0 Operating lease and WC adjustments 3 4y
+3 Ares Private Equity 1st Year Analyst Comp w/bonus 1 4y
+6 Aerospace & Defense | Active PE 6 4y
+3 PE Secondaries 7 4y
0 PwC - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 4y
0 Best Paid Sources of M&A Market Data 2 4y
+3 Arlington Capital Partners 4 4y
+5 Networking for PE? 3 4y
0 Blue Sage Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Blue Sage Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+11 Healthcare PE - Advice Needed 3 4y
0 Ridgemont Equity Partners 1 4y
+9 Target Acquisition 1 4y
0 Accel Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Accel Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Permira Growth insights - Menlo 2 4y
+24 Moving from FoF / Next Steps 10 4y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Moelis & Company - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+5 Thoughts on Fifth Wall’s Climate Fund 2 4y
+3 Ares - Black Creek SA22 1 4y
+16 Senior Associate choices - high performing, low key fund, or name brand fund everyone knows? 4 4y
+9 Landmark Partners 2022 FT 4 4y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+149 PE associate/VP net worth check 149 4y
+27 Finance kids criticism 16 4y
+14 MF & UMM Private Credit Associate comp/hours 17 4y
0 OMERS - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 Anyone have info on KKR's Middle Market PE team? 1 4y
+28 How to talk to my bosses about respecting my work schedule? 3 4y
+13 Advent v/s BX 13 4y
+9 Dallas PE Rankings 1 4y
+9 Light Street Capital Info/Comp/Hours/Reputation 1 4y
+7 Backing out of PE interviews / processes 3 4y
+4 Comp at BDC Capital 2 4y
0 Warrants rollover 2 4y
0 K1 Investment Management - Review - Investment Research Data 4y
0 K1 Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 BNP Paribas - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 What does a Private Equity balance sheet look like? What about their P&L? 5 4y
+3 PE -- Has Alpine Investors raised analyst starting salaries? 1 4y
+7 Summit Partners SA 2022 9 4y
+3 TPG Internet Digital Media & Comms. 3 4y
0 Rialto Capital Management - Interview - Other Data 4y
+10 PE Proprietary Dealflow 4 4y
+4 ELI5: Private Equity and Insurance 3 4y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+16 Work in secondaries for a respected shop - want to move to control buyouts - IBD/Consulting make sense? 5 4y
+17 Advice: drop second major for GPA? 5 4y
+1 On Cycle Recruiting 1 4y
+6 Altaris Capital Partners 1 4y
+14 Long term career--PE vs AM 5 4y
+14 Short Interview ... Long Conversation 6 4y
+3 Welsh Carson in 2021 1 4y
0 GCM Grosvenor - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 GCM Grosvenor - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+6 LLR Partners culture/comp/exits/interview process 1 4y
+4 GIP Culture / Interview Process 6 4y
+3 Sixth Street Partners in Texas 2 4y
0 Learning about different types of debt. Where? 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
+9 How to use IB to prepare for PE after you have your offer? 1 4y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+7 Crossover Tech Funds? 4 4y
+31 Incline Equity and PNC RiverArch 27 4y
0 Oak Hill Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+13 Temasek Investment Group (IG) NYC 48 4y
+3 Sixth Street 6 4y
+12 Pro-rated bonus question 6 4y
+2 Headhunters in Houston 2 4y
+25 Temasek Summer 2022 54 4y
0 Audax Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+6 How much of your work is solitary vs teamwork? 2 4y
+9 Bain Capital 2022 - On-cycle results 1 4y
0 CGS CIMB Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+20 Cap table scenario to minimize dilutive fundraising 6 4y
0 Private Equity Executive Summary 1 4y
+10 Did you recently go through PE recruiting? A reporter from Bloomberg would like to interview you 6 4y
0 Warburg Pincus SIG (Strategic Investment) 5 4y
0 Spectrum Equity Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+4 Just got into PE but they want me to start in 10 days. (Quitting job) 6 4y
0 Blackstone strategic partners - thoughts? 6 4y
+32 Harlem Capital "self-defined" diversity 19 4y
+1 Am I being underpaid? 5 4y
+10 Best NYC PE Firms Culture 8 4y
0 Centerbridge Founders Fellowship 2021-2022 3 4y
0 I HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU!! Appeal to the Collective Intelligence of this forum 2 4y
+9 Did the recruiter mess up my interview? 1 4y
+11 IB SA -> PE Analyst 11 4y
0 Second year analysts - PE plans? 1 4y
+4 How legit is it when a search fund claims backing from some very high profile individuals? 5 4y
+7 From The Heart Home Care 1 4y
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 4y
+3 Apollo Investment Strategy 6 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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