0 Opportunities being Slow? 2 2y
+12 LetterOne PE Interview / Internship 5 2y
+3 "LBO"ing debts? 2 2y
0 EQT Exeter London 0 2y
0 Permira Process London 1 2y
+2 Incoming PE Associate Prep 2 2y
+6 Bain Capital Special Situations? 20 2y
+20 PE Analyst On-Cycle for HF? 15 2y
+3 If I have an expertise in insurance, can this be useful expertise or experience for the Private Equity? 2 2y
+9 Private Equity Typical Hours, Career Paths (UK) 1 2y
0 L Catterton - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
+10 Accenture Strategy Consulting to PE 16 2y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2y
+2 Good leverage LBO today 3 2y
+3 On the Matter of Foundation of a Growth/Private Equity Fund - Question of the Development 0 2y
0 Understanding Market Share? 1 2y
+6 London PE Consumer focused Off cycle opportunities, networking etc. 1 2y
0 Any good nordic PE letters? 0 2y
0 Breaking into PE 4 2y
+9 Studying for the CFA to help move to PE? (London) 3 2y
0 Stuck in Power and Energy PE? 1 2y
+2 Apollo Credit - culture / comp 12 2y
+20 Acquisitions by MGMT company vs acquisitions by funds 5 2y
+5 Secondaries Oncycle/Recruiting in general 4 2y
+43 Respectable, not necessarily tippy-top firms 44 2y
+2 How do funds choose who to interview? 4 2y
+7 Updated Views on SF to NY PE Oncycle 11 2y
+13 Former PE Fund Accountant & Currently a Fractional CFO for Family Offices. What is barring me from becoming a competent GP of a PE Fund? 7 2y
+13 Undergrad PE Recruiting Resources 2 2y
+11 Thoughts on Soma capital? 14 2y
+10 LBO Model - IRR 3 2y
0 What are the best funds to be at as consultant in Europe (2023 Edition)? 0 2y
+17 I hate PE and I feel trapped 3 2y
+10 Title Downgrade to Move Upstream 11 2y
+5 Preparing for PE Associate role? 10 2y
+16 Apax and Permira? 6 2y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 2y
+2 Synova Capital London 4 2y
+3 Paid Networking Groups Sidebar, Gobundance etc? 1 2y
+2 Where to start for PE Recruiting? 5 2y
+9 liberal arts colleges for PE? 2 2y
0 Blackstone Real Estate Leaders Program 4 2y
+16 MF PE associates: did you have top ratings in banking/ consulting 18 2y
+21 Being recruited to PE from Corporate America 4 2y
+18 PE Senior Assoc or Director at Port Co 9 2y
+10 HELP! How is a financial sponsor different from a regular PE firm / mega fund? 3 2y
+22 UK / EU nationals: any success stories moving from London to NYC at VP / director levels? 19 2y
0 Radian Capital 1 2y
+14 Australia Infrastructure PE? 5 2y
+6 Will 32 ACT hurt my chances for PE recruiting? 3 2y
+3 Going directly to Fund recruiters and not HH 5 2y
+3 Tech Growth Equity to Tech PE MM 4 2y
+10 Least Prestige Whore PE Funds 7 2y
0 Accel-KKR - Interview - Strategy and Operations Data 2y
0 Barings - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+17 The riverside company, anyone got any insights on the firm? 7 2y
+3 Michael Dunn Goekjian 1 2y
+6 Can anyone help me explain these private equity transactions and how they work? 1 2y
0 I need an example presentation of a private equity transaction 1 2y
+1 MBB Rating Importance for PE 4 2y
+1 Salary at SWFs in the Middle East 2 2y
+3 x 0 2y
+21 aKKR thoughts 15 2y
0 Altamont Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+15 Don't feel confident enough to recruit for PE yet? What to do... 3 2y
+3 Any thoughts on Shine Capital? 0 2y
+21 Chaces of moving from operations to Front end PE role 10 2y
+8 KKR compensation rejig. Thoughts? 7 2y
+13 I own a private equity firm 4 2y
+8 Accelerated Promotions in PE? 4 2y
+7 aksdjf;alksdfj;asdufljkanklghi;ajksdfnba;hodsfijlkandskf;lj 4 2y
+3 Current state of Data Science in PE 1 2y
+3 Common PE interview pain points 2 2y
+6 PE second round Interview - Internship 1 2y
+97 Delete 24 2y
+3 How hard is it to recruit for generalist PE from a niche IB group (REGL)? 1 2y
+30 Carlyle forward outlook? 32 2y
+6 Old 3 2y
+9 Final round interview with 2 partners - how do I secure the offer? 1 2y
+9 Corp Dev at VC/PE firms? 1 2y
+3 What Boston Banks/ PE firms have rolling applications for first year analysts? 1 2y
+5 How to bag an off cycle internship 2 2y
+28 Someone Talk Me Out of (or Into) Buying a Small Business 18 2y
0 PE internship Interview 2 2y
+9 Permira London 15 2y
+25 PE Secondaries Recruiting/HHs 16 2y
0 Deleted 2 2y
0 Conversion of participating interests to ordinary interests 1 2y
0 Moving from Seed - Series B Investing to Growth investing or PE 2 2y
+9 LBO S&U, min cash, debt rollover, OC cash interest 2 2y
+9 delete 1 2y
+10 Private Equity internship vs Corporate Banking Bulge Bracket 3 2y
0 Off Cycle Internships 1 2y
+47 Internationals in IB/PE - Where are you now? 23 2y
+3 2022 Blackstone Spring Week 5 2y
0 Private Equity Case Study Interview?? 2 2y
+12 Help With Transitioning 3 2y
+10 Cash free Debt Free LBO of public company 9 2y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Debt Capital Markets 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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