+11 AustralianSuper? 12 2h
0 Analyst 2027 salary/bonus 3 2h
+69 Secondaries Career Outlook: Comp, Exits & Long-Term Upside? 33 1d
+54 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 61 1d
0 Ardian SF 2 2d
+2 On-cycle recruiting 2027 1 2d
+56 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread 71 2d
+7 RedBird Capital 8 3d
+9 Growth Equity Compensation - All Levels 1 5d
+14 Generalist Investor - Seeking Guidance 2 6d
+4 Post MBA Comp Check 2 6d
+102 Latest views on Sixth Street? 100 1w
+39 D1, Altimeter, Dragoneer, Addition (privates) 37 1w
+10 Kayne Anderson Growth 10 1w
+18 GE / LMM PE Comp in Tier 2 City 1 1w
+32 Moving from mid-level MMPE to sr level at new M&A holdco - how to think about the opportunity? 13 1w
+20 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 36 2w
+31 Thoughts on Working for an LP? 35 2w
+29 Private Equity Office wear 13 2w
+98 Software PE guys - how are you holding up 41 2w
0 GIC special situations 3 2w
+16 I Squared Capital PE SA vs Top BB/EB Junior IB SA 13 2w
+33 Oaktree Modeling Test /Case Study 101 2w
+20 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 35 3w
+2 LMM PE Associate Compensation - Low Tier City (Base & Bonus) 4 3w
+9 Ares Acquisition of LGP 0 3w
+28 Private Investing at a BB vs. Traditional IB → PE 8 4w
+17 AMEX Gold For PE Associate in SF 13 1mo
+8 Private Capital Investing: The Handbook of Private Debt and Private Equity (Wiley Finance) 4 1mo
+18 Comp check — Associate at small first-time Swiss PE fund (CHF 90k base + deal fees + 0.5% carry). Fair or getting squeezed? 2 1mo
+64 One Rock Capital - Thoughts? 69 1mo
+16 Brookfield vs. TPG Angelo Gordon (in LA) 2 1mo
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze 39 1mo
0 Carlyle 2 1mo
+26 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? 13 1mo
+46 LA Funds 36 1mo
+3 OMERS Global Credit 4 1mo
+15 PE Secondaries Case Study Prep 5 1mo
+23 Undergrad summer PE analyst positions 8 1mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 1mo
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests 13 1mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 1mo
+31 PE Perks 2026 32 1mo
+20 GSAM XIG PE Investment Team 7 1mo
0 Looking to exchange infra tests 1 1mo
0 Updated views on Summit Partners (2026) 4 1mo
0 Emerald Lake Capital (LA) 1 1mo
+6 PE Associates: Do you get coffee with PE associates from other GPs you work with / people at portcos? 2 1mo
+3,196 8 years old with no finance experience, too late to get into PE? 115 1mo
+174 Q&A: Returning to PE After a Year and a Half at a Series C Startup 50 2mo
+5 The PE Bros Are Subprime? 3 2mo
+54 Culture/WLB/Outlook of Partners Group Denver Office 33 2mo
+6 IB to Secondaries? 1 2mo
+12 CVC Client & Product Solutions: Top-Tier IR Role or Fundraising Grind 3 2mo
+35 PE Ops Or Investment Associate Role? 42 2mo
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 2mo
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 2mo
+95 Pivoting from PE 41 2mo
+9 AI PE startups 3 2mo
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 2mo
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 2mo
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 2mo
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 2mo
+31 Business Development in PE 15 2mo
+23 Compensation packages Abu Dhabi and Quatar these days 8 2mo
+9 FP&A at PE-backed firm to Private Credit: Realistic? 1 2mo
+15 Sovereign, Endowment, Family Office PE Comp 4 2mo
+21 How is Marlin doing? 6 2mo
+6 CDPQ London 7 2mo
0 Deleted 3 3mo
+15 PE Associate role at Temasek in SF 23 3mo
+135 Mid-level comp and net worth check 110 3mo
0 PE FoF - Fund Investment Case Study 4 3mo
+15 BlackRock PEP London 22 3mo
0 Blue Owl in 2026? 1 3mo
+31 Reed Rayman, Aaron Sobel and Robert Kalsow Ramos 28 3mo
+21 London MM PE comps 24 3mo
+41 Info on Banner Ridge Partners 28 3mo
+57 Management Option Pools in LBO Models 22 3mo
+2 GPA & Major for PE 4 3mo
+9 Altas associate class 2026 solely from BB/EBs and Bain??? 13 3mo
+4 Underrated Buyside Careers? 9 3mo
+38 UMM Off Cycle Help 20 3mo
+13 Genuinely curious why people don't just cold-outreach the boutique Strategy Consulting or IB or LMM PE/VC firms for internships 4 3mo
+65 What I Learned From Recruiting for SA 27 3 3mo
+3 KSL Capital 6 3mo
+12 Insights on BCI 10 3mo
+9 Resume Deals for LP/Co-Invest Experience 5 3mo
+17 Morgan Stanley AIP in 2022? 17 3mo
+12 Rotunda Capital? Thoughts? 7 3mo
+2 Castlelake 9 3mo
+10 LMM Principal Comp Benchmarking 16 3mo
+16 Five Arrows 23 3mo
+3 Water Street Healthcare Partners - Thoughts? 5 3mo
0 Starting PE Job in 1 Month, Looking for Material 2 3mo
+9 Ares Management Direct Lending Case Study 10 3mo
+9 Best software investors in NY? 19 3mo
+9 The Sobrato Organization - SF family office? 0 4mo
+29 Full ride at Dartmouth vs paying full at Stanford as an international — for finance industry,worth the debt? 23 4mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 4mo

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