+6 Stuck out at oncycle 2023 7 2y
+169 Q&A - 1st Year PE Associate at a US MF in Europe (KKR, BX, TCG, WP, TPG, BC, APO) 86 2y
+10 HSP TTS exam 12 2y
+8 Offer from Bain Capital - Should I take it 18 2y
+6 PE Associate Comp Benchmarking 2 2y
0 QUESTION FOR LMM PE ASSOCIATES IN NY 3 2y
+13 EVR M&A vs. BX PE vs. Moelis Generalist 20 2y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Real Estate Data 2y
+7 Modeling Test 1 2y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2y
+3 MBB On-Cycle 2023 9 2y
+3 2023 1st year Private Credit Associate Comp Discussion 5 2y
+3 Switch to secondaries? 1 2y
+6 Moving from Public Debt to Private Debt 1 2y
0 Constellation Software Inc - Interview - NA Data 2y
+3 How to prep for Investment memo 1 2y
+101 Depressed PE Principal 33 2y
+7 Do Latin honors matter for recruiting for 2nd & 3rd jobs? 10 2y
0 EQT Partners - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 EQT Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+3 Blackstone Private Equity 2022 1 2y
+12 Am I stuck forever in this MM PE fund? 1 2y
+3 How to prepare for Private Credit Interview as a freshmen? 1 2y
+3 Trading up firms post-MBA 2 2y
+3 KKR C&PG Inquiry 1 2y
+3 MM Midwest IB -> MF PE? 1 2y
+3 Equity for Healthcare 1 2y
0 Ardian - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Monomoy Capital Partners - Interview - NA Data 2y
+3 Tips on credit fund (KKR / Blackstone / Carlyle etc) case study? 2 2y
+6 Most aggressive PE firms? 7 2y
+6 Articles / opinions on LBO financing 1 2y
+23 Tech PE vs GS TMT SF for FT 29 2y
+6 PE on cycle 2023 tiers 2 2y
+4 Under the Radar Firms Killing It 4 2y
+9 List of firms in Denver/Seattle/SLC? 4 2y
+3 Seats left for off-cycle once the dust settles 1 2y
0 Anyone go from PE to corporate development? 1 2y
0 Special Situations 2 2y
+8 PE London Perks? 9 2y
+3 Sixth Street Infrastructure 1 2y
+20 How ready do you feel for 2023 On-Cycle? 8 2y
0 Offer from Bain Capital - Should I take it 1 2y
0 Defeated by on cycle 1 2y
+33 Investor Relations - Blackstone - Good Prep for Front Office? 15 2y
+13 Confidentiality when recruiting? 3 2y
+2 Odyssey Search Partners client list? 9 2y
+9 Big 3 Rx Consulting ---> MF PE Turnarounds/PE Distressed Investing for Full-Time? 3 2y
+3 Is it possible to lateral from a no name boutique to a mega fund? 1 2y
+6 Why do MF recruit this way? 2 2y
+3 Additional Info on Dragoneer 1 2y
+9 Thought I might as well try recruiting for full time PE out of undergrad, which jobs at KKR, Blackstone, etc can I apply for? 3 2y
+15 People who don't get into PE are failures? 8 2y
+9 Private Credit Associate Offer with a Two Year term? 3 2y
+1 Any info on Apollo APPS? 8 2y
+10 On-Cycle Recruiting as a 2nd Year 2 2y
0 Genstar Capital in 2022 1 2y
+10 Prevalence of Private Credit / Opportunistic Credit as an Asset Class 5 2y
+3 Insight Partners HH? 3 2y
+5 Exiting at more senior levels 10 2y
0 Enfoca - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
0 Perks / sweeteners across the PE landscape 1 2y
+7 Sageview 6 2y
+9 PE intern to FT IB 1 2y
+47 Hey PE guys, what’s your W/L balance? 44 2y
+9 Day in the Life Of in PE 1 2y
+3 Earnouts 3 2y
+26 [deleted] 12 2y
+6 Warburg Pincus Groups? 1 2y
+16 How common does someone with only IPO experience get into PE 6 2y
+2 Can I try on cycle recruiting twice? 2 2y
0 Networking Events 1 2y
+105 Am I Insane for Leaving a MF 53 2y
+6 Is it possible to create somewhat more compressible data for retail, PE, VC and M&A investors on specific companies and deals they are researching? 1 2y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
0 Huntsman Gay 7 2y
+9 Atlas Holdings LLC 1 2y
+10 Searching for a BSc Private Equity Thesis Topic 2 2y
+6 Starting in PE vs. IB 1 2y
+24 Anyone have info on General Atlantic? 32 2y
+18 Stay at MM boutique PE firm or take the offer from a PE MF? 10 2y
+9 Age and Job Hierarchy in London buyside 2 2y
+13 Henkel introduction call? 14 2y
+4 Recruiting for Special Situations Funds w/o Restructuring IB Background 3 2y
0 Suitable SAT score for PE recruiting? 1 2y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+4 How legit is Partners Group direct PE? 7 2y
+6 People who chose UMM/MF PE instead of top IB out of undergrad, do you regret your decision? 5 2y
+12 Interested in moving private credit from consulting. 1 2y
+6 Lateral Hires 2 2y
0 Resolve Growth Partners 1 2y
+30 How did you know you wanted to do PE and what PE firms to recruit for? 8 2y
+9 From a monetary perspective, sunk cost to go back to consulting? No way back? 6 2y
+3 Financial Modelling Debt Sizing 4 2y
+3 PE Case Studies 1 2y
+7 Point72 or BX RE? 5 2y
+6 Goldman PE? 1 2y
+4 Preparation for PE 2 2y

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  • Blackstone Group 99.0%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.4%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 97.9%
  • Bain Capital 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.5%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.4%
  • Ardian 97.9%
  • Bain Capital 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Private Equity

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  • Bain Capital 99.0%
  • Blackstone Group 98.4%
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April 2024 Private Equity

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  • Director/MD (22) $569
  • Vice President (92) $362
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (91) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (206) $266
  • 1st Year Associate (387) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (29) $154
  • 2nd Year Analyst (83) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (246) $122
  • Intern/Summer Associate (32) $82
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