+28 Moving from non-MBB consulting to PE 8 4y
+8 Blackstone 2022 PE Analyst Process 1 4y
0 How to succeed in PE interviews 1 4y
0 Bregal Partners 1 4y
+7 Anyone have any info on Lindsay Goldberg? 11 4y
0 Intermediate Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Any recommendation on how to present a corporate bond research? 1 4y
0 How to get PE internships in Los Angeles 1 4y
+26 Rolled Equity - Actual Mechanics 3 4y
0 Eldridge Industries 13 4y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Coffee Chat with MD from a MF - advice 1 4y
0 Brookstone Partners - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Brookstone Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+5 bay area PE shops 9 4y
0 INVESCO Asset Management - Review - NA Data 4y
+4 PE Analyst program 1 4y
+10 Los Angeles private equity opportunities 7 4y
0 IB to CorpDev - Who is flying Business/First? 2 4y
+6 How to find investment ideas? 2 4y
+33 Fund of funds / Analyst role - exit opps 14 4y
+1 Is Wavemaker Partners prestigious (internship)? 4 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+10 GI Partners 9 4y
0 L Catterton - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 L Catterton - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
+18 How do you calculate net IRR and gross IRR? 2 4y
0 Secondary PE Analyst to Corp Dev? 1 4y
+20 URGENT - MBB vs MM/UMM PE 15 4y
+5 Tips for Modeling Test 1 4y
0 Sequoia Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 4y
0 Temasek - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 China Merchants Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+15 Best MM PE Firms? ($1B - $5B AUM) 17 4y
0 PE Headhunters 1 4y
+29 MF PE vs SM HF Career Prospects/Earnings 2 4y
+20 Question about how a PE associate posting is like at The Carlyle 13 4y
+6 A comparison PE and IB pay - Post GS13 1 4y
0 GI Partners - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+11 Announced but Not Closed Deals 1 4y
+11 Switching from middle office IB to PE 1 4y
+3 What’s like being a VP in a PE house? 2 4y
+6 Industry Maturity 2 4y
+13 Investing In Small Businesses 3 4y
+6 Recent Consumer PE Deals 6 4y
+23 MIRA FT Analyst vs MF FT Analyst 8 4y
+12 Thoughts on SVPGlobal 7 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+29 Question on NOLs 6 4y
0 KingSett Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 KingSett Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 What matters for On-Cycle PE Recruiting? 1 4y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 4y
0 Level Equity 2022 FT 4 4y
+14 PE recruiting from MBB: How important is your rating? 6 4y
+65 Q&A: Non-Target -> BB ER -> BB IB -> MM PE 15 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+61 Books on Distressed Management 13 4y
+3 Resurgens Technology Partners 1 4y
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 4y
+3 What to expect and how to practice for a 1-hour LBO modeling test at a lower-middle-market PE firm? 1 4y
0 Kinder Morgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 CPS Capital - Review - NA Data 4y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
+4 Management fees 1 4y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
+43 Anyone here on the Business Development side? 21 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 4y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 India PE Compensation (Senior Associate or VP level) 2 4y
0 Value Partners Group Limited - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
0 Best books for advanced LBO modeling? 1 4y
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+1 Any news / thoughts on PE firms (both EU and Global) moving offices from London to the continent (EU) given Brexit? 3 4y
0 Main Street Capital - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Main Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+4 Ares PE Portfolio Management Group 1 4y
+30 10 years of pursuing PE with no success. Last living family passed away last week. Someone tell me some good news today. 18 4y
+16 First round big PE 16 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 4y
+2 Sketch PE Firm Opinions 3 4y
+26 Blackstone Undergraduate Interview 29 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 4y
+6 Ancala Partners insights - London 3 4y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Credit Data 4y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+9 PE FT 2022 - what is open? 9 4y
+29 PE & Family - How? 3 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+10 Latest views on Golden Gate Capital? 6 4y
+17 M1 mac Excel Compaitablitiy 9 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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