+15 PE Secondaries / Co-invest comp? (Alpinvest, Blackstone, etc) 10 5y
0 SPAC Recruiting / Exit Opps 2 5y
0 Lateral IB analysts & PE Recruiting? 5 5y
+15 Best PE Shops for WLB and Pay 22 5y
+3 Questions to ask before accepting off-cycle PE offer? 2 5y
0 knowledge create a private equity fund 1 5y
0 Individual fund performance 2 5y
+14 Job Interview "Homework" 1 5y
0 Eaton Vance Corp - Review - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Eaton Vance Corp - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 What is "Market" comp for senior associate / VP level in PE? 2 5y
+6 Gryphon Investors Interview / Culture 3 5y
+10 Tides Equities - heard of them? 2 5y
0 Switching out of Medical School 2 5y
+10 ACTUAL WLB at PE?? 11 5y
+9 Minnesota Distressed Funds 12 5y
0 How long of a career break before becoming uncompetitive? 1 5y
+3 HIG Bayside Modeling / In Person Interview 4 5y
+130 Q&A: PE Associate at a single-sector mid-market fund 45 5y
0 NTM revenue multiples: question 4 5y
+10 PE Megafund Or MM Bank? 4 5y
0 DWS Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Quitting 2y associate program after getting into bschool 4 5y
0 Copley Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Which tech PE shops have pre-MBA associate coinvest? 1 5y
+30 Macquarie Capital - Principal Investing 25 5y
0 Park Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 5y
+14 MF PE in Continental Europe 9 5y
0 Berkshire Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 OMERS - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+9 PE Salary Understanding 2 5y
0 Deloitte - Review - Audit Data 5y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 noob with question on trial balances 2 5y
0 Questions about launching a SPAC 3 5y
0 EV and NWC adjustment 4 5y
+16 Deal Sheet | Short or Long? 14 5y
0 Alternatives to Pitchbook? What is your favorite and why? 1 5y
+16 Moving from Credit to Growth Investing 6 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Reclassify expense to capex? 3 5y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 PE Fundraising process/Documents 6 5y
+6 PE exit opps from SMBC 1 5y
0 Is middle market PE worthwhile? 5 5y
+3 Distressed debt / debt-to-control investment environment 3 5y
+63 Net worth of Private Equity associates 51 5y
0 BX SA 2021 1 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
0 How to Let My PE Firm Know I Want to Start Early? 4 5y
+3 Growth PE London? 4 5y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+2 Skip IB with two PE and 1 BB internship? 4 5y
0 Does your PE firm have flextime policy prior to COVID? 3 5y
+6 Macquarie MIRA SA 2021 22 5y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Credit Data 5y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 5y
+19 Broke my model - excel help 9 5y
0 Having a tough time at work 1 5y
+26 . 7 5y
0 Back in the office? 2 5y
+7 LMM/MM PE Summer Analyst Programs 9 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 First Reserve 1 5y
+14 Growth pipeline work: Best practices 4 5y
0 Financials on Private Companies - Any data providers? 1 5y
+5 LMM PE Return Attribution 4 5y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 K1 Investment Management - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 K1 Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 How rigid are compliance trading policies? 1 5y
+39 Anyone Want to do a "Search"? 27 5y
0 Quick Question - Estimating Levered Returns 1 5y
+4 Return of public equity? 3 5y
+7 Leveraged loan investing? 18 5y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+69 What is Canada comp like? 40 5y
0 Industrials IB to Tech PE/GE? 3 5y
0 Should I quit Private Equity? Please advise. 3 5y
0 What is the concept of an attach/detach point in project finance? Particularly related to a unitranche financing. 3 5y
+16 Infra Fund Case Study Prep Help 1 5y
0 S Goldman Advisors - Review - NA Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Capital structure terms? 6 5y
+12 Family Office Recruiters? 1 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 5y
0 Private Equity M&A internship at a small firm as my first internship 1 5y
+4 Corp dev for PE backed companies 7 5y
+18 Does an unfriendly interviewer in final round say much about firm culture or whether you get an offer? 7 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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

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  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.2%

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  • 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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