+139 Ex Apollo associate Q&A 73 2y
0 Co investing case study 1 2y
0 McCarthy Capital? 1 2y
+7 Best PE Cities Outside of NYC/SF 8 2y
+13 On-Cycle Model Tests 8 2y
+20 PE Associate 1 Pay 47 2y
+7 MM PE vs Pension PE vs Publics 3 2y
+20 Felicitas Analyst Position 10 2y
0 Brook Venture - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Co-Invest Loans 1 2y
+6 Does this job rock or suck?? 1 2y
+30 Which Infrastructure Specialization (Renewables, Digital, Transport, etc.) 13 2y
+30 On-Cycle recruiting as 2nd year analyst? 5 2y
+9 Dallas PE - Solid WLB 5 2y
+19 Relative Attractiveness of Investing in US vs. Canada 2 2y
0 Relocation to US 1 2y
+3 PE 2024 Full-Time Analyst/Graduate Recruitment 5 2y
+20 Secured a coffee chat with an associate at a PE firm(HELP) 10 2y
+18 Thoughts on Banyan Capital Partners (Toronto) 8 2y
+12 PE Ops Role at 100B AUM Fund 3 2y
+6 Ares Corporate Strategy Group? 9 2y
0 on cycle vs off cycle Chicago pe 1 2y
+6 Sageview Capital - Updated Thoughts in 2024 0 2y
+16 Does Oxbridge course matter at all for London IB/PE? (Theology) 9 2y
0 Plug and Play Ventures - Interview - Life Sciences Data 2y
+3 Best PE Prep Courses? 1 2y
+11 Providence PE / PSG 8 2y
0 What’s up with GWI why is there placement so crazy? 1 2y
+17 Insight into PE in Chicago? 12 2y
+3 Incoming Secondaries Intern Advice 6 2y
+9 Moving from Investment Banking to Portfolio Operations and Monitoring at top Private equity brand 3 2y
+9 2 weeks after Private Equity debrief session. Being nervous. 3 2y
+8 Energy Capital Partners modeling test? 5 2y
+6 Banyan Capital Interview Prep 2 2y
+4 Birch Hill Equity Partners 4 2y
+9 £100k signing bonus for Associate 1 London 5 2y
0 Graham Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Carry Structure / Agreements 1 2y
+1 Best guide/workshop for PE On Cycle Recruiting? 2 2y
+15 HPS SIP and Hybrid Funds 2 2y
+3 HPS - London 2 2y
0 Prism Capital Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 PE networking London 2 2y
+37 Time to fess up - valuations 11 2y
+6 Secondaries Case Study 3 2y
+6 Secondaries Case Study 11 2y
+3 Intro Call with Recruiter 1 2y
0 For those in HC Services / HCIT PE, what operational challenges do you face within your portfolio companies outside of the currently high interest rates? 2 2y
0 REPE Internship Conversion 3 2y
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Oil & Gas Data 2y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 2y
+3 Culture for sports PE shops? 1 2y
+3 Neuberger Berman Application Process 2 2y
0 MS 2025 Sophomore Private Credit Secondaries 1 2y
+6 Neuberger Berman private equity analyst role (london) 7 2y
+23 First Year Associate Troubles 13 2y
0 BAML --> PE firms? 3 2y
+10 PE On Cycle Networking 5 2y
+10 Fengate PE 12 2y
+21 Special Sits Secondaries? 21 2y
+18 Big 4 M&A corporate finance to PE - what are my chances? 13 2y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 2y
0 Blackstone PE Assoc 2025 1 2y
+19 PE Secondaries Comps 2024 21 2y
+3 Residential / Commercial Services LMM Funds 0 2y
+24 Nervous About Joining PE Firm Without a Ton of Live Deal Experience 11 2y
+3 LSE MSc Finance and Private Equity, thoughts?? 1 2y
0 Best Funds With Flexible Mandates 2 2y
+165 Find something you like to do and do it to death 24 2y
+1 How to discuss RX deals for Buy-out interviews 1 2y
+15 Chances of M7 2 2y
+28 Family Office - Analyst Bonus Structures 12 2y
+6 Ares- Global Client Solutions pay structure 0 2y
+3 Clean molecules / Impact modeling? 1 2y
+3 PE Ops to Investment Role 2 2y
+26 Hg Capital's Reputation in Europe? 44 2y
+5 Profile Sanity Check - Breaking into FO/High Finance 5 2y
0 Pathway Capital Management Interview Inquiry 2 2y
+6 Who is L Catterton's Headhunter? 20 2y
+24 When is the learning curve maximized? 5 2y
0 Shorenstein Properties - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2y
+6 Secondaries in Asia 4 2y
0 PE direct vs. secondaries career choices 1 2y
+49 PE mid-levels who left the industry, where did you go next? 16 2y
+7 How's the LBO Market? 15 2y
0 How do you judge a team 1 2y
+31 PE Recruiting 18 2y
0 Private Equity comp ceiling India 3 2y
0 Roark Capital SA 2025 4 2y
+25 How are PE funds started? 8 2y
0 PE LMM and MM List for Tech and Industrials 1 2y
+8 Smaller Respected PE Firms 17 2y
+15 Silver Lake / Endeavor Take Private 2 2y
+34 Help me understand A&D / gov services PE 21 2y
0 Start-Up HELP! 1 2y
+56 Stanford GSB vs Darden (PE vs Consulting) 25 2y
+6 How competitive is it to get into a LMM PE fund? 3 2y
+12 IB -> PE -> IB -> HF? 3 2y
+6 Anyone heard of AVALT 5 2y
+15 Family Offices Recruiters Zurich 9 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%

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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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