+3 Best PC Newsletters? 1 2y
0 LBO PE Courses 2 2y
+3 HIG Capital first round interviews SF 3 2y
+4 West Coast Secondaries Funds 4 2y
+3 Fall/Spring Private Equity Intern 2 2y
+6 Finding the right executive search firm to place new leadership 2 2y
+3 Co-invest leverage providers 1 2y
+9 Pros and cons of joining PE family office 1 2y
+3 SI 50 0 2y
+9 Biotech/Life sci PE/VC or MBB for someone from a PhD background 4 2y
+13 PE firm, latest fund has negative IRR 13 2y
+4 Old 4 2y
0 Adams Street Co-investments role 1 2y
0 PE interview - restructuring 1 2y
+3 LBO modelling tests 3 2y
+12 Incoming PE associate in SF > Rent & Lifestyle questions 27 2y
+9 Cross-border recruitment 2 2y
+6 Open ended and evergreen funds vs closed ended funds 1 2y
+3 "Upgrading" LP Firms 1 2y
+3 PE Internship Recruitment - Tech Prep 1 2y
+7 Thoughts on HIG Capital 3 2y
+11 Overbay Capital? 13 2y
+9 Investindustrial & Partnersgroup 3 2y
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 40 2y
+11 Mid-career transition to PE in Singapore 3 2y
+8 Big Imposter Syndrome [long post sorry] 4 2y
0 PE advice from Chinese app 1 2y
+12 Can WSO introduce polls? 1 2y
+3 Nordic Capital Off-Cycle Internship 2 2y
+3 VC Beverage Pitch Deck 2 2y
+13 Partners Group CEO 6 2y
+18 Exit Ops for a PE Analyst straight out of undergrad 11 2y
+18 Direct / Co to Endowment 11 2y
+9 DXB IB to LDN PE 6 2y
+1 Who does Dartmouth Partners recruit for? (London) 1 2y
+3 The earlier the better ? 1 2y
+117 40% paycut 58 2y
+7 PE / VC Recruiter Database for US and EMEA 3 2y
0 First time doing an LBO 1 2y
+39 Los Angeles Private Equity 65 2y
+8 Can Anyone Recommend an Infra PE Course? 4 2y
+19 SF Lower Middle Market PE 8 2y
+14 Boutique IB Firm Also Raising Fund? 10 2y
+13 PE Case Study Test - Secondaries Help 5 2y
+5 LBO - Sensitivity 3 2y
+1 Move to PE in Dubai - Doubts 2 2y
+39 Private Equity vs PhD in Finance 10 2y
+4 Riding Electric Scooter/Bike to Summer Internship 9 2y
+20 Bored & tired 2 2y
+24 Is my comp in line with ASO pay? 20 2y
+9 Carry Pool Allocation 8 2y
+25 ICONIQ - 2022 Edition of Culture / Progression / Pay 20 2y
0 Vista vs KKR Software 1 2y
0 London vs. Paris IBD Analyst Role for Exit into PE 1 2y
+19 Cheap LPs 5 2y
+4 Blackstone’s Corporate Finance Test 16 2y
+9 European Venture 2 2y
+3 Alcazar Energy 1 2y
+11 HIG Recruitment and Culture 13 2y
+6 Best Python finance course 5 2y
+3 Interview Advice: Park Hill Group 3 2y
+9 Need advice 1 2y
+12 Coinvest dynamics and resigning 2 2y
+18 Confirming PE Firms Recruiters in London 4 2y
+19 Moving from consulting to PE 4 2y
+12 Moving from consulting to PE (London) 2 2y
+6 London PE internships for grad 5 2y
+9 VP Level Modelling + Case 2 2y
+14 Co-invest: what's the best approach? 6 2y
+18 Thoughts on MM PE > BB IB > UMM/MF PE? 6 2y
+3 Intervest (formerly Wafra) 2 2y
+28 RE: Most useful languages to learn (for IB/PE)? 11 2y
+2 Reverse Diversity Hire 2 2y
+25 Mid Level Comp - Secondaries or Co-invest 26 2y
+9 NEED HELP WITH EXPLODING OFFERS MM IB vs LMM PE vs Co-Invest PE 2 2y
+35 IB/PE FT 2024 Megathread 114 2y
+9 Likelihood of Search Fund Success 5 2y
+11 Providence Equity 7 2y
+18 Direct Private Equity at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP) - Exit Opportunities to the US? 4 2y
+17 You have it so good - what am I missing? 6 2y
+127 Does Your PE Fund Let You Co-Invest? 74 2y
+56 Prestige + Sweat vs Culture + VP track 16 2y
+4 Neuberger Berman Private Equity Partners 8 2y
+3 Renewable Energy Fund 1 2y
+18 Advice on transitioning to infra at a MENA SWF / PE fund 5 2y
0 MF PE to Law School? 8 2y
+11 BREDS vs Ares REPE vs MSREI vs GSAM REPE 18 2y
+15 Digital Infrastructure PE - General views 1 2y
+4 Rubicon Technology Partners - Thoughts/Views? 12 2y
+7 Pre-FT Meeting with Headhunter? 13 2y
+9 Pivoting from IB to IB / PE Biz Dev 1 2y
+45 Firing at Apollo 34 2y
+5 What firms not HQ'd in NYC allow people to work from NYC? 2 2y
+25 Partners Group Culture/Exit Opps/Comp 22 2y
+17 Friend Booting up Structured Equity Fund - Placement Agents? 4 2y
+4 PE in Middle East - HH 3 2y
+18 London PE processes for newly AN2 9 2y
+3 Partners Group Analyst Program Info (2024) 1 2y
+32 Advice needed: Long-term career prospects in Co-invest/Secondaries 19 2y
+4 MFPE AN1-> AN2 pay increase? 9 2y

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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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June 2026 Investment Banking

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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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