+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
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+272 Carried Interest Done Away w/ in Manchin-Schumer deal 145 3y
+12 Which Firms Have Started Recruiting for On Cycle? 30 3y
+6 Anyone familiar / interviewed with Evergreen Coast Capital? 5 3y
+8 Management Options - LBO 2 3y
+9 An LBO interview question 4 3y
+15 Lateral within a year? 7 3y
+4 Case Studies? 1 3y
+3 Internal PE Lateral 1 3y
0 Fifth Wall - Review - Venture Capital Data 3y
0 Fifth Wall - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 3y
+7 How to Find Mentors? 2 3y
+3 How do you know what your PE offer is worth? 1 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+10 Altas / Onex / Brookfield PE (Headhunters / Comp)? 4 3y
+5 Is anyone still WFH? 7 3y
+73 Boycotting On-Cycle 23 3y
+3 Free modelling resources 1 3y
+15 Oncycle in AUGUST? 22 3y
+8 Debt Prepayment Penalty in LBO 11 3y
+3 When does off cycle start? 1 3y
+3 Which companies did not do on - cycle? 1 3y
+38 Debt pay down of $1 or EBITDA increase of $1? 14 3y
+4 Is On-Cycle already over? 2 3y
+34 Becoming better at asking questions. 6 3y
0 Huron Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Blackstone Strategy Partners 1 3y
+9 PE vs FP&A ? 1 3y
+13 Breaking into PE-VC/Consulting after tier-1 masters programs 1 3y
+9 Berkshire Partners vs. Bain Capital 9 3y
+10 Breaking into PE-VC/Consulting after tier-1 masters programs 1 3y
+6 9 Figure Carry? 2 3y
+6 Clean fund size ranking 2 3y
+9 Thayer Street Partners 1 3y
+20 TPG CAPITAL WLB / Comp 28 3y
0 Francisco Partners FT 2023 7 3y
0 Monomoy Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 3y
+15 OCR: It’s going to be ok 1 3y
+15 Is it normal for a company to be valued at the same $ as its revenues? 11 3y
+3 Is on-cycle already over? 1 3y
+2 Private Debt vs Private Equity 3 3y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Warrants & Management Hurdle Rate 1 3y
+3 Thoughts on Charlesbank? 1 3y
+3 Interviewing MM PE - what comp should I expect? 1 3y
+6 Management Incentive Plan 1 3y
+3 DigitalBridge 3 3y
+16 How to Negotiate Offer / When to Give Two Weeks? 6 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Blackstone Strategic Partners Interview 1 3y
+20 Why is Berkshire Partners so prestigious? 21 3y
+6 Decline of Bain Capital 17 3y
+4 Off Cycle 2 3y
+15 AKKR Atlanta office - is the name worth the location trade off? 8 3y
+3 Summer '24 Starting Comp? 1 3y
0 What's A Good SAT/ACT score? 13 3y
+6 So for those that skipped oncycle - what are next steps? 1 3y
+6 What’s the longest you’ve gone without hearing after a successful interview? 4 3y
+11 Thank You Email After Interview? 4 3y
+14 How to Go About Possibly Reneging 2 3y
+35 How to break into Canadian pension funds? 21 3y
+3 2024 associate comp? 1 3y
+19 This is dumb asf 1 3y
0 H&F process 0 3y
+23 Role of MBB performance reviews in on-cycle PE recruiting 9 3y
+2 Interviews for MBB candidates (2024 on-cycle) 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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