+9 Master in Europe for REPE / PERE or Development 1 5y
0 Placement Into Top Firms via Veteran Hiring Initatives 1 5y
+12 Private Equity Interview with Partners 5 5y
+115 Q&A: Leaving PE After 2.5 Years for Corporate Finance 50 5y
+35 When is the best time to lateral as an associate? 10 5y
+21 Deal Origination Specialist Interview Advice 10 5y
+9 How can I get a job in RE-PE as a tech PM/commercial real estate owner? 1 5y
+9 Best internship path to PE: Prestigious and Fast Growing Company Corp Dev M&A Intern or Prestigious Bank Treasury Intern 1 5y
+19 How Long Until PE Matches IB Comp Increases? 7 5y
+9 Commercial Banking Credit Analyst --> Private Credit, is it possible? 1 5y
+3 Insight Partners + Spectrum Equity 2022 FT Recruiting 5 5y
+17 Undergrad Full-Time 2022 PE Recruiting? 30 5y
0 Exiting from a PE shop focused on real assets to a tech-focused PE shop 1 5y
+8 Incoming freshman, need advice for approaching medium sized PE firm for summer experience 3 5y
+9 Ranking Investment Research Brokers 1 5y
+12 How to ask for return offer in PE 3 5y
0 What types of pref shares / step ups are out there for LPs in new funds ? 1 5y
+9 Pre-Med Student Finance Major 1 5y
+11 Typical coinvestment expectations/terms for VP? 4 5y
+15 Anyone in KKR/UK can comment on this? 2 5y
+9 Headhunter Best Practices for Potential Lateral 1 5y
0 URGENT: Private Credit Sensitivity Analysis 10 5y
+7 MBB to GE recruiting process 5 5y
0 General Atlantic Recruitment Process 1 5y
+22 Lateral due to lack of deal flow 7 5y
+12 Should I take the offer from a small Real Estate Private Equity fund or keep on searching for more opportunities? 1 5y
+2 Undergraduate Private Equity recruiting out of Kelley School of Business 4 5y
+12 Private Equity vs Banking as First Job (from the Philippines) 5 5y
+9 How can I break into Private Equity ? 1 5y
+6 Can a SPAC merge with an already listed company? 1 5y
0 REPE Blackstone 1 5y
+18 Early Career Switch into PE Question 7 5y
+9 Top PE firms prior to Elite HF 6 5y
+6 Mezzanine Financing Case Study 3 5y
0 Carlyle Group NYC vs. DC 7 5y
+20 Have an Interview at a Small PE Firm as a Freshmen (Looking for Advice) 7 5y
+27 How to fundraise from VCs? 8 5y
+25 Fortress Investment Group PE 53 5y
+14 TPG, KKR, Apollo & Co. moving into Impact Investing 2 5y
0 Working capital and seasonality / strong growth 1 5y
+25 East Coast MF/UMM Consumer 18 5y
+3 Private Equity Sign on Bonus 1 5y
+3 Clearlake 2 5y
+9 Deferred MBA Programs Stigma? 8 5y
+15 Am I underpaid? Associate earning $200k/year in Boston 14 5y
+7 Pagaya Investments - anyone know anything? 3 5y
+4 Gaap revenue vs cash revenue and what to use 5 5y
+14 PE vs Biotech BD 4 5y
+3 Break even synergies 2 5y
+12 Am I permanently screwed in terms of salary...? 7 5y
+6 Top Secondaries Shop vs MM PE firm 1 5y
0 Debt schedule modeling (simplified) 2 5y
+10 Associate 2 - asking for more autonomy/responsibility 1 5y
0 LBO - Model Test - Questions 11 5y
+12 Tech Start-up valuation method - question 1 5y
0 Vetting PE Firms 1 5y
+78 Softbank vision fund 35 5y
+6 Insight Partners Onsite Interview 1 5y
+3 Valuation of intangibles 1 5y
+15 Timing of drug test for full time role 8 5y
+6 Denver Private Equity 11 5y
0 What do you guys consider liabilities in NWC target? 1 5y
+6 PE Style Pitch vs. HF / Stock Pitch? 1 5y
+43 Would you move to a regional city for PE? 21 5y
+9 Carried interest split between GP and the Deal Team 1 5y
+9 ONEX Recruitment 2 5y
+9 PE firms in Nashville/Brentwood and moving from IB Ops 6 5y
+4 Top Tech Buyout Shops in NYC? 4 5y
+12 Books/resources about operational improvement? 6 5y
0 Oaktree SSG 1 5y
+9 GGV Interview 1 5y
0 Private Equity - Portfolio Solutions Group 1 5y
+22 Ares Management 2022 153 5y
+34 Work Life Balance at MF PE 25 5y
+7 Impact of Josh Harris leaving Apollo 8 5y
+6 Pricoa Capital Analyst Program 1 5y
+79 Q&A: Private Equity Fund of funds - GP Evaluation/ Due diligence 30 5y
0 Contract negotiation 1 5y
+16 MS IB vs 3i PE out of undergrad 15 5y
+24 Does one year of PE 'keep you in the game'? 5 5y
+6 Mid Career Switch from Government to PE/trading/asset management 1 5y
+31 Low ACT Score and PE 25 5y
0 TSG Consumer: Culture / Experience 7 5y
+9 Ares Private Equity - Any Insights? 14 5y
0 KKR insurance strategy 2022 First Round Interview 1 5y
+13 Q&A: MD/PhD --> MBB --> MegaFund 6 5y
0 Working capital overtrading 1 5y
+16 How long should I stay at my firm? 5 5y
0 Dallas PE Shops: Opinions/Insights 3 5y
+6 LBO Modeling question (Revolver, circularity, etc) 1 5y
0 BX Tac Opps - interview 1 5y
+12 Pegasus Tech Ventures 6 5y
+6 Shepherd Ventures (San Diego, CA)? 1 5y
+9 Placeholder Title 1 5y
+3 Reaching Out To PE Associates 5 5y
0 Private capital solutions 3 5y
0 Right of setoff 4 5y
0 PE Analyst Programs? 1 5y
+9 LBO newbie 4 5y
+49 Is this offer from an independent sponsor fair? 19 5y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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