0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+9 Reverse Commute 5 4y
+10 Brookfield Private Equity Group 5 4y
+12 TPG vs. Veritas vs. New Mountain 7 4y
+5 Updated views on Chicago PE? GTCR/MDP/BDT 4 4y
0 Providence Equity - Review - Software Data 4y
+98 OfficeHours Fake Employee LinkedIn 10 4y
+6 Recruiting Timelines for PE 1 4y
+8 PE Secondaries Question 8 4y
+6 Getting Pushed Out < 1 Year Into the Role 7 4y
+1 Opportunistic Fund / Special Sits Learning Resources 4 4y
+8 KKR SA 2022 Insurance Strategy & Strategic Finance 9 4y
+1 Fifth Wall 5 4y
+4 PE First Year Analyst 2 4y
0 Shadow Carry 1 4y
0 University Venture Fund - Review - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 University Venture Fund - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Tikehau Capital - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Tikehau Capital - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Onex Falcon - Thoughts? 2 4y
+9 Staying in Banking vs leaving for PE 3 4y
+6 Leap29 / Novus Executives 1 4y
0 CD&R Associate Experience 2 4y
+15 ‘22 Off-cycle - PE Associate Comp 47 4y
+3 CVC Tech group in London 1 4y
+13 Onex vs. Altas in Canada 3 4y
+54 Infrastructure Players 23 4y
+19 Is Private Equity oversaturated, overhyped, and overrated? 10 4y
+7 777 Partners in Miami 13 4y
+15 MF to MF Lateral 22 4y
0 Off Cycle Starting This Week? 2 4y
+3 When exactly are timelines for PE/IB/Other buyside firms? 1 4y
+2 PE FoF Compensation 11 4y
+6 Recruiting for On-Cycle as 3rd Year? 1 4y
+12 Tailwind Capital 7 4y
+8 My Offer 28 4y
+171 KKR PE straight out of undergrad vs top BB? 101 4y
0 Golub Capital - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
0 Golub Capital - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
+3 REIT VS PE Acquisitions 1 4y
+6 ‘22/‘23 Virtual On-Cycle Shenanigans 2 4y
+1 Exit Terms for Carry and Fund Interest 6 4y
0 VP comp at MM fund? Is this street? 6 4y
+3 Technicals from On-Cycle 13 4y
+6 Finance Jobs with Good Vacation Policies 1 4y
+1 Onex PE 11 4y
+3 What is your dream PE fund? 2 4y
+42 Private Funds Group (CS/UBS etc) 9 4y
0 Reinvest take-private LBO? 1 4y
0 PE Analyst Comp (NYC/SF) 4 4y
+3 How did SF Bankers do for NYC PE On Cycle? 6 4y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
+37 Question regarding majority stake LBO 11 4y
+23 PE Recruiting LDN- How fluent must one be in languages? 9 4y
+6 Blackstone SA 2023 2 4y
0 Which sell-side position/department gives you the highest chance of breaking in to PE? 1 4y
+10 How do you justify your job to family & friends 2 4y
+2 Search Fund Internship? 3 4y
0 Graham Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+33 Offer decision help for UMM (legacy vs up and coming) 22 4y
+7 Blackstone RE SA 2023 Interview 3 4y
+1 Dear Recruiters, 6 4y
0 2023 oncycle for international students 9 4y
+7 Superday - What does HR mean??? 21 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+12 Interview Question 1 4y
+1 3-Month SOFR Curve 8 4y
+7 Growth Equity-like Infrastructure PE - Exit Opps? 2 4y
0 Raine Group - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+5 BDT vs. other UMMs? 4 4y
+314 I love prestige. 19 4y
+31 What’s the mega fund cutoff? 30 4y
+12 London / Europe Headhunters 13 4y
+5 Do I still need to make my slides look nice in PE? 4 4y
0 PE Associate Comp - Any Outliers? 1 4y
+4 Real Estate Private Equity recruiting 5 4y
+36 Venture Debt? 24 4y
+10 Interview for mega caps or wait? 9 4y
0 The lack of talent in secondaries 1 4y
+13 2022 - Off Cycle Recruiting 11 4y
+16 GP stakes investing 12 4y
0 Can I get an intern at my mid thirties 1 4y
+37 Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe Info? 17 4y
+10 Breaking into Finance- First-Year Student 1 4y
0 Vista vs. Clearlake? 5 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+3 Platinum Equity / HIG Capital / Other Large AUM Funds 5 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+31 Any insight on TA Associates? 20 4y
+4 Public company LBO minority stake 2 4y
0 Altamont Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Altamont Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Goldman Private Credit 5 4y
+6 GI Partners Info? 1 4y
+6 Berkshire vs. Bain Capital 9 4y
+26 Experienced Resume Help 3 4y
+6 Delete 1 4y
+3 Off Cycle Opportunities 1 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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