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0 BlackRock - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
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+11 Francisco Partners 24 3y
+26 I’m a student. What’re the best ways for me to learn about your fund? 9 3y
+3 MF / LargeCap Infra PE - Modelling Tests [Trading] 2 3y
+14 Thoughts on Summit Partners 5 3y
+3 Which PE firms notably invest in digital health? 1 3y
+5 PE Summer 2024 London 4 3y
+19 MF/UMM Associates who have gone to MM how is your experience? 20 3y
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+20 Maximize cash comp vs. more stable platform? 7 3y
0 M33 Growth background & info 1 3y
+5 Real Estate Private Equity Interview 3 3y
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+28 London MF Analyst Comp 63 3y
0 Hercules Capital - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
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+1 UMM/MF Associate Bonus Timeline 6 3y
0 Does anyone work in franchise/multi unit private equity? 1 3y
+9 Attire for women in IB/PE? 9 3y
+4 2024 PE associate recruiting 4 3y
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0 Direct Lending (Ares/Golub/AB) 2 3y
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+6 Blackstone PE LBO London 2 3y
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+13 Top remote funds in PE? 33 3y
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+3 Dubai PE Investment Analyst Comp 1 3y
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+28 Updated Views on Roark Capital 22 3y
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0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 3y
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+4 Thoughts on Council Capital? 3 3y
+7 Lateraling from one MF to another. 12 3y
+48 Is Insight really that good? 32 3y
+15 Please rank my profile for M7 MBA 35 3y
+10 How to meet PE guys in LA 12 3y
+11 Yale or Stanford for undergrad if interested in investment management or PE and want to come back to New York? 22 3y
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+128 Data: Average Private Equity Compensation and Carry from Associate to Managing Partner 60 3y
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+6 How to break into the investing side from a strategy role 1 3y
+22 Placed in the industry group I didn’t want? 3 3y
+8 Thoughts on infrastructure vs regular PE? 3 3y
+3 LBO on Real Estate companies 1 3y
0 Novacap - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Novacap - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 What do I do next? 1 3y
+15 25 years old, no work experience - PE or Quant possible or a fool's errand? 6 3y
+9 Successful Senior PE Guy: Net Worth 2 3y
+11 EYP to PE? 7 3y
+16 PortCo Deterioration 10 3y
+55 Best Tech PE Firms (2022-2023) 33 3y
+6 SQL 3 3y
+18 What is large-cap PE? 5 3y
+61 Getting an edge in London/UK Private Equity recruitment 43 3y
+16 KKR REPE 7 3y
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+9 Most prestigious online title for finance? 1 3y
+5 How to find a PE firm's investment thesis of a portco? 3 3y
+200 Favorite Distressed/Special Situations Plays? 87 3y
+3 Peleton Capital Management (Toronto) - Culture/Comp/Rep 1 3y
+4 PE subsidiaries/subdivisions of leading IB firms 6 3y
+3 PAI Partners 17 3y
+6 Deerpath Capital Comp??? 2 3y
0 Khazanah Nasional Berhad - Interview - Investments Data 3y
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+4 Comp too low? 5 3y
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+3 Kayne Anderson Private Credit 5 3y
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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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