+2 Small market PE 2 5y
+3 Blackstone Infrastructute first round interview (summer 2021) 3 5y
0 Orbimed 1 5y
0 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA 1 5y
+12 Corporate Private Equity Roles 1 5y
+40 Debt Funds in Chicago 49 5y
+6 Advanced Topics - LBO Modeling 1 5y
+15 Big Four TAS > Lateral IB Analyst - When to Recruit for PE 7 5y
+19 How to review CIMs efficiently for the most important information? 5 5y
+7 NYU Stern PE Recruiting 7 5y
+2 What's the best move you made in your career (and when) that you feel most contributed to your success? 1 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
+4 Comp at smaller ($100-$200mm) funds? 5 5y
+12 2 Headhunters offered me the same role. How to behave 6 5y
0 FP&A role in PE Firm vrs PE role in small-cap PE firm 4 5y
+63 Distressed vs. Credit vs. Special Situation vs. Turnaround PE 17 5y
+4 2nd year associate avg salary? 12 5y
0 Pro-Forma EV / Equity Value Calculation 2 5y
0 Long Arc Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bounce back from work low points? 2 5y
0 couldnt delete post 1 5y
+66 36 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Capricorn Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Capricorn Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+15 If fund doesn't promote and you don't have an MBA, what do exit opps look like? 6 5y
0 Coller Capital - Interview - Secondaries Data 5y
+6 PE straight out of college 20 5y
+12 Thoughts on Monomoy Capital Partners? 1 5y
0 EB MBA Associate to PE 3 5y
+10 Golden Gate Capital Analyst Recruiting 6 5y
+12 Transition from Renewable Energy 3 5y
+6 'System' to keep track of your experiences? 1 5y
0 Partners Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+15 Interview Question: Disagreeing With A Fund's Investment 1 5y
0 PE to Activist HF 4 5y
+30 Senior Associate Recruiting - Timeline for Recruiter Outreach 13 5y
0 Has anyone heard anything about Asia Pacific Land (APL)? 1 5y
0 Private Equity Origination - UMM 1 5y
+3 Hg - headhunter in London 1 5y
+16 Direct Lending: Originating Vs. Underwriting 8 5y
+65 Best direct lending shops in Asia 23 5y
0 Novacap - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+8 Dumb Question - What is the Point of Debt Amortization from a Returns Perspective? 4 5y
+24 Private Debt Compensation 15 5y
+29 Pursuing a MBA while being in PE 19 5y
+4 What kinds of funds do endowments write checks to? 3 5y
0 Experiences working for an independent sponsor / LMM shop? 1 5y
0 Raine Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 PSA: Comp Data 1 5y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Providence Strategic Growth 1 5y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+13 New York Private Equity 19 5y
0 Trivest Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Trivest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Ares 2022 SA 1 5y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Interview - Special Situations Group Data 5y
0 DW Healthcare Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+2 If you’re at a good bank, do you still need a good GPA to get PE interviews? 2 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Starting a job in a private equity fund that buys european non performing loans. What do I need to know? 1 5y
+5 Unfunded growth : valuation 2 5y
+4 Retention Cohort Analysis Examples 5 5y
0 Tactical Books for Turnaround/Distressed Legal Principles? 7 5y
0 Audax Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 KKR 2022 1 5y
0 Incline Equity - Elevate 1 5y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Review - Special Situations Group Data 5y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 5y
0 PE Recruiting Timeline 1 5y
0 Landmark Partners - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
+3 What is "market" comp for post-MBA VPs / Senior Associates? 1 5y
+6 Continuing Education 1 5y
+53 Is Private Equity Worth It? 4 5y
+12 Emerging Manager in Emerging Markets 1 5y
+5 Fair compensation for Aso 1 17 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Does Warburg have a Credit arm? 6 5y
+34 McKinsey or Bain to Private Equity 22 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+18 Employment letter does not specify value for target bonus, and does not specify carry allocation (carry offered verbally, not in letter)? Either of these normal? 14 5y
+8 Generalist PE associate programs? 7 5y
+13 Would you take low comp to break into PE? 10 5y
+6 Other than Carlyle, Apollo, BX, Vista what funds have +20% lifetime net returns? 12 5y
0 PE Case Study Buy/Pass Recommendation 1 5y
0 Monte Carlo Simulation and PE firms 3 5y
0 M&A law to buy side? 3 5y
0 WithumSmithBrown - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 WithumSmithBrown - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+21 MM Private Equity in NY 12 5y
+14 SaaS Interview Question: Bring on a multi-billion dollar enterprise client on at $1M / year or $300K / year? 4 5y
+11 What would you prefer for the post-COVID working setup? 5 5y
0 Junior Pay - Base salaries 2 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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