0 GI Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+8 Exit Opps from Top Special Situations / Opportunistic Funds 8 4y
0 Trive Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+75 Anyone else struggling to adjust to being more senior? 7 4y
+38 KKR Private Equity Culture 20 4y
0 Creador - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+4 Apollo RE Debt or Ares RE Equity 2 4y
0 Sageview Capital - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 4y
0 Thoma Bravo - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 4y
0 Parthenon Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Parthenon Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Sverica International - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Vector Capital - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 4y
0 Gryphon Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Aeris Partners - Review - NA Data 4y
+12 Exit Paths - MM Opportunistic Credit Associate 3 4y
0 Gryphon Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 RE PE First Year Comp 1 4y
+3 Got an offer from Apollo / KKR / BX. Are these firms still drug testing for THC? Role is in NYC and I am located there too. 6 4y
0 Novacap - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Investment Grade Finance Data 4y
+3 Analysts Lateraling 1 4y
+9 Lateraling as a PE Analyst 1 4y
0 NewRoad Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+63 Comp Breakdown for MF PE Partner? 20 4y
+7 Fun (debatable) Paper (sorta) LBO problem 1 4y
0 Am i underpaid 5 4y
+46 Liquid Credit / Leveraged Loans / High Yield Groups 24 4y
+22 Citi - Financial Sponsors or Media & Telecom to PE? 20 4y
+27 Investing Across Stages 18 4y
0 ————- 1 4y
+4 PE firms with Veteran Initatives? 4 4y
0 Reputation? Five Elms Capital 1 4y
+13 Models from advisors that aren't linked 4 4y
+3 Freshman path to FT PE 15 4y
+30 Dallas PE Funds Opinions/Insights? 33 4y
+7 Private credit future outlook 3 4y
+9 Relationship between CPI inflation and asset price inflation 1 4y
+8 Why don't more PE firms buy this? 5 4y
+9 PE Associates on Portfolio Company BOD 7 4y
0 GS AMD Private Credit Opportunistic Investing 6 4y
+29 Warburg Pincus Associate culture/hours 20 4y
+6 2022 TowerBrook reputation 1 4y
+49 Why it's not a bad time to go into PE "the good ol days aren't over" 28 4y
+4 Case Studies to share? 12 4y
+4 Private Equity Case Studies 0 4y
+12 PE on-cycle recruiting for women 8 4y
+3 Post MBA PE at Blackstone? 1 4y
+6 Private Equity Tutor/ Mentor 2 4y
+29 Private Equity Investment Monitoring 6 4y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+6 Distressed 1 4y
+5 Sprott Private Credit 7 4y
0 Eastdil Secured - Interview - Real Estate Data 4y
+3 CD to PE? 1 4y
+12 Understanding a fund’s investment approach and strategies 3 4y
+3 Riverside Partners / Webster Equity Partners, can anyone comment a little on performance / culture / exit / comps 2 4y
+3 Any info on music private equity 4 4y
+6 IB/PE Abroad? 1 4y
0 Insights into Performing Credit? 1 4y
+12 PIMCO Real Estate / Special Sit 8 4y
+3 KKR NextGen Tech Analyst? 1 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+54 KKR NGT vs GA / Insight 33 4y
+1 Sixth Street 10 4y
+14 Symphony Technology Group - Interview 4 4y
+6 Off cycle kicking off soon? 2 4y
+5 What % of fund carry does PE Associate get? 13 4y
+3 Bain Capital Summer 2023 PE 61 4y
+14 Bessemer Venture Parters 12 4y
+3 STG Associate Interview? 2 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
+51 Best BB groups for exiting into BX/APO/KKR 43 4y
0 EQT Partners - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
+46 Car Wash Business - roll-up strategy 28 4y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Littlejohn Reputation 5 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4y
+35 Why private debt and not private equity? 10 4y
+24 Brookfield Capital Partners 16 4y
+103 PE to Tech Advice 47 4y
+11 DL vs RX 11 4y
0 Dream Tier: Top 15 Global PE Funds (my opinion) 5 4y
+8 Hill Path Capital Info Session? 12 4y
+16 Corporate strategy / SWF / MBA 9 4y
+9 BC Partners London - Culture, Comp etc. 6 4y
+3 What banks/PE firms offer off cycle internships? 1 4y
+3 OMERS Private Equity 1 4y
+8 Going to MM PE of staying at GS? 4 4y
+12 How hard is the transition from banking to PE 9 4y
+3 4 Offers!!! What to pick? I would appreciate any help 12 4y
+14 PE recruiting from mid-tier RX 2 4y
0 BlackRock Find Your Future Forum 2022 6 4y
+15 Question about Insight / GA sourcing coverage 3 4y
+13 TA/GA/Insight Tech Investment 10 4y
0 Hamilton Lane - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Nexus Capital 2 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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