0 delete 1 4y
+9 PE Ops - Finance Team 1 4y
+3 Do PE summer analyst internships lead to return offers? 2 4y
0 Buyside SAT / ACT Perception 3 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
+16 Hamilton Lane Excel Test 9 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Review - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+1 Thoughts on these KKR Groups 2 4y
0 Riverstone Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+10 Getting into GE from tech? 2 4y
+3 KKR Middle Market Buyout Fund 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 4y
+1 Private Credit internships 1 4y
+6 PE Secondaries advisory case study 1 4y
0 Tinicum Incorporated - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+14 Private Credit / Direct Lending Headhunters 8 4y
+1 Comp expectations for a small PE firm? 3 4y
+3 GE Analyst Comp? 1 4y
+3 Gock vs. Muffin Top 1 4y
0 CVCapital - Review - Industrials Data 4y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
0 ATI (American Triple I Partners) 1 4y
+12 Does anyone regret leaving PE to work at a company? 1 4y
0 MF PE European offices 4 4y
0 Family office PE - pay 4 4y
0 PE Intern Recruiting Straight out of College 2 4y
0 Manulife Asset Management - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Manulife Financial - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 LP Analyst - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+12 MF vs MM PC Interview 3 4y
+3 Private Equity A Casebook by Gumpers, Ivashina and Ruback 1 4y
0 45 min Interview Case Study?? Tips greatly appreciated! 6 4y
+9 Financial Modeling Certificates 1 4y
0 Platinum Equity - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Software Data 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 4y
0 London - From BB IB to MM Infra PE 2 4y
+9 List of Large Co-Investment / Secondary / Fund of Fund Investors 7 4y
+2 Should we LBO Chinas Real Estate Market? 2 4y
+12 Moving from pension fund direct investing to GP 4 4y
0 Sunrise Futures LLC - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+14 Have You Ever Found Fraud during your Diligence Process 12 4y
+4 What does WSO know about CapitalSpring? 6 4y
+3 Does undergrad major matter for PE recruiting coming from MBB 1 4y
+17 Debate: Private Credit vs IB Out of UG 23 4y
0 General Electric - Review - Energy Data 4y
0 General Electric - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+15 Details around Consumer / Retail PE 7 4y
0 Morgan Stanley Private Equity 2 4y
0 Meeting with HR at the End of Interview Process? 1 4y
0 Inclusion by Insight Summit 1 4y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Credit Data 4y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+1 PE Offer - Target Bonus? 2 4y
+44 Senior Associate Comp Benchmarks 35 4y
+10 Compensation for Portfolio Operations Associate in MM/UMM firm? 4 4y
+7 Shortest stint working at a company 26 4y
+9 What is average market pay for an Assc. at a $1B+ MM fund in a T2 city? 7 4y
+4 Consulting to PE - Strategy Roles 1 4y
0 Cinven - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+12 MF Associate Compensation 23 4y
0 CREDIT FUND LBO CASE STUDY INTERVIEW -PLEASE HELP 3 4y
0 Venture & Private Equity Government Position Good for Starting Point? 1 4y
0 Other - Review - Research Data 4y
0 Advice: How to lateral from Canadian LP to American GP 1 4y
0 FDD to PE in US 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Venture Capital Data 4y
+3 Recruit for European PE MF in NYC office 1 4y
+4 Sponsor Cash Equity 1 4y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 How difficult is it to move between endowment/pension funds and FoFs? 4 4y
0 Thoughts on The Riverside Company? 8 4y
+9 Secondaries/co-investments shops in London 11 4y
+3 Anyone know anything about Neuberger Berman’s PE group? 2 4y
0 Help Finding initiation reports 1 4y
+15 Should I go into private credit out of undergrad? 11 4y
+11 Current State of Carlyle 20 4y
+9 Need advice 4 4y
+6 Compliance BS? 1 4y
+5 Comp progression in offer letter 4 4y
0 Neuberger Berman PE 3 4y
0 Pymetrics test 1 4y
+49 Launching My Own Fund 21 4y
0 Catalyst Group - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
+6 Should I retake SAT/ACT for PE recruiting? 9 4y
+10 Global Introductions 2 4y
0 Ascension Health Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+9 PE firms that hire non-target undergrads 3 4y
0 Société Générale - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Sverica International - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+11 T2 consulting to PE 8 4y
+8 Off the wall strategies 3 4y
+3 Recruiting and beyond exhausted 9 4y
+17 Carry as Associate LMM / MM - Please Share 34 4y
+28 Valuation under Discounted cash flow 12 4y
0 Blackstone pymetrics test 2022 3 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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