+25 Leaving medicine for MBA, PE 17 4y
+11 Investor Relations at different firms 6 4y
+87 Car as a PE Associate 54 4y
+3 Guidance on speaking to HH in London - How specific? 1 4y
+3 PE Investor Relations Worklife Balance 1 4y
+15 Ares/Bx/Bain Cap Credit vs. Aeris/DBO/Shea 4 4y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+18 Special situation private credit 12 4y
0 EIG Global Energy Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Business Development vs Investor Relations 1 4y
+12 Leave LMM PE to go back into IB? 2 4y
+3 PE analyst 1 4y
+3 Any suggestion for Mentors in FoF case studies/modelling? 1 4y
+9 Lateraling Impact on MBA Applications 1 4y
+37 Current Thoughts on Opportunistic/Special Sits Groups (Oaktree Special Sits, BX TacOpps, Apollo Hybrid Value Fund, Brookfield Special Investments, KKR Special Sits) 32 4y
0 Whitestone Associates - Review - NA Data 4y
+3 CD&R THL or TA 1 4y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+4 Secondaries vs FOF 1 4y
+5 Corp Dev M&A Manager Salary 11 4y
+70 GP Commit - Warehoused Deals - Raising Fund 1 27 4y
+3 Debtwire Fund Profiles - Anything Similar? 2 4y
+12 KPS Union Playbook? 2 4y
+6 IB Underdogs: How Do We Get Into PE? 3 4y
+15 Current Florida PE Shops 3 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 What are the PE, RE, IB Full Time Position Timelines 1 4y
+30 Reputation of New mountain capital 11 4y
+3 Recent Co-Invest Stories/Advice 1 4y
+6 Overall Success Rate 2 4y
+110 HIG Capital Reputation? 85 4y
+6 Where to list company for sale? 4 4y
+5 Infra PE Case Study/ model test 0 4y
+8 DMing a current analyst about his comp? 11 4y
+8 Private Credit/Debt - Valuations 6 4y
+7 What are my chances at MF PE On-Cycle? 5 4y
+45 Thoughts on ESG/SRI/Impact Investing 8 4y
+3 Blackrock (Tennenbaum) Special Sits? 2 4y
+9 Manulife secondaries? 4 4y
+3 TPG Secondaries? 2 4y
+45 CD&R PE 13 4y
+3 Agtech resources 1 4y
+12 Charlesbank SA 2023 8 4y
+47 Infrastructure PE vs Traditional PE 14 4y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
0 Apax Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe WCAS - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 New Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 L Catterton - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Siris Capital - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
+3 People with crazy eyes in IB / PE? 1 4y
+1 PE Analyst vs IB Analyst after undergrad 1 4y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+3 What does total comp look like for the private equity teams of Canadian pension funds (CPPIB, OTPP, etc.)? 5 4y
+8 LMM Distressed Focused PE Firms 12 4y
+9 How To Gain In-Depth Industry/Sector Knowledge 1 4y
0 Fort Washington Investment Advisors - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+1 Secondaries shops with USA offices outside of NY / SF 16 4y
+6 IR to Sourcing/Investment-side at PE? 5 4y
+6 Moving from Acquisitions to IR 1 4y
+6 Interview Insights 1 4y
+3 PE firms in sports? 5 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 REPE to another industry group 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+4 M&A Transaction Fees 5 4y
+29 Insight vs Bessemer Analyst program 24 4y
+9 PE to IB (Undergrad) 1 4y
0 MBB -> PE Comp Bump? 1 4y
+1 Anyone come back to IB from PE? 4 4y
+21 Paying for Carried Interest Unit 24 4y
0 Will an Econ minor make any difference? 3 4y
+7 Neuberger Berman PE 5 4y
+23 Can Someone Explain What Re/Insurance Groups Do? 6 4y
+2 Financial modeling 3 4y
+1 Asking your current boss for an intro to a post-MBA job opportunity before leaving for an MBA 4 4y
+1 Base and bonus comp potential (LONDON) 2 4y
+14 Recruiting at Other PE Funds with the Same Headhunter 7 4y
0 NewSpring Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 NewSpring Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Soundcore Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
0 Comp Tech Side of PE Firm 1 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
0 Leonard Green and Partners - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 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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