+9 Why isn't there much of a path into PE from AM/ER? 4 5y
+6 Mezzanine Financing Case Study 3 5y
0 How do you evaluate smaller private equity funds? 1 5y
+12 Buyout and distressed case studies? 9 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group NYC vs. DC 7 5y
0 Asking same questions to different interviewers? 2 5y
0 Court Square Partners 19 5y
+20 Have an Interview at a Small PE Firm as a Freshmen (Looking for Advice) 7 5y
+16 PE Business Dev Exit Opps??! 8 5y
0 osool & bakheet investment company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+9 Where do PE associates go if they don’t want to stay? 7 5y
+25 Banks that are most chill about PE recruiting 29 5y
0 Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+4 Heidrick 2021 PE Comp Survey 1 5y
0 Manulife Financial - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Manulife Financial - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+6 PE associate recruiting timeline 3 5y
0 What are some good websites/ resources to prepare for PE modelling interviews? 1 5y
+9 Mid-tier BB vs. MM PE Analyst Program 3 5y
0 MBA friendly MF /UMM PE shops 1 5y
+5 Q&A: Started my own Fund 8 5y
0 Carlyle Group Sophomore Summer? Also, other sophomore MFs? 1 5y
+27 How to fundraise from VCs? 8 5y
+25 Fortress Investment Group PE 53 5y
+3 Private Equity Fund of Funds 6 5y
+78 Investing jobs with the best comp to lifestyle ratio 53 5y
+9 Sources & Uses - Roll Over vs. Purchase of Partial Equity 1 5y
+25 Impact investing - choices 13 5y
+14 TPG, KKR, Apollo & Co. moving into Impact Investing 2 5y
+5 Berkshire Partners - Comp and Culture 5 5y
0 Working capital and seasonality / strong growth 1 5y
+15 Free resume review 6 5y
0 TPG Internships 0 5y
0 Graham Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Question on tax basis 1 5y
0 Patricia Industries? Anyone ever heard of them? Part of Investor AB 1 5y
0 Benefits 1 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+15 Brookfield Capital Partners -- Any Info at All 5 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Investments Data 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
0 Canadian Pension Funds 2 5y
+1 Green Energy Investing Exit Ops 3 5y
+35 MF PE analyst seat out of school? 27 5y
+25 East Coast MF/UMM Consumer 18 5y
+3 How many PE firms are there gonna be? 3 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+21 Growth Associate Comp 16 5y
0 Hercules Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
+21 Going from sellside to founder--etiquette and reaching out questions 1 5y
+3 Private Equity Sign on Bonus 1 5y
0 S Corp Tax Rate Post Acquisition 1 5y
+9 Tier 2/3 Consulting to PE Project Manager 1 5y
+27 Most Unethical Business Practices You Have Witnessed? 9 5y
0 East Coast Up and Coming Tech Funds 9 5y
0 Market Consolidation 1 5y
0 Symphony Technology Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+53 The Gores brothers 34 5y
+9 Interview with MD, tips to secure this dream PE gig? 1 5y
+3 Clearlake 2 5y
+9 Deferred MBA Programs Stigma? 8 5y
0 Sloan vs CBS? 3 5y
+2 Post MBA entering PE with no prior IB experience 2 5y
+5 How Many of you Buy MF PE Stocks? 9 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+15 Am I underpaid? Associate earning $200k/year in Boston 14 5y
0 Trilantic Capital 2 5y
+3 Trilantic Capital Partners US 3 5y
0 PE VS IB - how much better/worse? 4 5y
0 Morgan Stanley Tactical Value? 1 5y
+13 How far would you agree that ‘only the cream of the crop’ of bankers make it to top PE? 14 5y
+3 Warburg Pincus London Culture Issues 6 5y
0 If You Could Choose Any PE MF, Which Would You Pick? 4 5y
+26 Does it make sense to try and lateral from a small investment firm to a LBO Fund or larger BDC after a year? 18 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Interviewing at PE funds with different strategies 1 5y
+12 LBO Modelling Test - Doubts 2 5y
+7 Pagaya Investments - anyone know anything? 3 5y
0 Nomura Holdings - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Polaris Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 5y
+4 Gaap revenue vs cash revenue and what to use 5 5y
+14 PE vs Biotech BD 4 5y
+3 Break even synergies 2 5y
0 Post MBA associate looking to PE 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Asset Management Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 5y
+12 Am I permanently screwed in terms of salary...? 7 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 bcIMC - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+16 Seller Financing and Debt Payments? 2 5y
+35 Is Healthcare PE possible with no healthcare coverage experience? If so, what should my strategy be? 16 5y
0 Main Street Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Top Secondaries Shop vs MM PE firm 1 5y

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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