+6 What are your top investment ideas for 2022? 1 4y
0 Graham Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Blackstone Strategic Partners 2022 SA 1 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Renege PE to BB 1 4y
0 Please help me pick my internship 0 4y
+13 Blackstone Future Women Leaders Program 2021 25 4y
+3 Semiconductor Investing Scene 6 4y
+25 Best MF to spend career at? 31 4y
+9 Advice For a 19 y/o Associate 5 4y
+6 Final Interview with MD 1 4y
+18 Gap Year Between IB & PE 7 4y
+8 WSJ: Private-Equity Recruiter Pledges to Consider More Diverse Candidates 1 4y
+3 Learning Computer language’s 1 4y
+3 PE Recruiting Tutor-NYC 2 4y
0 Ares Management PE Analyst Salary 5 4y
+9 Will you do well in PE if you were average or below average in IB? 1 4y
+99 Dinged at HSW...Now what? 48 4y
+3 IMCO/HOOPP 1 4y
+9 Which HHs cover who? 4 4y
+13 Ddddd 9 4y
+108 Have you ever sued your employer? 75 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 L'ORÉAL - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Grant Thornton - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Grant Thornton Australia Limited - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
0 Bridge Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 4y
0 Thoughts on True Search Partners? 2 4y
+9 Private Equity/Debt vs Management Consulting 1 4y
+58 About to be fired. How to handle this? 18 4y
+12 Thoughts on Park Square Capital? 6 4y
+14 Deal sourcing, do Mezzanine and sub-debt shops originate opportunities direct? 10 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 JUMP Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 AlpInvest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Secondaries: VP level or Senior Associate Comp / WLB + Case Studies 1 4y
+3 Good Resources for Consumer Investors? 1 4y
+3 Energy Asia Market coverage 1 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Amazon - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Amazon - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 General Electric - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 General Electric - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+13 VP comp LMM PE 8 4y
+9 Can I email HR to ask if I'm moving on in the process? 1 4y
+22 Renewable Project Valuation - am I correct? 3 4y
+17 WLB / Perks at Top GE Associate Roles? 13 4y
+12 Sequoia permanent capital 3 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+5 Sourcing at MF vs Investment Team at UMM PE 5 4y
+4 OTPP, Private Capital Co-op 6 4y
+3 Blackrock Alternatives? 2 4y
+9 Insight Partners analyst program exits? 1 4y
+10 PE to Tech Corporate Development 5 4y
+3 London MM/UMM/MF Case Studies 1 4y
+12 Acquisition Strategy 1 4y
+3 OTPP Fresh Grad HK 8 4y
+9 Learning about deal opportunities 1 4y
+13 MM PE Senior Associate Comp 14 4y
+3 MM IB vs LMM GE 4 4y
0 Andreessen Horowitz - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 PE Secondaries 1HR30 Case study 1 4y
+18 LBO case study - back to basics! 8 4y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Sciens Capital - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
+11 Pre-ipo investing 7 4y
+12 co-GP models 2 4y
+13 Market Research Reports - Helpful / Worth it? 3 4y
+1 Private Equity Conditional Offers 3 4y
+6 Could Glenn Youngkin even pass a 2 hr modeling test anymore? Why should I vote for him? 2 4y
+6 IB Analyst Recruiting for PE Analyst Roles? 6 4y
+9 Help w/ typical carry + coinvest profit example for VP? 2 4y
+3 Associate CRE PE salary in central eastern europe? 2 4y
0 BlackRock - Review - Investor Relations Data 4y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 4y
+27 Ares Management PE Analyst Program 6 4y
+106 Hate banking, don't know what to do. 63 4y
+24 Canadian PE Comp 41 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+26 Which stage of investing feels most like a 'team sport'? 6 4y
+3 PE Firms that recruit from Dartmouth 7 4y
+6 PE group in PF - salary & progression? 3 4y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+23 Cannabis Valuation 14 4y
+10 Questions / DD to judge PE WLB 1 4y
+12 My odds post MBA to join MF PE in the US? IBD needed? 6 4y
+6 Need information: DCF valuation of publicly held infrastructure assets 1 4y
+2 My personal experience - being in a frat/sorority helps you break a LOT 11 4y
+6 CVC Credit London - thoughts? 2 4y
+3 CRE PE Associate salaries in Central Eastern Europe? 1 4y
+12 Apollo Promotion 10 4y
+3 Fifth Wall recruiting? 1 4y
+5 Spectrum Equity Interview - First Round 14 4y
+9 Recruiter Dynamics 1 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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