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
+3 Growth Equity Analyst/Associate Comp? 1 4y
+3 Non-PE 1st Year Analyst Comps at Top Megafunds (Carlyle/Blackstone/KKR etc.) 3 4y
+17 Berkshire’s Recent Fund? 12 4y
+2 URGENT - MM vs UMM 3 4y
0 Harvey & Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+14 Summer applications for PE vs IB 4 4y
+35 Stay in cushy PE job or move to MBB consulting 12 4y
+3 How To Move Over To A Company Where Your Boss Has Good Relationships 1 4y
+15 Offers from BX/KKR vs WP 14 4y
0 Kardashian dating pe investor 2 4y
+2 Recruiting for MF/UMM PE from Non-target but Top Group 4 4y
+11 How to view working capital in an investment? 3 4y
+31 Why buy public equities when PE is an option to invest in? 23 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 4y
+15 Critique my CV (Associate level) 4 4y
+11 Current Big 4 - Looking for help assessing job offers 3 4y
+12 Publicly Listed PE Firms (EQT, BX, KKR) Comp 8 4y
0 Plug and Play Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+7 Canada Pension Funds - Comp Trajectory 9 4y
+18 When to start networking for VP jobs post MBA 6 4y
+9 PE: How many companies in avg. portfolio that you manage? 1 4y
+8 Diversified vs. Sector PE Fund 2 4y
0 3i - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
+6 Excel Question - Consolidating P&Ls 5 4y
0 Stockbridge Capital Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Stockbridge Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+11 Do people network for PE recruiting like they do for IB recruiting? 5 4y
+4 PE vs Crossover Funds 2022 / Recessionary Environment 3 4y
+220 Getting ghosted 24/7 54 4y
+12 MM PE: Salary seems a bit low compared to IB? 11 4y
+4 You guys working today? 12 4y
+11 What goes on at TB and Vista? How do they do it while other MF software teams consistently underperform them? 6 4y
+10 Best NYC UMM/MM Funds 2 4y
0 CSL Capital Management - Review - Natural Resources Data 4y
0 CSL Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 4y
+24 Corporate development/strategy at a large private equity firm 3 4y
+6 Co-Investing 1 4y
+6 How would you exactly answer this? 4 4y
+3 Liquid Bulk Transportation / Tank Washes (e.g. Quala, Heniff Transporation Systems, Superior Bulk Logistics) 0 4y
+3 Light Street Capital Undergrad Analyst Program 3 4y
+8 Calculate IRR Question 4 4y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - NA Data 4y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 K2 Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+15 PE Pay vs Private Credit Comp 12 4y
+9 Will social anxiety stop one from succeeding in PE/IB? 2 4y
+6 Buyside Firms that Recruit out of Undergrad 2 4y
+18 HPS Reputation 12 4y
0 BC Partners - Interview - Credit Data 4y
0 PwC - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+10 Secondary PE Analyst after 2 years of 3 separate IB/PE internships post-undergrad 3 4y
+6 How dangerous is FT PE recruiting? 2 4y
+14 TPG Client and Capital Formation Group? 4 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+24 Firms like Intel Capital? 21 4y
+119 Answering Why Private Equity - 9 Key Answers 22 4y
+27 necessity of MBA? 20 4y
+1 Actis Capital Email Format 2 4y
+110 Private Equity: why it's so sexy 146 4y
+19 What PE firms recruit from undergrad (Wharton, Harvard) for analyst positions? 27 4y
0 Fifth Street Capital - Any info on pay, experience, or culture? 6 4y
+25 Private Equity Internship Interview 23 4y
+3 Liquid credit vs private credit? 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
+19 Breaking into PE as a rising junior 10 4y
+32 East Coast IBD to West Coast PE? 13 4y
+9 LBO Bio-medical company 8 4y
0 MidWest PE Firms 8 4y
+53 PE right out of college? 29 4y
0 PE Recruiting - Top 5 picks 14 4y
+26 DD lists are so fucking long 5 4y
+12 Does PE kill jobs and ruin the economy? 11 4y
0 PE Recruiting Finished? 31 4y
0 PE Recruiting - Radio Silence? 18 4y
+6 Carlyle headhunter? 6 4y
0 Building a model for my PE interview 13 4y
+28 FT Advice: PE at Family Office or IBD interviews?? 13 4y
0 LAMBO-LIvin' 23 4y
0 F*ck Wall Street 6 4y
+38 Initial Headhunter Meetings 26 4y
+6 Preparing for Analyst PE Recruitment 5 4y
+10 Audax PE or Advent International PE 11 4y
+47 Group Led by K.K.R. to Buy Samson for $7.2 Billion in Largest LBO of Year 19 4y
0 PE Recruitment Cocktail Party 10 4y
0 2013 Recruiting Season 27 4y
+16 How large is the gap in exit opps BBs in London? 18 4y
+26 Size of Deals on Resume for PE Recruiting 16 4y
+22 Worst Private Equity Modeling Test 17 4y
+24 Back Office Jobs in PE 25 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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%

Total Avg Compensation

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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