0 General Atlantic Recruitment Process 1 5y
0 PE Portfolio Company Corp Dev Exit Opps 4 5y
+22 Lateral due to lack of deal flow 7 5y
+3 Can I live in Hong Kong without housing allowance...? 2 5y
+4 What are the pros and cons for PEs to exit a company (IPO vs. trade sale)? 1 5y
+3 Supply Chain/Logistics Technology-Focused Funds 2 5y
0 Other - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Other - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Difference Between Goldman Sachs Growth vs. Goldman Sachs Capital 1 5y
0 Verdo Capital - Review - NA Data 5y
+19 Leaving After ~1 Year Tips? 10 5y
+6 Infra investment? 4 5y
+6 Redbird Capital 2 5y
+3 Bridge Growth Partners 1 5y
+6 Books for MF/Distressed PE 2 5y
+3 Growth Arms - Top VCs 10 5y
+12 Should I take the offer from a small Real Estate Private Equity fund or keep on searching for more opportunities? 1 5y
+2 Undergraduate Private Equity recruiting out of Kelley School of Business 4 5y
+4 Does pay differ by asset class? 3 5y
+10 General Atlantic 23 5y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+7 What Kinds of PE Roles Are Most Open/Welcoming of MBA applicants? 7 5y
0 "PE worthy" Restaurant 20 5y
+6 Sophomore Summer Large PE/Buyside programs? 4 5y
0 TPG IDMC 1 5y
+12 Private Equity vs Banking as First Job (from the Philippines) 5 5y
+5 Adam Neumannnnnn 5 5y
+13 Have to send model test from work email - what's the risk? 13 5y
+9 How can I break into Private Equity ? 1 5y
+6 Can a SPAC merge with an already listed company? 1 5y
0 REPE Blackstone 1 5y
+35 Who is PE right for? 18 5y
+6 Warburg Pincus Full-Time 2022 16 5y
0 Books on history of organic and inorganic growth 1 5y
+18 Early Career Switch into PE Question 7 5y
+3 MBA Full-time recruiting for Private Equity Mega Funds 6 5y
+9 Top PE firms prior to Elite HF 6 5y
0 Apollo Hybrid Fund interview coming up... any insights/tips? :) 2 5y
+17 Family health emergency during live deal during Associate program 9 5y
+57 Social impact investing: Doing well - by doing Good 12 5y
+3 Is it more common to get an MBA while working in IB or PE? 1 5y
+16 Is investment banking experience really that important for MM PE? 6 5y
+3 Ventur Capital Pitch 2 5y
0 IFRS 16 update 1 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
+8 MF/UMM chances from nontarget 9 5y
+329 Millionaire by 30 95 5y
+136 Q&A: 1st Year Private Equity Analyst at a MF (KKR, BX, TPG, SLP, WP) 51 5y
+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

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%

Total Avg Compensation

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 (273) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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