+234 How to Be King of Your Own Private Equity Firm 39 3y
+48 Canadian Pension Fund Private Equity interviews 14 3y
+32 How are JPM PE exits 29 3y
+27 Does anyone have anything on Two Sigma Private Investments 17 3y
+20 What do you do at a search fund 11 3y
+9 PE intern - Interview tips for a real estate/ housing market firm. 1 3y
+8 True importance of MBA for PE recruiting? 10 3y
+6 Fellow Non-Targets Question 11 3y
+5 Oaktree / Brookfield Cost Synergies 6 3y
+1 Value of MBA for infra pe fund? 1 3y
0 [deleted] 1 3y
0 [Deleted] 1 3y
0 Analyst bumps 2 3y
0 Deleted deleted deleted 1 3y
0 HRS Management (Josh Harris FO) Info / Culture? 4 3y
+239 Oncycle is a fucking joke 112 3y
+51 Fhfhfbhdjdjd 39 3y
+25 Preparation for MF Associate role 7 3y
+13 Hello 11 3y
+13 Engineering to PE - tips to get in the door? 1 3y
+11 Delete 20 3y
+11 Varagon capital partners Analyst Role 10 3y
+10 Del 1 3y
+8 Where to find paid internships freshmen summers 5 3y
+7 REPE to Special Situations Investing 11 3y
+7 Jumping from Corporate Banking to Private Credit? 2 3y
+6 DOES working at blackstone solve my problems 8 3y
+6 Corp Banking or Private Credit 1 3y
+6 PE Portco Incentive Unit Valuation Template 1 3y
+5 Senior in High School 9 3y
+4 Delete 3 3y
+4 Remove 1 3y
+4 Where should I go to find a local pe firm for freshmen summer intership 2 3y
+3 Capital Dynamics Private Credit 1 3y
+3 Mid ocean partners credit fund 1 3y
+3 PE Sophomore SA Thread 1 3y
+3 Leaving IB After 1 Year for PE Analyst Role 4 3y
+3 State Farm Public and Private Equity? 1 3y
+3 HarbourVest Internship Questions 1 3y
+1 Is georgetown student investment fund nessccary for buyside recruiting 9 3y
0 Investment memo / screener 2 3y
0 ….. 2 3y
0 Anyone heard of Red Wagon? 1 3y
0 On-Cycle PE Recruiting 2023 2 3y
+41 Growth buyout/software investing case study- help! 12 3y
+26 HIGHEST PAYING PE Firms for Associate (LND) 29 3y
+22 12 Years Old With No Finance Experience, Too Late To Get Into PE? (Follow Up Post) 2 3y
+3 Angove Partners, same sh*t as pinpoint 2 3y
+707 Random Things I Wished I Knew About PE 75 3y
+100 Lying about SAT score for PE Recruiting 58 3y
+37 Is PE worth it? Can someone explain how carry works (BPS, etc) 23 3y
+31 I made a few assumption mistakes in my LBO model, have a presentation on it in a week. How should I approach this? 18 3y
+29 Average compensation (base + bonuses) in PE for analysts, associates, etc 13 3y
+26 Interview Experience: Is it me, or? 2 3y
+22 BDT 2021 9 3y
+20 Blackstone SA 2022 382 3y
+20 How to prep for distressed debt/special sits internship? 34 3y
+15 Support the boom in finance? 3 3y
+13 Institutional RE D&E Placement -> Telecom Infrastructure PE 5 3y
+11 Infra Fundraising Records 5 3y
+11 Matching energy levels for buy-side interviews 3 3y
+10 PE case studies 1 3y
+10 Private Equity Work Hours for VP's and up 5 3y
+9 Finance Jobs with Travel? Besides Consulting? 4 3y
+9 GPA and School Ranking to PE 4 3y
+9 Moving From RE Family Office to PE 3 3y
+9 PE chances 1 3y
+8 My chances for MMPE on cycle 2 3y
+7 Anywhere that’s been better than expected? MM/GE WLB 2 3y
+7 . 3 3y
+6 Thoughts on new SEC regulations? 1 3y
+5 20-30bn PE Firm vs Blackstone Strategic Partners 1 3y
+5 Primer on Legal Terms 1 3y
+5 How hard is it to get into BB PE? 3 3y
+4 Any good papers/textbooks about financing? 1 3y
+4 PE recruiting for MM IB 13 3y
+4 X 5 3y
+3 Delete 2 3y
+3 How to prep for Investment memo 1 3y
+3 . 1 3y
+3 Terra Firma, London 4 3y
+2 What are real MM PE pay now? Is it still worth going to MM PE, if you're getting paid ~$300k at a decent IB? 9 3y
+1 GPA for Buyside - PE/HF/AM 14 3y
0 What's the best resource to buy for PE recruiting 2 3y
0 Has Anyone Heard Back From 2022 Blackstone Spring Week Applications? 2 3y
0 How to figure out the HH or recruiting process use by different PE? 2 3y
0 Thoughts on Riverside Company 1 3y
0 Does not having an sat restrict me from doing buyside recruiting? 1 3y
0 How do I get a list for all the PE firm with AUM over $1Bn??? 2 3y
0 Got a PE internship! 2 3y
0 Lateraling in Private Credit/Direct Lending 1 3y
+2 Private Credit / Direct Lending to PE 3 3y
+14 Back-leverage in Infra PE 10 3y
+10 Logic for assessing businesses - PE perspective 3 3y
+326 Don't get OfficeHours. 54 3y
+58 General Atlantic controversy? 57 3y
+32 Arrowroot Capital Employee Rention 5 3y
+311 2023 On-cycle is a disaster 81 3y
+121 2023 On-Cycle 332 3y
+77 Should I go into PE with a paycut? 42 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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