0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Apax Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+22 Tech-focused PE funds? 1 3y
0 CliftonLarsonAllen - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 CliftonLarsonAllen - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+12 NOT prepared for PE interview - HELP 3 3y
+3 How does PE recruiting work for someone who's getting their MBA (and has an IB offer)? 1 3y
+18 UMM Comparison 24 3y
+8 Is Apollo FIG that bad? 4 3y
+12 Purchase price adjustments : question 5 3y
0 Wilshire Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+12 IBD in NYC —> PE in London? 8 3y
+3 SC Holdings - Another Media Growth Firm? 1 3y
+6 Should you ever recommend against an investment, in a modeling test? 3 3y
+3 Interesting Public or Family Owned Companies for Corp Dev Career 1 3y
+3 VEP SA 2024 1 3y
+3 Private Equity Compensation 1 3y
+12 Road to Operations Exec 1 3y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Providence Strategic Growth - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 3y
0 Providence Strategic Growth - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Providence Strategic Growth - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+1 I have no patience anymore 6 3y
+3 When are bonuses announced / paid? 1 3y
+12 Culture/Comp for Infrastructure PE 1 3y
+26 Location, Life, and Buyside 15 3y
+9 How do you calculate the number of management options issued, for a take-private? 1 3y
+14 Silver Lake PE Case Competition 14 3y
+7 Transition into PE from hypothetical Corp Dev position 2 3y
+4 Onex Partners London 3 3y
+11 Megafund associates: how many deals have you done? Am I in a bad spot? 17 3y
0 BlackRock - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+4 GA Buyouts? 2 3y
+33 Arrowroot Capital Info/Comp/Culture 10 3y
+3 Novacap 2 3y
+3 2023 Summer Tikehau Capital Internship 1 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - NA Data 3y
+11 Short stint in PortCo 3 3y
+18 Hellllo 1 3y
+134 Post-Bonus Watch for Associate 90 3y
+3 Insight Partners Buyout - Any information on WLB or comp? 2 3y
+3 Tikehau Capital Private Equity Intern 1 3y
+426 Reading List for Intellectual Killers 162 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 3y
+14 GS / MS PE Associate to HBS / GSB? 8 3y
+3 Anyone have intel on Morgan Stanley Capital Partners? 2 3y
+4 How much weight is given to model / case study? 4 3y
+3 Private equity multiple and return: risk for further compression? 1 3y
+3 Has anyone interviewed at CD&R, LGP, or Apax before? 1 3y
+3 ZMC / Media PE 18 3y
+11 PE Analyst Groupchat 28 3y
+8 PE Technical Question Insight 5 3y
+5 Leaving banking in 1 year to join MM PE firm? 1 3y
+7 Applying for MF PE 2024 Summer Analyst Spots? 3 3y
+8 Advent vs EQT 4 3y
+3 How important are the "400 IB Interview Questions" for PE interview prep? 1 3y
+3 Private Equity in South FL / West Palm Beach 1 3y
+3 ER to PE - Singapore headhunters 1 3y
+3 Secondary market preparation 1 3y
+3 Compilation of common technical questions (question bank)? 1 3y
+6 Do I have a shot at PE if I didn't do perfect on 5hr case study? 1 3y
+10 Programme breaking into PE 4 3y
+26 PE > Corp Dev 5 3y
+11 Debt repayment in LBO 12 3y
+4 Why Doesn't KKR/Carlyle/PE Players Buy Lego? 9 3y
+14 Middle East Buyside - Worth it? 2 3y
+3 Private Credit vs. IB/PE Junior Summer Internship 1 3y
+6 AEA Growth - SF 2 3y
+4 Do you have your own office? 9 3y
+7 Timeline for PE Recruiting - Straight out of Undergrad 11 3y
+12 Thoma Bravo Miami Culture 5 3y
+10 Do I have a chance to break into a MF? How should I approach recruiting? 3 3y
+7 Deleted 3 3y
+34 PE Capital Call Line 16 3y
+3 Navis Capital Partners 4 3y
+6 CVC FIG Team - Insights 8 3y
+14 Anyone looking for an IB/PE tutor? 7 3y
+7 VP Interviews 2 3y
+45 Apollo LA 15 3y
+19 School Tier List for PE 18 3y
+17 What's Your Dream PE Deal? 14 3y
+10 Modeling Impact of Earn-outs? 8 3y
+1 Retention / Cohort Analysis for GE Interviews 5 3y
+10 PE Analyst -> GE Associate 8 3y
+3 Updated Thoughts on Arsenal Capital Partners? 4 3y
+3 GS HK ECM vs MM PE in UK 5 3y
+11 BlackRock Infrastructure 4 3y
+3 Calculating Phantom Equity 1 3y
+55 Wharton ED vs Stanford REA for PE placement 60 3y
+5 Starting as analyst in a new fund 3 3y
+3 Post-Interview Thank You Emails to HHs/Recruiters 2 3y
+5 Del 17 3y
+6 Senior Associate Lateral Interview 1 3y
+6 KKR PE Headhunter? 6 3y
+55 Texas Business Outlook (Austin, Dallas, Houston) 13 3y
0 Double post 1 3y
+6 Thoughts on I Squared Capital? 12 3y
+6 Infrastructure fund cost of capital 8 3y
+3 Sponsor Guarantor 1 3y

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) 99.3%
  • 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%

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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