+11 Five Arrows NYC 14 50m
+62 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread 80 3h
+320 2025 Year-End Net Worth Check-In 293 18h
+14 JPM Morgan Private Capital vs. Mid-Tier IB 17 17h
+12 On Cycle 2028 megathread 22 1d
+76 First year PE analyst on medical leave after insane hours 20 4d
+17 TowerBrook NYC Insight? 45 4d
+30 Boston PE - top firms 29 1w
+6 TA Associates Interview Process 9 1w
+57 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? 37 1w
+6 IFM Investors 5 1w
+65 Where are the high paying roles? Are they real? 49 1w
+47 Mid/senior level PE - at a crossroads 12 1w
+10 Ability to switch IB or PE after 1 year of biglaw transactional? 3 2w
+5 Partners Group - Updated Views 2 2w
0 Best PE shops in Charlotte 2 2w
+14 Case Study - HELP! 4 2w
+271 Anyone feel their net worth rising too "slowly"? 101 2w
+6 BCI PE Associate 1 2w
+57 How much is enough? 29 2w
+33 Does My MFPE experience carry weight? (Warburg/BX) as associate in Mumbaii, India 25 3w
+555 London MF REPE is paradise 46 3w
+147 Annual HBS vs Wharton Debate 52 3w
+3 Goldman Sachs Hybrid Equity 1 3w
+290 How much money to "feel rich" in nyc? 168 3w
+27 Career break - do I still have a shot at US PE? 13 4w
+15 Current PE Associate Hiring 11 4w
+18 VP Promotion Chances at Megafund 16 1mo
+105 The Peanut Portco 9 1mo
+57 Corp Dev / Strategic Finance All-In Comp (Dec-25) 102 1mo
+20 MBB consultant targeting mid-market PE in Milan / London — how does the headhunter process actually work here? 6 1mo
+28 PE to Startup to VC? 6 1mo
0 GE/VC vs IB PE 1 1mo
+25 2 years IB + 2 years PE to startup: Compensation expectations? 10 1mo
+3 Warburg Analyst Program - London 9 1mo
+16 28, Columbia GS, Private Banking Background — Can I Skip IB and Break Straight Into PE? 5 1mo
+37 Optimal Time to Exit MF PE? 16 1mo
+8 List of NAV Lending Funds 16 1mo
+39 Secondaries/Coinvestment Compensation 45 1mo
+6 Megafund Infra Comp 7 1mo
+20 American PE VP who needs to move to London for personal reasons - how should I go about it? 8 1mo
0 Updates on Cinven NY 2026? 1 1mo
+4 Joe Baratta to exit Blackstone 2 1mo
0 HIG Growth NY 3 1mo
+15 FitzWalter Capital - Any Info? 18 1mo
+6 Career Mid-Level Recruiting 1 1mo
+11 CD&R Industrials 7 1mo
+35 . 32 1mo
0 Buy & Build PE 1 1mo
+76 Secondaries Career Outlook: Comp, Exits & Long-Term Upside? 37 1mo
+21 Legit company? 16 1mo
+3 Antin infra nyc 5 2mo
0 SA: Commonfund PE vs Province Restructuring 1 2mo
+185 What’s “the path” now? 64 2mo
+11 Sourcing/BD → execution in PE — realistic path or pipe dream 2 2mo
+6 MM infra NYC 3 2mo
+11 Thoughts on Roark Capital 4 2mo
+55 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 64 2mo
+30 Main Capital Partners? 22 2mo
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? 15 2mo
+169 Age You Made Your First Million? 95 2mo
+18 Growth Equity Compensation 3 2mo
0 Insight Partners Investment Analyst FT 2027 1 2mo
+2 Infra/Climate PE exits: Project Finance vs IB vs MBB 3 2mo
+26 Is Ares a MF 26 2mo
+3 Capvest NYC 10 2mo
+9 Advice needed on PE offer 1 2mo
+4 EQT Infra NYC 7 2mo
+510 Q&A - Infrastructure PE & IBD 216 2mo
+9 Long Ridge Equity Partners SA 2027 — Round 2 Process? 4 2mo
+4 Analyst 2027 salary/bonus 6 2mo
+30 Most Desirable Buyside Seats in London/Continental Europe 17 2mo
+30 Golden gate vs Charlesbank 29 2mo
+9 How are your PE firms holding up? 1 2mo
+2 On-cycle recruiting 2027 1 2mo
+9 Growth Equity Compensation - All Levels 1 2mo
+6 OMERS Infra 11 2mo
+93 Working for Free in PE 17 2mo
+39 D1, Altimeter, Dragoneer, Addition (privates) 37 2mo
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 3mo
+1 hbs vs gsb 4 3mo
+2 Where will I get paid the most? 3 3mo
+87 Motive Partners 29 3mo
+12 Post-Banking Seats 7 3mo
+6 PE (Post MBA) Role 3 3mo
+106 Overall PE Vibe Check 84 3mo
0 Thoughts on InfraRed in NYC 1 3mo
+35 Return Full-Time to EB vs. Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst 18 3mo
+2 AltamarCAM Partners - Secondaries? 3 3mo
+33 SWF (GIC, Temasek, Mubadala) in NY 33 3mo
+126 Bank not transferring me to NYC 48 3mo
+25 Siris Capital Group - culture/rep? 19 3mo
+6 Renovus Capital partners 6 3mo
+10 One Rock Capital / Analyst program? 7 3mo
+64 One Rock Capital - Thoughts? 69 3mo
+77 Interesting Scenario: Discord Strategic Finance Offer, or Keep Trying PE? 27 3mo
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze 39 3mo
0 2027 growth equity PE Recruiting 3 3mo
+1 JD/MBA Placement Directly into PE 4 3mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 4mo

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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