+10 FT 2024 Analyst 5 2y
+38 What is top-tier sourcing performance for an associate? How competitive is $200m+ sourced for UMM or MF PE/SM HFs/BSchool? 5 2y
0 GTCR - Review - Private Equity Data 2y
+18 Advice on transitioning to infra at a MENA SWF / PE fund 5 2y
+3 Carry materializing in PE after leaving as an associate 2 2y
0 MF PE to Law School? 8 2y
+4 Recommended HH for PE? 3 2y
+8 am i able to tell HH i want vc + corp dev? 5 2y
+35 Senior Pay Progression 9 2y
+11 BREDS vs Ares REPE vs MSREI vs GSAM REPE 18 2y
+3 Freepoint commodities 1 2y
+15 Digital Infrastructure PE - General views 1 2y
+11 Battery Ventures PE- Comp/Rep? Exit ops? 16 2y
+13 Weird Request from Potential LP? 3 2y
+3 Level Equity SA 2024 1 2y
+6 Start a Business While in PE? 1 2y
+9 Moving from boutique IB to PE? Need advice - straightforward on paper but gets complex on details 1 2y
+6 Seeking Advice 1 2y
+4 Rubicon Technology Partners - Thoughts/Views? 12 2y
+7 Pre-FT Meeting with Headhunter? 13 2y
+3 Warburg Case Study / Models 4 2y
+37 Learnings at MM vs MF PE 6 2y
0 Do any PE or VC firms hire out of college? 2 2y
+11 Declining 2nd Round Interview? Advice Needed.. 4 2y
+9 Pivoting from IB to IB / PE Biz Dev 1 2y
+45 Firing at Apollo 34 2y
+3 PE headhunters in Europe, MENA, and Asia? 2 2y
+5 What firms not HQ'd in NYC allow people to work from NYC? 2 2y
+25 Partners Group Culture/Exit Opps/Comp 22 2y
+33 Is Apollo The Most Toxic Firm on the Street? 7 2y
0 Updated HH List? 1 2y
+27 Another what role to take... 17 2y
+9 ER to PE possible? 9 2y
+10 London PE Comp Progression 5 2y
+13 Warburg Pincus Culture and Groups 24 2y
+9 Mentor for trading competition 1 2y
+9 Suggestions - Building Deal Flow to Invest in Emerging Managers 3 2y
+3 Business Development 1 2y
+6 LMM PE Recruiting Timeline 4 2y
+15 Latest on Warburg Pincus London 27 2y
+17 Friend Booting up Structured Equity Fund - Placement Agents? 4 2y
+3 Thoughts on Susa Ventures? 1 2y
+4 PE in Middle East - HH 3 2y
+18 London PE processes for newly AN2 9 2y
+3 Partners Group Analyst Program Info (2024) 1 2y
+11 Insights on Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) London 2 2y
0 PE Deal Activity and Staffing 1 2y
+7 What's up with Oaktree SS/Distressed? 20 2y
+32 Advice needed: Long-term career prospects in Co-invest/Secondaries 19 2y
+2 ME SWFs. Should I go for Mubadala or ADIA? 5 2y
+3 VC analyst/associate salary? 1 2y
+8 Atlanta PE and HF Players 7 2y
0 Vista / Thoma / SLP Case Studies 2 2y
+8 Partners Group 2024 FT 18 2y
+4 MFPE AN1-> AN2 pay increase? 9 2y
+31 Structured Equity Investing 30 2y
+3 FT Offer Advice: Small PE Firm or S&T at BB 2 2y
+12 Private Equity vs. Investment Banking out of Undergrad 16 2y
+7 Apax Partners 9 2y
+6 RE PE Fund Returns Sources 2 2y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+9 How difficult is it to lateral between secondaries firms? 3 2y
+5 BX return offer rate 2023? 5 2y
+7 GIP 2024 FT Analyst Recruiting 6 2y
0 Avenue Capital Management Private Credit 1 2y
+9 Impact / Sustainability / Energy Transition PE 9 2y
0 M&A/PE Compensation in Switzerland 1 2y
0 Distressed shops-London 1 2y
+9 how should i get the most out of banking to prep for PE? 1 2y
+48 Urgent: Fired from Banking / PE Offer 28 2y
+9 Chances of switching to PE from RE with the current job market (MF re intern) 1 2y
+14 What banks and groups did Apollo/KKR/H&F take from this on-cycle 30 2y
+8 Ares Infra Debt 5 2y
+36 Brookfield vs. Onex vs. Altas [TORONTO OFFICE] - Which One is Best? 28 2y
+4 Archive 1 2y
+12 PE Analyst Superday Response Time 1 2y
+3 Mock sourcing call for GE 1 2y
0 Questa Capital 2023 View 1 2y
0 1st year comp 1 2y
+9 London comps PE vs. PC 8 2y
0 Buyside Credit Fund 2 2y
0 UMM space London 1 2y
+10 Deciding which role to take 3 2y
0 Blackstone Harvest 1 2y
0 Insight Partners WLB 1 2y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+7 Bain Capital London 7 2y
+8 Lone Star V Onex London 10 2y
+8 Advent investment thesis 5 2y
+10 Insight Partners 2024 Summer Analyst Superday - Pointers? 32 2y
+251 Define “good” WLB 90 2y
+35 LA PE firms with good culture 25 2y
+6 Moving upstream as PE analyst 1 2y
+20 What's the latest on Temasek / GIC? 9 2y
+3 delete 1 2y
+21 CPP Investments Direct PE - London 15 2y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+3 On cycle question 1 2y
+13 How to develop an investor mindset (PE interviews)? 6 2y
+43 2023 Associate Compensation Megathread 17 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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