+7 Platinum Equity - Selling Portfolio??? 10 2y
0 Mezz and equity investment - Calculating mgmt. rollover 2 2y
0 HH Management 2 2y
+3 TPG Public Equity and Bain Public Equity 2 2y
+3 Best books on Deal Making? 4 2y
0 pre- vs post-money valuation and cap structure in PE 1 2y
+18 Real Asset Secondaries – comp/firms/deal-types 12 2y
+456 To all Consultants considering PE 92 2y
+6 What did your 1st and 2nd review look like, good and bad? 5 2y
+5 Clairvest Private Equity 8 2y
+11 Blackstone WTF 8 2y
+13 MF Tech PE Exit Opportunities 7 2y
+50 Best way to start a PE firm 14 2y
+6 Looking for Peers in Toronto 5 2y
+396 BDT & MSD Updated Views 127 2y
0 Breaking into PR 1 2y
+4 KKR SA 2025 44 2y
+18 Incoming IB analyst to a lower tier MMIB looking for advice 8 2y
+6 PE co-invest: progression/exits from for interns/graduates 1 2y
+6 London - Oaktree Modelling Test 11 2y
+4 How to differentiate yourself as a PE associate looking for top MBA 2 2y
+1 PE Middle office role (risk) 2 2y
+18 A question i missed during a PE interview 13 2y
+37 Vista Equity - Analyst/Associate Role 26 2y
+4 MF Growth Funds? 8 2y
+7 HIG placement in HBS, GSB, WHR 3 2y
+15 Tracking tasks in PE 6 2y
0 Main Street Capital (MAIN) Recruitment process? 1 2y
+1 Is 3 statement model in PE case an unsaid given? 2 2y
+29 Increase in new Canadian LMM funds due to bad carry structure at large firms 13 2y
+9 Training Materials on Sourcing? 1 2y
+3 Blackstone Life Sciences Recruiting 2 2y
+1 How do PE interviews change between analyst and senior analyst positions? 2 2y
0 VC / Growth Equity Resume 1 2y
+40 Fund of Funds (FOF) vs Placement Agent (PA) ? 40 2y
+8 private credit "golden age" already over before it even began? 7 2y
+15 Private Equity Firms in Florida 21 2y
+6 Any advice or resources for tech/software growth investing questions? Details in description 6 2y
+18 Turning down a promotion 14 2y
0 Most boring type of secondaries 2 2y
+11 Cinven Associate Recruitment 2023/2024 34 2y
0 Preparing for a PE/Spec Sits Internship 2 2y
+17 .););! 9 2y
+33 Getting paid less than coworkers at same level 14 2y
+58 Is Apollo not that bad anymore? 28 2y
0 Sandton Capital Partners Insight? 2 2y
+3 Coatue GP Salaries 9 2y
+19 Thoughts on Bow River Capital (Denver)? 16 2y
0 Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) - MIRA Infra PE? 2 2y
0 HG Capital Saturn London 4 2y
+29 Signs of a Fund Going Downhill? 17 2y
+78 Family Offices 14 2y
+16 Finding the maximum debt for a LBO Deal 5 2y
+6 HIG Whitehorse (Private Credit) London 3 2y
+27 Principal level recruiting 16 2y
+3 Lower MM Associate comp 5 2y
+6 Sixth Street Partners? Strategic Capital? 8 2y
+14 Breaking into PE 8 2y
+1 Goldman Sachs Private Credit London 4 2y
+33 UK MM / LMM PE Comp 20 2y
+9 Need Advice: starting career leading to-Tax Accountant at PE firm. 3 2y
0 Preparing for a Business Devlopment Interview 1 2y
+9 SMB ETA: Evaluating 2 opportunities 3 2y
+9 Small Business Preparing for PE Buyout 1 2y
+17 PE in London or Paris 11 2y
+13 Suspicious PE Internship 7 2y
+20 SAT Score Still Relevant? 24 2y
+6 Atlas Holdings - distressed PE shop 1 2y
+4 Updated opinions on 26North? 14 2y
+1 CPP/OMERS/OTPP 1 2y
+24 Why does PE suck so bad? 14 2y
+4 Secondaries / GP led head hunters 1 2y
+3 Fund Memorandum for an interview case study? 5 2y
+11 How much are you expected to know about portfolio companies of a private equity firm during the interview stage? 11 2y
+25 Firms with the best near-term fundraising track record / trajectory 10 2y
+35 Leverage for Co-Invest? 34 2y
0 Stone Point Capital Recruiting 3 2y
+32 LMM PE Compensation 30 2y
+22 UBS o'connor 9 2y
+3 Private Credit Arms of Private Equity Firms 2 2y
0 PE Interview Technicals 2 2y
0 GPA for Recruiting (Post MBB) 2 2y
0 Laptop for modeling tests? 4 2y
+19 LBO - Seller Note, how to model S&U and 3 Statements 9 2y
+12 M&A at PE portco or Corporate M&A? 1 2y
+11 Apollo LA Updated Info 9 2y
+8 PE Secondaries 2 2y
+29 Special Situations Teams in London 28 2y
+1 Forecast ARR ARR 2 2y
+6 Insights on the Sixth Street London Team? 4 2y
0 Software PE modeling tips 1 2y
+15 BX Pymetrics 12 2y
0 Tech PE Senior ASC 3 2y
+16 Thoughts on THL? 7 2y
0 Sixth Street Specialty Lending 2 2y
0 Help w attached RE PE case study 1 2y
+18 2nd Years at 2 & Out Shops 17 2y
+19 London - Breaking into PE coming from an EB 2 2y
+1 Best resources for healthcare tech and fintech 1 2y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 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%

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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