+6 Megafund Infra Comp 7 1h
+420 London MF REPE is paradise 32 10h
+81 The Peanut Portco 8 15h
+15 MBB consultant targeting mid-market PE in Milan / London — how does the headhunter process actually work here? 4 10h
+38 Secondaries/Coinvestment Compensation 44 2d
+19 American PE VP who needs to move to London for personal reasons - how should I go about it? 8 3d
0 Updates on Cinven NY 2026? 1 3d
+142 Annual HBS vs Wharton Debate 50 4d
+21 Does My MFPE experience carry weight? (Warburg/BX) as associate in Mumbaii, India 17 4d
+8 List of NAV Lending Funds 15 4d
+5 Joe Baratta to exit Blackstone 2 5d
0 HIG Growth NY 3 6d
+15 FitzWalter Capital - Any Info? 18 1w
+57 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? 34 1w
+22 Boston PE - top firms 17 1w
+6 Career Mid-Level Recruiting 1 1w
+11 CD&R Industrials 7 1w
+35 . 32 2w
0 Buy & Build PE 1 2w
+52 How much is enough? 27 2w
+75 Secondaries Career Outlook: Comp, Exits & Long-Term Upside? 37 2w
+5 On Cycle 2028 megathread 5 2w
+21 Legit company? 16 2w
+3 Antin infra nyc 5 3w
0 SA: Commonfund PE vs Province Restructuring 1 3w
+185 What’s “the path” now? 64 3w
+3 Warburg Analyst Program - London 8 3w
+11 Sourcing/BD → execution in PE — realistic path or pipe dream 2 4w
+6 MM infra NYC 3 4w
+11 Thoughts on Roark Capital 4 4w
+55 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 64 4w
+60 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread 77 1mo
+30 Main Capital Partners? 22 1mo
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? 15 1mo
+169 Age You Made Your First Million? 95 1mo
+18 Growth Equity Compensation 3 1mo
0 Insight Partners Investment Analyst FT 2027 1 1mo
+2 Infra/Climate PE exits: Project Finance vs IB vs MBB 3 1mo
+266 Anyone feel their net worth rising too "slowly"? 99 1mo
+6 Hg Capital NYC 2026 17 1mo
+26 Is Ares a MF 26 1mo
+3 Capvest NYC 10 1mo
+9 Advice needed on PE offer 1 1mo
+4 EQT Infra NYC 7 1mo
+510 Q&A - Infrastructure PE & IBD 216 1mo
+9 Long Ridge Equity Partners SA 2027 — Round 2 Process? 4 1mo
+4 Analyst 2027 salary/bonus 6 1mo
+30 Most Desirable Buyside Seats in London/Continental Europe 17 1mo
+30 Golden gate vs Charlesbank 29 1mo
+9 How are your PE firms holding up? 1 1mo
+2 On-cycle recruiting 2027 1 1mo
+9 Growth Equity Compensation - All Levels 1 1mo
+6 OMERS Infra 11 1mo
+93 Working for Free in PE 17 1mo
+55 Where are the high paying roles? Are they real? 37 1mo
+39 D1, Altimeter, Dragoneer, Addition (privates) 37 1mo
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 1mo
+1 hbs vs gsb 4 1mo
+2 Where will I get paid the most? 3 1mo
+87 Motive Partners 29 1mo
+12 Post-Banking Seats 7 1mo
+6 PE (Post MBA) Role 3 1mo
+106 Overall PE Vibe Check 84 1mo
0 Thoughts on InfraRed in NYC 1 1mo
+35 Return Full-Time to EB vs. Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst 18 2mo
+2 AltamarCAM Partners - Secondaries? 3 2mo
+33 SWF (GIC, Temasek, Mubadala) in NY 33 2mo
+126 Bank not transferring me to NYC 48 2mo
+25 Siris Capital Group - culture/rep? 19 2mo
+6 Renovus Capital partners 6 2mo
+10 One Rock Capital / Analyst program? 7 2mo
+64 One Rock Capital - Thoughts? 69 2mo
+77 Interesting Scenario: Discord Strategic Finance Offer, or Keep Trying PE? 27 2mo
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze 39 2mo
0 2027 growth equity PE Recruiting 3 2mo
+1 JD/MBA Placement Directly into PE 4 2mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 2mo
+148 We were lied to 78 2mo
+15 Realistic path to Capital Solutions/Spec Sits Groups from LevFin at a BB? 7 2mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 2mo
+33 Best industry/job for entrepreneurship? 11 3mo
+48 MBA for PE in US? Am I being to naive? 21 3mo
+6 Share/Split PE prep resources 5 3mo
0 printing and binding svcs in nyc 2 3mo
+3,202 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? 115 3mo
+21 Onex Partners 15 3mo
0 Flight Time for Superday 1 3mo
+174 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 3mo
+6 NYC office of European PE perks and benefits 6 3mo
+24 Athos Partners Overview - Overpromise and underdeliver 11 3mo
+9 Off cycle PE Offer Process Timeline 9 3mo
+9 Best way to meet ppl as a PE Associate in NYC 4 3mo
+5 Five Arrows NYC 10 3mo
+95 Pivoting from PE 41 3mo
0 Yucaipa Companies 1 3mo
+2 Anyone know if any Boston buyout funds are still looking to fill seats for Summer 2026 / immediate start? 3 3mo
0 PF to Infra/Transport PE 1 3mo
+56 Corp Dev / Strategic Finance All-In Comp (Dec-25) 100 3mo
+6 On-cycle as Second-year Analyst 7 3mo
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 3mo

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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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