+177 60 3d
+100 10 1w
+93 41 3d
+11 F2 Raises $24M to Scale its LLM-Agnostic AI Operating System for Private Credit 1 4d
+27 Prep for Private Equity Interviews 4 16m
+4 Carolwood LP 1 16m
+2 NYC office of European PE perks and benefits 3 1m
+5 clayton dubilier and rice compensation 18 2h
+11 Silver Lake / TPG / H&F / Permira etc 12 4m
0 Blue Wolf Capital 0 4s
+4 Five Arrows NYC 10 58s
0 Pathway Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 3h
+2 Long Ridge Equity Partners 1 27m
0 BX culture across groups 1 6h
+3 Any information on Metalmark? 3 7h
+17 Promotion by getting an offer? 10 9h
+9 Anyone Else Getting Outbid on Every Deal Lately? 6 10h
+12 CVC Client & Product Solutions: Top-Tier IR Role or Fundraising Grind 3 13h
+7 Best way to meet ppl as a PE Associate in NYC 3 13h
+54 Crossroads: Did I Screw Up by Leaving PE? 17 13h
+2 Goldman vs Lazard / Evercore Exits 2 11h
+22 Warburg Pincus FT 2027 Analyst 79 16h
+10 Best buyside FT analyst jobs 13 23h
0 PC to VC/GE Roadmap 1 1d
+42 Resources for Data Center / Infrastructure Modeling 21 1d
0 Bloomberg - Review - Generalist Data 1d
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 42 1d
+23 Is it common for the investment team work on operations in smaller shops? 10 1d
+85 PE CIM Case Studies 47 1d
+23 PE Ops Associate Comp and Future? 14 1d
+6 MBB + PE internships to IB - is it possible? 1 1d
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+15 European MF pay in Us (CVC,EQT,Permira,Apax) 33 1d
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 2d
+9 Am I Underpaid? 14 2d
+41 Back to IB? 16 2d
+12 MS Private Equity (Expansion Capital) Info/Culture/Comp/Reputation 7 2d
+12 Secondaries Advisory Model Test 6 2d
+29 Those who left PE for Corporate, why? 18 2d
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 2d
+9 Interest equalization in a fund, how to calculate. 1 2d
+42 Do people get let go before the end of their programs ? 15 2d
+28 Reference checks after final round 18 2d
+3 Bloom Equity Partners? 2 2d
+18 Anyone here got into PE coming from Real Estate Asset Management – no IB, no consulting? 5 3d
+27 Senior associate / VP PE lateral interviews 12 2d
0 Oncycle 2028 1 3d
+6 Who owns finance in the first 90 days after a PE acquisition? 4 3d
+93 Pivoting from PE 41 3d
+3 Cove Hill FT 2027 7 3d
+9 AI Infra / Energy Banks and Funds in EMEA 7 3d
0 How much of your first 90 days post-close gets eaten by reporting / WC true-up? 2 3d
0 Thompson Street Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 3d
0 Yucaipa Companies 1 3d
+177 Work pressure broke me - cried at work 60 3d
+35 "VP of Finance at PortCo XYZ" 8 3d
+1 Modeling Test on Laptop or Desktop? 1 3d
+6 PE Case Study Examples 8 3d
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3d
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3d
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Healthcare Data 3d
+9 Where do I find CIMs/IC memos/case studies for PE prep?? 2 3d
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0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 3d
0 Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst 2027 0 3d
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0 Percheron - Anyone have any intel on these guys? 2 4d
0 Capri Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4d
+18 Capital Solutions Groups in 2026 18 4d
+35 Downsides of Growth Equity vs Private Equity? 27 4d
+19 State of PE BD in 2026 9 4d
0 Partners Group FA 2027 0 4d
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+5 Is PE over saturated? 2 5d
+18 What are deal team responsibilities of a VP at your firm? 7 5d
+37 Partners Group Long Term 27 5d
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+82 How to Prepare for Headhunter Intro Calls (PE Associate Recruiting) 31 5d
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+12 If you don't make it to the top: IB or PE 8 6d
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+6 Antin infrastructure modelling test 5 6d
+18 Is the lifestyle really better? 17 6d
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+5 Private Equity involvement in sport? 3 6d
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+4 Underrated Buyside Careers? 10 6d

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.2%
  • 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 99.2%
  • 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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