+52 Private Equity Interview 1-Day Bootcamp - Nov 12th - Only 15 Seats 7 3y
+6 PSA: PE is much more interesting than banking although it is no better than banking 1 3y
+3 What's the highest paying industry to do FP&A? or strategic finance? Private equity/financial services or Tech? 1 3y
+8 Do BBs send out rejection letters? 9 3y
+3 How are funds doing with fundraising? 1 3y
+6 HIG WhiteHorse 2 3y
+11 Lateral as a senior associate 4 3y
0 Candace Owens Private Equity Career 1 3y
+15 Am I being insane leaving medicine to launch a career in finance? 7 3y
+29 If I am struggling in IB, is PE probably not for me? 11 3y
+40 VP Compensation 47 3y
+3 Off cycle process 11 3y
+3 Bowery Engine - Any Thoughts 2 3y
+12 PE Recruiting Courses 1 3y
+6 Exit Re-buyer IRR | Assessment 1 3y
+10 High revenue, low margin business or vice versa 7 3y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 3y
+26 Is MF PE overrated? 20 3y
+10 LMM PE job secured. How do I knock it out of the park? 2 3y
+46 Do you hate your life more in PE or in IB? 16 3y
+3 Why does everything take so long? 1 3y
+12 PE On Cycle - Prep Question 1 3y
+6 General thoughts on Partners Group? 1 3y
+15 Moving Upmarket from LMM but Title Demotion 4 3y
0 Prep For PE and GE Recruitment 1 3y
+7 Wells Fargo M&A Group Exit opportunities in PE 4 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Riverside Partners 3 3y
+3 Vista Experienced Analyst Rejection/Interview thread 1 3y
+23 Joining a smaller fund at a bigger PE firm 3 3y
+17 Lower-tiered BB placement into UMM PE shop 20 3y
+26 LBO question (modeling margin contraction) 5 3y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Chief of Staff Stint as an Alternative to MBA for Master's degree holders in PE 1 3y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+35 Is PE recruiting a circle-jerk? 28 3y
+3 PE Sourcing Post Undergrad? 1 3y
+9 Hamilton Lane ADP Superday 1 3y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Credit Data 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 3y
+148 Vista Equity Partners 2021 155 3y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+11 How do you value a PE firm 2 3y
0 Anthos Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 3y
+11 Partners Group 2023 FA Program 42 3y
+43 Buyside Comp 82 3y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Silly question: tie or no tie for growth equity interviews 3 3y
+81 Dream PE firm? 108 3y
+3 Anyone have any experience pivoting from ER into PE? 1 3y
+3 CVC Capital Partners London 3 3y
+15 KKR vs Brookfield vs Stonepeak vs KKR. Input pls + thanks. 8 3y
+3 Best assets in Private Equity 3 3y
0 Apax Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+10 Connection Not Responding 1 3y
+10 Apax vs GTCR 5 3y
+6 Private equity and race relations 1 3y
+17 HF <---> PE Internships 9 3y
+59 Unique LP/GP Setup - Governance Mechanics, Economics, Other Fun Considerations 12 3y
+7 Yellow Wood Partners Associate Program 9 3y
+6 EY Valuation VS DCM/FPA PE firm (AUM $5B). Which offer should I choose? 2 3y
+67 Struggling to Move Back to Investing Side 26 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+6 Private Equity consulting exit opportunities? 2 3y
+14 Growth Equity Interview 4 3y
+7 Lead Edge Capital 1 3y
+3 FFL Partners 2 3y
+3 Carlyle compensation 1 3y
0 BDC Venture Capital - Review - Technology Data 3y
0 BDC Venture Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 3y
0 Kohlberg & Co 5 3y
+3 Crestview imploding? 1 3y
+2 Business Development 1 3y
+5 MM PE (Firms and Headhunters) 7 3y
0 Battery Ventures - Interview - Software Data 3y
+2 Blue Pool Capital PE in HK (Joe Tsai) 4 3y
+24 Berkshire / THL Thoughts? 15 3y
0 Vista Equity Experienced Hires Threat 1 3y
+8 IB to PE in Aus 1 3y
+15 What's going on at Golden Gate? 5 3y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+3 Private Equity International.... 1 3y
+56 When to jump to entrepreneurship 12 3y
+7 Credit Suisse now looks like a typical Apollo LBO asset 11 3y
+3 Standard Deviations 2 3y
+25 Am I fucked? 9 3y
+6 Growth Equity Model Test 2 3y
+3 Phone call GCal invite 5 3y
+17 Does it get better as a PE VP? 7 3y
+53 Crossroads in Career 18 3y
+13 Lateral as a PE VP? 4 3y
0 River Cities Capital - Review - NA Data 3y
0 River Cities Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+3 UPenn MD/MBA student: transition to PE 1 3y
+5 How easy is to make MD at a PE MF like Carlyle, CVC, Cinven, etc. vs at a Tier 1 Investment Bank? 2 3y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 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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