Firm Guides
Interview rounds, timelines and London compensation benchmarks for 45 banks, buyout funds and adjacent employers — the process as candidates actually experience it.
Bulge Bracket Bank
10Bank of America
HireVue & £55-85k Base
ReadBarclays
Online Tests & £60-70k London Base
ReadCiti
HireVue, Superday & £60-70k Base
ReadDeutsche Bank
SHL Tests & £55-65k Base
ReadGoldman Sachs
2 Rounds, £55-85k London Base
ReadHSBC
No HireVue Round, £55-65k Base
ReadJP Morgan
HireVue, Superday, £55-85k Base
ReadMorgan Stanley
Superday & £55-85k London Base
ReadNomura
2 Rounds, £50-60k London Base
ReadUBS
Online Tests, HireVue, £60-70k Base
ReadElite Boutique Bank
7Centerview Partners
2 Rounds, Highest Pay on the Street
ReadEvercore
2-3 Rounds, £100-150k London Comp
ReadHoulihan Lokey
2 Rounds, £70-90k Base
ReadLazard
Restructuring Focus, £100-150k Comp
ReadMoelis & Company
Sub-3% Acceptance Rate
ReadPJT Partners
Case Study Round, £70-80k Base
ReadRothschild & Co
HireVue & ~£70k London Base
ReadFull-Service Investment Bank
3Private Equity Firm (Megafund)
17Advent International
LBO Test & Case Study
ReadApax Partners
Case Study From Round 1
ReadApollo
Paper LBO Plus Credit-Heavy Questions
ReadBain Capital
Heavy Case Study & Paper LBO
ReadBlackstone
Paper LBO & $350-450k All-In Pay
ReadCarlyle
Paper LBO, US vs London Timelines
ReadCinven
Case Study & £180-200k All-In
ReadCVC Capital Partners
4-6 Rounds & £90-110k London Base
ReadEQT
Case Study, £90-110k London Base
ReadHellman & Friedman
Paper LBO Round 1
ReadKKR
Paper LBO, Superday & On-Cycle Timeline
ReadPermira
4-6 Rounds & Global Case Study
ReadSilver Lake
2 Rounds, Off-Cycle Since 2023
ReadThoma Bravo
4-6 Rounds & LBO Case Study
ReadTPG
Paper LBO, Buyout vs Growth Equity Seats
ReadVista Equity Partners
Timed Aptitude Test First
ReadWarburg Pincus
Paper LBO & Growth Diligence
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