0 Blackford Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+255 Keep Your Head Up 43 3y
0 Alpine Investors - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+3 Neuberger Berman - SSG 1 3y
0 Greenbriar Equity Group LLC - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 3y
+3 European PE/VC firms with NYC office 1 3y
+6 NYC PE Firms with WFH Flexibility 1 3y
+10 Advisor fees in PE? 4 3y
+3 Networking and Relationship in PE 2 3y
0 Vista in 2022? 7 3y
+7 MBB to PE 2 3y
+4 Ares Return Offer Rate? 5 3y
+6 Real Estate PE 7 3y
+41 Effort in Lame Duck Portion of Banking Stint 14 3y
+10 PE Investing Timeline 2 3y
+6 Can you really not lateral as an IB Associate 2 3y
+3 Luminate Capital 3 3y
+3 EIG Global Energy Partners 2 3y
+17 Anecdotes: What's the slyest maneuver you've seen a PE Firm do to make a buck? 5 3y
+3 Thank you email - Bad interview 2 3y
+3 Coinvest at Megafunds 1 3y
+6 Partners Group FA Program 2023 8 3y
+10 Joining a Smaller Fund 6 3y
+41 Thoughts on consultant friendly (e.g., Golden Gate, Sycamore, NMC) PE firms? 10 3y
0 Keppel Capital International - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Keppel Capital International - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+38 PE Associate Pay Bump? 37 3y
+37 Consultant Interviews for Investing Roles at Consultant-Friendly PE funds 7 3y
+3 LBO Analysis: what does it mean that it provides a "floor" for valuation? 5 3y
+27 Carlyle - AlpInvest 14 3y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 How to get into PE with one year of investment banking experience — not much modeling 1 3y
+12 Info on G Squared Venture? 4 3y
+16 Are EB RX / MF PE better? 8 3y
+12 General Atlantic considering IPO 15 3y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+9 Advice 1 3y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Infra Fund Pay London 4 3y
0 Lafayette RE LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 3y
0 Valor Equity Partners 3 3y
0 Blackstone Analyst Pay 1 3y
+6 FT Analysts who recruited for PE On-Cycle in Sept/Oct... 5 3y
+6 Transition to PE in early to mid thirties (diverse background) 5 3y
+70 Taking the plunge.. from New Zealand 22 3y
+7 Typical Carry Terms for First Time Fund 4 3y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Advisory Data 3y
+3 American Securities 2 3y
0 Summit Partners - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Summit Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Transferring Offices 0 3y
+4 Tech consulting to PE 1 3y
+30 Why do law firms typically remain private partnerships whereas IBs have trended towards IPOs in recent history? 7 3y
+12 Q&A: PE Marketing & Corp Dev (CMO) 0 3y
+4 Tutor needed - 3 statement linking and debt schedule 8 3y
+3 SL FT Process 2 3y
+6 Careers in London + NYC 0 3y
+9 Who Should I Be Networking With to Make My Life Easier ? 4 3y
+15 Best Consumer and Retail PE shops? 13 3y
+8 PE Recruiting out of Undergrad 11 3y
0 Omidyar Network - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 3y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 JUMP Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+9 How much does bank/group matter for PE? 5 3y
+3 Multiple PDFs to Excel converter 2 3y
+37 ADVICE SMALL PE VS DCM BB vs EB 15 3y
+25 Opinion on Roark 31 3y
+23 IR in-house in Top PE Firm - Thoughts? 8 3y
+3 PE Secondaries 1 3y
+192 Q&A: UMM PE VP 107 3y
+16 2023 Full Time Analyst Recruiting 24 3y
+3 Looking for tips/tricks on how to improve professional business writing 1 3y
+13 Venture Debt in 2022 = adverse selection risk? 8 3y
+4 Emerging markets PE 9 3y
+3 Oak Tree Listed Equity Group 3 3y
+8 Why would one not LBO a REIT trading at a discount to NAV and then sell off the assets at market value? 3 3y
0 Leavitt Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+7 PE Fund Database 4 3y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Real Estate Data 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+41 One of Maybe 9 In-House PE Marketers 39 3y
+9 Negotiating a deal 4 3y
+16 For VPs who failed to get into PE, what's the path forward? 5 3y
+4 LBO of company with a real estate and operating revenues 3 3y
0 International Farming Corporation - Review - Investments Data 3y
+4 Deal team size? 22 3y
+3 Infra Investing Books / Resources? 1 3y
0 Hillhouse Capital Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 3y
+101 HF -> MF PE 42 3y
+15 Zoom vs Teams 20 3y
+14 waterfall questions 3 3y
+3 August 2022 Roommate 1 3y
+12 TS vs T&S for PE? 1 3y
+6 Typical Timeline for Oncycle Recruitment 2022 (Corp Dev, VC, PE) from IB 1 3y
+17 Independent Portfolio Monitoring firm 3 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Temasek - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Silver Lake - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y

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July 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

July 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

July 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%

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July 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 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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