0 New York State Teachers Retirement System - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+3 Business up to $50m 6 3y
0 Electricity/Power Market Study Providers? 3 3y
+9 Ares Management SA 2023 28 3y
0 Pe MD interview questions 1 3y
+1 Layoffs in PE 2 3y
0 PE Summer Analyst Interviews 1 3y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 3y
+7 What do you need to get into reputable shops 4 3y
+6 Family Offices that own/fund Sport Teams? 12 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+3 What does "Partner Track" in PE actually mean? 6 3y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+5 Laid off with an On-Cycle Offer 8 3y
+15 Best PE Associate prep 3 3y
+3 US Sports Teams Owned/Funded by Family Offices? 1 3y
+53 Private Equity in India 26 3y
+24 Secondaries culture/comps/hours 25 3y
0 Federal Capital Partners - Interview - Real Estate Data 3y
+3 Commonwealth Development Corporation CDC - now British International Investing Group - Thoughts? 1 3y
+12 Secondaries Funds that simply Index... 1 3y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Infrastructure FoF 5 3y
+14 Mac for modeling? With Parallels? 4 3y
+22 GTCR Private Equity Analyst Recruiting 16 3y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+5 Blackrock Private Equity Partners (PEP) in 2022? 6 3y
0 Going to PE without Modeling 1 3y
+3 Growth Equity Interview - Please Help 1 3y
+6 Cliffwater?? 3 3y
+14 Stuck with LBO model 6 3y
+3 Verlinvest: anyone knows abt this European shop? 5 3y
+3 Crestview Updates 3 3y
0 Sixth Street Partners 4 3y
+3 what is management ebitda? same as reported ebitda? 2 3y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 3y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 3y
+6 KKR 2022 diversity symposium 1 3y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - NA Data 3y
+12 New PortCo - Credit Cards? 1 3y
+47 London PE Funds with the BEST culture - Tell me yours 55 3y
+10 MF PE FT 2023 26 3y
+20 Career and Life Advice 18 3y
+2 KKR MM Fund Ascendant 5 3y
+19 PE Interview - If you could see only one financial statement (IS / BS / CFS)... 7 3y
+3 First Round Interview Questions 3 3y
+8 Being teased about my modeling 3 3y
+7 Top REPE Funds? 13 3y
+4 Director of Strategic Finance @ 3B Pre-IPO MF Port-co 5 3y
+18 What is the state of growth equity / crossover funds? 9 3y
0 VC Fall/Winter programs for undergrads? 1 3y
+3 Advent International Sophomore SA 7 3y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investments Data 3y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 3y
+3 HLD 1 3y
+56 BlackRock Raising a $10-$20bn direct PE investment fund, “Long Term Private Capital” 33 3y
+100 Ares Management 2021 316 3y
+4 Technical Question - we need just a single thread / data base! 1 3y
+3 Market Sizing / Evaluation Interview Questions?! 1 3y
+4 HELP - company pitches in interviews! 2 3y
0 Munich RE - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+4 Valuation of a portfolio of NPLs 3 3y
+3 Subscription Secured Finance 1 3y
+35 Post MBA comp 2022/2023 update 13 3y
+15 How to back out of process? 3 3y
+4 0000000000000 2 3y
+2 Sophomore Valuations at MFPE? 2 3y
+12 Is blackrock’s investment division good as a PE exit? 4 3y
+3 Stirling Square Capital Partners (UK)? 5 3y
+10 When does PE comp catch-up to IB comp? 14 3y
+3 Carlyle & Alpinvest 1 3y
+5 Follow up on networking 2 3y
+4 Auldbrass Partners 2 3y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 Any VCs that invest in pure HC Services? 1 3y
+7 Advent 2023 SA 21 3y
+2 SSM Partners? 3 3y
+17 Is eMBA of any use for relocation and placement to PE/VC? 3 3y
+7 LongRange Capital - Thoughts? 4 3y
+3 VP WLB 1 3y
+27 Dallas PE Shops 18 3y
+12 Houston boutique/mm PE exit opps 2022 3 3y
+3 Family Office Comp? 2 3y
+6 Castlelake 1 3y
+30 Getting smart in industry for interviews 6 3y
+3 Heitman - REPE Germany 1 3y
+4 MM IB Exits 1 3y
+44 Criteria for funds to be considered MF, as opposed to MM 36 3y
+3 Cliffwater LLC 1 3y
+5 KKR sponsors international students? 9 3y
+5 MF UG Recruiting 2 3y
0 From IB ASO3 to PE/PortCos? 3 3y
+3 Partners Capital (45B AUM)? What is an outsourced investment office? 3 3y
0 IK Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Thoughts on Online Business Buying Marketplaces?? (BizBuySell, BizQuest, MicroAquire) 1 3y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Business Development Data 3y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 3y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Equity Research Data 3y
+9 Madison Dearborn thoughts? 10 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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