+3 I only have to go to 6 - 8 Zoom meetings per week 1 3y
+15 Software Engineering vs. Private Equity - Carreer 7 3y
+8 @PE peeps -- any open spots in your 2023 associate class? 2 3y
+27 PE Associate Middle East Sovereign Fund vs. Zurich family office 18 3y
+148 Anyone have info on Insight Partners? 239 3y
+13 MBA >> IB >> PE | Am I already too far behind the pack? 1 3y
+90 Net worth 113 3y
+3 MBA sponsorship in PE questions 2 3y
+5 KKR Placement at H / S (and other Business Schools) 3 3y
+9 Do pensions pay the same total comp for public equities and PE roles? 4 3y
+10 Addition (Lee Fixel's fund) 6 3y
+8 Not the usual suspects - Florida PE 5 3y
0 European MFs in the US 3 3y
+116 Having kids in PE 48 3y
+24 Reputable LMM PE shop in T2 City or Secondaries in NYC? 6 3y
+5 Interesting Media Deals? 3 3y
+10 Whats a family office? 5 3y
+25 Best place to go for tech investing? 17 3y
0 Trivest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+7 Sageview Capital? 6 3y
+6 Dallas Real Estate Private Equity (REPE) Firms 1 3y
+1 Liquid Credit 11 3y
+4 Private Equity Internship 1 3y
+16 Co-invest/IB to PE 6 3y
+21 What are the key roles of a VP in PE? 9 3y
+1 Email format for 3i? 1 3y
+10 Allianz Global Investors - Infrastructure Debt 1 3y
0 Thoma Bravo Discover (diff recruiting process?) 3 3y
+14 Risk it all for a PE Analyst Poisiton ? 15 3y
+17 Off-cycle / Ad hoc PE recruiting success stories 4 3y
+6 VC Lending 1 3y
+7 LGT Capital Partners 5 3y
+3 Alternative Investments 1 3y
+22 how this guy got in 18 3y
+18 Brookfield Capital Partners NYC 10 3y
+20 PE Recruiting in Europe 13 3y
+41 Personal goal: Meet Chuck Feeney in 2023 7 3y
+4 Centerbridge Sweatshop? 8 3y
+10 Deleted 1 3y
+6 BX analyst/associate programs experience/exits 13 3y
+9 PE recruiting without test scores 3 3y
+31 LA PE Recruiting Logistics 11 3y
+7 MBA Recruiting Advice 6 3y
+3 Digitalbridge 1 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 3y
+108 Pathways to PE 52 3y
+3 DL Summer Prep and Career Advice 2 3y
+6 Strategy 1 3y
+15 Apollo Networking Event?? 38 3y
+3 PE 2024 FT recruiting 1 3y
+11 ClimateTech VC 3 3y
+10 GPA for PE out of Undergrad 19 3y
+3 Advice from seniors 1 3y
+1 Odds of landing a MF/UMM PE 17 3y
+5 Lateral Associate Resume No Deals 4 3y
+9 Bain Performing Credit vs. Ares/Blue Owl/KKR/Golub/Blackstone etc 3 3y
+3 Consulting for private equity firms? 1 3y
+13 Advent to acquire Maxar Technologies at a 130% premium 9 3y
+18 Career Decision: Stay @ LMM Top Decile Healthcare Services LMM Fund (and get an MBA) or move to a LMM Tech Fund 3 3y
+7 Insight Partners - Associate Program 4 3y
+9 Transferring to Australia or EU for IB/PE? 5 3y
+6 Don’t have any IB offers senior year of college… what now? 1 3y
+5 Best Boston shops that do loan to own? 5 3y
+4 What background to enter special situations? 2 3y
+4 Roark Capital Headhunter 1 3y
+9 L Catterton Interview Process 1 3y
+8 PE Recruiting at WF? 11 3y
+4 MF/UMM Distressed Buyouts 12 3y
+16 Elon Musk’s AI-Enhanced Monkey Stock Pickers 3 3y
+39 Learning recs for secondaries 5 3y
0 GP Stakes Carry Similar to UMM PE? 5 3y
+16 Partners Group Super Day 30 3y
+4 Sign on bonus standard? 12 3y
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Centerbridge Valuation Team Summer Internship 1 3y
+3 Hello world 1 3y
+16 Bregal Partners Full-time Analyst 17 3y
+19 How does Warburg Tech work 8 3y
+20 Top Infra PE funds (London) 36 3y
+40 PE Associate Not Closing a Deal 28 3y
+21 People who've done PE for a few years - what was the toughest / lowest point of your career? 5 3y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
0 AIG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+13 How important is a brand-name university in the UK for switching from IB to PE? 4 3y
+9 Taxes on Sale of Healthcare Practices Roll-Up 1 3y
+3 delete 1 3y
+9 Lateral into Tech PE Feasible? 3 3y
+6 PE firms with portfolio value creation teams in NYC 1 3y
+2 Girls Who Invest or Hines IM 5 3y
+3 Too late for PE recruiting, stay a third year? 3 3y
+3 What to expect in a PE firm internship interview 1 3y
+6 Carlyle HC 1 3y
+6 Starting in Buy-side vs Sell-side 2 3y
+5 LBO financial modelling test coming up in 4 days, which resources are best to prepare? 1 3y
+3 Best DeepTech PE/VC Firms 2 3y
+9 Stay for 3rd year or Lateral 1 3y
+16 AMA - Non-Target, No MBA, No IB -> Senior Associate @Tier 1/2 LMM Fund 15 3y
+60 Private Jet 34 3y
+4 Associate Pay NYC 1 3y
+17 6 months between graduation and analyst training -- what to do 3 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.2%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (273) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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