+67 How To Make it Past VP in PE? 24 6mo
0 Ermmmmm 1 6mo
+11 PE VP Exit - Sovereign Wealth vs. Operating Role 5 6mo
+11 Tower Peak Partners 20 6mo
+22 Does anyone else feel guilty about spending money? 6 6mo
0 Rothschild - Interview - NA Data 6mo
0 Global Head of Private Capital | ex-Bain Capital | Harvard & MIT Alum 1 6mo
+12 Chicago Pacific Founders in 2022 10 6mo
0 Riata Capital Dallas Comp 0 6mo
+9 Gauge Capital Dallas Comp 11 6mo
+3 Consumer Funds 5 6mo
+3 What will happen to PE Software/Saas portcos 4 6mo
+11 On-Cycle / Off-Cycle 2027 PE Recruiting Resume Tips 2 6mo
+1 PE Analyst timeline and school cutoff 17 6mo
+91 SAN FRANCISCO MEETUP 75 6mo
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Generalist Data 6mo
0 AMA: (Q / GS TMT / MS M&A) to (BX / TB / SLP) 1 6mo
+11 Lindsay Goldberg 12 6mo
+3 Parthenon Capital 9 6mo
+6 What to expect/what to prep for Blackstone TacOpps Interview? 4 6mo
+52 Are you proud of your job in PE? 21 6mo
+26 PE > RX Consulting? 13 6mo
0 Thoughts on Parthenon 2026? 1 6mo
+13 Negative EBITDA Case Study Leverage 12 6mo
0 Guggenheim Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7mo
0 Recruiting as AN2/3 vs ASO Lateral? 1 7mo
0 Northleaf - Review - Private Equity Data 7mo
+6 How many on cycle seats are there? 10 7mo
+8 Best Sector to Cover as Career Banker 10 7mo
+34 Dallas Private Equity 2026 Update 27 7mo
+15 Advice Wanted: 4 Year Associate Exit Opportunities 4 7mo
+2 Lazard Private Capital Advisory (PCA) 5 7mo
0 AEA Investors - Interview - Industrials Data 7mo
+85 Caprae Capital is Paradise 7 7mo
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0 PC TO PE 2 7mo
+3 Sentinel Capital NYC 2024 4 7mo
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 7mo
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+7 CPP Infra Thoughts 14 7mo
0 Odyssey Investment Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 7mo
+3 bain capital case interviews 6 7mo
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+6 PE Quarterly Valuation AI Tools 1 7mo
0 Flexpoint Ford - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
0 Flexpoint Ford - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
+16 On Cycle - Did JPM analysts sign? 13 7mo
+36 STG 2025? 20 7mo
+3 PE Associate Oncycle comp 2 7mo
+3 Golden Gate Capital 2027 4 7mo
+6 Off-Cycle PE associate recruiting - how to increase resume screen conversion? 2 7mo
+6 Comp at Silver Lake? 7 7mo
+15 PE Off Cycle - Feeling Lost // Best Practices? 5 7mo
+9 Apax Digital 11 7mo
+27 Providence Equity Collapsing? 30 7mo
0 Leveraging connections 1 7mo
0 Align Capital Partners Comp (Dallas/Cleveland) 1 7mo
+9 Do LMM PE firms take analysts? 1 7mo
+4 Dating in College 9 7mo
+12 Advice on ABF (Asset Backed Finance)? vs PE / GE / VC 4 7mo
0 I Squared Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 7mo
0 Incline Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
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+16 Staying in top banking group vs MF PE 8 7mo
0 How Long to Hear Back after BX 1st Round? 1 7mo
+12 US vs. UK PE Associate Offers 5 7mo
+7 Adams StreetPartners 14 7mo
+3 Blackstone Quantitative Test 6 7mo
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+6 Energy Infrastructure Partners (EIP) 4 7mo
+29 BXPE? 20 7mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investor Relations Data 7mo
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 7mo
+7 Adams Street Partners Secondaries Group 13 7mo
+30 Tech PE Technical Questions 14 7mo
0 Illinois Ventures LLC. - Review - NA Data 7mo
0 Arctos Sports PE Compensation/Culture | KKR Acquisition 1 7mo
0 smaller comp and no carry at megacap firm, or larger comp + some carry at boutique shop? 1 7mo
+6 Joining a First Time Fund 2 7mo
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Due Diligence Data 7mo
+1 Growth / VC Funds in NYC 1 7mo
+48 Secondaries Outlook 2025 37 7mo
+3 BXCI Acquisitions and Partnerships (Insurance) Undergrad SA Interview 2 7mo
+9 CPPIB compensation / hours 18 7mo
0 Secondaries Advisory VS Secondaries Fund AN1 Salaries - London 4 7mo
+6 Advent in 2026? 1 7mo
0 Please help - incoming Law Associate / full-force arriving Quantative Anallyst 1 7mo
+13 Error on resume - how would you handle this? 8 7mo
0 Alpine Investors Summer Analyst 1 7mo
+36 Lateraling to First Time Funds and LMM Firms as an Aso 2 6 7mo
+15 CAIA Debate 5 7mo
0 Evergreen Capital Management - Interview - Software Data 7mo
+10 London EB to HK PE 5 7mo
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+5 Digital Bridge Model Test 23 7mo
0 Plenary Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 7mo
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+6 How are consulting fees treated at portcos/valuation? 1 7mo
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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%

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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 (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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