+13 How to leverage an offer? 3 5y
0 Variner (Search Firm) 3 5y
+183 Does IB/PE Kill Your Creativity and Intellectual Curiosity? 33 5y
0 Does your firm allow you to trade on your personal account? 1 5y
+3 Question for people who went straight into PE 4 5y
0 Fort Washington Capital Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+2 What is your favorite thing about PE? 1 5y
0 Leaving firm after ~6 months? 3 5y
0 Long Ridge Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+35 how many hours do you work per week, honestly 65 5y
0 How to research what products to expand into? 2 5y
0 Off Cycle PE recruiting in NYC 0 5y
+4 Renewables/Clean Tech 3 5y
0 Buyside offer of Non-bank loans investment, is it private debt secondary or structured finance? 4 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Investor Relations Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 5y
+7 What is a "good" EBITDA margin? 11 5y
+18 Family Offices 4 5y
+9 Selling an already sold company 19 5y
0 General Catalyst Partners - Review - Finance Data 5y
0 General Catalyst Partners - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
+1 LMM PE Shops? 2 5y
+12 Hyper-assertiveness in PE culture - books and methods to adjust? 0 5y
+7 Are most initial round buy-side interviews conducted over Zoom video or by phone? 9 5y
0 New experiences! 2 5y
0 Straight to MM PE shop ... Did I make a good decision? 3 5y
0 [Urgent] Question for Associates 0 5y
+8 Successful Turnarounds? Any examples of successful service-based business model turnarounds? 3 5y
0 Solid PE Shops with good culture? 2 5y
0 Life as an originator in private credit 2 5y
0 Insurtech Investors 4 5y
+5 Keeping shabbat in private equity 11 5y
+74 Megafund=Sweatshop? 49 5y
+5 What does it mean when firms say "we want to see how you think" 5 5y
+13 How many deals do you work on per year? 7 5y
+25 Retooling to move out of distressed. 12 5y
0 Where to check which PE funds are fundraising? 7 5y
0 Management and sellers notes 2 5y
+17 Moving to a BDC 11 5y
0 CDC Group - Review - NA Data 5y
+3 GS MBD London SA21 0 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Asset Management Data 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 5y
+6 Tech PE / GE Direct Promotes 5 5y
+18 Public Finance IB to PE? 2 5y
+3 From Real estate private equity to generalist private equity 3 5y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Review - NA Data 5y
0 FactSet Research Systems - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+17 Merchant Banking vs Investment Banking out of College. Which route is better? 4 5y
0 Venture/Growth investors- have bankers ever provided you value outside of exits? 11 5y
+27 [Need your help] PE career advice 6 5y
+4 Can someone explain why this happened? 6 5y
0 How to be a star private equity Analyst? 1 5y
+15 Question about Real Estate/Buildings as it relates to a LMM PE Acquisition 5 5y
+29 Distressed Debt to PE Exit? 16 5y
+13 Houston PE Associate Recruiting Winter 2020 3 5y
0 OPS PE to Investment PE pathway 0 5y
+6 Top Venture Growth Firms with Decent Hours? 5 5y
0 Ardian - Review - Corporate Development Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Development Data 5y
0 Satori Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+17 Majority Stakes in LBOs 6 5y
0 Ardian - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+7 Recent Torchy's Deal 5 5y
0 FIG - Insurance Question 5 5y
+3 Secondaries 0 5y
+36 Bonus Bananas December 6, 2013 21 5y
0 Blackford Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Business Development Transition 0 5y
0 Technology Crossover Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+5 If comp wasn't a factor, what type of investing would you be most interested in? 10 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
+3 KKR Infrastructure 2 5y
0 ARR SaaS Rev. Build 2 5y
+10 Automotive/Auto Aftermarket PE Funds 8 5y
+4 Connor Clark & Lunn Infra 2 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Landmark Partners - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Landmark Partners - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
+51 Why is rainmaking difficult? 25 5y
0 Stalling at VP and Exit Options 2 5y
+1 Hellman & Friedman London 1 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+10 Private credit carry vs private equity?? 4 5y
+19 Boundaries of a PE interview process 10 5y
+65 McKinsey vs. Bain for Private Equity MF Exit 17 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 CBRE - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 How to prepare for an internship interview? 0 5y
+2 If someone says "here is a company's long term operating model, take a look and come up with a question list" what types of things should you be looking for? 2 5y
0 Where can i find live fundraising information for PE? 0 5y
+13 Private Equity vs Hedge Fund Performance 6 5y
+15 Does anyone know of K1 Investment Management in LA? 7 5y
+3 Anyone interviewed at Bain Capital Life Sciences? 0 5y
+12 Delayed final round feedback 9 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (273) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
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