+18 Left MF PE. No Job 29 5mo
+20 Search Funders PLEASE STOP CALLING MY DAD 3 5mo
+6 Evaluating Gross Margin With or Without Depreciation 1 5mo
+3 Practical reality of not getting the promotion 3 5mo
+13 Is employee co-invest overrated as a compensation sweetener? 2 5mo
+158 is there a way to do PE without weekends? 81 5mo
+27 F500 Corp Dev (Manager), Or PE Portco Corp Dev (Mid-Level) 12 5mo
+11 Infra PE: I Squared Capital Reputation/Thoughts? 8 5mo
+50 PE-Backed Corp Dev Comp Check 16 5mo
+12 Q&A (AMA) | Economics, Finance & Asset Management – Ask Me Anything 1 5mo
+4 Coffee Chats Starting to Go Out? 7 5mo
+9 Del 1 5mo
+170 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 47 5mo
+27 Best Masters for IB/PE + Scholarship + My chances 8 5mo
+9 Breaking into CRE PE Without Target School or IB 1 5mo
+3 US Family Office Trend Question 1 5mo
0 Blackstone Vista Bain Capital SA 2027 1 5mo
+3 Partners Group Software PE 1 5mo
+659 Then and Now: @APAE 149 5mo
0 How do Dual Roles/Titles Work? E.g. Rayman at APO 2 5mo
+3 Let go from PE 3 5mo
0 l catterton modeling test 1 5mo
+3 Equity Question 2 5mo
+17 Mega-Fund PE: Advice to Succeed & Fast-Track Progression? 1 5mo
+11 PE recruiting after 4 yrs experience 3 5mo
0 Is MM/LMM PE worth it? 1 5mo
0 Infra PE Headhunters / Timeline? 1 5mo
0 Lindsay Goldberg email 1 5mo
+7 Associate 1 Pay Range at Midwest LMM PE 12 5mo
+21 PE Internship interview HELP 5 5mo
+6 Thoughts on MGX 15 5mo
+4 Excel Test For TCV IR Analyst Role 21 5mo
+23 HPS investment partners 39 5mo
0 Outreach from JHB Search 1 5mo
0 Elliott PE 1 5mo
+27 Delete 8 5mo
+6 Clearlake 7 5mo
+21 Deleted 9 5mo
+4 What to expect for IB > PE > Corporate / Strategy Roles? 3 5mo
+45 Madison Dearborn (CHI) vs HIG Advantage (SF) vs GI Partners (SF) 13 5mo
+5 Unpaid Spring Internship -- Am I Stupid 3 5mo
+10 Certares Management (Travel and leisure PE) 8 5mo
+15 Negotiating Carry + Equity for First Time Fund? 1 6mo
+26 GPA at Master's Level for Recruiting 16 6mo
0 Rapist/Abuser/Misogynist/Racist/ Predator strikes again (Momento Growth Partners) 1 6mo
0 Carlyle PE Groups 4 6mo
+3 Windows laptop for modeling tests 13 6mo
+18 Appian Capital Advisory 8 6mo
+21 EQT Update 2024 23 6mo
+5 Let go from PE? 4 6mo
+63 One Rock Capital - Thoughts? 68 6mo
+6 Non-IB Folks in PE: What Was Your First 6 Months REALLY Like? 2 6mo
0 SAT Score for MF PE Analyst Programs 3 6mo
+9 PE Firm SVCV Partners and SVCV Global to Raise $100B in the next 15 years to Become The Next Big Financial Powerhouse 1 6mo
+3 PPC 3 6mo
+37 What’s the Coolest Place a Legit PE Firm is Based in North America? 24 6mo
+4 Estimating Change in Deferred Revenue 5 6mo
+26 Using AI for value creation? 9 6mo
+14 Portfolio Monitoring Software 7 6mo
+19 Job offers evaluation 6 6mo
0 Energy and Natural Resources Focused Investment Fund 1 6mo
0 Blackstone Innovations Investments Team 2 6mo
+110 Best Book(s) / Playbook(s) on PE Due Diligence / Value Creation 40 6mo
+1 US Undergraduate Recruiting for UK Off-Cycle Seeking Advice 2 6mo
0 PE OCR Class of 2027: How has it been? 1 6mo
+6 When to contact headhunters for upcoming on-cycle PE recruiting? 1 6mo
+18 Need guidance on breaking into IB from a non traditional path 7 6mo
+12 HBS vs GSB 9 6mo
+6 Looking to interview NYC PE/VC folks about Income/Budget for YouTube ($300 for 20 min). Can be anonymous. 4 6mo
0 Coverage IB to SS 1 6mo
+9 Archimed - Updated View (2024) 38 6mo
0 How do I figure out what I want to do for my “2nd Job” 1 6mo
+9 anyone subscribe to https://allocatorjobs.com/ 4 6mo
0 Switch to Tech PE, any recommendations? 4 6mo
+66 Difficult ASO Class in MF PE 49 6mo
+6 Case study - CVC 19 6mo
0 Question about potential medical leave 1 6mo
+26 Comparing Megafund Growth Equity Platforms 9 6mo
+13 2Y PE Associate Lateraling 10 6mo
0 Experienced Private Equity Associate Resume 3 6mo
+249 2025 Megafund PE Anti-Rankings: Pros and Cons of PE’s most coveted MF / UMM roles 76 6mo
+14 Does college even matter? 17 6mo
+11 secondary advisory case study modelling test example? 7 6mo
+24 Learning Through Osmosis vs. Independent Investing 4 6mo
+22 SWF Direct Investing VP back to PE 16 6mo
+21 Independent Sponsor opportunity, need advice 14 6mo
+6 Plexus Capital? 4 6mo
+93 Is PE in SF that bad ?? 47 6mo
+1 is it cooked if i don't have a soph summer? 1 6mo
+11 Paine Schwartz 2 6mo
+3 Alvarez & Marsal Capital - PE arm of A&M Reputation? 2 6mo
+3 Updates on Trivest Partners 2026 4 6mo
+4 GPA 4 6mo
+100 SMB Acquisition 33 6mo
0 Need advice - small shop, potential opportunity 2 6mo
0 Deleted 1 6mo
+16 Silver Lake - Analyst (London) 10 6mo
+22 Canadian pension funds PE in London/Europe 8 6mo
+11 Hybrid / Special Situations Mid-Level Comp 12 6mo
+11 Networking for PE firms in MBA Program 2 6mo

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 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

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

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June 2026 Investment Banking

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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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $101
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