+20 Valuation Services to Private Equity 12 5y
+7 OTPP Global Strategic Relationships 12 5y
+3 Benchmarking PE Analyst and Associate Compensation 4 5y
+175 Exit opps: I've crunched the previous work experience of 390 PE Associates.. 47 5y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+5 Macquarie (MIRA) - London Office 10 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
+32 Hours in MM PE? 14 5y
+11 Finder's Fee 5 5y
0 UBS Infrastructure Investing 4 5y
+15 Fund-Level Carry vs. Deal-Specific 8 5y
0 Any Insights on Friedman Fleischer & Lowe (FFL) ? 2 5y
0 Berkshire Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Volition Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Fair Offer? 3 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Allstate Investments LLC - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Allstate Investments LLC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+15 Dividend with negative retained earnings? 6 5y
+2 When to Start Reaching Out/Submitting Resumes to Headhunters 1 5y
+28 Moving from non-MBB consulting to PE 8 5y
+8 Blackstone 2022 PE Analyst Process 1 5y
0 How to succeed in PE interviews 1 5y
0 Bregal Partners 1 5y
+7 Anyone have any info on Lindsay Goldberg? 11 5y
0 Intermediate Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Any recommendation on how to present a corporate bond research? 1 5y
0 How to get PE internships in Los Angeles 1 5y
+26 Rolled Equity - Actual Mechanics 3 5y
0 Eldridge Industries 13 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Coffee Chat with MD from a MF - advice 1 5y
0 Brookstone Partners - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Brookstone Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+5 bay area PE shops 9 5y
0 INVESCO Asset Management - Review - NA Data 5y
+4 PE Analyst program 1 5y
+10 Los Angeles private equity opportunities 7 5y
0 IB to CorpDev - Who is flying Business/First? 2 5y
+6 How to find investment ideas? 2 5y
+33 Fund of funds / Analyst role - exit opps 14 5y
+1 Is Wavemaker Partners prestigious (internship)? 4 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+10 GI Partners 9 5y
0 L Catterton - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 5y
0 L Catterton - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 5y
+18 How do you calculate net IRR and gross IRR? 2 5y
0 Secondary PE Analyst to Corp Dev? 1 5y
+20 URGENT - MBB vs MM/UMM PE 15 5y
+5 Tips for Modeling Test 1 5y
0 Sequoia Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 China Merchants Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+15 Best MM PE Firms? ($1B - $5B AUM) 17 5y
0 PE Headhunters 1 5y
+29 MF PE vs SM HF Career Prospects/Earnings 2 5y
+20 Question about how a PE associate posting is like at The Carlyle 13 5y
+6 A comparison PE and IB pay - Post GS13 1 5y
0 GI Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+11 Announced but Not Closed Deals 1 5y
+11 Switching from middle office IB to PE 1 5y
+3 What’s like being a VP in a PE house? 2 5y
+6 Industry Maturity 2 5y
+13 Investing In Small Businesses 3 5y
+6 Recent Consumer PE Deals 6 5y
+23 MIRA FT Analyst vs MF FT Analyst 8 5y
+12 Thoughts on SVPGlobal 7 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+29 Question on NOLs 6 5y
0 KingSett Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 KingSett Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 What matters for On-Cycle PE Recruiting? 1 5y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 5y
0 Level Equity 2022 FT 4 5y
+14 PE recruiting from MBB: How important is your rating? 6 5y
+65 Q&A: Non-Target -> BB ER -> BB IB -> MM PE 15 5y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Trive Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+61 Books on Distressed Management 13 5y
+3 Resurgens Technology Partners 1 5y
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
0 Hercules Technology Growth Capital - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 5y
+3 What to expect and how to practice for a 1-hour LBO modeling test at a lower-middle-market PE firm? 1 5y
0 Kinder Morgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 CPS Capital - Review - NA Data 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 Management fees 1 5y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+46 Anyone here on the Business Development side? 21 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 India PE Compensation (Senior Associate or VP level) 2 5y
0 Value Partners Group Limited - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.2%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (100) $364
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (106) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (236) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (414) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (274) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (40) $79
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (357) $61
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