+21 PE teams in Sovereign Wealth Funds 17 3y
+6 Investment Corporation of Dubai 3 3y
0 Recruiters for GCC SWFs? 3 3y
+3 ADIA Private Equity 3 3y
+3 ADIA 2023 3 3y
+16 Tech PE on the East Coast 5 3y
0 K1 Investment Management - Review - Due Diligence Data 3y
0 LP Analyst - Interview - Capital Markets Data 3y
+3 Interview advice 3 3y
+3 Growth equity to private equity? 2 3y
+8 HHs ignores me 6 3y
0 L Catterton - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+12 PE - Recruiting with weak experience 1 3y
+6 MF PC SA Interested in PE 2 3y
+16 On cycle recruiting from non-target bank (HL CF)?? 4 3y
0 L Catterton - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+7 Compensation structure for BD 8 3y
+9 GIC Direct Investments Group 6 3y
+3 Salary for an investor role in a VC 1 3y
+12 How to deal with assets held for sale when calculating TEV in an LBO 4 3y
+16 Post mba comp comparison 27 3y
+6 Thoughts on FTV and growth equity? 2 3y
+4 I Squared 16 3y
+2 Can I get into HBS or GSB 9 3y
0 BX PE Analyst (3 year) vs PJT RSSG (2 year) + Apollo PE Associate (2 year) 3 3y
+3 Veronis Suhler Stevenson? (VSS Capital) 2 3y
+12 LBO Modeling Test qs 4 3y
+12 How much easier is a PE Analyst interview compared to a PE Associate interview? 7 3y
+3 Carlyle & KKR's Middle Market Funds 2 3y
+3 PE Real Estate Investments Internship Interview 1 3y
+20 My chances at HBS, GSB and Wharton 25 3y
+12 Private Credit Exit Opps? 5 3y
+7 Sixth Street Partners?? 11 3y
+3 Investing that doesn’t require data scraping work 1 3y
+13 Bahrain family office analyst offer 5 3y
+16 Health problems during recruiting? Take a Hiatus? Help 2 3y
+3 Financial Modeling 2 3y
+3 Fundraising to investing? 1 3y
+3 Perks and loss of working in a Sovereign wealth fund 1 3y
+6 PE firms that sponsor international students (URGENT) 1 3y
+8 FIG Private Equity 2 3y
+7 Non-ESG Deal Flow? 3 3y
+19 Goldman Sachs Private Credit Group - London 7 3y
+65 PE firms with best placement into H/S? 36 3y
+3 Starting out in MM PE in SEA/APAC 1 3y
+3 Private Equity Job 1 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 3y
+34 Can PE Fund Withdraw Offer if Tried to Negotiate Pay? 15 3y
+6 TSG Consumer 1 3y
+6 MBA chances 6 3y
+6 IFM Investors? 1 3y
0 Northwestern Mutual - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+5 Do PE firms payoff clawbacks in IB contracts 4 3y
+3 How is performance measured in the private equity business 1 3y
+15 GS Specialty Situations Group / Private Credit Inquiry 3 3y
+3 Real Estate Private Equity - Portland, ME 1 3y
+21 Why the lack of interest in BB PE/investing funds? 6 3y
+6 Advice on internships - Scenarios 1 3y
+58 Consider ultra-LMM 29 3y
+2 Advent VP pay? 4 3y
+3 PE Fundraising Roles 1 3y
+19 Do you ever think about the example that you will set for your children by working in PE? 1 3y
+16 Vista 2023 - Culture, Comp, etc...? 2 3y
+3 Office hours email saying diversity events for on-cycle 2025 - is this true? 3 3y
+7 Didn’t get anything for oncycle or off cycle but I don’t want to do a third year 5 3y
+34 What ever happened to that GA girl? 41 3y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 3y
+19 Is it possible to get into PE with a lot of unrelated experience? 1 3y
+6 PE Infra Superday 1 3y
+5 Headhunter Intros Dress Code 10 3y
+10 Why do people go to MF's? 5 3y
+11 Transferring to an Ivy from T20? 7 3y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 3y
+6 Gobuyside applies you to jobs without your consent!! 2 3y
+6 Strategy at BB to VC/GE 2 3y
+3 Why do people invest in private equity? 1 3y
+13 Private Equity Analyst - Lateral Exit Timeline & Opportunities 5 3y
+9 Interviewing with PE fund that I am currently working on a deal for 5 3y
+5 Remote PE Associate? 1 3y
+45 How exactly should I prep for on-cycle? 15 3y
+26 Exit Timing and Comp 5 3y
+20 BX Private Credit Exit Opps 14 3y
+9 2025 On-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting as a Second-Year Analyst 6 3y
+3 Worth finishing the CFA? one level to go.... 3 3y
+5 vacation during on cycle… 19 3y
+51 Analysts + Associates: What would you like to see in a new-hire external VP? 8 3y
+6 PE Secondaries / Co-Invest roles out of undergrad 3 3y
+57 Negotiating PE offer 19 3y
+4 Useful Excel shortcuts for timed LBO modeling tests 2 3y
+5 LBO Busting 2 3y
+3 DAW Calculation 1 3y
+3 PE funds with strong funding momentum 1 3y
+10 IB vs MF PC 7 3y
+3 Deleted Post 0 3y
+5 KKR NGT Growth Exits 11 3y
+38 Thoma vs. TPG (buyout) 24 3y
+58 Is it irresponsible for me to leave PE? 38 3y
+3 Distressed M&A or RX shops in NYC and London 4 3y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+26 Buying Down Multiples 6 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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  • 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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