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+6 AEC Sector - Thoughts? 2 8mo
+4 SAT score 6 8mo
0 I need guidance on which unis to apply in US or Canada and want to get into IB or PE 1 8mo
+29 Rubicon Technology Partners - 2025 Perspectives 12 8mo
+9 Dartmouth Partners Summer Internships London 1 8mo
+2 IFM Investors 4 8mo
+44 comp after 2 + 2 35 9mo
+9 Industry Modeling Experience 1 9mo
+7 State-funded GIC or Temasek Roles in NYC? 6 9mo
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+32 Australian Bankers -> American Private Equity 5 9mo
+1 Soho House Take Private by MCR and Apollo 1 9mo
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+5 MBB Internship to PE 6 9mo
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+31 Comp Negotiation for First Time Fund 28 9mo
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+20 Kelso 2024 13 9mo
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+18 London Headhunter Coverage 17 10mo
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+46 Best UMM Seats 11 10mo
+9 What Do PE MD's Care About In Interviews? 5 10mo
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+10 Thoughts on Kline Hill Partners? 16 10mo
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+3 Investcorp NYC 4 10mo
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+28 Thoughts on PSG Equity / Providence Strategic Growth (2022) 9 10mo
+3 LMM/Micro PE Hiring? 1 10mo
+10 Blackstone Exec among the victims of Manhattan shooting 7 10mo
+9 HBS or GSB chances 3 10mo
+34 PE Firm Graveyard 63 10mo
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+26 Laid off banker looking to break into PE 16 10mo
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+13 KKR Group Cultures 11 11mo
+8 HIG Capital 11 11mo
+19 Berkshire Partners 2025 7 11mo
+3 Recognize (NYC fund) 1 11mo
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+12 Infrastructure PE Headhunters 13 11mo
+3 Total Comp for top GE in 2025? 1 11mo
+269 Vista vs Thoma Bravo 101 11mo
+183 Megafund PE Placement by Bank and School 73 11mo
+8 Advice for Sr IBD Associate Starting in PE 3 11mo
+5 Updated views on BC Partners 6 11mo
+27 How I broke into Private Equity/Growth Equity? 19 11mo
+6 LMM / MM PE Shops in NY? 3 11mo
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+29 On-Cycle Cancelled 15 11mo
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+22 How Does On-Cycle PE Recruiting Work if I Lateraled 13 12mo
+3 Vista latest views 1 12mo
+14 BMO/RBC M&A Toronto ---> US PE 16 12mo
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+47 Hot Take: On-Cycle Overweights the “Leftovers” from Target Schools 21 1y
+3 PE Lateral Market 1 1y
+36 What is the point of IB/PE? 24 1y
+16 Wharton & WallStreetPrep: Private Equity Certificate Program thoughts? 12 1y
+1 Cornell PE placement 2 1y
0 Parthenon 2026 analyst 1 1y
+8 Permira NYC 7 1y
+13 LMM Year 2 Associate Comp in 2025 10 1y
+48 Were PE MBA admissions ever “easy”? 19 1y
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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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