+804 Is it just me or are PE Associates garbage these days? 140 3w
0 CriticalPoint Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 3w
0 CriticalPoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3w
+9 Should I do CFA or not 2 3w
0 Digitalbridge acquires Arclight 0 3w
+9 NAV Lending Market Map 2026 — Who Does What and for Whom? 2 3w
+13 Marlin Equity Update 4 3w
+25 LBS vs LSE Masters for London IB/PE 11 3w
+8 Turn/River Capital Process 10 3w
0 EQT in 2026 2 3w
0 Paradigm Capital - Review - Generalist Data 3w
0 Paradigm Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3w
+13 KKR Software Updates 23 3w
0 Consonance Capital Updated Views? 0 3w
+7 Should I recruit to PE? 1 3w
+8 Private Credit Base Suggestions 4 3w
+43 First-Time PE Fund 20 3w
+23 WCAS (2026) 27 3w
+6 GTCR Capital Solutions 5 3w
0 Breaking into Infra Private Equity 1 3w
+16 Martis Capital Thoughts 20 3w
0 Growth Equity / Minority Investments Shops Comp 1 3w
0 Growth Equity Outlook 4 3w
0 How Long Do Kids Prep for On Cycle? 2 3w
0 Mining PE Comp 3 3w
+21 Onex Partners 14 3w
+6 CDPQ London 7 3w
+24 Littlejohn Updated Views 15 3w
+19 One Rock Analyst Program 14 3w
+34 Does working in PE help get you laid? 29 3w
+5 Parthenon PE Analyst FT 2027 2 3w
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Infrastructure Data 3w
+12 Carlyle New Logo 8 3w
+12 LBO Model - How to use Adj EBITDA in CIM 3 3w
0 Altas Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3w
+30 LMM PE Senior Comp 26 3w
0 Incoming EB Analyst - PE Recruiting 1 3w
+13 Any insights on Brookfield PE? 6 3w
+7 Odyssey Investment Partners in 2026 6 4w
+4 Possibility of Tech PE offer getting rescinded? 5 4w
+86 PE back to IB… 32 4w
0 Deleted 3 4w
0 Updates on Cinven NY 2026? 0 4w
+7 Unspoken Rules for Summer Interns (PE Edition)? 3 4w
+4 CVC PE New York updated thoughts 8 4w
+3 Warburg Pincus Catalyst Program 6 4w
+3 TA Associates (2025) 9 4w
+4 How Do PE to MBA Exits Work? 7 4w
+8 MGX 8 4w
+17 Secondaries / BX Secondaries / strategic partners 12 4w
+30 AI Roll Up opportunity 22 4w
+25 Doing Good in PE, But Feel like Not Enough?? 4 1mo
+3 Private Equity Primaries 3 1mo
+171 Audax Private Equity 2024? 65 1mo
+9 Blackstone Energy Transition Partners 14 1mo
+4 Does comp vary in different groups at a Megafund? 18 1mo
+41 2027 Analyst Cycle 18 1mo
0 GCM Grosvenor - Interview - NA Data 1mo
+13 26 North in 2025 9 1mo
+3 Fortress updates in 2026? 0 1mo
+7 List of NAV Lending Funds 12 1mo
+10 Inflexion rep 8 1mo
+34 Re-entering finance after child rearing / family care 10 1mo
+3 SAT & GMAT for on cycle 6 1mo
0 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
0 2027 off-cycle PE recruiting 0 1mo
0 Cornell Capital Update View 2026 0 1mo
+12 CVC vs GTCR 5 1mo
+7 THL Overview 9 1mo
+14 Best laptop for financial modeling- PE/IB 6 1mo
+5 Megafund Private Equity and Transcripts 8 1mo
+15 PE Associate role at Temasek in SF 23 1mo
+6 LMM Pay Scale 13 1mo
+10 AI for Finance 11 1mo
0 Infra fund - Morrison 1 1mo
+129 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 1mo
+4 Aquiline Capital 2026 4 1mo
0 Worried about my PE Start? Thoughts and Advicd 2 1mo
+29 Healthcare PE Firm Updates 2025? 37 1mo
0 PE Case Studies and Modeling Tests 4 1mo
+8 Trying to choose an Expert Network - Need Advice/Feedback 9 1mo
+13 Warburg Pincus - Tech Team London 22 1mo
+22 BB analyst to PE associate (London) 10 1mo
+49 Serent Capital 46 1mo
0 Serent Capital 0 1mo
0 Best way to network for off-cycle PE recruiting? 3 1mo
+26 China MF PE → US IB/PE — How Should I Position Myself? 13 1mo
+5 Turn/River Capital 3 1mo
+8 GIC Special Opportunities 6 1mo
+12 Does Ardea still pay top comp and have attrition issues? 4 1mo
+41 Riyadh Private Equity Scene (culture/hours/exits) 25 1mo
0 IFM Investors (updates) 0 1mo
0 Acwa power and taqa modelling test 4 1mo
0 Vitruvian Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1mo
+2 Anyone else get questions from advisors about "what are you going to do with x y z asset" 4 1mo
+97 PE Associates - How Much Cash Do You Save? 115 1mo
+6 Reputation Vitruvian Partners London 7 1mo
+33 33 Years Old In PE & Still Single - Should I Quit To Find A Wife 32 1mo
0 Bertram Capital Management - Interview - Industrials Data 1mo
+30 US MBA to Singapore PE: Better to do IB in Singapore or NY/London first? How important is bank brand/presence in SEA? 10 1mo

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) 99.3%
  • 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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