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0 Recruiting AM I cooked? 2 3mo
+4 What to expect from off-cycle MF PE technical interview rounds? 6 3mo
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+6 Secondaries Fund 75mins Modelling Test 3 3mo
0 Morrison & Co (formerly HRL Morrison) 3 3mo
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+3 Tiger Global Head of Privates? 3 3mo
+21 GP-Led Secondaries Continuation Fund Model 11 3mo
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+8 GP-led Secondaries modeling help 14 3mo
+13 PE Secondaries Modelling 8 3mo
+6 Secondaries Modelling 3 3mo
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+9 HIG Small Cap Process 10 3mo
+26 Best MF Tech PE in 2026 26 3mo
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+12 MS Private Equity (Expansion Capital) Info/Culture/Comp/Reputation 6 3mo
+40 FoF Secondaries Case Study 29 3mo
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+15 Providence Strategic Growth Equity (PSG) Outlook 17 3mo
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+3 Recent JPM M&A Exits? 3 3mo
0 Fund Placement / Secondary Markets 1 3mo
+8 Why is everyone still obsessed with MF PE when Private Credit exists? 3 3mo
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+3 Email Format - Advent International 3 3mo
0 GIC Infra 2 3mo
+32 SWF (GIC, Temasek, Mubadala) in NY 32 3mo
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0 PC Direct Lending Process 2 3mo
+33 Private Credit Secondaries Case Study Insight 4 3mo
+492 10 Years. 10 Hard-Earned Lessons in PE. 37 3mo
+25 First time fund as SVP 8 3mo
+30 How many expert calls do you guys do? 12 3mo
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+10 MF Final Rounds Keep Ending in Rejection Market or Me 4 3mo
+30 Main Capital Partners? 20 3mo
+17 TowerBrook NYC Insight? 43 3mo
+19 Crazy, but is it worth retaking the SAT? 19 3mo
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+1 IB (LMM) or Corp Dev Lead at PE backed PortCo 3 3mo
+9 new grad choosing offers: Partners Group US FA vs. mid-tier BB TMT London 1 4mo
+257 Anyone feel their net worth rising too "slowly"? 95 4mo
0 Ares 27 DL LA 1 4mo
+10 what do I need to do to get in to MF PE (do I have any chance) 6 4mo
0 NON-PE Exit Opps out of EB/BB 2 4mo
+14 In person superday for PE - who pays for travel? 25 4mo
+4 MM/UMM 2027 Associate Class Comp 13 4mo
0 Infrastructure PE head hunters NYC 3 4mo
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+1 Middle East Recruiting 1 4mo
+24 Insight Partners Culture/Comp/Hours 44 4mo
+8 Investcorp takes minority stakes in Banner Ridge 5 4mo
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+27 PE Associate Comp Negotiation 16 4mo
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+36 Lateraling in PE - Evaluating Tradeoffs 15 4mo
+33 Corporate / Business Development Exits 27 4mo
+70 Chicago PE firms (comprehensive list and tiers) 74 4mo
+1 Non-local language mainland Europe offices 2 4mo
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+1 PE firms to aim for 2027 cycle 2 4mo
+36 PE Exit Opps at VP vs Senior Associate 9 4mo
+6 Strategic Capital / Hybrid Investing Input 1 4mo
+9 Terms : seed capital / gp coinvest 1 4mo
+20 How much does prestige really matter outside of top MF/UMM groups for PE recruiting? 9 4mo
+38 What is good in HC PE these days 24 4mo
0 Riverside Company comp 1 4mo
+11 PSP Investments Infrastructure 21 4mo
+9 Opinions on List of Transfer Schools for Real Estate Private Equity 1 4mo
+23 Case Study - Ares Energy and Infra (Senior Associate) 11 4mo
0 GCSP, HSP, CPI reached out to Seniors 3 4mo
+49 Going back to PE after starting a business? 19 4mo
+4 Help deciding between two Corp Dev roles 7 4mo
+9 Dilemma: I have information that is highly valuable to several PE companies. How to monetize? 1 4mo
+5 Wind Point Partners 2025 Comp? 6 4mo
+37 Lead Edge Capital 25 4mo
0 GS M&A vs JPM generalist vs BBH PE 1 4mo

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • 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 (75) $151
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