0 Blackford Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Growth equity case studies 1 3y
0 Accel-KKR - Review - Leveraged Buyouts Data 3y
0 Accel-KKR - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 3y
+4 GI Partners vs Francisco Partners Vs Crestview 4 3y
+9 Pros and Cons of PE "Two and Out? 9 3y
+3 Networking event on cycle 1 3y
+1 What's a reasonable target MOIC for the LBO of a $100m Rev SaaS company? 9 3y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Review - NA Data 3y
+3 Looking for PE modelling with stub adjustments 1 3y
+5 PE/IB/M&A Analysts: ‘how’ skillful are you (or do you have to be) with Excel in order to excel in the role? 2 3y
+4 Monogram Capital LA - Anyone know what’s up with this place? 6 3y
0 Blackstone 2023 summer internship Private Equity division 1 3y
+25 Jump to PE from Non finance? 7 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+47 Healthcare Consulting to CVC Capital Partners: Worth the move? 10 3y
+24 How hard to syndicate a $100k allocation into a series A/B investment (eg market research, would you be interested?) 5 3y
0 Golub Capital - Review - Credit Data 3y
0 Golub Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 3y
+6 Worth switching from consulting to investment banking, to exit into PE? 1 3y
+298 VC in LatAm is wild 69 3y
+13 How do you all sneak in an ask (for job/internship, pass on resume, introduction, etc) at the end of an informational interview? 1 3y
0 Clearlake? 1 3y
0 Blackstone 2024 Recruiting 1 3y
0 British International Investment / CDC Group 1 3y
+41 Would you prefer to increase prices by $10 or cut cost by $10? 31 3y
+16 The new KKR, Blackstone, and Apollo…SKKY 4 3y
+29 Principal comp 24 3y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+65 Moved to Different City for PE 22 3y
+4 LBO Modelling Test - Financing Fees 5 3y
+6 Kardashian Kapital 1 3y
0 Matrix Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 3y
+3 Adding Training The Street on resume after doing a PE internship 1 3y
+3 Questions to interviewers during an interview 1 3y
+6 Public repository of PE deal memos? 1 3y
+11 PE Guide: Peak Frameworks vs WSO? 12 3y
+7 MF PE Sophomore Summer 7 3y
+32 Lifestyle PE Funds in NYC? 15 3y
+3 Need Help for Oncycle Special Sits Interviews 1 3y
+3 Stuck waiting for formal offer letter for buyside SA? 3 3y
0 Credicorp Capital - Review - Venture Capital Data 3y
0 Credicorp Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 3y
0 Stepstone PE Interview London 1 3y
+86 PE Fund Accounting to PE Deal Team 49 3y
+13 Fund interviewing me also asking me for a favor 5 3y
+3 Personal trading in buyside 7 3y
+6 The worst part about PE is literally never being able to off 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 3y
+4 SKKY Partners - Kim Kardashians PE Firm 1 3y
+15 Who are the top current/young names in PE 6 3y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+9 How important is GPA for On-Cycle Recruiting? 18 3y
+31 Changing my bearish mindset 6 3y
0 vasdfvdfvazd - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+2 Is this MM PE offer market? 7 3y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 3y
+24 UMM Funds 25 3y
0 Is Bregal Sagemount the most prestigious MM/UMM PE firm in the world? 9 3y
+5 How common is co-invest / carry at Associate level? 2 3y
+26 MM HF IR analyst looking to lateral to MF PE IR, need career advice 2 3y
+4 MM vs MF exit options 3 3y
+3 Growth Equity Partner Rounds 1 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+8 Would you do a dividend recap or pay down debt with excess FCF? 3 3y
+8 Valuation for Pre-Seed Start-ups 10 3y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 3y
+6 PE Interview Questions - some help 1 3y
+79 MM/UMM PE Analyst Exits 39 3y
+4 PE firms focused on media/communications? 2 3y
0 Balbec Capital LP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 3y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Infrastructure Data 3y
+198 Kewsong Lee steps down from Carlyle 114 3y
+57 Did 2021 on-cycle recruit, joined a MF PE firm that I'm not that excited about... 32 3y
+16 Board director experience as 30 y.o. 7 3y
+3 Ares PE LA 2 3y
+11 Moving from a developing country to work at a Candian PE firm 2 3y
+5 Health benefits at PE funds 2 3y
0 Amundi - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 3y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+22 Inferiority Complex in PE Recruiting 10 3y
+10 Looking for Roomate: November 2022 2 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Ardian - Review - Infrastructure Data 3y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 3y
+3 MF / UMM Signing Bonuses 4 3y
+6 Comp at public sponsors 1 3y
0 Accel-KKR - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+14 Executive compensation in firms backed by PE 7 3y
+9 Some MBB-PE statistics 1 3y
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+10 Reneging PE offers 5 3y
+3 2024 1st Year Associate Comp Discussion 1 3y
+3 Blackstone 2023 Off cycle London 8 3y
+10 TMT focused UMM Funds 6 3y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+11 MF/UMM Off-Cycle Spots 7 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 (356) $61
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