0 Capri Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5mo
+18 Capital Solutions Groups in 2026 18 5mo
+36 Downsides of Growth Equity vs Private Equity? 27 5mo
+19 State of PE BD in 2026 9 5mo
+11 F2 Raises $24M to Scale its LLM-Agnostic AI Operating System for Private Credit 1 5mo
+5 Is PE over saturated? 2 5mo
+18 What are deal team responsibilities of a VP at your firm? 7 5mo
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 5mo
+8 InfraRed Capital Partners 17 5mo
+48 Laid Off from UMM PE — Struggling to Rebound in Brutal Market (London) 9 5mo
+12 If you don't make it to the top: IB or PE 8 5mo
0 Bain Capital - Review - Portfolio Management Data 5mo
+4 How soon can I quit job once I get PE offer? 3 5mo
0 Sending info to SG partners 1 5mo
+23 LT Career Path after MF PE Associate Program? 7 5mo
0 BCI Fall R1s 2 5mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
+9 Emerging Managers: How Much of Fund I Is Actually About Strategy vs. LP Confidence? 1 5mo
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
0 PF to Infra/Transport PE 1 5mo
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5mo
+111 Nothing to do at work & bored to hell 10 5mo
+6 Credit/PE Secondaries 2 5mo
0 Tikehau Capital - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5mo
+4 Private Equity Subject Matter Expert – AI Training & Reasoning Systems 1 5mo
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Interview - Portfolio Management Data 5mo
0 FT Recruit to PE from IB SA? 1 5mo
+4 Considering PE Exit "Financial Associate" at a well funded startup, $360k comp? 2 5mo
0 KSL Capital Partners - London 0 5mo
0 Siguler Guff - Review - Private Equity Data 5mo
0 Siguler Guff - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5mo
+6 On-cycle as Second-year Analyst 7 5mo
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5mo
+6 L Catterton — Still Extremely Sweaty? 2 5mo
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 5mo
+9 PE VPs — How many platforms have you completed? 18 5mo
+13 General Atlantic (GA) — Updated views? (2026 recruiting / exits / culture / comp) 17 5mo
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Investment Research Data 5mo
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 5mo
+2 MBB to PE asia - Any insights? 3 5mo
+47 Biggest (avoidable) failures in PE Investments? 24 5mo
+8 Thoughts on Ascend Partners 4 5mo
+22 Cerberus in 2025? 14 5mo
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 5mo
0 Flexstone Partners NYC - Work Life Balance 0 5mo
0 LBO models 2 5mo
0 KSL Capital Partners - Review - Real Estate Data 5mo
0 KSL Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5mo
0 Insight into GHO Capital? 2 5mo
+12 NY LMM PE Recruiting 3 5mo
+1 Is GP Bullhound worth the shot? Other Tech options 3 5mo
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 5mo
+27 Benchmarking MF PE Associate Salaries (2025) 66 5mo
+17 Prepping for PE recruitment 7 5mo
+3 Capital Raising Salaries 1 5mo
0 CVC Secondary Partners Analyst Interview 2 5mo
+1 JPM Exits 4 5mo
+31 Business Development in PE 15 5mo
+6 Growth Equity Model Test 3 5mo
0 NAV Financing Case Study 2 5mo
+3 Partners Group , NAV Lending 2 5mo
0 NAV Finance Models 3 5mo
0 BXCI culture 3 5mo
+3 Blackstone associate interest registration 2028 9 5mo
+3 What tier of bank/group is generally required for at least UMM PE exits? 3 5mo
0 PE Associate in NYC -> London 1 5mo
0 Gauge Capital Superday & Modeling Test Insights? 0 5mo
+39 Warburg Pincus 2026 FT Analyst 202 5mo
+24 VP at UMM PE fund considering a jump to a fundless sponsor 4 5mo
+9 Altaris Capital Reputation 5 5mo
+7 how did you learn to model? 8 5mo
0 Joining a newer, smaller HF 3 5mo
+37 Comp Decreasing? 10 5mo
+18 “Fringe” EB Placements in PE? 9 5mo
+6 Interviewing with PE Firms for Practice 6 5mo
+25 How common is it to recruit for a different coverage than your IB one? 12 5mo
+9 LMM PE Analysts: Getting roasted for my AI capstone (building a sourcing tool, offering $20 UberEats) 2 5mo
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5mo
+5 Single Manager vs Tier 1 PE VP seat 3 5mo
+5 Insight Equity Dallas Culture/Compensation 4 5mo
+10 how do laterals in IB move to PE? 12 5mo
+3 GIC ISG? 40 5mo
+12 How to approach Buyside Recruiting 3 5mo
+6 Accordion PE consulting 1 5mo
+67 Moving to Paris 64 5mo
+39 Why is ROIC never really a topic when looking at companies IRL 9 5mo
0 NexPhase Capital 3 5mo
+11 Consulting to PE or MBA 4 5mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Equity Data 5mo
0 SEO AIFP 2 5mo
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Investment Management Data 5mo
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 5mo
+7 What does a PE Analyst do? 5 5mo
+38 KKR Scholars 46 5mo
+3 Gauge Capital 2026 3 5mo
+1 MBB vs PE analyst offer? 1 5mo
0 Chicago Buyside Tech / Tech Services Investing 3 5mo
+5 Kanbrick / Tracy Britt Cool 4 5mo
0 How difficult is it to get another PE gig after LMM? 1 5mo
0 Vibe code ideas for research 1 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.2%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (100) $364
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (106) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (236) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (414) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (274) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (40) $79
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (357) $61
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