+9 Insight on RCP Advisors 2 3y
+18 Megafund seats per year? 28 3y
+33 Anyone Experience a PE Fund Implode? 44 3y
+3 How to get internship at small PE firm? 1 3y
+11 dealing with doing a bad deal 2 3y
+30 Greenwich, CT: Reverse Commute 12 3y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+3 Updated thoughts on Sumeru? 1 3y
+4 Former bankers working as head hunters? 3 3y
+9 Thoughts on Firmament Group? 1 3y
+6 Opportunistic Credit Comp Expectations 1 3y
+1 Barclays West Coast Tech Group PE Exit Ops 2 3y
+3 What's the deal with PE recruiting 1 3y
+11 Thoughts on Pathway Capital 6 3y
0 London - MBB PE Group Exit Opportunities 1 3y
+7 Healthcare Podcast 8 3y
+5 Target IRR LBO Template 7 3y
0 Carlyle London & Spain 1 3y
+1 IQ Test Score / Mensa membership on PE / HF CV? 8 3y
+6 $2B Private Credit Shop - Associate Comp Expectations 1 3y
+9 Will Wells PE exits get better? 6 3y
+3 Target IRR LBO Template 1 3y
+5 Headhunters for Incoming FT 5 3y
0 2024 summer analyst 1 3y
+10 Division Carveout in LBO 1 3y
+17 NYC PE Associate Living 14 3y
+10 Veritas or Francisco Partners 6 3y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Interview - Credit Risk Data 3y
+15 On cycle with zero prior M&A? 4 3y
+50 IB or $200M PE Fund out of UG? 13 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Plug and Play Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 3y
+48 Senior Comp at MF PC 28 3y
+14 VP carry at small 200M fund 15 3y
+7 Sole Source Capital (LA) - Any Insights 1 3y
+10 Using Under-Market Comp as a Reason to Move Jobs in Interviews 8 3y
+3 FINRA Series 82 exam? 1 3y
+6 Fired from internship - what to do... 2 3y
+21 Does GPA Actually Matter For PE Recruiting? 18 3y
+8 Apollo Recruiting 3 3y
+3 Goldman Sachs PE 4 3y
+12 CD&R Spring Week 8 3y
+8 Bulge bracket vs mid market pe london 21 3y
+12 GP capital advisory - M&A 5 3y
+25 Best Laptops for heavy Financial Modelling? 10 3y
+3 Moving from Investor Relations to Investing 1 3y
0 Groupe HLD 1 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 3y
+13 Macquarie Principal Investing 4 3y
+3 MBA required for PE promotion in London? 4 3y
+126 Career Guidance and Mentorship 28 3y
+3 Summer 2023 Opportunities? 1 3y
+6 Vista First Round 2 3y
+28 Blackstone SA 2023 278 3y
+4 Modeling question 2 3y
+3 A&D Early Growth? 2 3y
+9 Distressed IB -> PE or Distressed IB -> MBA -> PE 1 3y
+16 VBA/Macros for IB/PE 6 3y
+3 Ares Naples 1 3y
+7 Mentioning upcoming BB summer internship in CV for PE off-cycle internship application 7 3y
+10 Clarity on Refinancing process 2 3y
+10 Anyone familiar with Clarion Capital Partners? 9 3y
+13 Structured Finance Analyst Looking to do RE IB/PE 2 3y
0 Harbor Group International - Review - Asset Management Data 3y
+6 Best way to pivot out of IR to investing? 5 3y
+23 Principals / VPs - Have you guys read your carry related docs? 4 3y
+3 Transitioning to PE from Risk Management 1 3y
+4 Minority late stage platforms within PE firms 11 3y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+11 BDT Capital Partners 16 3y
+5 PE Post-MBA Recruiting Question 4 3y
+3 Doing PE & M&A within a Special Situations and Restructing Group 0 3y
+15 Quantitative Trader vs Distressed Private Credit/Equity 13 3y
+33 Underappreciated VP? 27 3y
+9 GIC Private Equity case study 4 3y
0 Oxford Properties Group - Review - Real Estate Data 3y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+6 Blackstone PE First Rounds? 1 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 3y
+6 Startup Private Equity Firm is now hiring 1 3y
+10 Help! Bottoms up SaaS revenue model 3 3y
+3 Houlihan Lokey PCA? 5 3y
+33 MF PE Analyst Program Comp (BX, KKR, WP, SL) 46 3y
+3 Would DCM team experience be beneficial for a move to PE? 4 3y
0 Best crossover funds? 4 3y
+2 Carlyle Private Credit Outlook 2 3y
+4 Software / SaaS Modelling course? 5 3y
+9 LBO technical question 1 3y
+14 Industrials PE Resources 4 3y
+8 xx 8 3y
+15 PER - Private Equity Recruitment 5 3y
+33 Asked to Co-invest - should I take it? No carry for another 4 years 17 3y
0 Why do PE firms like masters students? 3 3y
+133 ACT…pointless 68 3y
+3 HH Intro 2 3y
+6 Director-level Performance Improvement / Value Creation technical interviews and case studies 1 3y
+9 No Associate Promo and Want to Get out of IB 1 3y
+15 Why did you choose PE over VC? 14 3y
+5 Off-Cycle is very slow 19 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%

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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