+23 Direct Lending Offer Help 19 4y
+18 Connected ?? 8 4y
0 PE Secondaries 1 4y
+9 Do RE plays like data centers or cold storage facilities make good LBO candidates? 4 4y
+4 PE folks, do you work exclusively on deals at your firm? 1 4y
0 AUCTUS Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
0 Nautic Partners Interview 2 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 REPE->Real Asset PE 1 4y
0 Temasek - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
+5 GGC Analyst Program 4 4y
+7 Networking advice (REPE) 2 4y
+6 Blackrock 2023 SA 1 4y
+3 Travel / Leisure PE Firms in Canada? 1 4y
0 Nexus Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Nexus Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Best pe database 3 4y
+3 comp survey? 4 4y
+10 What happens if it doesn’t balance? 11 4y
0 KSL Capital 2 4y
+31 Side hustles while working in PE 46 4y
0 Siris Capital - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations Data 4y
+4 LBO Model - Help! 6 4y
+15 Path to Biotech PE? 10 4y
0 Summit Partners - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Temasek - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 What's your view about Fintech Companies/ Online Loan Apps? 1 4y
+30 H/S/W chances after 4 years PE, 2 years IB? 8 4y
+5 Best standing desks for tall people? 3 4y
+38 Private Credit Underwriting 32 4y
+19 MF PE Senior Associate Leaving for Family Business 4 4y
0 CUNA Mutual Holding Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 CUNA Mutual Holding Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+74 Dumbest career advice you've ever heard? 24 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+8 A&M Private equity performance improvement? 13 4y
+14 Private Equity Grad Schemes - Europe 11 4y
+4 Comp Delta to Market 1 4y
+12 Which would offer more prospects for PE exits, MM IB or MBB? 3 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Credit Data 4y
+384 PE long-term attractivity: Is the trodden path "broken"? Quo vadis gen Y? 134 4y
+7 Lateral from LMM to MF 1 4y
+58 Finding the next Thoma / Vista? 17 4y
+6 KKR '23 London Intern 7 4y
+7 How to stay engaged in community/leadershio 1 4y
0 Altas Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Bain Capital Profit Sharing? 2 4y
+5 Veritas comp 7 4y
+12 Sales Contract Modeling 2 4y
+10 LLR Partners - Comp/Exit Opps/Reputation? 9 4y
+36 Routes into PE. 27 4y
0 Carry / Comp @ Large FoF 3 4y
+1 PE Recruitment in Canada 2 4y
+4 Getting up to speed on software 9 4y
+40 Is jumping firm the best way to get promoted in this industry?? 6 4y
0 Volition Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Volition Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+8 Sub 100MM fund associate carry 3 4y
+8 How Common is it to Get Carry at the VP level in Credit?? 17 4y
+3 Interested in Connecting w/ Debt Investors who invest in Asia Emerging Markets 1 4y
+4 How fast can capital be deployed? Buy and Build 3 4y
+18 UMM.. vs. sector-focused Bain Capital fund 13 4y
0 Partners Group - Review - Healthcare Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 4y
+18 Been told to find another job. How long do I have before I get fired? (Please help) 3 4y
+7 Brookfield Corporate Buyout (London Edition) 9 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
+8 Impossible to get into PE post IB (Senior) Associate ? 3 4y
+4 Go full time at EB or PE firm? 3 4y
+8 Buyside Firms in Canary Wharf? 16 4y
+20 Turned down offer 5 4y
+9 How do you qualitatively evaluate a company? 1 4y
+11 Taking on more Responsibility 3 4y
0 Do credit funds charge carry? 1 4y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 4y
+26 LBO Model Help 9 4y
+4 Infrastructure Debt 2 4y
+10 Looking for a PE Mentor to HELP me 19 4y
+15 PJT Park Hill Real Estate Group Interview (NY office) 1 4y
+8 What happened at General Atlantic? 4 4y
+3 PE Analyst Lateral 1 4y
+12 headhunters for PE ops/value creation roles/interviews? 1 4y
+28 Shower Thoughts - Why EBITDA Margin Matters 9 4y
0 LLR Partners - Review - Industrials Data 4y
0 LLR Partners - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
+18 How to Assess Highly Regulated Infra Assets? 5 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Energy Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+9 BX SA Perks 8 4y
+3 Word Investment Memo 1 4y
+3 REPE 1 4y
+4 Leveraged co-invest 2 4y
+3 Blackstone Real Estate Securities 1 4y

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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