+46 To MBA or not to MBA? 13 2y
+8 New PE Associate - Basic Accounting Help 8 2y
+30 IB Associate -> VP PE 13 2y
+18 I want to get my hands dirty 9 2y
+10 NYC PE Funds with best culture / wlb 14 2y
+3 Smaller firms? 2 2y
+8 PC vs PE 5 2y
+3 2024 FT Sports-Focused PE Recruiting 0 2y
+52 2025 PE Recruiting (Post On-Cycle) 9 2y
+5 Blackstone Diverse Leaders Program Digital Interview 5 2y
+3 Deal Strategy or Transaction Service in Big4 for PE exit Ops? 3 2y
0 Not prepared for PE interview - Cancel? 3 2y
+9 Reaching out to firms directly 4 2y
+3 LA Real Estate Private Equity Firms 1 2y
+3 Interest in Healthcare PE 2 2y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+19 Thoughts on the following for tech: KKR, Carlyle, TPG, H&F? 26 2y
+14 Returns attribution calculation - LBO 2 2y
+2 Calculating Carry 10 2y
+9 How do you calculate a PE firm's AUM? 6 2y
+3 Insight on Blackstone Pymetrics Digital Interview? 1 2y
+15 PE Recruiting From Coverage At Mid Tier BB 19 2y
+10 Getting played by recruiter? 3 2y
+3 Apollo Opportunisitc Credit 6 2y
+6 Are management fees “deducted” when calculating carry? 1 2y
+3 Best PC Newsletters? 1 2y
+18 Turns out I'm getting underpaid relative to my peers because I was off-cycle? 11 2y
+3 Debt and structured capital returns modeling 1 2y
+8 From Valuations to PE/HF 7 2y
+3 Case Interview for Healthcare M&A - Help! 2 2y
+28 Hair plugs in private equity? 16 2y
+15 How short is too short in IB/PE 4 2y
+13 PE On-cycle Recruiting Timeline 7 2y
+1 Brookfield Secondaries 13 2y
0 LBO PE Courses 2 2y
+3 What to expect from next round of PE interview? 2 2y
+3 Mason Wells Insight? 4 2y
+3 HitecVision 0 2y
+3 HIG Capital first round interviews SF 3 2y
+17 How to think about PE fund prestige and future career options? 3 2y
+13 Looking for Roommate in Miami (Summer 2024) 9 2y
+4 West Coast Secondaries Funds 4 2y
+3 Poll for Consumer Investors: Do you buy the products of the companies you invest in? 1 2y
+3 How to ace an off-cycle 1 2y
+6 LionTree PE 8 2y
+3 Principal & Strategic Investment Teams at BBs 0 2y
+15 Private Debt Interview Question 1 2y
+3 Fall/Spring Private Equity Intern 2 2y
+3 Evercore LONDON- PE Exits, Pay, Deal Size/Flow, position relative to other BBs/EBs in LONDON 2 2y
+27 Buy and build…need your thoughts 9 2y
+6 Finding the right executive search firm to place new leadership 2 2y
+8 Startup roles coming from IB / PE 13 2y
+6 Value-Add at PE Firm 1 2y
+12 What roles should I apply to? 3 2y
+3 Co-invest leverage providers 1 2y
+9 Pros and cons of joining PE family office 1 2y
+10 BB REGL exits to Generalist PE 29 2y
+3 How much AuM to be considered "big" 1 2y
+10 Advice on learning O&G 2 2y
+16 Long term commitment to a PE fund 6 2y
+7 Ridgemont Equity Partners vs Falfurrias Capital Partners 8 2y
+3 PE recruiting With Unsupportive group 2 2y
+5 Brightwood Capital Culture and Comp 0 2y
+12 NYC PE Associate Commute 7 2y
+6 Real Estate PE Shops- Dallas 6 2y
+29 Best Industrials MM / UMM PE Firms? 32 2y
0 General Atlantic - Interview - Information Technology (IT) Data 2y
+3 SI 50 0 2y
0 Koch Equity Development - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+9 Biotech/Life sci PE/VC or MBB for someone from a PhD background 4 2y
+13 PE firm, latest fund has negative IRR 13 2y
+4 Old 4 2y
+6 Apogem Capital 3 2y
0 Adams Street Co-investments role 1 2y
0 PE interview - restructuring 1 2y
+3 Innovatus capital? 2 2y
+3 LBO modelling tests 3 2y
0 KVLR Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Pretium Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2y
0 Exit from Restructuring & Turnaround to PE or IB? 2 2y
+12 Incoming PE associate in SF > Rent & Lifestyle questions 27 2y
+49 Thoma / Coupa 15 2y
+3 How soon did you hear from Blackstone after 1st Pymetrics? 4 2y
+6 Abcd 1 2y
+13 PE club at a non-target? 2 2y
+9 Cross-border recruitment 2 2y
+2 Comp updates after signing 2 2y
+25 Lateral Moves within Private Equity 7 2y
0 Mvision Private Equity Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
0 Mvision Private Equity Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 2y
0 Mvision Private Equity Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Advisory Data 2y
0 Capital Markets in PE 1 2y
+9 Corporate Strategy at PE Firms 3 2y
+6 Balance sheet help 0 2y
+130 Investing in collectibles? 35 2y
+23 Dealing with burnout? 4 2y
+6 Open ended and evergreen funds vs closed ended funds 1 2y
+6 Centerbridge 4 2y
+3 "Upgrading" LP Firms 1 2y
+9 Delete 0 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Bain Capital 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (98) $365
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (104) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (411) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $62
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