+16 Experienced Hire MBB -> Private Equity? 3 6y
+41 Is H1-B required for Private Equity Recruiting (on-cycle) 39 6y
+6 2021 FT PE Analyst Recruiting August 1 6y
+3 EQT headhunter 2 6y
+6 PE Non Compete Duration - Market Situation 1 6y
+14 Moving from Debt/Equity Co-Invest to Direct PE? 9 6y
+22 Urgent Comprehension Question LBO 10 6y
+9 Carlyle CEO Change 1 6y
+9 Credit Analyst to PE? 1 6y
+20 DTA/ DTL after LBO 12 6y
+38 Co-invest and Carry: What happens if you leave the firm? 25 6y
+54 What makes a good FIG investment in PE? 16 6y
+12 How do you react when someone gives you advice you already know? 1 6y
+13 Management Rollover Question 3 6y
+5 PE Spac exit? 2 6y
+26 Purchase accounting: DTL from asset step-up? 8 6y
+11 When to ask h1b sponsorship question 6 6y
+6 Looking for Equity Research Report for $!!! 1 6y
+21 MM IB -> Family Office; Chances to get into traditional PE? 1 6y
+8 Chicago PE Shops - Anyone have experience? 1 6y
+15 MF salary expectations - regional office 1 6y
+12 Mountaineering as hobby 6 6y
+78 Q&A: MM PE (~$1.5B AUM) Associate in Asia 29 6y
+16 Semi-Target, Top EB - chances at PE? 9 6y
+9 Silver Lake PE Analyst FT 2021 5 6y
+6 What makes a STAR intern in PE ? 2 6y
+41 How to create value from my network 6 6y
+29 'Growth' vs. 'Value' strategy 7 6y
+28 PE Recruiting After MBA 20 6y
+6 How to network your way into PE? 3 6y
+22 Restaurant Chain LBO - Management Option 8 6y
+49 How Useful is an MBA Network for PE Recruiting Pre-MBA? 18 6y
+6 Levine Leichtman Capital Partners 3 6y
+29 Great Company - Shitty Margins 5 6y
+12 Funds with a strong "investment culture" 0 6y
+24 Management Rollover: Clarification 1 6y
+24 When are your firms going back to working from office? 16 6y
+60 Private Equity Tricks 38 6y
+15 Public versus Private PE Firms 4 6y
+12 PE Portfolio Opportunity (pros / cons) 1 6y
+20 Booth vs. Sloan for private equity 3 6y
+40 Confused about Infra PE 7 6y
+12 Discussing Public Deal Experience in Buy-side Interviews 1 6y
+17 London ib to Los Angeles pe 10 6y
+13 Practicing on 2nd round models? 5 6y
+31 post investment management (PIM) in PE 3 6y
+6 IB/PE in smaller cities? Or as an exit? (Nashville, Asheville, Charlotte, Denver) 1 6y
+4 Practice reading credit docs 2 6y
+6 FIG PE career path? 3 6y
+5 Gimv Private Equity 3 6y
+25 PE MBA internship at tiny firm 2 6y
+70 Introvert, currently in PE and miserable.... 10 6y
+33 PE or MBA? 4 6y
+15 PE Firms Reputation/Culture 10 6y
+32 KKR Hiring Preferences / Class of 2020 27 6y
+9 Private Equity - Investment Memo Writing 1 6y
+10 Special sits vs PE modeling 5 6y
+26 An Inconvenient Fact: Private Equity Returns & The Billionaire Factory 5 6y
+29 Vista Equity Partners vs. Financial Sponsors Coverage 9 6y
+3 Founding Rounds? 2 6y
+18 Menlo Park Buyside, Housing & Roommates 7 6y
+15 Hong Kong PE Recruitment 1 6y
+55 Did very poorly on my first deal - what should I do? 14 6y
+102 Race preferences at work 24 6y
+9 Sports Based Business 1 6y
+15 London Cinven partner comp expecations? 3 6y
+18 Carry/comp at a new fund 5 6y
+12 How can a Corporate Investment analyst move to Private Equity? 1 6y
+31 Megafund Hours 22 6y
+16 Miserable "culturally" at a firm - worth switching? 3 6y
+18 MM Partner Call from cold e-mail 2 6y
+9 Answering "Why do you want to work at a Megafund?" 3 6y
+18 Established Emerging Market Groups in Private Equity 1 6y
+49 Hedge Fund or PE Analysts Program 11 6y
+37 Top Candidate Preference 14 6y
+4 FT PE and Credit Fund Opportunities 4 6y
+5 What’s the difference between Ares Management Corporation and Oaktree Capital Management? 1 6y
+3 Private Equity Firms Investing More Into Consulting Firms? 1 6y
+3 Governance post investment & management incentives? 1 6y
+8 Interview: How do Dividend Recaps impact Returns? 3 6y
+6 Greenoaks Capital Insights? 1 6y
+6 Like investing but working in toxic political culture now.. 1 6y
+3 IB Recruiting during Off-Cycle Internship 1 6y
+10 Impact of NYC 14 Day Quarantine Order on Buyside Recruiting 11 6y
+55 Can I become good at modeling? 16 6y
+21 How would you LBO an insurance company?? 5 6y
+12 PE Trainings In London or Paris 1 6y
+13 Oaktree Compensation 8 6y
+5 HELP: A Tier 2 PE fund will give me this test to complete (click on the topic) 2 6y
+47 Option Pool Question 16 6y
+3 Practice Interview Questions for Port Co CEO Role 1 6y
+12 Is there a step below running a search fund / being an entrepreneur in residence? 1 6y
+15 ECM to PE advice? 2 6y
+3 London / EU Fund Performance 1 6y
+26 MF Growth vs Pure Growth 9 6y
+3 Would you get frustrated if things took you longer? 1 6y
+15 Circular reference in LBO model? 2 6y
+45 FT 2021 PE Analyst Recruiting 40 6y
+3 LP – GP relationship in “Western” vs. a Chinese PE fund ? 1 6y
+8 Fucked up at work- what to do? 2 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Evercore No 98.9%
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  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

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  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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