+71 Long-term PE - Lifestyle 29 6y
+134 PE lifestyle? Hours, weekends, base, bonus, etc.? 93 6y
+12 Fund placement agents - is this pay accurate? 1 6y
+24 PWP private equity placement is elite? 10 6y
+12 PE Case Study Interview Examples? 1 6y
+22 What investment banking group(s) do PE teams want to see the most? 4 6y
+12 Got a message about a job for a portfolio company but would rather work at PE. How to respond? 1 6y
+10 kkr associate pe interview 5 6y
+6 Comp Expectations 5 6y
+46 Q&A - Offcycle offer from UMM fund ($9bn latest fund size) 21 6y
+19 Loving WFH in PE 6 6y
+6 Canada - EDC Private Equity 1 6y
+13 Private Equity Real Estate | Sourcing & Fees 2 6y
+12 Money Talks - Am I Being Fairly Compensated? 2 6y
+10 What would you consider a boutique Private Equity in Canada? What's there rankings? 1 6y
+13 Looking beyond PE (public service or coding/tech or both?) 2 6y
+6 30 minutes every day to improve? 4 6y
+29 LV3 requirements for country coverage ? 11 6y
+7 Giving salary info at end of process 2 6y
+13 Move from PE to consulting as a junior 4 6y
+12 PE intern case interview HELP 1 6y
+15 MM PE Intern vs BlackRock ACS, which offer to take? 15 6y
+3 Youngest partner at BX REPE 1 6y
+9 Sophomore PE interview advice 2 6y
+27 Did I Miss the Boat on Being Entrepreneurial By Majoring in Finance? 11 6y
+13 Thoughts on major Consumer PE firms 3 6y
+16 Call Premium - Expensed? 4 6y
+22 Drivers of Cash Flows? Assumptions? 5 6y
+32 Sources & Uses - Private Co LBO 11 6y
+3 Culture at MFPE 1 6y
+29 Private Equity firms in LA? Reputations, culture, compensation? 33 6y
+3 A good book on building concensus for PE 4 6y
+4 Robin Judson - typical questions? 1 6y
+8 PE Analyst 2021 Recruiting Megathread 4 6y
+3 Apis Holdings 1 6y
+305 Q&A - Analyst at Top PE Fund (TPG, KKR, BX, OAK, Carlyle, APO) 229 6y
+37 Private Equity Fund of Funds: Case Study 29 6y
+10 Where to find high-quality research reports that focus on industries? 47 6y
+3 Venture Debt Salaries 2020 2 6y
+15 TPG Rise Fund Recruiter 2 6y
+3 Anyone heard of this firm? 1 6y
+26 Pre-PE Associate Travel during COVID-19 5 6y
+35 MBB -> PE Operating Group 16 6y
+12 Service Academy-internship ops 1 6y
+28 Private Equity Firms in Dubai / Middle East 42 6y
+9 Questions for those in REPE 1 6y
+28 90 minutes interview with an interviewer from a PE Firm.. 3 6y
+23 Stumbled into PE interview 4 6y
+3 Astorg Partners London Interviews 1 6y
+21 T2 Consulting -> Tech Investing Options 6 6y
+4 Recruier for Vestar, Genstar, and Veritas 2 6y
+5 Recruiters won’t talk to me, what can I do? 4 6y
+4 KKR NGT 4 6y
+12 SG Partners? 7 6y
+66 SoftBank Vision Fund / GIC / Temasek 22 6y
+13 How to continue networking as an associate / incoming associate 3 6y
+3 Just curious: salary of summer analyst/FT analysts at top PEs? 1 6y
+17 Modelling Interest in Quarterly LBO 4 6y
+3 How best position for Post-MBA recruiting coming out of Lower Middle Market PE? 1 6y
+9 From Mutual Funds to Private Equity? 1 6y
+12 Breaking into REPE... from PubFin? 1 6y
+53 Creating own LBO assumptions 28 6y
+12 Valuing highly acquisitive company - how to forecast future acquisitions 1 6y
+19 Leverage Minority Investment 6 6y
+3 PE Firm NYC Interview Client Service 1 6y
+3 PE funds that are still ok with TN visa? 2 6y
+20 COVID Impact on Private Equity Associate 2020 Start Dates (Delays / Cancellations) 17 6y
+12 Medical School to Biotech PE 1 6y
+47 How To Record Earnout Paid in LBO Context? 12 6y
+15 Investment Idea Preparation - Feasibility 3 6y
+13 MM PE Offer in SF Bay Area- is compensation market or should I negotiate up? 1 6y
+11 Mid-Market TMT 4 6y
+8 Got the offer, now how do I prepare? 5 6y
+86 Top 20 Hedge Funds List 27 6y
+12 Reapplying for the same role after rejection? 1 6y
+12 Tier2 candidate - what investment strategies should I target? 1 6y
+3 Ares Management London (PE) 1 6y
+16 Distressed debt tech trades by Vector Capital? 5 6y
+13 Unlevered IRR for an LBO 6 6y
+16 What's easier to raise AUM (PE/credit)? 11 6y
+3 Paper LBO questions 1 6y
+12 Funds with a flexible investment mandate? Ie; where IPs can invest in both debt and equity opportunities. 2 6y
+21 How much am I underpaid (mezzanine fund)? 14 6y
+33 Private Equity Operating Partners v General Partners 15 6y
+3 PE recruiting during MBA - what does it look like? 1 6y
+3 Need help with case study 1 6y
+9 VP Transition 2 6y
+178 Hello Old Friends! 63 6y
+25 Making Sense of Working Capital Requirements 6 6y
+33 PE: MF vs start up 8 6y
+36 West Coast PE On-Cycle Logistics 3 6y
+18 Analyst in IB -> Analyst in PE? 5 6y
+12 KKR Credit - Special Situation 7 6y
+22 Thoughts on Credit Funds? (Solar Capital in Particular) 7 6y
+11 EQT New York 3 6y
+52 West Coast Private Equity Firms with Great Lifestyles? 20 6y
+3 PE Interns bonuses in London 2 6y
+26 Can we source some headhunter mentors? 5 6y
+84 PE and HF Headhunters 25 6y
+26 How to: PE Career break - several months off 2 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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