0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+8 MM PE Analyst vs. BB Comp 4 5y
+31 What is “good diligence”? 13 5y
0 Trevor Milton still rich after all this? 1 5y
+19 Asking for a friend 5 5y
+6 I need a help with building a strategy for a PE intern interview 1 5y
+24 How Many Advance to the Case Study Round? (PE Associate Recruiting) 7 5y
0 Sandbox Industries - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 5y
+12 LBO Modeling Best Practice 1 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 5y
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Silver Lake FT 2022 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Rotational Data 5y
+9 Mayfair/St James's Best Places To Eat?? 16 5y
0 Ranking of Market Study Providers 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+7 Thoma Bravo Credit Fund? 10 5y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+11 Advice on Preparing for Distressed Debt Investing Internship 9 5y
0 Forge Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+12 Full-Time Recruiting from Undergrad - Need Advice! 2 5y
0 GTIS Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+15 Sourcing-heavy PE Analyst roles 2 5y
+38 *URGENT* American BB vs. Credit MF 18 5y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
+18 PE H1B / green card 21 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+12 Which Job? Portfolio Operations Manager vs Fund Accountant 1 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+14 Switching jobs after a month as first-year analyst? 8 5y
0 MidWest Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 5y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Macquarie PE (NYC) 1 5y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Interview - Credit Risk Data 5y
+3 Where do you search for post-PE jobs? 5 5y
0 Origin Merchant Partners - Interview - NA Data 5y
+4 What is Shadow Carry? 1 5y
+10 Capex question 1 5y
0 Up and Coming PE firms (future stars)? 3 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Susquehanna Growth Equity - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Weird PE technical quesiton 2 5y
0 How to approach the PE investment case? 2 5y
+8 Info on LMM/MM firm - Nonantum Capital Partners 3 5y
+6 MF Recruiting From Non-BB / EB 8 5y
0 Quant to PE 1 5y
+3 Morgan Stanley Private Equity (MSPE) Salary 1 5y
+15 How would you answer this technical? 14 5y
+3 How Do I Prep? 1 5y
+25 Private Equity Capital Markets 7 5y
0 Northleaf - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+9 Took an LBO modeling test without assumptions provided 7 5y
+39 How can 10+ year old unprofitable tech companies be worth billions? 23 5y
+10 Macquarie Capital vs MM Infra PE which one should I choose? 4 5y
0 Dymon Asia Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Susquehanna Growth Equity - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Susquehanna Growth Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+10 Should I accept UMM PE SA? 2 5y
+6 PE Comp Step-Ups 4 5y
+613 Former MS M&A / KKR here to field questions 255 5y
+12 How to Break into Direct Lending 5 5y
0 has anyone ever found an INTERNSHIP at a PE? 26 5y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 5y
0 Finding PE/HF marketing presentations 4 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group Assessment Test 58 5y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+1 IC (Investment committee) memo vs IM (information memorandum) 2 5y
+26 About to buy a $4MM company! 14 5y
+24 Do people at blackstone, KKR, etc...leave to start own PE firm 9 5y
+14 KKR and RJR Nabisco 5 5y
0 RE PE / REIT Acquisitions and the JD/MBA... a match made in heaven? 4 5y
0 bcIMC - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+7 Top BB IBD vs LMM PE (non traditional background)? 19 5y
0 KKR Private Equity Real Estate 1 5y
0 Black Diamond Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 TA Tech Menlo WLB & Culture 3 5y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+4 Recruiting across LA PE firms 3 5y
+37 Difference Between Buyout PE and Growth Recruiting 7 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 How is Prospect Capital? Glassdoor reviews seem bad.... 5 5y
+13 What Is The Most Shameful Thing You Would Do To Land MF PE Job Offer? 11 5y
0 Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+9 Analyst – Fund-Linked Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
+9 AssociatAVP – Closed-End Funds; Credit Risk and Derivative Products  – New York 1 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
+12 PE Associate Lateral Process 2 5y
0 Sequoia Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+61 Intel on Hellman & Friedman: Culture, B School, Promotion track 35 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%

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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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