+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
+27 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
0 Drawbacks to MM and Boutique-style PE firms? 2 6y
0 Chicago Middle Market PE firm 6 6y
0 Good Article 0 6y
0 KKR Tries to Fool Investors with Toys R' Us IPO 2 6y
+159 Cap IQ List of PE Firms 121 6y
+25 Assessing a PE firm's prestige? 18 6y
+8 Salary at a "500 Startups" backed company? 1 6y
0 Move to Cali? - small fund team - would you do it? 3 6y
0 Undergrad Business Accelerator - ADVICE NEEDED 4 6y
+19 Lev Fin -> PE in Asia 6 6y
+14 3i reputation 24 6y
0 PE Recruiting in in another city 0 6y
+44 Geithner to Join Warburg Pincus. Thoughts? 15 6y
0 Private Equity Career Advice 2 6y
0 Comp for 1st year PE associate in non-finance capital 10 6y
+138 My PE Recruiting Process 42 6y
+84 PE and HF Headhunters 25 6y
+19 Help Me, Please! Hoping on a flight to NYC! 7 6y
0 Sun Capital Question, NYC and LA 1 6y
+34 Private Equity Firms in Boston 21 6y
+19 Can someone explain me Blackstone's EOP real estate deal? 5 6y
+33 Career Transition non-finance to PE 9 6y
+27 Pivoting into Finance - Trying to stay in Richmond, VA 12 6y
+3 Apollo Real Estate in Los Angeles? 2 6y
0 Upper MM Funds on West Coast 4 6y
+26 How to: PE Career break - several months off 2 6y
+15 Struck out on on-cycle...hope for off? 3 6y
+3 Thoughts on Apax Partners in 2019 1 6y
+12 Analyst Level Interview w/ no IB experience 1 6y
+7 Negotiating a Pre-MBA Offer 5 6y
+50 Fundraising sucks. Please help. 14 6y
+62 No full time offers, seeking life advice? 24 6y
+19 Transfers/Moves from US Private Equity to European Private Equity 6 6y
+18 Unpaid internship - to continue or not? 3 6y
+13 Backing Out ot Post Banking Position 2 6y
+57 Choose Between Two Offers (BB/MBB) - Looking for Advice 8 6y
+16 How to Find Work Life Balance in PE/Direct Lending, Etc 2 6y
+23 Private debt comp (excl NYC) 17 6y
+7 Head hunters for Colorado or Austin PE? 2 6y
+3 Questions about talking with headhunters 1 6y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.6%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.6%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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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 (77) $151
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