+3 How is large cap software investing different than middle market software investing? 4 4y
+3 Fulton Garrick HH? 1 4y
0 Lee Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+12 Determining lean or heavy headcount at PE Firm $/headcount 3 4y
+6 Lateraling to another PE firm 1 4y
+24 What is your favorite example of a controversial PE/activist deal that worked? 1 4y
+4 Reneging on-cycle PE offer 3 4y
+3 Thoughts on Broaview Group Holdings in St. Louis, MO? 2 4y
+5 AUM vs Fund Size Heidrick & Struggles 5 4y
+3 Ares Direct Lending SA- Credit LA/NY 0 4y
+9 Fidelity (FMR) Equity Sector Specialist - PE Investments 2 4y
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 2023 London Summer Internship Recruitment Timeline for PE 2 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+213 How much of PE is just playing musical chairs with the same assets? 72 4y
+6 How important is past internships for on-cycle PE recruiting? 2 4y
+7 Capital Dynamics -- Co-Investments 7 4y
+15 LBO modeling help 2 4y
+5 Corp Dev to PE 1 4y
+6 Turnaround/Distressed Guys - Who Provides the Creative Magic? 1 4y
+11 ARR based lending 11 4y
0 CBRE Global Investors - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 CBRE Global Investors - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 International Finance Corporation - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 International Finance Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Stonepoint capital 1 4y
+12 Need advice | Banking recruitment in London with ~1 year of PE experience through internships 9 4y
+29 Why don't you send dynamic model to co-investors 18 4y
+15 Doing Mailroom Bitchwork at a PE firm 7 4y
0 ORIX USA Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Orix - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+15 What Debt to Equity Percentages Do You Actually See In PE? 10 4y
+40 How do PE Salaries Work? Are they as high as people claim? 13 4y
+11 Majority Acquisition + Injection of Growth Capital Question 7 4y
+50 Carlyle, TPG, Apollo 2021 PE Analyst Programs? 49 4y
+9 PE Ops or Investment Associate role? 1 4y
+2 How many deals do you close a year? 7 4y
+4 What are some good public LBO candidates? 7 4y
+5 Does Private Equity secondaries refer to LP positions or PortCos? Or Both? 4 4y
+3 Post-MBA IB Associate to MM PE 2 4y
+31 Co-invest / Secondary vs PE? 11 4y
+20 PE Co-Investment Analysis 6 4y
+197 Female wage gap in PE 69 4y
+3 Portfolio management role exit opportunities? 1 4y
+4 Cerberus Email Format? 7 4y
+4 Cantor Fitzgerald IB or BBH PE (SA 2023) 1 4y
+4 Partner going to space / craziest partner hobbies? 5 4y
+3 BeyondNetZero 1 4y
0 Accel-KKR FT 3 4y
+3 Top heavy PE firms? 3 4y
+13 TPG Growth SF in Internet, Digital Media, and Communications (Summer Associate 2023) 5 4y
+47 How to boost energy levels in general 24 4y
+19 Is This True: PE/IB Firms Ask Your for Your SAT Scores? 37 4y
+14 How to spin a career move 5 4y
+15 Making friends as a busy PE professional in a new city 9 4y
+41 Five Elms Capital - Reputation, Comp, Exit opps, etc? 28 4y
+3 MF Credit - what next? 1 4y
+17 PEI 300 4 4y
+6 Would you choose MFPE US vs London? 1 4y
+3 AGC Equity Partners 2 4y
+169 Why are you (still) in PE? 80 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+10 Breaking into PE 3 4y
0 Walmart - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Rockefeller Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
+11 Should I leave VC for a fast-growing scaleup? 3 4y
+3 Makena Capital ? Thoughts ? 2 4y
+16 Work From Home PE Firms 17 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
+8 Platinum Equity Culture/Comp/Performance 6 4y
+11 MBB or IR PE 5 4y
+29 Reputation of Advent / Charlesbank / Berkshire & other Boston firms 30 4y
+32 PE Outlook over the next decade 12 4y
+8 Niche PE 5 4y
+21 Lateral move from MM to MF (London) 25 4y
0 Pictet Funds (Europe) S.A. - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+8 Structured Equity Primer? 3 4y
0 bpifrance - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 bpifrance - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+122 How many target kids go straight to MF PE? 52 4y
+6 Attempting to Secure Internship for Next Year 1 4y
+3 Advice on GE compared to PE 1 4y
+13 Can’t sleep from work stress 8 4y
+31 Stay at EB vs. Move to MF 20 4y
+9 What exactly is this role?? 5 4y
+22 Career in Investor Relations for a MF 9 4y
+19 Customer analysis methodology 6 4y
+14 Move from City law into Private Equity (London) 3 4y
0 Unilever Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+7 PE Analyst program EU 19 4y
+11 How do net/gross PE returns and hurdle rates work? 3 4y
+24 GI Partners in 2020 17 4y
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - NA Data 4y
+10 MM PE SA 2023 Concerns 6 4y
+3 PE Firms that use mental tests to recruit full-time? 1 4y
+19 What comes after PE/VC? 6 4y
+9 Modelling Case Studies - Working through the material 2 4y
0 2022 analyst comp poll! 2 4y

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July 2026 Private Equity

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  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
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  • 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%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
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  • 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
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