+1 Ares Full-Time PE Analyst 1 4y
+13 Insight Partners 2022 Full-time Investment Analyst Recruiting 71 4y
+9 Healthcare PE Funds 5 4y
+6 IB 2022 Exits 2 4y
+16 IB vs PE Rationale 5 4y
+9 Am I getting scammed with comp??? 2 4y
0 AlphaSights LTD - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
+12 How does Carry and Co-Invest work for PE Associates 2 4y
+3 SLP 2023 SA 1 4y
+9 Liquid credit versus private credit 1 4y
+3 FT PE Analyst 2023 1 4y
+4 MF Real Estate PE vs BB IBD 1 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 4y
+6 Participating preferred & Pari Passu 1 4y
+11 Tech PE & GE From non-EVR/CVP EBs in 2022 3 4y
+3 Thoughts on PE Awards / Ranks? 1 4y
+13 Average MM PE VP Comp 13 4y
+1 How soon is too soon to lateral at the Director level 3 4y
+5 Is 2/20 dying? Was it ever universal? 2 4y
+7 Most amusing part of PE diligence... 1 4y
0 Credit interview at Bain Capital for SA ‘23 in 5 days… How do I prep? 7 4y
+24 Credit Associate comp at Monroe Capital 18 4y
0 Accel Partners insights 2 4y
+4 Angel Island Capital / GGC 3 4y
+5 How have you seen Senior ppl getting pushed out? 5 4y
+63 Comp - VP for New LMM Fund? 29 4y
0 Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe WCAS - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 New Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 L Catterton - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
+2 What title do you use for Linkedin? 2 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Constellation Software Inc - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Constellation Software Inc - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 4y
+3 is it a good idea to work in corp dev for PE subsidiary 1 4y
0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Veritas Investments Inc - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 4y
+3 Summer 2023 dates/times 1 4y
0 University of Texas - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Atlas Holdings LLC - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+51 Taking Firm Files Before Quitting your Job 40 4y
0 University of Texas - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Hercules Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+15 How do you value technology businesses with no revenue but great tech? 6 4y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Investment Research Data 4y
0 GI Partners - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
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
+23 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

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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