+3 Risk Management/Quant Research Interview Questions 1 5y
+9 Follow up with 1st round interviewer or 2nd round interviewer? 2 5y
+21 Prepping for Bain Capital (PE) associate interview: Best resources? 5 5y
+3 PE Investor Relations Case Study Interview 1 5y
0 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 5y
+15 Transition from Capital Markets to Real Estate Private Equity 2 5y
+6 How to walk through a past deal during an interview 1 5y
0 Deloitte - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+12 Is the $299 WSO PE guide worth it? 1 5y
+75 Transitioning Culture: Distressed Deal 16 5y
+6 Sam Zell's fund EGI 3 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Autos Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Autos Data 5y
+9 PE - Finance (accounting) analyst to investment role 1 5y
+51 2 year PE MF program with MBA requirement - potential exits? 15 5y
0 Temasek - Interview - Investments Data 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Investments Data 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
+6 Landmark Partners - PE Secondaries- Opinions? 3 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Walmart - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+15 LEK to PE, timing 9 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Union Park Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+9 How to best "make a connection" during informational interviews 1 5y
+34 Consulting projects for PE firms 12 5y
0 Eldridge Industries - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+3 Asking explicitly about compensation and progression after receiving an offer? 1 5y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+3 Winding Path - IB to PE to IB to PE? 1 5y
+14 Fortune 200 FP&A > Big 4 Financial/Strategy Consulting > Fortune 50 FP&A > Private Equity? 3 5y
+6 LBO Model Practice Sources? 3 5y
+3 Kingfish Group 1 5y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Interview - Financial Services Data 5y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Gap Year Recruiting 1 5y
+18 LMM PE Buyer Questions? 3 5y
+13 preferred equity investment 5 5y
+6 PE & Junior Exchanges 1 5y
+15 B4 Audit > TAS/FDD > PE Resume Template 5 5y
+15 Private Equity Investor Relations/Business Development 2 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Breaking down fixed vs variable costs in modeling? 2 5y
0 G2 Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+18 Representation and Warranties 2 5y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Review - Other Advisory Data 5y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Salary & Bonus - Other Advisory Data 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Interview - Financial Services Data 5y
0 CIVC Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+9 What do I do with my FINRA licenses now that I am in PE? 4 5y
+16 BIWS modeling vs real life? 9 5y
+7 This post has been deleted 5 5y
0 Actera Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+12 Credit Fund - General interview questions for Grad (topics for interview, EBITAR, case study) 1 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+14 Differences in career path between MM vs Megafund PE? 2 5y
+12 How do I get out of origination? 1 5y
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
+18 Turnaround Strategies for Distressed Companies 6 5y
+3 Post-MBA case study 1 5y
+27 Credit to PE 8 5y
+22 Volcker Rule and PE Groups at iBanks? 6 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 5y
0 CCMP Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+12 Looking for advice on how to prepare for a future career in PE. 1 5y
+41 What do PE associates like to hear in an interview? 8 5y
+72 Private Equity Burn Out 47 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+23 Reneging on a PE Offer 2 5y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+18 EV question 3 5y
+16 PE Associate - Co-Invest 16 5y
+56 Can someone please explain this to me? 23 5y
+44 What are board meetings like? 16 5y
+14 Infrastructure PE Interview (Intern) 4 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations Data 5y
0 Marlin Equity - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+13 Good Short-Term Investments? Bonds? 5 5y
0 JMI Equity - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+12 MM PE Analyst Questions 1 5y
0 OMERS - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+3 Median Carry interest points/Promote for VP/Director/MD 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.5%
  • Blackstone Group 99.0%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.4%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 97.9%
  • Bain Capital 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.5%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.4%
  • Ardian 97.9%
  • Bain Capital 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.5%
  • Bain Capital 99.0%
  • Blackstone Group 98.4%
  • Warburg Pincus 97.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (22) $569
  • Vice President (92) $362
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (91) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (206) $266
  • 1st Year Associate (387) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (29) $154
  • 2nd Year Analyst (83) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (246) $122
  • Intern/Summer Associate (32) $82
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (314) $59
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