0 Blackstone US Diverse Leaders 2021 1 5y
0 Exit Opportunities from Tax Law 1 5y
0 Interviewing at lower MM PE shops in London 1 5y
0 Acquisition - balance sheet changes 1 5y
+17 Fellow PE professionals - what are you looking for out of life and how does your career fit in to that? 6 5y
0 Beach Point Capital Management - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Beach Point Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Capex Facility - Drawdown 4 5y
0 Tailwind Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Tailwind Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+26 Do you exaggerate connections to a city to headhunters / PE firms? 9 5y
+4 What percentage of your PE associate class stayed in PE / finance? 1 5y
+19 Veritas Capital? 10 5y
0 Resources for Software M&A/LBO? 1 5y
0 Have HH Been Reaching Out? 1 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 BNP Paribas - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Koch Industries - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Koch Industries - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bradford Allen Realty Services - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Tortoise Investment Management - Review - Energy Data 5y
0 Tortoise Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 5y
0 Evercore - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
+64 Private Equity firms that recruit undergrads? 50 5y
0 Resource for Case Studies 2 5y
+12 PE IR Compensation after IB 1 5y
0 Preparation for Special Ops/Distressed PE internship interview 3 5y
+18 Anyone heard of Delete Capital Group? 2 5y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 PE recruiters - Singapore 4 5y
0 Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Rapidly Growing UMM Funds 9 5y
0 Capital Group Private Markets 1 5y
0 Non-Modeling group -> M&A/Coverage, When to Recruit? 4 5y
+3 Moving job location 1 5y
+12 Experience engineer and business operator, seeking advice to break into PE. 1 5y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Operations Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+31 Tips for becoming a Private Equity Analyst!!!!!! 19 5y
+23 A to A in IB, then PE Recruit? 23 5y
0 JUMP Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+17 Sources & Uses - Cash Free / Debt Free LBO (picture included) 14 5y
0 New equity value post M&A 1 5y
0 Norwest Venture Partners 6 5y
+31 Dallas PE funds (2020 updates)? 11 5y
+4 Carlyle group summer interview 4 5y
+29 PE Operating Roles & Exits 11 5y
0 Groups like GS Urban Investing 2 5y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Cantor Fitzgerald - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Best databases to search for businesses? 2 5y
+20 Hours at the Partner level at Megafunds? 7 5y
0 Would you start a Family Office or just enjoy retirement? 2 5y
+46 New PE Cases + 20min LBO Drills Added to the PE Interview Course 7 5y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 technical question interview 13 5y
+64 FCF - Term Loan A vs Term Loan B 51 5y
+21 Berkshire Partners Info 4 5y
+29 Non-modeling heavy IBD to MF PE? 16 5y
0 Private Equity in Action 1 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+7 Norwest Venture Partners 11 5y
+12 Distressed debt / special situations example / case study 5 5y
0 Alpha Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Private Equity Query 5 5y
+134 Best lifestyle PE firms in terms of hours work, comp/size doesn't matter 32 5y
0 BlackRock - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Growth sourcing model 1 5y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+15 PE Networking? 3 5y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 MBA to Consumer PE? 3 5y
+15 Senior Debt to Distressed Credit in Asia 7 5y
0 Reading list for ags/consumer/food 1 5y
0 GS MBD / MS REI & Infra PE LONDON CULTURE 5 5y
0 Discontinued IB deals on resume for PE recruiting? 5 5y
0 Moving across the aisle, special situations debt -> deep value / distressed private equity 1 5y
0 True Wind Capital Analyst Program 15 5y
0 Altamont Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 How good does a time constrained model with investment memo need to be in PE interview process? 1 5y
0 WFH predictions in alternative investments? 1 5y
+3 Dragoneer Investment Group 3 5y
+10 KKR Associate Interview Proccess 3 5y
+1 Evergreen Funds? 1 5y
+19 Golden Gate Capital culture and performance 17 5y
0 Francisco Partners London 2 5y
+14 Bain Capital Associate interview 6 5y
+23 Pitchbook vs Mergr/Low Cost Alternatives 10 5y
0 Time off after banking / before PE 16 5y
0 PE firms with hardest interviews? 1 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

June 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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