0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+17 Everything is on sale 10 4y
+3 Vps come one come all. Describe your roles 1 4y
+10 Anyone have any Information on Arlington Capital Partners (ACP)? 5 4y
+14 Blackstone Private Equity vs. Life Sciences: differences 6 4y
+6 Insight into comp at following MFs 1 4y
+12 Harvest 2 4y
+15 Submitted an Incomplete Model Test - Am I Cut? 2 4y
+8 Golden Gate Capital thoughts? 8 4y
+23 PE Fund Evaluation Software 4 4y
+132 PE Funds that Win - and IB that Tries 20 4y
+4 Off Cycle Final Rounds Response Time 9 4y
0 AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Big 4 Strategy and Transactions Exit opps 6 4y
0 Bow River Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+11 Associate to VP w/o MBA? 11 4y
+57 Levering Up for Co-Invest: Good or Bad Idea? 22 4y
+78 PE Comp Question - VP / Principal Level 33 4y
+3 Partners Group Secondaries Team? 1 4y
+21 How does recruiting via headhunters work for comp? 9 4y
+6 Why do people hate on REPE? 2 4y
+4 PE firm valuation 1 4y
+12 Internship relevance for Associate roles (London) 2 4y
+12 Private Equity in Brazil as a European? 7 4y
0 Carmelina Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Special Situations Resources? 4 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+13 Who makes more: manager or 1% owner 5 4y
+6 BB in Chicago any shot at MF PE ? 7 4y
+3 Silver Lake NYC vs Menlo 4 4y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Clearlake Industrials 1 4y
+113 EVR M&A Class of 2019 Exits 51 4y
0 bpifrance - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 bpifrance - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 MF base comp 1 4y
+6 How to land the return offer 1 4y
+20 Debating in PE or REPE 16 4y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 4y
+15 Weighing 2 offers - RE PE vs MM PE 6 4y
+5 Alpine Investors vs Susquehanna Growth 2 4y
+6 Anyone know anything about Highview Capital in LA? 3 4y
+16 berkshire vs genstar 8 4y
+3 Power point Case study advice 1 4y
+3 Thoughts on Brighton Park Capital? 1 4y
+12 IP Law grad to Compliance Consulting, to possibly HF/PE?! 5 4y
+3 Florida Opportunities and Recruiting 1 4y
+6 What is going on at Golden Gate Capital? 1 4y
+109 Burned Out - Quitting w/o an offer? 39 4y
+16 Transition from LMM to UMM / MF? 6 4y
+3 Have mid-year review. Who is manager/team lead? 1 4y
+4 GIC in SF 9 4y
+4 Direct Lending/ Private Credit Compensation 10 4y
+6 SA "Sourcing Role" Questions 3 4y
+17 PE Case Studies swap 21 4y
0 Ardian - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+4 GS MBD Final Round 82 4y
+9 Apollo Credit 7 4y
+3 PE vs PC or...? 3 4y
+11 Tech PE: Clearlake, Francisco, Vista, Thoma Bravo, Silver Lake 19 4y
+8 How do people allocate money for retirement while in their analyst years on Wall Street? 15 4y
+8 Working for Brand / E-Comm Aggregators? 3 4y
0 Pathway Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Pathway Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 The state of the credit markets 1 4y
+4 Carry just got way lower?? 2 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Credit Data 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+25 Stay at GS or go to mid tier MF 10 4y
+9 Investor Relations vs Strategy/Operations in Tech 1 4y
+32 What's gonna be hot next? 19 4y
+24 Is Sky High PE Comp Here To Stay? 19 4y
+1 Is USD240k total comp too low for 2nd year associate at MM PE ? 7 4y
+5 2023 Associate Comp 2 4y
0 Lone Star Funds - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+275 Warburg Pincus 2021 FT Analyst 262 4y
+15 Best stepping-stone from FP&A to PE? 6 4y
+3 Bad Grades - CS Major 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Secondaries Data 4y
+7 West Palm Beach or SF? Deciding where to move for PE 1 4y
+16 Advent vs Berkshire 11 4y
+30 Advent International - Any recent opinions? 31 4y
+3 PE and Outside Business Activity 2 4y
+22 Noob question on DCF vs. Comps valuation 5 4y
+3 LMM or MM Turnaround Focused Private Equity - Benchmarks/Fund Terms 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - NA Data 4y
+2 H.I.G. Capital modelling test 2 4y
+3 KKR CPS 1 4y
+22 Is Private Equity at all like Venture Capital? 6 4y
+24 WTF happens to VP's and Principals that don't make Partner? 28 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 KKR Customized Portfolio Solutions 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+25 2023 PE Associate Comp 37 4y
0 Origin Merchant Partners - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 Understanding legal docs 2 4y
+5 Thoughts on GTCR Fintech? 7 4y
+9 Apollo's Energy Group? 7 4y
0 Golub Capital - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets 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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