+10 Thoughts on offer being rescinded 8 4y
+6 Real estate private equity - financial analyst position 1 4y
+4 Partners Group Compensation 7 4y
+16 Lateral from MM IB to BB/EB to potentially land UMM/MF PE? 3 4y
+7 PE AUM Buckets 6 4y
+5 MF vs UMM funds 1 4y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 4y
+3 Barclays PE exits London 1 4y
+4 Growth Equity IRR 3 4y
+42 Private Equity Master 3-Day Bootcamp OPEN NOW - July 27-29 - Only 15 Seats 0 4y
+17 Recession: good time to quit or keep slogging it through? $1.5mm NW. 6 4y
0 Temasek - Interview - Industrials Data 4y
0 Palomino Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 BX Private Credit 2023 4 4y
+3 When to give notice of quitting (bonus timing)? 2 4y
+9 Best Chicago Funds in 2022 and Beyond? 4 4y
0 HarbourVest - Interview - Operations Data 4y
+8 Second thoughts from oncycle placement? 3 4y
+7 Distressed/Special Sits Funds that take fall/spring interns? 6 4y
+12 UMM vs MF vs MM PE Strategies 4 4y
+9 How to prepare a stock pitch in less than three days? 1 4y
0 Manulife Financial - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 BellMark Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 London and Manchester LMM / MM PE Salaries 2 4y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+12 How do you decide which firms to interview for without really knowing their culture? 4 4y
+20 Non-Traditional Student - Strong Credentials - Target School? 6 4y
+11 Undergrad Major Decision: Computer Science vs History vs Information Science 4 4y
+21 UMM PE vs Startup 17 4y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+28 1% carried interest for a $200m fund? what does this mean 22 4y
+9 Lateraling as an Analyst 1 4y
+7 UMM VP Interviews 7 4y
+24 Post-MBA PERE to Traditional PE 1 4y
+50 Staying Ahead of the Curve - Renewable Energy Future? 20 4y
+16 How does a PE Recap actually help accelerate company growth? 2 4y
+2 Delete 2 4y
+23 Women / Minority owned Private Equity firms 13 4y
+1 Direct Lending / Private Credit Comp 7 4y
0 JMI Equity - Interview - Growth Equity Data 4y
+15 Debt free cash free sources and uses (LBO) 6 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+10 Any horror stories regarding carry? 3 4y
+27 List/Top Consultant-Friendly PE Firms 23 4y
+2 PE: investment period vs term ?? 2 4y
+4 PE Summer Internship London 7 4y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+9 Striving for full-time in PE directly vs IB 1 4y
+7 For people working near east 53th street, where do you live? 2 4y
+3 WLB at Bain Capital Double Impact? 3 4y
+12 First time fund post MBA pros and cons 1 4y
+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

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.2%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (273) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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