0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+12 London offer decision help 2 4y
0 Indeed - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Pharus Advisors - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Susquehanna Growth Equity - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Inverness Graham Investments - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 PE Lateraling - Switching Industries 1 4y
0 OFFICIAL POLL IB VS PE prestige level 5 4y
0 Shore Capital Partners - Interview - NA Data 4y
+75 Calculation of Goodwill in Acquisition? 86 4y
+9 how do the lemmings decide first 1 4y
+12 Urgent help!! infra model test 4 4y
+15 Blackstone GSO /KKR/Apollo Private Credit vs Other PE 11 4y
0 Partners Group - Review - Industrials Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 4y
0 PE CASE STUDY MATERIALS OR PRECEDENTS 2 4y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 4y
+3 Benefit of long-dated / permanent capital funds? 1 4y
+19 Houston PE - Where should I look? 8 4y
+6 Sophisticated / Accredited Investors Co-Investment Deal Flow 1 4y
0 GS MBD Credit London 2 4y
+9 Consulting to private equity 1 4y
0 FOCUS Bankers - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Interview - Private Banking Data 4y
+7 what does it mean to be a board member [linkedin] ?? 8 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Interview - Investor Relations Data 4y
+6 Hertz LBO solution 15 4y
+7 Charlottesville, VA 3 4y
+12 PE Firms With Complex/Hairy Deals 17 4y
+8 MSIM Private Equity Insights 7 4y
0 CFA or REFM? 4 4y
+12 Final Round Interview Tomorrow 2 4y
+11 PE SUPERDAY 1 4y
0 BX SP 22 1 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Special Situations Group Data 4y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 How important is a reference from your employer for post-HSW recruiting? 4 4y
+15 Private Credit/DL Landscape 11 4y
+9 Paceline Equity Case Study 1 4y
0 Paragon Capital Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 I’m starting my first PE internship in a week, how do I do well? 1 4y
0 Accel-KKR - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Reference issues 1 4y
+12 Lateral to MF vs Stay at Current MM? 8 4y
+11 How to value properties overseas - DCF (?) 9 4y
+10 PE Rollup Interview 2 4y
0 Performance Based comp for PE Intern -- Bullshit? 3 4y
+17 Profits Interest 7 4y
+65 Is PE a dead end? 38 4y
+6 As an Investor what are items to look for to decide to invest debt or equity? 1 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+3 Thoughts on remote interview for on-cycle 2022? 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Career Setbacks 1 4y
+6 325MM L/S HF vs. 1.9b PE 4 4y
+4 TorQuest Rep/Culture etc. (Toronto PE) 4 4y
+10 DCF with subsidiaries overseas 6 4y
0 Understanding Most Common PE Businesses 1 4y
+9 Info on GIP and I Squared? 2 4y
0 Lion Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
+7 LP led secondaries 5 4y
+20 BX Perks 12 4y
0 Portco to fund 1 4y
0 Stopped getting Henkel Search Partners emails 1 4y
0 Commonfund - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+5 Real options valuation? 1 4y
+3 PE Secondaries 2 4y
0 Insane Work Habits 4 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 PE Compensation Bumps? 1 4y
+8 IR internship PE? 1 4y
0 StepStone Private Debt 5 4y
+3 Private Credit Case Study PPT 1 4y
+8 Is it okay to leave my job after one year at a prestigious institutional investor? 3 4y
0 Middle Market Infrastructure Fund vs. MF - Associate Pay 1 4y
+3 Two Sigma Impact PE 3 4y
+11 Final year of Uni - how much should I bother? 6 4y
+9 Presentation help? 5 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
+3 PE Interview Guide 1 4y
0 Romney's Italian Job 17 4y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Rosecliff Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 T. Rowe PE 3 4y
0 Temasek - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 PE Recruiting in Australia from US 1 4y
+15 Best practices when it comes to dealing with stress and anxiety 10 4y
+9 CPP Investment Board case study 19 4y
+9 stepstone group 9 4y
0 TeleSoft Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Sixpoint Partners.. anyone hear of them? 9 4y
+1 Long-term career in Credit? 8 4y
0 Abacus Capital Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 KKR Credit - Comp & Hours 13 4y
0 NTM EV/REVENUE and EV/EBITDA 4 4y
+22 Joining a new fund? 4 4y
+13 Modeling Earn-Outs in LBOs 2 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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