+57 Difficult situation - help needed PE 25 2y
0 Confused about benchmark HF 1 2y
0 I made it SCSS 0 2y
+25 MM PE -> HF HF 12 2y
+50 Growth Equity Questions VC 11 1y
0 Project Finance - Help: Economic Assumptions for Financial Model PE 0 2y
0 Hm JOB 1 2y
+17 Is it honestly possible to enter UMM/MF PE from a mid bank PE 6 2y
0 Mistake during Interview JOB 1 2y
+9 H1B Visa Sponsor - Private Equity PE 37 10mo
0 McKinsey Soph summer- Apply Now or Later? CO 4 2y
+10 H1B Visa Sponsor - Hedge Funds HF 5 2y
+9 Silicon Valley Bank - LevFin & Sponsor Finance Coverage Group IB 3 3mo
+20 Chances for H/S/W MBA BSCH 9 2y
+6 concepts/skills needed for consulting? CO 1 2y
0 Best Debt Funds RE 1 2y
+3 Current lateral market for PE Associates looking to move from the West to East Coast? PE 1 2y
+3 Bain case interview CO 6 2y
+7 Currently operations analyst in Bulge Bracket trying to move to IB in the same firm. Help :) IB 8 2y
0 Balyasny Toronto HF 2 2y
+22 Harris Williams FT 2025 IB 91 5mo
+27 Closed IB 7 2y
0 Job Market: Experienced Analysts IB 1 2y
+15 Banks rescinding intern offers IB 10 2y
0 Offers selection: Big name PE Real Estate Analyst vs Top Boutique Healthcare Team PE 1 2y
+9 Deutsche Bank 2025 SA Thread | NEW FOR RE-OPENDED APPS IB 88 1y
0 ANY TIPS GREATLY APPRECIATED FOR NETWORKING JOB 4 2y
+17 Small Local Boutique IB Internship - need advice IB 15 11mo
+12 FT IB? Advice needed IB 2 2y
+6 FT ER vs IB — Confused JOB 1 2y
0 Armor Capital Safe? JOB 0 2y
+6 FT PARTNERS London IB 8 7mo
+14 Warwick MORSE vs MathStat JOB 12 1y
+9 How important is MBA in the context of compensation BSCH 3 2y
+9 European countries most open to foreigners from the UK? JOB 0 2y
0 Is submitting applications online even worth it? JOB 3 2y
0 GS Consumer Retail Group IB 2 2y
+13 When you're selling to a company that is a portfolio company of a PE firm, are you selling to a sponsor or a strategic? PE 6 2y
0 PE/VC Firms interested in Chemical Manufacturing/Distribution? PE 2 2y
0 BofA Structured Finance Comp IB 2 2y
+3 Morgan Stanley Strategic Investments VC 0 2y
+7 Co-invest fund to traditional buyout PE 3 2y
+9 Get into hedge fund in US - through MBA or ? HF 3 2y
+24 M&A freelancing IB 6 1y
+1 Should I mention garden leave during interviews ? JOB 3 2y
0 Bayes (CASS) MSc Finance vs ESCP MSc International Business IB 3 2y
+9 JPM taking so much time to give the offer IB 7 2y
+16 Advice for transferring to better schools BSCH 7 2y
+152 Consulting is a joke CO 22 7mo
0 Teneo - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring CO Data 2y
0 Mediobanca - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 2y
0 Teneo - Review - Restructuring CO Data 2y
0 Zinnov Management Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 2y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 2y
0 Zinnov Management Consulting - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 2y
0 BDO - Review - Tax Data 2y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions CO Data 2y
0 CBRE - Review - Real Estate RE Data 2y
0 Stephens Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 Muzinich - Review - Credit Data 2y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Infrastructure PE Data 2y
0 Stephens Inc - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 Muzinich - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 2y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
0 University Of Pennsylvania - Interview - Research Data 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Operations Data 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Operations AM Data 2y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Operations AM Data 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 2y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Generalist IB Data 2y
0 RBC Royal Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Private Wealth Management Data 2y
0 UBS AG - Review - Equities AM Data 2y
0 Progress Partners - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 2y
0 BlackRock - Interview - NA IB Data 2y
+10 Starting a Fund vs. Starting a Company JOB 4 2y
0 LEK Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 2y
0 Vermilion Rock Advisors - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 2y
0 FTI Consulting - Salary & Bonus - Transaction Advisory Services CO Data 2y
0 Commerzbank AG - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Banking Data 2y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 2y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Generalist IB Data 2y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 2y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist CO Data 2y
0 Walker and Dunlop - Review - Valuation RE Data 2y
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+4 Career Switch to ECM IB 5 1y
+9 Columbia Threadneedle Investments Graduate (Leadership Development Programme) AM 19 5mo
0 Complementary sector or industry ER 2 2y
+3 Low AUM to Employee Ratio Firms PE 1 2y
0 How technical is sponsors? IB 4 2y
+19 How to go from MBB To PE CO 6 2y
0 Random Bernie Madoff question OFF 0 2y
+11 Guns in London? OFF 13 2y
+4 Need References for ER Job Applications !! ER 2 2y
+12 Not sure how to get a real trading seat TR 2 2y
+57 Speaking up in meetings RE 13 2y
+151 [AMA] Ex-finance turned Series A Tech Founder VC 38 1y
+21 Intensity in VC as a current VC VC 6 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101