+26 Tech PE at MF vs. Tech-Focused Shop 23 3y
+16 Please Help with PE Interview Brain Teaser!!!!! 12 3y
+7 Good Book or Checklist on Juicing Returns with Financial Engineering 1 3y
+54 Why Infrastructure / Energy Private Equity? Is my answer convincing? 8 3y
+9 Recommendations to turn my 6 month PE stage into a permanent gig? (Mid-thirties) 1 3y
0 PE case study 1 3y
0 High Growth Industries 1 3y
+8 Pivoting from Real Estate to PE 2 3y
+6 RedBird Capital 3 3y
+3 Lone View Capital 1 3y
+38 Have you been through/witness a bankruptcy? 21 3y
+9 LMM PE in "Tier 2/3 City" 1 3y
+12 Anyone heard of RedBird Capital? (culture, etc.) 15 3y
+5 Keep fucking up template tests 2 3y
+3 On Cycle Deal Experience 1 3y
+6 PE Recruiting: GPA Concerns 4 3y
+9 Is FMVA certificate enough to get hired at an entry position? 3 3y
+1 Can anyone guide me how to career my career in private equity field? 1 3y
+58 Downsides of PE VP Roles 23 3y
+27 What does Ares Credit do? 5 3y
+6 Pinpoint Partners 8 3y
+6 Break into REPE from Real Estate Development 1 3y
+17 Non-target 2024 PE Full Time Recruiting: No leads 4 3y
+3 How Competitive is MM or LMM PE From a Mid BB Group 1 3y
+10 Education trends and cycles 1 3y
+4 Insight into Avista Capital Partners 7 3y
+1 OTPP High Conviction Equities 3 3y
+16 GA London 8 3y
+3 Funds Where Not Going To Certain Schools is Dealbreaker 1 3y
+6 PE with healthcare focus: physician practice valuation 1 3y
+22 VP2 - 1 or 2 pg Resume? 9 3y
+3 IR interview questions 1 3y
+27 Networking as an Analyst 7 3y
+10 Insecure About Progression 5 3y
+2 Origination / Market-Mapping - LMM 5 3y
+6 London - Move from MM to UMM/MF - Possible? 4 3y
+3 London Case Studies: PE, Growth, PC, Secondaries, GP Stakes 1 3y
0 Firm Structure 1 3y
+3 KKR London 5 3y
+9 PE internship for the upcoming school year? 1 3y
0 OTPP - High Conviction Equities 1 3y
+3 UMM Case Study Memo Answer 1 3y
+3 ZMC (Zelnick Media Capital) 6 3y
+29 What is the path to $3mm comp in finance? 10 3y
+7 BB IB Chicago vs Nomura Greentech NYC vs MM PE NYC 6 3y
+3 PE Headhunters Paris 9 3y
+10 Kayne Anderson Growth 7 3y
+9 Private Credit Case Study NY (Intern) 1 3y
+16 S Corp vs. C Corp 2 3y
+3 Summit Partners - Modelling case study 1 3y
0 Austin PE 4 3y
+34 Giving up MF PE offer to try to be in a city/bank/group with friends? 23 3y
+33 How to be a maximum hardo 17 3y
+789 Working in PE is hell on earth 156 3y
+3 Investment Analyst Salary London 1 3y
+4 Moving from P&U IB to Corp Dev 4 3y
+10 Tyler Henritze Leaving Blackstone RE 4 3y
+15 Middle Market PE Analyst Programs 16 3y
+4 PE Placement Across Groups at Goldman Sachs 6 3y
+3 FTV Capital Reputation 4 3y
+43 New Mostly Remote Job: Move to Boston or Stay in NYC with girlfriend 18 3y
+12 Investment Banking and PE in Dubai from NYC 4 3y
+12 $200,000 in College Debt 13 3y
+18 LA PE Scene Update 22 3y
+9 Finance in the Midwest 1 3y
+16 Deleted 9 3y
+6 On Cycle Recruiting 3 3y
+6 Internship offer 1 3y
+7 AS1 '24 NYC MM Buyout Comp Check 6 3y
+4 Large cap growth/mm buyout firms vs small cap traditional minority growth 1 3y
+3 Infrastructure Comps Sheet? 1 3y
+35 Most Sought-After PE in NYC/ vs. Other Locations 39 3y
+24 Buyout to Earlier Stage Investing 14 3y
+360 More negative press on Apollo 132 3y
+9 Looking for small, middle-market direct lending shops 6 3y
+11 Analysts at IVP/Bond/ ICONIQ/ TCV/ Dragoneer? 10 3y
+37 Battery Ventures PE? 25 3y
+1 How to leverage one offer to get another off cycle 4 3y
+3 Banner Ridge 1 3y
+6 Sweat Equity LBO 7 3y
+3 Lincoln Peak? 1 3y
+11 Del 3 3y
+22 Pivoting from Management Consulting to IB / PE 4 3y
+18 Ranking these firms by exits (from the PE perspective) 8 3y
+9 Up and Coming NYC MM/UMM Funds 25 3y
+5 Investor Relations Recruiting / Headhunters 5 3y
+6 Northlane Capital Reputation 1 3y
+6 BX PE/Tac Opps Interview FT 9 3y
+9 How to calculate "track record" 2 3y
+3 LBO Role advice 1 3y
+50 Muslim in IB/PE London 27 3y
+2 2023 Certified Prestige official® b-school ranking - PE Firms 29 3y
0 Singaporean, Canadian pensions - comp, wlb, deals 1 3y
0 LMM PE Analyst Exit Ops 5 3y
+7 Recruiting as a Junior in College for MF Private Equity from Princeton 1 3y
+3 going to LMM now or staying at MBB if goal is UMM? 1 3y
+2 Should I be open with fund 1 3y
+3 LMM IB or RE PE 2 3y
+11 Help! CS/UBS FT or K1 Private Equity 2 3y
+9 RE Dev -> Infra PE Possible? 3 3y

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 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%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
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