+20 Sitting 2024 on-cycle out (coming from MBB) 15 4y
+6 Incoming Full Time Analyst interested in PE 6 4y
0 bcIMC - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 bcIMC - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Barings - Review - Asset Management Data 4y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 4y
+21 Worried about missing out on camaraderie/relationship-building going straight to MF PE 7 4y
0 OpenGate Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 S&T vs AM to get into PE 0 4y
+4 How to Improve yourself going into PE 10 4y
+25 Vector Capital 14 4y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+16 looking for an infra PE mentor 9 4y
0 Rialto Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Updated views on Sixth Street Partners? (2022) 3 4y
+15 H.I.G. Flagship Fund 3 4y
+3 Investment strategy at Infrastructure fund 1 4y
+6 PE Comp, Living Conditions & Happiness Survey 2 4y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Review - Investments Data 4y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 4y
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
+54 How to Prep Before Starting PE Gig 17 4y
+11 GP-led secondaries market 4 4y
+3 Reaching out to alumni 3 4y
+27 Punished for being efficient/ working smart? 8 4y
0 HQ Capital - Review - NA Data 4y
0 HQ Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+7 $25mm fund - 2 person 7 4y
+12 Smartest Firms in the Space 7 4y
+2 Parents want to co-invest in my fund? 9 4y
+9 How do I know if PE is for me? 5 4y
+3 Temasek Interview - Case Study 7 4y
0 Ardea Partners - Insights 2 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 How feasible is it to go from MM PE to LO/HF? 1 4y
+10 PE Associate day-to-day experience 3 4y
+3 Blue Ops - Xerxes Global 1 4y
+7 Bain capital life Sciences pay 6 4y
0 Northleaf - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+1 Path to the Megafund 🏙 5 4y
+3 Bain Capital Tech opp progress 1 4y
+6 Cold Emailing Other Associates as an Associate 1 4y
+3 Updated views on Oaktree (2022)? 1 4y
+4 Headhunters MD / D level London 6 4y
+3 What does a PE Partner buy-in look like? 2 4y
+11 Do associates go to IC? 7 4y
+3 BX PE Off-Cycle Intern 3 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+36 PE is paradise 12 4y
+3 Rising rates environment 1 4y
+6 2nd Year IB Associate 5 4y
+18 Recruiting post-PE 1 4y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+21 KKR NGT? 16 4y
+3 PE Take Private Regulatory Considerations 1 4y
+7 Getting ready to start PE 1 4y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
+10 Is co-investment analyst role at a reputable fund out of undergrad a good idea if ultimate goal is MF/UMM/MM PE 11 4y
+13 PE PortCo Opportunity - Feedback Requested 1 4y
+44 PE Deal Sourcing Comp / Lifestyle 14 4y
+1 GIP 2023 FT Analyst 26 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+3 Intermediate Capital Group (UK) 2 4y
+3 London PER 2 4y
+7 Perwyn 11 4y
0 Aldrich Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+1 Any info on Kresge foundation ? 1 4y
+18 IB + Consulting + PE Combined Tier List 11 4y
+45 Why do PE firms hire banks for M&A transactions and not advise themselves? 10 4y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 4y
0 Summit Partners & GA London 1 4y
0 Modeling Help 1 4y
0 Wilshire Associates - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Brookfield - Review - Other Data 4y
0 Brookfield - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 4y
0 What are the highest paying positions in all of finance 8 4y
+1 Which PE/GE firms does Dartmouth Partners cover (London)? 3 4y
+15 Gallatin Point - Info 1 4y
+11 Removed 16 4y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+10 Pros & Cons: LP v. GP 4 4y
0 Blackmore Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+28 PE Offer / Timing Issues with Bonus Payout 11 4y
+8 HBS -> PE 7 4y
+9 Thoughts on getting the Business Analyst Certification & the CPA? 6 4y
+3 Applying to a different group within the same firm (PE MF) 2 4y
+4 Public equity at PE firms 1 4y
+3 Blackstone LaunchPad??? 1 4y
+7 Best Work Laptop? 18 4y
+8 PE Firms Political Affiliation 7 4y
+12 Guggenheim Private Equity Advisory Group 13 4y
+115 PortCo CFO's - comp/life 51 4y
+3 Thoughts on Ridgemont 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+9 How to make valuation apples to apples with a participating preferred structure 1 4y
+8 Moving from BD at a PE firm back to PE 6 4y
+18 Moving from REPE to corporate PE - possible? 4 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.2%

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November 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (100) $364
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (106) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (236) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (414) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (274) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (40) $79
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (357) $61
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