+57 Should I Leave ~$280K Corp Dev for PE? 37 1w
0 AB Private Credit Investors 1 1w
+6 IFM Investors 5 1w
+20 Tier 4-5 City - Go to work for micro PE? 3 1w
0 Best PE shops in Charlotte 2 2w
+34 PE PortCo Work 18 2w
+27 Career break - do I still have a shot at US PE? 13 4w
+10 Dallas PE - Solid WLB 6 1mo
0 GE/VC vs IB PE 1 1mo
0 Does anyone have any info/insight into A&M Capital / Capital Partners 1 1mo
+6 The Saks-Neiman Merger 0 1mo
0 General Atlantic updates 2 1mo
+35 . 32 1mo
0 Arenova Capital 0 2mo
0 Stone Ridge Asset Management (flat Wincoram) - Houston 0 2mo
+44 Thinking through tech investing: early growth vs. growth vs. buyout 19 2mo
0 Energy IB —> Generalist PE 2 2mo
+11 Thoughts on Roark Capital 4 2mo
+14 NGP - Dallas 10 2mo
+2 Infra/Climate PE exits: Project Finance vs IB vs MBB 3 2mo
+26 Is Ares a MF 26 2mo
0 Vitol - Houston (Investments Arm) 1 2mo
+13 Lorient Capital 3 2mo
+20 On Cycle Preparation 8 2mo
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 3mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 4mo
+15 Beware ZT Corporate Internship Experience 2 4mo
+13 General Atlantic (GA) — Updated views? (2026 recruiting / exits / culture / comp) 17 5mo
+5 Insight Equity Dallas Culture/Compensation 4 5mo
+3 Gauge Capital 2026 3 5mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 5mo
+7 Should I recruit to PE? 1 5mo
+41 2027 Analyst Cycle 18 5mo
0 Dallas PE Associate 2026 Hiring Update 1 6mo
+2 GPA & Major for PE 4 6mo
+65 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 3 6mo
0 Dallas Private Equity 1 6mo
0 The Riverside Company 1 6mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 6mo
0 Align Capital Partners / Align Collaborate 1 6mo
0 Riata Capital Group Dallas 0 6mo
+3 Houston Secondaries Market? 5 7mo
+3 DEL 1 7mo
+34 Haveli Investments Info 31 7mo
+13 Top Dallas buyout PE non OG 23 7mo
+45 Best GE/UMM/MF for Pay::Culture/WLB/Perks 59 7mo
+232 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 49 7mo
0 Kainos Capital in Dallas? 0 7mo
+7 MF PE Analyst Programs 8 7mo
+8 Trinity Hunt Partners Dallas Comp 4 7mo
0 Houston Exits 1 7mo
+68 The PE "Recovery" is a Mirage 15 7mo
+3 Gauge Capital thoughts? (Work, culture, reputation, comp, Hrs) 5 7mo
+9 KPS 4 7mo
0 Networking Outside Your Firm 1 8mo
+7 PE in Austin 2 8mo
+19 Advice for College Junior breaking into PE 8 8mo
+22 Small Office MBB intern: On Cycle PE feasible? Is FT recruiting needed? 11 8mo
0 Social in Houston 3 8mo
+3 European MF On-Cycle 2027 31 8mo
0 Any Notable Family Office Recruiters? 0 8mo
+6 2nd Tier City (SEA/MIA/DEN/AUS/DAL) Compensation 3 8mo
0 PE Recruiters in Dallas 1 8mo
+59 Trive Capital and other Dallas funds 64 8mo
+57 Seeking advice - search fund deal falling through due to pushy seller 9 9mo
+9 A&M PEPI to PE / IB? Realistic or Not? 7 9mo
+27 PE Associate Comp Negotiation 16 9mo
0 Riverside Company comp 1 9mo
+9 Opinions on List of Transfer Schools for Real Estate Private Equity 1 9mo
+37 Lead Edge Capital 25 9mo
+25 PE Associates - what do you actually do for PortCo work? 7 9mo
+11 Thoughts on Operationally-Intensive Associate roles within MM/LMM Funds 7 9mo
0 Trive Capital Dallas Comp 1 9mo
0 Riata Capital Dallas Comp 0 9mo
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+11 On-Cycle / Off-Cycle 2027 PE Recruiting Resume Tips 2 9mo
+34 Dallas Private Equity 2026 Update 27 9mo
0 Leveraging connections 1 9mo
0 Align Capital Partners Comp (Dallas/Cleveland) 1 9mo
0 Arctos Sports PE Compensation/Culture | KKR Acquisition 1 9mo
+11 Experience and things to do as a PE hopeful in the future. 2 10mo
+6 MF/UMMs fwd thinking wrt AI 3 10mo
0 A1 PE recruiting advice 1 10mo
0 Trivest Partners 2026 2 10mo
+19 CIA Freshman Year Internship for Finance 11 10mo
+32 2025-26 Target Tier List for IB/PE 13 10mo
+7 On-Cycle Non-Target Candidate Insights 3 10mo
+12 ECP Delivers Largest $ PE Return Ever 4 10mo
+6 Anyone ever ask to go semi-remote? 4 10mo
+23 Energy / Oil and Gas PE Recruiting Process 9 10mo
+9 Breaking into CRE PE Without Target School or IB 1 11mo
+21 Deleted 9 11mo
+15 Negotiating Carry + Equity for First Time Fund? 1 11mo
+18 Need guidance on breaking into IB from a non traditional path 7 11mo
+66 Difficult ASO Class in MF PE 49 11mo
+26 Comparing Megafund Growth Equity Platforms 9 11mo
+6 Plexus Capital? 4 11mo
+3 Alvarez & Marsal Capital - PE arm of A&M Reputation? 2 11mo
+64 The Real Large-cap Corporate PE Placement by Bank 28 12mo
+3 General Atlantic Tech Growth Equity London 8 12mo

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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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%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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