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+5 SA 24 1 3y
+3 Headhunters for Buy-Side Analysts 1 3y
+4 IB SA -> FT PE 2 3y
+19 Special sits vs direct lending 6 3y
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+66 Grad degrees = straight liabilities 20 3y
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+4 How do you find targets for growth equity? 3 3y
+3 Growth Equity in the Defense / Space Sector? 1 3y
+5 MM Tech PE 1 3y
+18 Insight Partners vs. Vista Equity Partners 22 3y
+9 Case Study Help 3 3y
+22 Best-performing MM / UMM funds in Europe 2 3y
+54 EQT 'House of value creation' 25 3y
+15 Non-target undergrad >> Non-target MBA >> Valuation analyst >> private equity Q&A 2 3y
+168 Personally Buying a Small Business - Quitting the Rat Race 91 3y
+13 PE internship at no-name or S&T at Morgan Stanley 16 3y
+5 IM Review 1 3y
+3 White Paper Thesis Examples? 2 3y
+2 Canada - PE Headhunters 7 3y
+370 PE vs HF Personalities 62 3y
+3 Bridgepoint Internship 1 3y
+3 Real Estate Secondaries - Modelling Test and Case Study 1 3y
+3 Best Financial Modeling Course? 2 3y
+3 Project finance 3 3y
+210 What should I look for in the data room? 24 3y
+8 Ares Direct Lending vs. Bain Credit/Special Sits vs. Sixth Street Specialty Lending 1 3y
+6 Private Equity On-Cycle Resume 4 3y
+8 Years to VP 6 3y
+6 Vista Equity Full Time Process 6 3y
+3 WSO LBO Modeling course - worth listing on Linkedin? 4 3y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 3y
+18 BB IBD -> H/S -> PE? 13 3y
+9 AN1 Compensation 6 3y
+6 Asking a previous client (from when I was in fund administration) as a reference? 1 3y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Consulting Data 3y
+3 PE INFRASTRUCTURE AT CANADIAN PENSION FUNDS (CDPQ) 1 3y
0 Apollo PE vs. Apollo Hybrid Value 1 3y
+11 Chartered Private Equity Professional (CPEP) - Thoughts? 7 3y
+3 Distressed Buyside Internships 2 3y
+17 Private equity certification? 10 3y
+13 How should I go about looking for a LMM Private Equity job, in a secondary market 4 3y
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+4 Comp Check for MM PE 2 3y
+52 Energy Private Equity in Houston 63 3y
+14 Audax vs PSG Equity for a finance associate role (both back office) 8 3y
+3 LMM & MM RE firms 1 3y
+3 Five Arrows PE recruitment process (London)? 1 3y
+3 VP Portfolio Ops Comp 4 3y
+2 Blackstone Growth / KKR Growth Tech 8 3y
+12 Nordic PE - best shops 2 3y
+2 AKKR comp & culture? 7 3y
+9 Cons/risks to moving to a smaller PE backed portfolio company? 2 3y
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+14 PC VP Comp 15 3y
+3 Aquiline Capital 2024 SA 1 3y
+3 Lateralling - resume / GPA 1 3y
+1 2nd Year Analyst w/ PE offer and I want to get with an intern 2 3y
+39 FoF Questions (prestige, WLB, pay) 14 3y
+1 Growth Tech equity or buyout? 1 3y
+7 Slate Asset Management 5 3y
+3 Family Office Questions 2 3y
+14 Gryphon Investors SF 18 3y
+5 infrastructure vs traditional PE. Hours, pay,... 3 3y
+7 Product Group -> Coverage -> PE 7 3y
+4 Top down vs bottoms up investment culture 1 3y
0 QIC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
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+4 Most Interesting PE Funds (And Ideas) 1 3y
+58 Managed Out - Resume Gap & Recruiting 20 3y
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+13 Signs someone is being managed out 2 3y
+9 How to make the most of an internship 3 3y
+26 PE Bros/Gals - How much execution did you have to learn? 9 3y
0 Harvey & Company - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Harvey & Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+3 PC culture 1 3y
+10 Stephanie Geveda Startup Firm - Thoughts? 17 3y
0 MBA Asso break into buyside 1 3y
+3 Jobs in M/A buy side London 0 3y
+15 How much money to "feel rich" in a city that's not NYC/SF? 12 3y
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+6 Selling for a PE Fond 3 3y
+3 Best cash management for retail 1 3y
+3 Thoughts on Galton Voysey ? 1 3y
+3 Operationally focused funds / London 1 3y
+3 Private equity grad program 7 3y
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+3 Launch therapeutics 1 3y
+19 Modeling Intensity of Different Firms? 6 3y
0 MSD Partners culture 6 3y
+16 What are the best PE firms in Australia 7 3y
+6 PE Internship 1 3y
+59 Am I biting off more than I can chew? 16 3y
+14 Insight vs. Warburg Pincus Analyst 24 3y
+12 Which PE industries will rocket the most in the next 10 years (excluding the infamous Tech sector) 21 3y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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

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  • 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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