+36 PE Analyst Exits -- MBA vs HF vs PE Associate? 14 5y
0 Senior Analyst Title at PE Funds 1 5y
0 Career Transition into Private Equity 3 5y
+40 MBA (Wharton) Quandary 13 5y
+43 Would you move to a regional city for PE? 21 5y
+9 Carried interest split between GP and the Deal Team 1 5y
+9 ONEX Recruitment 2 5y
+9 PE firms in Nashville/Brentwood and moving from IB Ops 6 5y
+41 Big 4 Audit -> TAS/FDD -> PE advice/experiences? 24 5y
0 MM PE Comp London 2 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Temasek - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 PE Interview - One Pager 3 5y
+13 What's the point of a 2-3 year PE program? 5 5y
+17 Running a PE owned business 3 5y
+10 Advice for emailing small, regional PE firms for unpaid internships 1 5y
+4 Top Tech Buyout Shops in NYC? 4 5y
+12 Books/resources about operational improvement? 6 5y
+41 Your PE Promotion Timelines 15 5y
+3 MedTech Private Equity 1 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
0 Alpine Investors - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 5y
+4 Varde Partners 7 5y
+9 Blackstone Middle Office Role - What comes next? 1 5y
0 PE Asset Management 1 5y
0 Oaktree SSG 1 5y
+6 Blackstone Credit internship program? 3 5y
+28 New book on the biggest private equity collapse in history 18 5y
+9 GGV Interview 1 5y
+13 Blackstone Tac Opps (BTO) Interview! 7 5y
0 Vista comp? 1 5y
+6 M&A Analyst at Rothschild - On-Cycle Prospects? 16 5y
0 Equity Group Investments - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Equity Group Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 GLG - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+8 When is on cycle happening??? 12 5y
0 RCP Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 RCP Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Hottest / your favorite consumer technology investments (e.g., internet, media, social platform, etc.) (anything pre-IPO, could be seed, could be series D) 2 5y
0 Private Equity - Portfolio Solutions Group 1 5y
+22 Ares Management 2022 153 5y
+17 Distressed Debt / Special Situations Modeling Tests 13 5y
+259 Private Equity Recruiting Process (From Banking) 62 5y
+34 Work Life Balance at MF PE 25 5y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 PE Exits from these groups 1 5y
+7 Impact of Josh Harris leaving Apollo 8 5y
+14 MM PE at growing fund vs wait for on-cycle? 1 5y
0 2 and out vs career track in PE? Pros and cons of each 3 5y
+6 Pricoa Capital Analyst Program 1 5y
+3 Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group (AIMS) Interview 3 5y
+79 Q&A: Private Equity Fund of funds - GP Evaluation/ Due diligence 30 5y
0 Where to Start with Modeling Practice for PE Interviews? 1 5y
+13 How to Succeed in PE as a Non-Target 7 5y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Interview Process Issues - Put on Hold 1 5y
0 Generalist MFPE Associate Programs 1 5y
+7 breaking into PE post liquid credit 4 5y
0 Contract negotiation 1 5y
+16 MS IB vs 3i PE out of undergrad 15 5y
+24 Does one year of PE 'keep you in the game'? 5 5y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 PE recruiting in APAC - advice needed! 3 5y
0 rosewood realty group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Delta Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Taking public company private 2 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Providence Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 HGGC in 2021 1 5y
0 Mega Fund off-cycle internship London 3 5y
+7 PE first round interview in 1 week. What's the best use of my time? 1 5y
+3 BX SA 22? 8 5y
+15 Does anyone have color on the lateral pre-MBA PE associate market/process? 6 5y
+6 Mid Career Switch from Government to PE/trading/asset management 1 5y
0 Analyst to associate in private equity 1 5y
+62 Golub Capital type direct lending fund 20 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+40 Secondaries / IR Career Post-IB? 13 5y
+31 Low ACT Score and PE 25 5y
+3 2022 vs 2023 Oncycle 7 5y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 5y
0 TSG Consumer: Culture / Experience 7 5y
+9 Ares Private Equity - Any Insights? 14 5y
0 Riverstone Holdings - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 KKR insurance strategy 2022 First Round Interview 1 5y
+13 Q&A: MD/PhD --> MBB --> MegaFund 6 5y
0 Complex secondaries vs traditional secondaries comp 2 5y
0 Centerview Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions 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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