+1 Credit to PE 3 5y
+10 Is Low tier BB IBD > Top tier REPE > Corporate PE possible? 4 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Water Street Search - are they credible? 5 5y
+7 Private Equity 1 5y
+9 Career Advice 1 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+17 Work Ethic 8 5y
+37 2021 Summer Analyst PE Recruiting 61 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+42 Spectrum Equity 94 5y
+6 Possibility to accelerate process post-decision round interview? 1 5y
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Restructuring Advisory to Distressed or Ordinary PE? 1 5y
0 Sophomore Student Advice 1 5y
+9 Is an MBA the best way to break in to PE from a pension fund? 1 5y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Credit Data 5y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 5y
0 MF PE Associate Class Sizes 2 5y
0 Thoughts on Beehouse? 1 5y
+15 This is a test topic from Android app 9 5y
+9 LBO exercise question 2 5y
+5 Tiger Funds Salary 12 5y
+10 MM Funds with good life balance? 13 5y
+8 Freshman Internship -> PE 11 5y
+34 Private equity IRR fund accounting? 12 5y
0 Ironwood Capital 1 5y
+9 Investir 0 5y
+4 PE --> HF --> PE? 5 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+15 Brand Name Buyside and MBA Admissions 9 5y
+9 Start-up or PE 10 5y
+14 Tips for catching careless errors 10 5y
0 Taxes and diversity in PE 1 5y
+9 What Is The Best Path To Private Equity For Me? 2 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Banking Data 5y
0 Global Infrastructure Partners - Interview - Power Data 5y
+9 Learn secret to eternal happiness in 30 seconds 1 5y
+19 Consultant Lateral to IB -> PE 4 5y
0 American Infrastructure MLP Funds - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+9 TPG PE - Business Unit Finance opportunity question 4 5y
+14 RE Private Equity Excel Test 9 5y
0 What are the deciding factors in final rounds? 4 5y
0 Bintang Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+38 CPP Investment Board 2020 Updated Reputation and Exits? 15 5y
0 GS Special Situations Asia 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+9 Lateraling from MBB to PE 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+7 Best Family Offices? 5 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 PE Advisory Compensation 2 5y
0 Advice for Financing IB to LMM PE? 2 5y
0 Is this article a fair dissection of PE returns? If the IRRs are what they are, how else should we look at the returns?? 3 5y
+6 NPL / distressed credit case study 1 5y
0 Automation / No-Code 1 5y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Determining capital structure in LBO case 1 5y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
+26 Key Terms in Principal / MD Negotiations 12 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+6 Public Investment Fund (PIF) 8 5y
0 MF Capital Markets Interview 1 5y
0 Thoughts on Joining a SPAC 1 5y
0 How many deals would you look at before landing one? 1 5y
0 What % of PE acquired companies are put up for sale by ownership vs. targeted unsolicitedly by PE firms? 1 5y
+15 How to evaluate a company's balance sheet in the context of a buyout? 6 5y
0 AlpInvest Partners - Review - Investment Research Data 5y
0 AlpInvest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 5y
0 Private Credit/Direct Lending: Hours & Culture 1 5y
+52 Apollo Offers Six Figure One Time Bonuses to Retain Associates 54 5y
+107 Q&A: MBB to MM PE 48 5y
+18 24h Case Study for internship 4 5y
0 Barclays Discovery Diversity Program 2021 1 5y
0 Starting a career in finance (IB or PE) 1 5y
0 Fair Compensation? 9 5y
0 McDonald Lehner - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 PE deal structure question 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 Can my SPAC work be outsourced? 10 5y
+8 Any ex-lawyers / JD in the PE sector (investment role)? 3 5y
+24 Pigeonholing yourself in Energy PE 31 5y
0 Going FT -> what leaps do I buy? 1 5y
+1 PE Job Market 4 5y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 Dartmouth Partners Phone Interview - Tristan Capital Partners 10 5y
+12 How does off cycle recruiting process work? 11 5y
+10 Would you invest in Electric Vehicle companies? 3 5y
+21 Carlyle Group CSP Undergrad Summer London 7 5y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - NA Data 5y
+21 Sample PE pitch deck? 7 5y
0 DQ Lists? 2 5y

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July 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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

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  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

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July 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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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