+19 PE Secondaries 18 4y
+2 Working as a Contractor - How to Structure for Tax Efficiency? 2 4y
+9 Thoughts on Bain Capital Public Equity 1 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 PE Secondaries Advisory vs Investment 1 4y
+6 Blackstone Insurance 1 4y
+6 Do you find your work to be a creative outlet in any way? 1 4y
+6 Carry and Future Tax 10 4y
+7 0000 9 4y
+3 Guggenheim/Rothschild Exits? 1 4y
+1 Brookfield/Apollo Case Studies 2 4y
+3 Are family offices considered private equity? 4 4y
+2 PE firms that give carry at Associate or earlier level 8 4y
+6 Pension Fund Case Study 1 4y
+19 How 'accepting' is PE culture of disabilities? 11 4y
0 Brookfield Private Equity 1 4y
+4 PTO? 5 4y
0 Blackstone Energy Partners 3 4y
+14 Call from HR after Superday at a top PE firm, is it a verbal offer? How should I follow up? 13 4y
+9 Buyside Mezz Credit - ASO job opening 1 4y
0 Apollo PE: 2022 Update on Culture 2 4y
+15 Private Equity Pay London MF->LMM 2 4y
0 Greenlight Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Delete 1 4y
0 MBB to mega funds 1 4y
0 bpifrance - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Fund-of-Fund from a Placement Agent 14 4y
+5 Is Insight Partners recruiting for FT 2022? 15 4y
+6 Any 2023 on cycle updates? 1 4y
+1 jcncnxjjsjdkdncncnncnccnncnc 9 4y
+25 Cerberus culture/work environment (NYC) 37 4y
+3 Usefulness of Arabic in London Buyside 9 4y
+1 IB vs PE Career Strategy 2 4y
0 Constellation Software Inc - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Constellation Software Inc - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Bain Capital Credit Interview 1 4y
+54 Mega fund vs UMM fund for non-target IB Analyst? 18 4y
+4 gaap vs. cash ebitda? What?? confused. 12 4y
0 Apax Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+9 Work Dilema 2 4y
+8 Best HC Shops 7 4y
+2 Wild hobbies 8 4y
+12 Was in an interview for senior role at Top 5 PE, and the interviewer started talking politics, and got annoyed when I didn’t agree. 4 4y
0 KKR Hirevue 1 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 NYC Base and Bonus for Secondaries data 11 4y
0 Presentation technique 1 4y
0 What are considered Megafunds? 5 4y
+6 PE - Managing banking team 1 4y
+4 Stupid Student Question - How Does LP Liquidity Work? 3 4y
+9 Help me understand if this internship position is similar to an investment analyst? 2 4y
+29 Unhappy in PE but what is the alternative? 23 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+1 Primers for Liquid Credit Analyst Roles? 1 4y
0 Partners Group - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
+2 Disclosing current salary / bonus 8 4y
0 Funds taking on debt? 1 4y
+3 Why do we assume all free cash flow is used to pay off debt in LBO? 5 4y
0 Arrowroot Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Neuberger Berman - Interview - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
0 Apax back in the market after 1 yr 2 4y
+7 EBITDA bridges: easy question 4 4y
+4 LBO: equity value = EV? 4 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 ATB Financial - Review - Private Banking Data 4y
0 ATB Financial - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 4y
+3 PE vs Real estate 1 4y
+4 financeable EBITDA vs... EBITDA? what is the difference? 4 4y
+6 Ares Management 1 4y
+6 Emerging Growth Funds - A16Z Growth, Bond, CapitalG, Dragoneer, etc. 3 4y
+10 Negotiating Comp Entry-Level PE Analyst 3 4y
+9 Are there any crossover funds where you can work both on public and private side? 1 4y
+3 WCAS 1 4y
+51 PE Compensation in Italy 23 4y
+15 Lateral Advice 1 4y
0 SAIF Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 SAIF Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 MF Group Info 1 4y
+16 Coffee Chat Advice 2 4y
+1 Financial Times: "Pay at buyout firms ‘dwarfs’ sums on offer to investment bankers" 1 4y
+30 What's your walk away number? 32 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - NA Data 4y
+4 LA private equity 4 4y
0 U.K. IB Analyst to U.S. PE Associate 1 4y
+22 Help on choosing from these 3 offers 26 4y
0 Onex - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Interview - Tax Data 4y
+5 Goals 6 4y
+3 Actis summer associate- round 1? 2 4y
+30 Seed Funding Advice 9 4y
+6 Blackstone Growth 10 4y
0 HarbourVest - 2022 PE Secondaries Recruiting 1 4y
+22 Partners Group 2022 FA Program 70 4y
+27 FIG/FinTech PE - Top Shops 31 4y
+40 Has anyone asked to go remote? My mom is sick 19 4y
+1 Questions about secondaries 1 4y
+17 Silver Lake Culture 23 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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