+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
+3 BX Raises? 6 4y
+12 FOF Modeling Test Question 10 4y
+23 In what ways does your Associate program "alma mater" matter going forward? 2 4y
+10 Post-MBA Lateral Market 2 4y
0 Benefits to MM PE vs MF PE? 1 4y
+20 What do LPs envy about GP role? 15 4y
+6 Diversity in Private Equity 3 4y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+12 Private Equity Headwinds — Trouble in Paradise? 2 4y
+3 MF Credit Relocation Bonuses 1 4y
+11 PE Associate Offer - Relo Package 8 4y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Investments Data 4y
+6 NEA Venture Fellowship 2021 1 4y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 4y
+2 Software PE case study prep / advice 2 4y
+6 Excel Lambda Function - Do you use it? 1 4y
+3 Thoughts on Dutch Infra investors? 1 4y
+18 Recruiting for PE Analysts? 12 4y
+8 Advice for private credit case study 6 4y
+9 Scaling Credit Portfolio - Ideas? 1 4y
+3 Case study / Modeling test - Private Capital Advisory (Secondaries) 1 4y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+4 Modeling test went poorly, should I bail? 2 4y
+12 UMM / MM funds in NYC with strong WLB? 12 4y
+3 Hours in very late stage growth at VP level role? 5 4y
+7 Interview Help for MSD Capital 15 4y
0 Landmark Partners - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Question regarding Offers 1 4y
+3 PE tech fund interviews 2 4y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+79 Intro - Partner at HHCP 19 4y
+9 Right decision & next career step 1 4y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+9 Company Analysis Report / Summary Urgent Help 1 4y
+16 Secondary PE out of undergrad? 7 4y
+7 JMI Equity Analyst Role 3 4y
0 Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital Team - Updated Info 2 4y
+7 Best role for building investor network? 1 4y
+16 Arcline PE SA/Analyst Program 10 4y
+3 Growing Funds 1 4y
+8 Warburg 5 4y
+3 M&A case study 1 4y
0 Perella Weinberg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+20 PE vs Tiger/SM Asset Class 8 4y
+16 Info on Peak Rock Capital 5 4y
+57 Abandoning Private equity 26 4y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 JPB Partners? 1 4y
+24 Impact Funds 8 4y
+6 PE/ HF/ IB firms with US internships for sophomores 1 4y
+12 Sovereign Funds that recruit out of UG 1 4y
+6 Does prestige matter in SF? 0 4y
+5 Year-end Comp Benchmarking 6 4y
+7 Working with same headhunter when lateraling? 5 4y
0 Axa - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Question of Start-up Funding Rounds 2 4y
+5 GIP Offers 15 4y
+20 Background checks - bad referees 7 4y
+4 MF PE vs MM PE 9 4y
+6 Hi guys! Could anyone be so kind and pm some LBO cases for interview prep? Would appreciate it so much and deeply thank you! Preparing for interviews! 8 4y
+1 Why is PE so top-heavy? 1 4y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

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  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
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  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
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  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
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  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
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