+11 Mobility from LMM PE 5 4y
+17 Best paying UMM funds? 20 4y
0 Scotiabank - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+20 On-Cycle PE Recruiting From Tier 2/3 Cities 15 4y
+7 Thoughts on Warburger Pincus? 3 4y
0 Partners Group Secondaries Comp and culture? 1 4y
+4 Credit Superday Prep 4 4y
+58 College Decision for PE/IB 47 4y
+1 Deal Success Fees (New Platform) 5 4y
+37 Tips on critical thinking when looking at a CIM 23 4y
+12 Investors on company boards without operating experience? 8 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 Resources for College Student Going Into PE 2 4y
0 PE Funds Flexible About WFH 1 4y
+9 Possible for post-MBA IBD associates to make the jump to buyside? 11 4y
+9 How to go about the process of investing in private equity funds 1 4y
0 HGGC - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 HGGC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+19 JPM Private Credit 3 4y
+12 Best resources for understanding consumer/retail industry? 4 4y
+37 Q&A: Regional bank > Tier 1 IB > PE Large Cap > MF PE 5 4y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+17 Typical PE Culture 8 4y
+23 Partners Group 2020 27 4y
+19 Retrading due to shift in economic backdrop? 3 4y
+38 Carried Interest (Advice / Help!) 9 4y
0 Pantheon Ventures - Review - Operations Data 4y
0 Pantheon Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 4y
+3 PE/PD Investment Manager 1 4y
+74 PE Junior Comp is Light 74 4y
+1 Software recommendations? 1 4y
+9 What to do to prepare for PE Associate year 1? 2 4y
+9 Bank of America IB or Blackstone Strategic Partners? 7 4y
0 Eurazeo - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Current PE hiring London 2 4y
+10 Deal experience for PE recruiting - can you fake it till you make it? 8 4y
0 Do most PE firms offer carry? 4 4y
0 Which PE funds are worth taking over GS TMT? 1 4y
0 PE ASO Early / Off-Cycle Start? 1 4y
0 First Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 First Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Getting Fired in PE 2 4y
0 Thoughts on an Early Start / Off-Cycle for PE ASO? 1 4y
+31 T5 Med School Medical Student Interested in Working as an MD on a Life Science PE Group 18 4y
0 How much does GA/Insight/Summit pay at analyst level? 1 4y
0 Voyager Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Robert W. Baird & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 What's the EBITDA Add Back Situation These Days? 1 4y
+7 Structuring a Transaction 1 4y
0 Long Ridge Equity Partners 6 4y
0 How much do MDs make in MFPE? 1 4y
+4 Best Tier 2 Cities for IB exit op into PE/VC 7 4y
0 LBO Model Help 3 4y
+4 PE Opportunities After MBA? 1 4y
+23 Does MM bizdev within PE suck? Going from the investment to the bizdev side... Anyone done it before? 7 4y
+34 MM FIG PE - Corsair, Lovell Minnick, Flexpoint 21 4y
0 Interview question: asset vs equity side DCF 1 4y
+3 PE / PC Firms With Strong Entertainment / Media Vertical? 7 4y
+18 Have You Purchased a WSO Course in the past? Win a Seat to Saturday's PE Interview Bootcamp ($497 Value) 2 4y
0 Aterian Investment Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+9 Seeking Lower MM Senior PE or Corporate Dev Professionals 1 4y
+19 Asking for a raise in a virtual environment 1 4y
+3 Pension Liabilities? 1 4y
+27 Which is more important in PE: IQ or EQ? 23 4y
+4 monomoy capital partners interview? 7 4y
+8 Credit interview prep? 7 4y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+79 Reasons why one should not go into PE in 2022? 32 4y
0 Castle Harlan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 SK Capital Partners 8 4y
+3 SK Capital PE 6 4y
+7 How long to build a full operational model? 3 4y
0 Development Finance Options - LIHTC, PE or Hard Money 1 4y
+6 Operational / Value Oriented MM Funds? 3 4y
0 Bain Capital Credit - Case Study help 5 4y
+34 PE to HF paycut? 19 4y
+3 Treeline Capital 1 4y
+11 PE associate comp in London 21 4y
+6 Are there any true crossover funds where you cover both publics and privates at the VP level? 7 4y
+3 a16z go-to-market team 0 4y
+6 Insight Partners SA 2023 1 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Analytics Data 4y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 4y
+3 Special opportunities comp? 1 4y
+8 What % of PE Associates actually make at least senior VP? 1 4y
+26 KKR vs CS FSG/LevFin 17 4y
+269 No country for old I-bankers (starting a mid-career thread for finance professionals) 65 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+28 Offer rescinded - venting 19 4y
+17 West Coast UMM/MF B-School placement and compensation 2 4y
+3 Qualitative Analysis and Business Strategy Books/Readings to become a better analyst? 2 4y
0 B-School Placement across PE Firms (2022) 3 4y
+25 Why is Management Rollover not affecting IRR?! 14 4y
+6 Help - Modelling Test? 3 4y
+3 PE SA 2023 Pay 1 4y
+1 CD&R WLB / comp 5 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Review - Generalist Data 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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