+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
+9 Switching jobs ahead of a downturn? 2 3y
+3 Career Advice PE 10 3y
+6 How is the current fundraising landscape in U.S.? 1 3y
+14 PE vs Family Office vs Tech Startup 4 3y
0 LLR Partners - Interview - NA Data 3y
+13 Lacking motivation for PE recruiting 3 3y
+9 Internship choice: DB Capital Markets vs. BlackRock Sales and RM FIG 3 3y
+15 Stanford MD/MBA > PE 5 3y
+6 In-person courses/seminars 1 3y
+8 Best PE Firm for B-School? 22 3y
0 JMI Equity - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Tinicum incorporated - info & headhunters? 4 3y
+6 Advice needed for post-grad: MM PE and IB Offers 5 3y
+4 Megafund IR vs T2 Consulting 1 3y
+62 Thoma Bravo: Culture / Experience? 16 3y
+9 Small GP-led secondary deals (LMM) 10 3y
+6 Breaking into IB, PE, etc from CS at a target 1 3y
+3 Apollo PE 2023 3 3y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+6 Anyone regret leaving PE & why? 3 3y
+9 KKR Clients & Partners Group 16 3y
+11 Thoughts on Vista Equity Partners ? 14 3y
+11 What Industry Travels The Most? 5 3y
+3 Ghosted by Headhunters (London) 3 3y
+14 Failing upwards 5 3y
+6 Vision Fund Layoffs 6 3y
+8 Onex Oncycle Recruiting 3 3y
+9 Intermediaries between founders and investors? 2 3y
0 Thoughts on Level Equity? 1 3y
+1 PE Associate > MBA > PE VP Track 3 3y
+2 Insight on Regal Healthcare Capital Partners? (Salary, Reputation, etc.) 1 3y
+10 Team of Family Offices 3 3y
+6 How to improve accounting skills? 1 3y
+7 How difficult is it to land a MF in nyc 13 3y
+18 Goldman Sachs Financing to PE / Hedgefund 7 3y
+6 Thoughts on MM PE Firms? Specifically WCAS vs. THL vs. New Mountain? 10 3y
+9 Bregal Sagemount info? 8 3y
+8 Add on Acquisitions LBO Template 5 3y
+3 Unit Economics for PE 4 3y
+28 Vista Equity SA 2021 70 3y
+9 Glocap Client List 4 3y
+7 PE Case Study Prep 2 3y
+6 PE Case Study 1 3y
+10 Is this a pipedream? Career advice 4 3y
+76 Young Guns/Next Gen Leaders - What a joke 34 3y
+5 How to train yourself to deal with a 4-hour LBO modeling test 5 3y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+52 What is an "operationally hands-on" PE firm? 17 3y
+10 PE firms with a media, entertainment and sports focus? 16 3y
+6 REPE “on-cycle” recruiting 3 3y
0 Landmark Partners - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 3y
0 Symphony Technology Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 3y
+15 MF Tech/HC Groups - NYC vs. SF? 10 3y
0 Bridgepoint Merchant Banking - Review - Leveraged Buyouts 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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