+13 Associate pay in Private Credit? 13 2y
+10 Raine Group 10 2y
+7 Insight Partners 2024 Inclusion Program 11 2y
0 Partners Group - Review - Technology Data 2y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 2y
+5 Strategy role at PE 2 2y
0 lenovo - Review - Venture Capital Data 2y
0 lenovo - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+6 PE Recruiting 2 2y
+9 Associate/VP Progression 4 2y
+7 PE ops from MM IB? 9 2y
+9 How are strategies and investment considerations different for Growth Equity vs traditional PE? 1 2y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+54 Long term comp differences between IB vs PE career question 20 2y
+10 Direct Secondaries 2 2y
0 Common risks and mitigants in PE? 1 2y
+12 Updated View of Vista 7 2y
+33 Q&A - Non Target -> BB IB -> MF PE 24 2y
+9 PE Portco Strategy/Analytics Role Upside? 1 2y
+22 PE Trends 2024 5 2y
+6 Clearlake 2023 5 2y
0 Private Credit vs PE 1 2y
+12 MF PE Offer Letter 8 2y
+24 MF PE Associate Out of UG Feasibility 18 2y
+3 Deal sourcing problem 2 2y
+4 KKR HR Email Address 2 2y
0 Director, Private Equity at OMERS 0 2y
+1 Glendower Capital 2 2y
+272 Just got in to the carry pool today fellas. 90 2y
0 Huron Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+7 Do HH's ding for interview feedback? 2 2y
+9 M&A to Opportunistic/Distressed Credit Investing 2 2y
+3 question about carried interest taxation 8 2y
+9 Consolidation of holding and its sole subsidiary 1 2y
+20 Best free substacks/blogs for PE/PC/RX? 5 2y
+7 What do people think of Family Offices? 1 2y
+3 Stone Point Capital Summer Analyst 2 2y
+7 Lateral in PE 2 2y
+14 Distressed/Turn around/Deep value Funds 2 2y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 2y
0 CDC Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+1 Cinven $14.5bn Fund raise 1 2y
0 Private equity data scientist comp 0 2y
0 Ashmore PE 0 2y
0 List of First / Second Time PE Funds 2 2y
+15 Question on Layoff strategy 2 2y
+9 Business Services-focused PE Funds 0 2y
+18 Update on Venture / Late-Stage Growth Hiring Market and Tips to Break In 5 2y
+3 Crestview Partners is Strong? 4 2y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 2y
+18 What is going on with Catalyst Capital (Toronto, Distressed PE)? 9 2y
+49 Psychopaths in PE 18 2y
+11 Anyone buy then build a business? 2 2y
0 Stick around IB until market better vs Start-up fund 3 2y
+6 Private equity carry allocation structure for a newly launched PE house 15 2y
+111 Leaving PE for Biomedical Engineering (Neuroengineering) PhD 33 2y
0 Cap Structure Interview Question 1 2y
+5 Delete 1 2y
+27 MM PE Associate 2 not making promo 7 2y
+32 Native American PE Strategy 24 2y
+39 Direct lending case study 28 2y
+9 Looking for Help with Franchisor Overreach Issue 0 2y
+32 PE Recruiting as A2A Associate 14 2y
0 Providence Equity - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+40 Does Carry Step Up If You’re Promoted? 5 2y
0 Infra PE vs Corporate PE 2 2y
+18 Any VPs received actual carry checks, yet? 6 2y
+10 Lateral recruiting and PE 2 2y
+11 Blue Owl | Direct Lending 6 2y
+33 Opportunistic Lending Interview 16 2y
+3 Vista Equity Case Interview 2 2y
+34 London PE megafund salary 164 2y
+12 FK MF 1 2y
+3 Infrastructure Investor 3 2y
0 BX GP Stakes Interview help 1 2y
+15 Hoping for some thoughts on going from a smaller to a much larger PE fund 2 2y
+12 Veritas at VP+ level 7 2y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+36 Delete 27 2y
+6 EIG Partners - Updated 2024 views 2 2y
+8 Clothing brand by level 20 2y
0 Paragon Partners (Munich, Germany) - Information 0 2y
+2 CFA for PE 5 2y
+7 Updates on Thoma process today? 9 2y
+4 Top Funds for TMT? 4 2y
+19 Give Up Role I Am Happy With to Recruit for PE? 18 2y
+4 Triton Partners recruitment 3 2y
0 Due Diligence Workstreams - Outsourcing 2 2y
+3 GIC private credit in London 2 2y
+20 Update on Canadian Pension Funds in London 9 2y
+12 Delete 1 2y
+12 Underdog Finance Figures? 4 2y
+61 Take London PE job or move to the U.S. on secondment with current bank? 20 2y
+35 LMM PE Hiring 10 2y
+18 Modeling Test Durations 1 2y
+42 Side Hustle Has Me Uncertain About the Future 21 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) 99.3%
  • 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%

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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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