+6 IB to Secondaries? 1 4mo
+12 CVC Client & Product Solutions: Top-Tier IR Role or Fundraising Grind 3 4mo
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 5mo
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 5mo
+95 Pivoting from PE 41 5mo
+9 AI PE startups 3 5mo
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 5mo
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 5mo
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 5mo
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 5mo
+31 Business Development in PE 15 5mo
+9 FP&A at PE-backed firm to Private Credit: Realistic? 1 5mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 5mo
+21 How is Marlin doing? 6 5mo
+6 CDPQ London 7 5mo
0 Deleted 3 5mo
+15 PE Associate role at Temasek in SF 23 5mo
+138 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 5mo
+15 BlackRock PEP London 22 5mo
+31 Reed Rayman, Aaron Sobel and Robert Kalsow Ramos 28 5mo
+21 London MM PE comps 24 5mo
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 5mo
+57 Management Option Pools in LBO Models 22 6mo
+2 GPA & Major for PE 4 6mo
+9 Altas associate class 2026 solely from BB/EBs and Bain??? 13 6mo
+38 UMM Off Cycle Help 20 6mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships 4 6mo
+65 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 3 6mo
+3 KSL Capital 6 6mo
+12 Insights on BCI 10 6mo
+9 Resume Deals for LP/Co-Invest Experience 5 6mo
+17 Morgan Stanley AIP in 2022? 17 6mo
+2 Castlelake 9 6mo
+12 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking 16 6mo
0 Starting PE Job in 1 Month, Looking for Material 2 6mo
+9 Ares Management Direct Lending Case Study 10 6mo
+9 Best software investors in NY? 19 6mo
+9 The Sobrato Organization - SF family office? 0 6mo
+29 Full ride at Dartmouth vs paying full at Stanford as an international — for finance industry,worth the debt? 23 6mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 6mo
+3 Blueprint Equity 5 6mo
+12 Utah Buyside Opportunities 6 6mo
+42 2024 PE BD Comp Thread 29 6mo
+26 Corp Dev to PE… is it possible? 16 6mo
+428 What lessons you learned the hard way so everyone else doesn't have to? 59 6mo
+20 Best California MM PE firms with good WLB? 13 6mo
+29 Breaking into PE in India 2 7mo
+46 Co-Investing vs Buyout 21 7mo
+3 DEL 1 7mo
+24 IB to FoF/Co-Invest to PE ? 13 7mo
0 Co-invest Comp London 1 7mo
+64 Leaving PE at Mid-Level 35 7mo
+9 Private Markets Rotational Program (FoF PE / REPE / Alt Credit) – Realistic Exit Opps 1 7mo
+111 Is LMM actually the move? 35 7mo
+6 Ghosted by Dynamic Search Partners 7 7mo
+3 Uni Pension Plan (UPP), Canada 2 7mo
+62 London PE recruiting process 41 7mo
+45 Best GE/UMM/MF for Pay::Culture/WLB/Perks 59 7mo
+12 Moving from Fund Investing to IR at a Global Mega Fund 1 7mo
+232 2019 On-Cycle PE Recruiting: Headhunter Ranking 49 7mo
+15 Recruiters in Asia (HK / SG) 7 7mo
0 Kainos Capital in Dallas? 0 7mo
+9 Carlyle Alpinvest Co-Investments 6 7mo
0 Career Advice IR/BO > BO/FO > IR/BO 1 7mo
+5 Oncap (Toronto PE) 5 7mo
0 Pantheon Ventures 2026? 3 7mo
0 Comp Discussion 2 7mo
+9 Private Equity Opportunities 14 7mo
+9 Not getting any PE traction despite working at a strong EB with good deal experience 3 7mo
+9 KPS 4 7mo
+20 Thoughts on Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)? 17 7mo
0 Family office experience 1 7mo
+33 2025 up and coming funds 9 7mo
+35 Infrastructure PE Resources/Info 41 7mo
+11 Is "no state tax" an acceptable answer for "Why Seattle?" 8 8mo
0 Networking Outside Your Firm 1 8mo
0 PE Co-investment case study examples? 1 8mo
+22 Small Office MBB intern: On Cycle PE feasible? Is FT recruiting needed? 11 8mo
+6 Washington Harbour Partners 2 8mo
0 Nicola Wealth 1 8mo
0 SDR Ventures - Denver 0 8mo
0 Permira SA 2026 2 8mo
+3 European MF On-Cycle 2027 31 8mo
+3 Carlyle Menlo 1 8mo
0 PE at an Insurance Company? 1 8mo
+9 Debating between NYC & SF postgrad -- just curious about city life in finance 3 8mo
+6 Feedback on CapVest 5 8mo
+25 PE Secondaries- Excel Case Study 26 8mo
+8 GIC / Temasek US 2025 9 8mo
+9 How would you approach pitching a sponsor-backed deal? 1 8mo
+189 LOL at this new WSJ article on Apollo's Culture 60 8mo
+16 PE to Corporate? 20 8mo
+938 My Private Equity Recruiting Process 135 8mo
0 MSIM PE Fund & Co-Investments 0 9mo
+13 Carlyle infrastructure 6 9mo
+239 My on-cycle experience / guide 55 9mo
+83 CD&R Updates 64 9mo
+6 Secondaries Fund 75mins Modelling Test 3 9mo
0 Morrison & Co (formerly HRL Morrison) 3 9mo
+3 Tiger Global Head of Privates? 3 9mo

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
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  • 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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