0 Centerbridge Partners - Review - Generalist PE Data 3y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 3y
+3 Micro PE - London PE 1 3y
+3 London SA Accommodation? IB 5 3y
+8 Burnout from Summer JOB 2 3y
+6 How much accounting knowledge are needed for fresh graduate to join corporate finance. CF 2 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring CF Data 3y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA PE Data 3y
+12 Anyone else hate finance? IB 11 3y
+14 How to stop being ungrateful? IB 2 3y
+1 Liontree - London IB 1 3y
0 Other - Review - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
+53 Turned down MF PE for a top hedge fund... HF 41 3y
0 Hello, nice to meet you all. OTH 1 3y
0 ECM/DCM Exit Opps IB 1 3y
+6 JP Morgan Real Estate Acquisitions Analyst NYC- Compensation RE 2 3y
0 McKinsey and Co - Review - Private Equity CO Data 3y
0 McKinsey and Co - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity CO Data 3y
+8 Centerbridge Partners IB 13 3y
+6 Commonfund Capital PE 10 3y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Review - Consulting CO Data 3y
+65 Asking friends to pay their share in hotel when using points? OFF 23 3y
+47 Tax hacks in NYC? IB 12 3y
0 CB Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
0 Willis Towers Watson - Review - Generalist CO Data 3y
+9 Senior Finance Analyst or FP&A Corporate JOB 1 3y
0 Willis Towers Watson - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 Ridgewood (World's Coolest Neighborhood) - NYC Rental Margins RE 2 3y
+61 How long does your research process take? HF 12 3y
+4 Do I Have It Good? IB 1 3y
0 National Bank of Canada - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+8 MBB Comp Post Non-MBA Masters CO 1 3y
0 National Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+14 Joining levfin now IB 12 3y
0 Fidelity International - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research AM Data 3y
+28 What are HFs (or pods) going long right now? HF 14 3y
+5 TA Associates PE 25 3y
+20 WSO is Toxic (your guys’ fault, not Patrick’s) OFF 4 3y
+3 Hamilton Lane PE 1 3y
+3 Niche consulting to MBB consulting? CO 2 3y
0 Moelis & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist IB Data 3y
+1 Kroger to buy all of Albertsons @ 34.10 per share IB 4 3y
0 FTI Consulting - Review - Restructuring CO Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking PE Data 3y
+3 Normal hours for Growth Equity? VC 2 3y
+1 MM bonus pool split HF 1 3y
+12 How would you rate my comp? RE 2 3y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+4 How to tell staffer “no” IB 2 3y
0 ECM vs Boutique IB IB 3 3y
0 Moody's Investors Service - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 3y
+9 Structured Finance vs M&A IB 1 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus Data 3y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Investments HF Data 3y
0 TowerBrook Capital Partners LP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist PE Data 3y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance IB Data 3y
0 PE Analyst program to HF vs 2+2? HF 1 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Investment Banking ER Data 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+166 Thought about starting a farm? OFF 107 3y
+1 Canaccord vs Truist vs MB? IB 4 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking IB Data 3y
+2 Off-cycles TR 2 3y
+18 UBS backtracking on Hybrid work IB 12 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist HF Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Generalist AM Data 3y
0 How Long Before L/S PA Results are Impressive? HF 3 3y
+10 Ops Analyst at a HFT/Quant Fund TR 7 3y
+8 Does Anyone Know How to Buy U.S. Treasuries? INV 2 3y
0 Rothschild - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+6 Median MM career length and career earnings? HF 14 3y
0 Deloitte - Review - Generalist CO Data 3y
0 Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist CO Data 3y
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+3 Citadel International Summer Intership HF 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
+3 Spring week CV critique RES 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 3y
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+25 Finance or business books recommendations? OFF 10 3y
+17 Intuition behind cost of capital IB 18 3y
+6 Advice: Lev.FIn Vs M&A BNP CIB IB 2 3y
0 Is DB still recruiting IB Summer Analysts IB 1 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Equity Research HF Data 3y
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0 Walmart - Review - Consumer - Retail CF Data 3y
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0 China Galaxy Securities Co., LTD - Review - Energy ER Data 3y
0 Colony Capital LLC - Review - Risk Management PE Data 3y
+7 BofA London 2023 IB SA IB 2 3y
+25 FAANG SWE Intern --> MBB CO 11 3y
+4 Best Place to work short term after graduating to recruit for MBB CO 2 3y
+23 Chances of breaking into IB in Sydney without PR IB 8 3y
+15 So damn happy RE 7 3y
+12 Ranking LACs by placements. IB 1 3y
+12 Ranking LACs by placements. IB 1 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (72) $101
notes
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success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

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