+3 Let's trade invites/RSVP for oncycle information sessions 1 3y
+3 Parthenon Capital Partners 3 3y
+6 Is it too late to reach out to head hunters? 3 3y
+16 Dumb On-Cycle Interview Q’s 4 3y
+6 new city for PE job 1 3y
+14 When's she dropping 11 3y
+27 Private Equity Interview Bootcamp OPEN NOW 1 3y
+3 Firm Events for oncycle 3 3y
+21 PE Prep - Must Know Concepts 4 3y
+8 On-cycle what do you need 5 3y
+6 On cycle 2025 as second year analyst 7 3y
+3 On-cycle coffe chats 1 3y
+9 Career / Recruiting Advice Need - Strategic Development to PE? 4 3y
+3 PE Recruiting Timelines Thread 1 3y
0 On Cycle?! 1 3y
+3 Trying On-Cycle with No Deal Experience? 3 3y
+14 Brand Name MF/UMM Fund vs Up & Coming Fund 15 3y
+11 Pay step up from AS2 to SA 9 3y
+8 LBO Assumptions 5 3y
+7 PE associate comp in Vegas? 5 3y
+13 Hiring Analysts without Recruiter 6 3y
+3 KKR Client and Partner Group 1 3y
+26 You know what? Fuck PE 14 3y
+3 Goldman XIG PE Super Day 2024 1 3y
+27 Is Ares PE a UMM/MF Anymore? 26 3y
+10 KKR Consumer Retail Menlo Park 9 3y
+6 Apax Partners - Updated views 7 3y
+3 Blackstone Quantitative Insurance Solution 1 3y
+9 (Urgent) Thoughts on the Services Vertical for Private Equity 6 3y
+6 Possible to transition from Big 4 Transaction Advisory / Valuation to Private Equity? 5 3y
+7 Global Infrastructure Partners - Culture / Experience 11 3y
+3 2024 PE positions 3 3y
+3 Recent application - CPPIB Senior Associate 1 3y
+8 Undergrad straight to buy side - am I fucked? 3 3y
+19 PE Analyst Lateral 8 3y
+24 Lateralling at VP level 5 3y
+5 Lateral for senior associate? 2 3y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 3y
+6 What next? 1 3y
+9 Asset managment to Private equity 1 3y
+9 I'm an intern, and maybe I will be effected at the end of the year, but I want to go away for private equity. 0 3y
+3 Laid off from PE 1 3y
+6 KKR PE Group Locations 1 3y
+3 List of turnaround/value or distressed PE funds 2 3y
+9 Headhunter Intro Calls - how to state what we want? 1 3y
0 Experian - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+10 Work Visa (TN) Process with Job Offer 4 3y
+15 WTF will OCR expectations for incoming A1s be???? #thisisabsurd #crisis 3 3y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+11 Laid off from BB - Are my hopes of PE over? 16 3y
+3 DC Based PE Funds 4 3y
+6 Good software LBO candidate? 13 3y
+3 Franchise Equity Partners 1 3y
+25 Partners Group London 19 3y
+3 Houston / Texas PE Comp 4 3y
+3 Help evaluating MM funds 1 3y
+6 Stats on receiving carry 3 3y
+20 Opportunistic Credit in Europe 14 3y
+15 Thoughts on the MM Infra Play? 6 3y
+6 Getting Software on the Radar of Value Creation teams 1 3y
+421 Did on cycle just start? 543 3y
+13 Will I be fine skipping on cycle PE recruitment? How to approach 3 3y
+11 Struggling with PE behaviorals 4 3y
+6 PE to Corp Dev title and comp 13 3y
+13 Family Office Comp Benchmarking 15 3y
+9 Digital Asset/USDT Recovery!!! 1 3y
+4 Student looking to start out in brokerage then transition into PE 2 3y
+19 MBB to PE - How to navigate prep, timeline, HHs? 4 3y
+11 2023 best growing PE firms? 5 3y
+3 Leaving Firm to Pursue A Company We Passed On 1 3y
+81 MM pe vs MF 29 3y
+1 Total Comp for UAE SWFs / Family offices for Sr Associate PE 6 3y
+5 Thoughts on Advent 5 3y
+3 Reset/Redo Blackstone Pymetrics Test 1 3y
+14 Audax Associate Program in 2023 7 3y
+3 Tips for preparing for PE Analyst role 4 3y
+15 In Uncertain Situation - Need Advice 12 3y
+3 updated opinions on alpine? Just raised a new fund 1 3y
+3 Should you fill out headhunter forms while still prepping? 2 3y
+3 HH Inbounds 2 3y
+3 2024 PE FT Analyst Programs List (USA) 2 3y
+3 Satori Capital 1 3y
+8 How do you find a Good LBO to pitch? 2 3y
+3 Apollo Climate Business Strategy Associate 1 3y
+3 Valuation 1 3y
+4 Pomona Capital 2023 Thoughts? 3 3y
+3 Downside protection 1 3y
+3 Blackstone PE London SA 24 Tests 1 3y
+9 GP Commit for first fund 8 3y
+3 TPG Secondaries Fundraise 4 3y
+16 Finally leaving Canada for the U.S. 12 3y
+3 Two Choices 1 3y
+3 Partners Group vs K1 Investment Management - PLS HELP! 3 3y
+3 BX Tech 1 3y
+3 Why do PE firms have (macro) econ divisions 1 3y
+81 PE firm with <60hr/wk worklife - are they even a thing? 110 3y
+6 ME SWF HHs 5 3y
+6 ADQ Tech Team - Abu Dhabi 5 3y
+48 Best Healthcare PE Groups in the world 68 3y
+12 Private Equity at SWFs 2 3y

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%

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  • 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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