPA for MF/UMM 3 2y
+10 Reference check in an IB group that discourages recruiting 3 2y
+19 Networking Advice - Law Student w/ PE Background 5 2y
+3 Carter Wahlberg London - any colour? 3 2y
+16 Help for Wife: Consulting in PE 6 2y
+27 Distressed PE case study 4 2y
+3 breaking into private equity 3 2y
+21 P.E. NAV 12 2y
+12 PE Recruiting Strategy / What to do 5 2y
+3 Help me adjusting the B/S in LBO 1 2y
0 Capital Solutions Groups at Canadian Pension Funds 1 2y
+3 REPE Final Round Interview (Investments) 2 2y
0 Private Equity/Growth Equity LBO Tutor 1 2y
+3 Anyone Going to Main Street Summit? 0 2y
+5 Am I Underpaid? 11 2y
+18 LP Investing how technical? 5 2y
+3 Audax Portfolio Company Analyst 2024 0 2y
+1 VC Firm with no deal expectations 2 2y
+14 Distressed (Early) Tech Buyout - Revenue vs. EBITDA multiple-basis for entry vs. exit valuation 8 2y
+243 Contemplating Suicide / Depressed 50 2y
+3 Approach with recruiters 1 2y
+9 LMM/Search Fund Opportunities in Outdoors Gear/Outfitters? 2 2y
+22 Warburg Pincus London 2024 Analyst program 41 2y
+4 Going crazy over an insurance company valuation. ChatGPT can't help 3 2y
+5 How to Recruit for PE 2 2y
+8 Energy Transition PE Funds 8 2y
+14 Lateraling as an Associate vs. Senior Associate 2 2y
+172 Taking Chill, Non-Finance Job for Mental Health vs. Plowing Through? [NEED ADVICE] 21 2y
+8 What time do you go to the office at the private equity? 22 2y
+4 Model Tests for Practice? 3 2y
0 Investment Risk roles in SWF/endowment? 1 2y
+44 Apollo FIG PE 23 2y
+3 Meet & Greet - what happens? 2 2y
+3 Bay Area PE Funds FT Analyst 2 2y
+3 PE Investment Analyst Interview 0 2y
+3 Non PE exits from MM IB? 1 2y
+3 Final Interview Prep 1 2y
+3 Do private equity firms allow remote work? 1 2y
+7 How Does Recruiting Work? 3 2y
+6 Funds in London/Europe US MBA Admissions 2 2y
+15 Private Equity - Growth vs Buyout next 5-10 years 10 2y
+21 Private Credit to Liquid Structured Credit? 6 2y
+9 Non-traditional/Non-IBD engaging with headhunters (buyside/lateral) 1 2y
+29 MM PE Analyst - Exit Opps? 9 2y
+35 Post associate stint planning? 13 2y
+3 Multiple Arbitrage 1 2y
+20 NYC UMM Reputation 16 2y
+17 When to Lateral out of PE? 6 2y
+8 Goldman Sachs Hybrid Capital 6 2y
+17 Confused about PE Recruiting 7 2y
+7 LBO Modelling - Balance Sheet and Cash Sweep 3 2y
+23 Corporate finance jobs after PE 10 2y
+3 Goldner Hawn in Minneapolis 0 2y
+3 Oaktree Prestige / Exits? 4 2y
0 How to do quarter by quarter LBO 1 2y
+6 Investing in standalone entity or after merger holdco? 3 2y
+6 Case Study Advice 2 2y
+7 Decision for future career - PE 8 2y
+6 Software / SaaS LBO Modeling 8 2y
+22 African & Other Emerging Market PE plays 17 2y
+3 Temasek Off-Cycle 1 2y
+6 Upskilling in a slow PE environment 1 2y
+19 Blackstone Growth (BXG) FT Analyst Recruiting 13 2y
+3 PE Lateral Associate Interview Resources 1 2y
+7 Accel-KKR 2nd round interview 12 2y
+3 Great Point Partners info? 4 2y
+19 How are PE firms doing at MBA admissions now? 7 2y
+3 Edgestone Capital Partners - Toronto — Is it still alive? 1 2y
+67 At what point is an analyst PE program better than IB? 13 2y
+13 Firm going under too late to save 5 2y
+15 Navis Capital Partners: Interview + Modelling test? 5 2y
0 Headhunters in Boston? 12 2y
+6 Coming back home with an Ivy League degree 5 2y
+17 Anyone heard of XIO Group? 42 2y
+3 How soon is too soon to reach out to HHs and PE firms? 1 2y
+63 Videogame Studios - What Do the #s Look Like? 22 2y
+25 Leaving Banking: Now or Never? 8 2y
+10 Big 3 Tech PE vs MF Tech Group 3 2y
+6 Brookfield Fund Structure 4 2y
0 Megafund Tier-List 15 2y
+13 MF PE from non-US background 3 2y
0 Sector team in generalist firm Vs sector-focused firm 1 2y
+4 Poll for Investors within the Consumer space: Do you buy the products of the companies you invest in? 3 2y
+5 MF vs. Up and coming fund 3 2y
+14 CAIA designation 11 2y
+27 PE Internship Experience? 2 2y
+9 How do I find funds to reach out to as a sophomore? 1 2y
+32 I took the road less travelled (oops) 11 2y
+3 PE off-cycle recruiting dartmouth partners london 1 2y
+17 RE; Finding IB/PE Work Experience Programmes for Pre-Uni students (UK) 6 2y
+5 Met a consultant bragging about private equity 5 2y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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