0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Kohls - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Kohls - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 PE Opportunity Pitch - WSO Network 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+4 Now that PE is recruiting from college 10 4y
+16 UMM/MF Firms at VP+ level 3 4y
+35 Nobody wants to hire a PE Associate post-MBA? 14 4y
+3 Product or coverage group for breaking in to PE? 2 4y
+13 Best path to private equity 2 4y
+1 Clawbacks- Blackstone Analyst 5 4y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Accel Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 4y
+6 Private Equity Outlook 2 4y
+13 Why don't strategic acquirers do LBOs 4 4y
+44 Private Credit/DL --> IB --> PE 41 4y
0 Delete 1 4y
0 GS PE - Thoughts? 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 4y
+7 Lower MM PE Associate Comp 8 4y
0 Will doing P72 Summer Academy hurt chances for buyside? 12 4y
+10 ER to PE, is this role worth it? 3 4y
+14 Bain Capital Credit? 32 4y
0 PE Recruiting without closed deals 2 4y
+56 Why has this forum become so pro-MM and anti-SM? 38 4y
0 Sixth Street Comp / Culture 1 4y
+13 Joining PE a year early? 11 4y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 4y
+18 Should I back out of my current offer for a new one 9 4y
+3 Individual leverage lines for co-investment 4 4y
+16 Private Credit Co-Invest / Carry - Tax Efficiencies 6 4y
+52 Interning @ 38. 24 4y
+22 Cerberus Capital Management (2019) 9 4y
+10 Inherited Coal Business: what to do now? 5 4y
+13 Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) spring tech PE internship 10 4y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 4y
+22 Why did you get into infrastructure PE? 13 4y
+2 250MM HF vs 3.8b PE Fund 4 4y
0 Capital Markets -> MBA -> PE? 1 4y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
+9 Job opportunities - Big 4 Valuations vs. A&M vs. PE ops role 1 4y
0 Modelandum financial modelling Mock Tests 1 4y
+7 How do Senior Bankers help junior bankers exit? 2 4y
+70 Why do Top PE analysts / associates go to Tiger Cubs? 35 4y
0 Monomoy Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 PE Analyst Lateral Recruiting 7 4y
+9 Reneging from On-Cycle 4 4y
+13 How to make sure I get in front of Head Hunters for On-Cycle PE Recruiting 2 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+10 Falfurrias Capital Partners. 8 4y
+3 Advice for your 30s 1 4y
+10 Help: Salary Negotiations Financial Analyst Private Credit Lending First Job UNDERGRAD 3 4y
+9 Mid-Level Career in PE - Transferrable Skillset? 2 4y
0 HGGC Thoughts? 3 4y
0 How often do PE firms hire directly from a PropCo? 1 4y
+37 SPAC Opportunities 15 4y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 4y
+1 Living in different city from fund 3 4y
+1 Distressed HF Exits? 4 4y
+3 1st year MBA internship search in Dallas 1 4y
+3 Blackstone Future Women Leaders Program 2022 1 4y
+8 Suggestions for best LBO prep resources? 3 4y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Second Year Analyst On-Cycle 4 4y
+9 Getting Smoked As 1st Yr (in ok BB group)— How to Position This For On-Cycle? 1 4y
0 Summit Partners Worklife and Culture 2 4y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+18 Signed Offer During Oncycle I Regret 14 4y
+43 Bombed a PE Modelling Test - Should message the interviewers explaining myself? 20 4y
+6 Actis- summer associate role? 1 4y
+13 Centerbridge generalist? 12 4y
+12 How much sampling bias is there in the WSO PE community? 9 4y
0 Associate to VP comp bump 6 4y
+12 morgan stanley alternative investment partners 10 4y
0 Anyone know of any good Investment Memo examples? 1 4y
+6 Moving from a PE firm to a principal investments buyouts group at an investment bank 6 4y
0 OSP 2021 PE Comp Report 3 4y
+16 Inappropriate PE Firm Name 14 4y
0 Delete 1 4y
+1 MF PE Entry Comp 16 4y
0 Dear All,Wanted to request for guidance on whether it is possible to move at VP1 level from BB IB to PE in SGP/Asia. Would be grateful for guidance. 1 4y
0 Salary Negotiations 3 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 TPG going public 2 4y
+10 Baring Private Equity Asia - Reputation? 8 4y
0 If I wanted to start a sketchy, unethical PE shop, what would I have to do? 2 4y
0 The Riverside Company - updated info? 6 4y
+6 What is like working in an asset manager that mostly executes on PE secondaries and co-investments and little direct investment? 5 4y
0 Delete 1 4y
+3 Post-MBA MF PE Lifestyle 3 4y
0 Cold Calling / Sourcing Deals for PE Shop 9 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+54 Why isn’t this discussed more? 20 4y
+125 Family Office Private Equity 34 4y
+10 Interning @ 38. 2 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 3 months free before FT position : PE internship ? Consulting internship ? 1 4y

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  • 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%
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August 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
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  • 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
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