+9 Canada IB to US MM PE 9 3y
+41 Chicago Private Equity - Help for 1st Year analyst 33 3y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+17 Groups like BX Tac Opps 21 3y
+3 HIG Capital (London) 5 3y
+10 Centerbridge Partners 2020 Founders Fellowship 8 3y
0 Bain & Company - Interview - Other Data 3y
+6 Info on Shore Capital Partners (Chicago) ? 19 3y
+6 Direct Lending in Toronto 3 3y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 3y
+10 Switching Jobs after On-Cycle Offer? 4 3y
+29 Thoughts on KKR Global Impact/Blackstone Impact Investing/Other MF Impact Platforms? 10 3y
0 Delta Capital - Review - NA Data 3y
+11 How do you come up with sensible financing assumptions during interviews? 2 3y
+12 VC/Growth arm of top hedge fund ? 1 3y
+2 PE internship interview 6 3y
+11 What's wrong with the house analogy for LBOs? 4 3y
+84 Megafund/UMM PE Analyst Program Discussion Thread 57 3y
+9 Pros And Cons: PE Team In SWF Vs Bigger IB 8 3y
0 Lionstone Investments - Interview - Real Estate Data 3y
+10 Looking for opportunities to jump into PE / PC in the US from London 5 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - NA Data 3y
+7 Blackstone BAAM Ventures Superday? 4 3y
+8 New Title dilemma 5 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 3y
+8 Entry and Exit Values? 11 3y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 Level 5 Capital Partners 4 3y
+8 Macquarie - MIRA - Culture / Comp Questions 7 3y
+17 Vista Equity LMM fund (Endeavor) 3 3y
0 UBS - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 3y
+27 Thoughts on American Securities? 10 3y
+52 How big of a deal is producing zero error work? 13 3y
+3 Centerbridge Partners 1 3y
+21 What internal operating system does your PE firm use? 13 3y
+42 BDT 23 3y
+28 Interview Question - PIK Interest Accounting 40 3y
+29 Investor Relations Compensation at Mega Funds "the dilemma" 20 3y
+3 ACL Partners 1 3y
+6 BC Partners 2 3y
0 Sequoia Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 3y
+8 No Staffings 7 3y
+6 London PE Recruiting as an An1 1 3y
+12 How to gracefully drop off a recruiting process? 3 3y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+15 Pros And Cons: PE Team In SWF Vs Bigger IB 4 3y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Software Data 3y
+7 LMM PE firms working with independent sponsors? 14 3y
+46 Ever hear of Stripes Group? 16 3y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Valuation Data 3y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 3y
+3 What are some T2 consultant-friendly PE shops in LA? 2 3y
0 Trive Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+17 Investment Team --> Portfolio Ops? 7 3y
+26 Need to rant 19 3y
+39 SLEEP: What is the damage of not getting enough? 15 3y
+21 Continuation Vehicle Modelling 21 3y
+17 PE Culture & Hours London 9 3y
+3 Long Ridge Equity Partners 1 3y
0 Infinitive Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+7 Thoughts on Turn/River? 4 3y
+46 PE analyst salaries? 76 3y
+3 Blackstone Nashville 1 3y
0 Permira Advisers - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Permira Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 TZP - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Apollo Hybrid Value fund 3 3y
0 TZP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 How much do investment banks really earn in fees from an average sized LBO? 8 3y
+2 What diversity programs should I be applying to? 2 3y
+26 Outsourcing Heavy PortCo. Modelling Work 3 3y
+9 I don't like my job any more. How do I keep going? 1 3y
+18 Advice for Operating in a Recession? 3 3y
+15 Software modeling? 14 3y
+13 Moving to buyside but worried about tenure in role 3 3y
+21 Genstar vs eqt (summer 23) 26 3y
+221 Filtering out “check the box” associates 65 3y
+5 CPI Recruiting 5 3y
+3 Amazon 6 pager style memo 1 3y
0 Bessemer Venture Partners - Interview - Venture Capital Data 3y
+86 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Overview 37 3y
+3 Blackstone Layoffs??! 4 3y
+14 BB vs. Vista Equity Partners PE for SA 4 3y
+3 Fund Performance 3 3y
+9 LBO Question - Drawdown date different than that of acquisition date 6 3y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+5 Going into PE FT 1 3y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 TRF Private Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Thoughts on Onex in the US in 2022? 2 3y
+10 Non-NYC Recruiters 4 3y
+3 PE Comp in this Market 4 3y
+19 Prep For On-Cycle as Senior in College 9 3y
+20 Anthos Capital? 12 3y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
0 University of Minnesota - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 2024 Off-Cycle 6 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Life Sciences Data 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%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • 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%
  • Vista Equity Partners 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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