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+10 Clearlake in 2023? PE 11 11s
+10 CS Group Placement NYC IB 30 27s
+1 Does your fund WFH at all? PE 7 53s
0 Late associate / early VP in MM IB trouble getting into PE PE 0 1m
+1 What to spend Bonus on? IB 7 2m
+54 What are your pet peeves? OFF 56 6m
+10 Why Mega Funds? PE 9 7m
+3 Macquarie SA 2024 IB 13 11m
+200 Associate Moving to Bali IB 45 11m
0 Choosing Warwick or taking a gap. BSCH 7 14m
0 Piper Sandler FT 2023 Superday IB 0 15m
+6 EB in CEE -> IB in NYC JOB 6 17m
0 Why do people invest in hedge funds? HF 0 18m
+15 Fundamental + Quant role at HF HF 5 18m
+47 Has anyone been staffed on a deal they had moral objections to? IB 26 23m
0 Private credit funds, distressed debt/credit funds and real estate investment funds HF 0 23m
+23 Is Development Dead?? RE 14 25m
+3 Oppenheimer Biotech SF IB 0 26m
+177 London 2023 Progress Megathread IB 821 27m
+15 NYC for 1.5 days (Tourist Recommendations) OFF 8 27m
0 Value Investors Club HF 6 27m
+1 Regional Boutique Investment Banks Toronto IB 1 28m
+41 Friend got me my JPM offer IB 14 28m
0 Final round for internship last year = better chances for FT MBB recruiting? CO 0 29m
0 T2 Strategy Consulting Internship ——> MBB Full-Time? CO 0 41m
+19 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons HF 7 41m
+30 Chances of IB CF 12 52m
+52 Any hacks for buying an engagement ring? OFF 45 54m
+15 Raine Group SA2024 IB 63 55m
WSO Hall of Fame: Real Estate Forum RE 23 1h
0 Evercore SA2024 NY 1R Out? IB 4 1h
+7 Living in Miami OFF 10 1h
+72 Greenhill delaying bonus payments IB 50 1h
+6 Corp Dev to PE PE 0 1h
+1 Asking for target bonus during interview process? RE 2 1h
+6 Corporate Finance to PE? PE 0 1h
0 Technicals to expect for a Credit Internship at a $50bn+ PE Fund IB 0 1h
+35 Ads on WSO OFF 32 1h
+9 Bags for female bankers FASH 12 1h
+5 The Silver Banana Farm OFF 5 1h
0 What's the deal with PE recruiting PE 0 1h
+20 Didn't get Rotational Program but Suggested to Apply for Commercial Credit Analyst Position CR 8 1h
+5 Pjt women’s program IB 48 1h
+100 Q&A: PE Associate to MBA to HF Analyst HF 58 1h
+16 IB Case Study IB 7 1h
+31 25 years old, starting an investment firm. Best way to get clients? AM 14 1h
+29 2023 Morgan Stanley Early Insights IB 231 1h
+16 European targets and London/NYC IB 17 1h
0 Corbett Keeling IB 0 1h
+59 Most Underrated Vegetable? OFF 55 1h
0 WWE trying to allow betting on scripted matches? OFF 1 1h
+22 HSG/LBS/ESSEC to break into Europe BSCH 9 1h
0 LionTree Interview? IB 4 1h
+1 Who's the most prestigious person on this site IB 2 1h
+100 can u make the same amount doing anything else? HF 41 1h
+7 Moelis & Company SA 2024 IB 32 1h
+3 Tishman Speyer Comp? RE 6 1h
0 Waiting List chances JOB 4 1h
+18 InfraRed Capital Partners London IB 18 1h
+22 Greenwich, CT: Reverse Commute PE 9 1h
+14 Secondaries Comp / Culture in 2023 PE 15 1h
+24 Wells Fargo Top Groups IB 24 2h
+6 How to get into Corp Dev? CF 7 2h
+10 Sub 3.0 Gpa trying to break into IB for summer 2024 IB 3 2h
+10 Who is today's equivalent of Julian Robertson HF 3 2h
+8 What are the travel destinations usually for management consultants? CO 3 2h
+15 Solar Energy - Modeling test (Moving from RE) PE 0 2h
+9 FT Analyst Application Change IB 1 2h
0 2023 J.P. Morgan High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference CR 1 2h
0 Prospect Ridge RE 0 2h
+54 How is Columbia GS school viewed by BBs? IB 38 2h
+7 PE Fund of Fund to MBA to Direct PE? PE 14 2h
+5 MORGAN STANLEY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM -Institutional Equity Division (IED) New York - JUNE 2023 TR 40 2h
+39 Exit multiple / Terminal Value for Operating Solar Project PE 21 2h
+16 Morgan Stanley Experienced Professionals Programme (London 2023) IB 76 2h
+14 HELP - Daily function of a structurer TR 11 2h
+36 Is ECM at all banks easy/lazy IB 12 2h
+2 Has anyone seen/had to deal with unethical behavior in banking? IB 2 2h
+191 Hot take: Success in life is mostly due to luck OFF 61 2h
+32 Experienced VP Interviews - Fit Questions PE 3 2h
+8 Recruiting for PE from a Unique Boutique PE 4 2h
+11 Real Estate Prospects RE 1 2h
+20 PE Recruiting as A2A Associate PE 3 2h
+18 Best Laptops for heavy Financial Modelling? PE 5 3h
0 Personal investing before move to buy side HF 0 3h
+70 How much do you spend? OFF 84 3h
+3 Evercore SA 2024 IB 48 3h
+47 Q&A - London Megafund PE, one year in... PE 56 3h
+13 MSc Profile Evaluation - Oxford/LBS/LSE/HEC BSCH 15 3h
+6 Advice after graduation IB 0 3h
+15 Series 79 with STC IB 6 4h
0 R vs Python TR 4 4h
+8 PE hiring London currently PE 37 4h
+32 How to not be weird IB 24 4h
+4 How likely is MF/UMM PE from a BB in London if you ONLY speak English? PE 5 4h
+11 Thoughts on Pathway Capital PE 6 4h
+40 RBC London thoughts? IB 43 4h
+8 PWP London Groups Ranking IB 5 5h
+7 FT Masters in Finance pre-experience 2022 Ranking Discussion BSCH 13 5h
+63 Blackstone SA 2024 IB 190 5h
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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