REPE associate Comp, hours, and culture?

Hi all, looking to recruit in the near future and had some questions.

What can one expect for all in comp at Blackstone/Brookfield/Starwood at the associate (post banking) role for investment or M&A associate? Is there a big difference between firm cultures and hours or can it be assumed that top REPE are similar comp and hours. 

Also, is there a major difference between the Starwood/Brookfield shops that are real estate focused vs working on real estate team at a KKR/Apollo PE firm that has other main focuses. 

Thanks! 

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blackstone and kkr are both no longer really hiring out of ib, instead preferring to take kids out of undergrad. google and see some recent stories

 

no he’s right. blackstone has articles saying they are recruiting analysts out of undergrad to fill associate roles later and that they are only hiring out of ib on a need case by case basis

 

Hiring Out of Undergrad to solve diversity issues and only hiring 90 analysts a year.  Any current associate role (small sampling, primarily RE and international) on BX website still has a 2+ year of experience for the roles.  Please tell me where you think these experienced hires are going to be coming from? 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackstone-to-bypass-scramble-for-investme…

 

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