+42 (Infra PE) Brookfield vs EQT/Stonepeak/ISQ/ECP 29 1y
+6 GIC Funds / Co-Invest Associate 4 1y
+16 Break into Tech PE/Tech VC? 1 1y
+1 Blackstone: Maths and Corporate Finance Test 28 1y
+13 Opinions on starting a career in LMM PE? (Deferred MBA secured) 7 1y
+26 West Cost IB to NYC PE - On-Cycle Recruiting Logistics 13 1y
+1 Which UMM and MFs offer levered co-invest to deal team associates on a fee/carry-free basis and which don't? 2 1y
+8 Bridgepoint? 12 1y
+9 Private Credit Modeling / Case Study 1 1y
+22 Will Portland Ever Develop a Strong Investment Banking or Private Equity Presence? 6 1y
0 Carlyle TMT Menlo 1 1y
+13 Received an IB offer, how to think about PE/HF? 6 1y
+6 Genstar / Silverlake Insights 6 1y
+8 Insight into Shore Capital Partners 10 1y
+2 Starting a PE fund 4 1y
+6 Value creation plan? 3 1y
0 Nexus Capital 0 1y
+18 Accel-KKR 2023 reputation? WLB/Culture/Exits 17 1y
+145 Blackstone PE Culture? 68 1y
+2 Co-Investing Through Self-Directed IRA 7 1y
0 SoCal FT PE hiring? 0 1y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
+18 Tier 2 GE or Top SWF (Direct, Not Co-Invest) 10 1y
+11 Music Rights Investments | Rationale and considerations 4 1y
+6 KKR LA Updates 6 1y
+28 Peterson Partners? (Utah) 9 1y
+76 Tactical Opportunities Blackstone First Round Interview 29 1y
+60 Private market roles at endowments, insurance, pension, etc 30 1y
+6 AP MOLLER 5 1y
0 KSL Capital Partners 4 1y
+6 Tax effective ways to co-invest in PE deals 2 1y
0 KSL Recruiting 2 1y
+127 PE Firms With Good Work Cultures 81 1y
+3 TA Associates 1st Round 7 1y
+1 Is MBB Junior Year Intern to PE FT Analyst Possible? 1 1y
+43 Direct Investing to Secondaries 19 1y
+7 Cerberus LA Groups 3 1y
+6 Which hotels do your firms book for seniors/ executives on business trips? 2 1y
+19 Small FA focused on Tax Equity - Long Term Career Outlook 3 1y
+3 Las Vegas Funds? 4 1y
+28 ELI5: Locked box 10 1y
+9 Independently co-invest along side PE? 1 1y
+10 How do you price in a lack of operational maturity? 3 1y
+6 Getting into Infrastructure PE 2 1y
+44 Megafund Infrastructure PE? 19 1y
+13 Co-Invest -- Long Term Outlook, Comp, Career Progression? 10 1y
+3 OTPP interview process 4 1y
+3 What are the GP / LP distributions in a Hold Co. model? 1 1y
+24 Is it rare for Associates to be Allowed to Co-Invest? 16 1y
+20 Few years out of school -- PE jump without business school? 10 1y
+13 GSAM AIMS VS LASALLE INVESTING ANALYST 9 1y
+3 BCG to PE 6 1y
+12 Deal Origination Question 7 1y
+14 Asking for advice – from BigLaw to PE 4 1y
+23 Mixed performance review - being immature? 7 1y
+25 Lateral HHs? 11 1y
+11 Search Fund Internship 9 1y
+3 PE Portco VP Equity 5 1y
+9 LBO Elements of Net debt 3 1y
+190 PE PortCo is Paradise 18 1y
+12 Big4 IB -> FO (Co-investments) -> IB? 2 1y
0 BBH PE Analyst 0 1y
+3 Deleted 1 1y
+83 Abu Dhabi (Comp, Lifestyle, Harassment?) 59 1y
0 LBOs with little to no equity 1 1y
+32 Stick with MBB or pivot to PE Ops to get to long-term operating role 8 1y
+16 Middle East SWF questions 7 1y
+3 PE Modeling tests 2 1y
+7 TPG Rise Superday 11 1y
+9 PE VP transitioning out of finance industry? 4 1y
+6 Why Do I Care? 2 1y
+1 Marc Rowan as Treasury Secretary? 1 1y
+9 Should I co-invest 4 1y
+18 Co-Invest Role? 12 1y
+39 Experienced VP Interviews - Fit Questions 4 1y
0 MM/UMM Director/Principal Comp 3 1y
+3 Newport Beach CA Meetup 2 1y
+21 TN visa for PE funds 11 1y
+30 Great Investing Role, Bad Comp for Long Term? 2 2y
+36 2nd Year IBD analyst Laid Off Before Bonuses - how’s recruiting? 15 2y
+76 Technicals Needed for an Investment Thesis 21 2y
+43 Thanksgiving / Christmas Week WFH "Norms" 11 2y
+45 Compilation of "IB/PE is bad" posts 15 2y
+17 LP's With Co-Investment Teams 6 2y
+25 Experience transitioning from LP to GP? 10 2y
0 Levered Co-Invest - Where to Start? 1 2y
+30 Introduction for co-investment opportunities 7 2y
+4 Start up PE Fund Musings 3 2y
+9 Student Looking to Get into PE 2 2y
+1 Tech vs Services team for MF PE 2 2y
+22 LGT Capital Partners - Private Equity Analyst Full time (URGENT!!!!!) 10 2y
+6 Morgan Stanley Capital Partners? 9 2y
+5 Which LA Firms Participate in On-Cycle 5 2y
+13 SFO vs FoF career 5 2y
+3 Does Oaktree have an Analyst program? 3 2y
+29 Claremont Mckenna College Early Decision for PE???????(HELP) 23 2y
+5 Silver Lake, H&F associate insights 5 2y
+6 Need Advice: Got Rejected from GWI SIP + OIP. Wanting to break into PE. 1 2y
0 Updated Views on Frazier Healthcare? 2 2y
0 Co-invest As A GP 2 2y

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November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

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November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (58) $261
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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