+21 Infra PE operating model 10 5y
+3 Experience with Spitzer Engineering - working there 1 5y
+37 Search fund internship opportunity 13 5y
0 Big4 M&A consulting to MM PE in London 2 5y
+11 Post mba experience question 4 5y
0 KLH Capital - Review - Other Data 5y
0 KLH Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+10 DE Shaw Renewable Investments 5 5y
0 Yellow Wood/Riverside Partners/BV Investment Partners 1 5y
0 HQ Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 HQ Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Non Controlling interest (NCI) interview Q’s 1 5y
0 Partners Group FA Program 2021 Progress 1 5y
+5 Anyone know the difference between Partner and Managing Director title at Apollo? 4 5y
+14 Best Partner Track MM/UMM Firms 9 5y
0 How do you calculate MOIC in a back-levered transaction? 7 5y
+19 Books to improve leadership (for new VP) 5 5y
0 Accel-KKR - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Accel-KKR - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Selection Capital LLC - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+17 Biographies on PE/HF Entrepreneurs 12 5y
+22 Questions about moving from MBB to MM and/or LMM PE 2 5y
+1 Is Wanted recruiting legit/worthwile? 2 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Alternatives Capital Markets and Strategy Group 1 5y
+15 Does carry mean equity in the PE firm? 11 5y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Analytics Data 5y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 5y
+15 Bain Capital Double Impact 11 5y
+19 Infra firms in Amsterdam? 9 5y
+8 Best Emerging Markets Private Equity firms in London? 5 5y
+27 Mild Aspergers and Career in PE? 11 5y
0 HPE - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 5y
0 Cathay innovation is hiring ana & asso in Shanghai office 1 5y
0 Comp Check 1 5y
+27 MM Funds with Equity and Credit Strategies - Good or Bad? 9 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Tomorrow’s M&A Deal Volume 1 5y
0 PE Offer Finalization & Process 8 5y
+11 Blackstone Holiday Video 4 5y
+13 Private Equity Analyst Role Details 12 5y
0 How do you calculate MOIC in a back-levered transaction? 1 5y
+29 LMM PE Compensation: Is This Compensation Package Market? 15 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Blackstone Future Women Leaders Programme – Interview 4 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Legal Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 5y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Spectrum Equity email 2 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 KDB Daewoo Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+3 How to choose geography for PE 1 5y
0 Neuberger Berman - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+35 Get Free Access To Our Private Equity Interview Course ($297 Value) 9 5y
0 GE Energy Financial Services 1 5y
+3 BC Partners Hamburg 3 5y
+31 How to Ask to Work From Home 4 5y
+6 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking 3 5y
+17 DTLs LBO Modelling Test 13 5y
0 Investment analyst with no interest in stock market investing 3 5y
0 What happens to deal terms in subsequent rounds of venture investment? Can they override terms from previous rounds? 5 5y
+21 MF PE Associate Class Size 26 5y
0 Marketplace business take rate / rake benchmarks / comps 2 5y
+87 Distressed PE/HF 114 5y
0 Any expectations for how the Nine West ruling will change the industry? 1 5y
0 Carry in New Funds For Existing Employees 3 5y
+9 How to diligence culture / hours in interview process 10 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+8 Does Cerberus hire out of undergrad? 8 5y
+6 Updated info on Ares Direct Lending? 3 5y
+2 Clever questions to ask to PE Partner 3 5y
+9 How hard is it to reach Managing director at a Private equity firm like Blackstone? 25 5y
+20 Options.... pissed off/incurred wrath of MD 21 5y
+28 How to think covenants? 11 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Oaktree Capital culture ? 0 5y
0 **College Student Seeking Advice/Honest Answers** 0 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Trading Data 5y
0 Let’s talk PE comp 0 5y
0 Recruiter Ignoring Me 1 5y
+28 FIG PE Recruiting Timeline 18 5y
0 Thoughts on Court Square Capital private equity? 0 5y
+20 How to structure youself to become a highly paid quickly? 26 5y
+12 How to think about value of carry 0 5y
0 Non-target - Why is it a bad idea to get a second bachelors? 2 5y
+9 Which firms are involved with SPAC's or franchises? 8 5y
+4 TPG Credit Management Changes Name to Castlelake 9 5y
+26 Primaries/secondaries vs. Co-Investments 6 5y
0 Temasek - Review - Investments Data 5y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 5y
+3 Private Equity Black/Hispanic Diversity Programs 1 5y
0 Deleted 5 5y
0 PE case study 1 5y
+2 Resources to learn about Tech Investing? 2 5y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 PE On-cycle Recruiting 1 5y
+10 PE firms with the highest associate comp 28 5y

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August 2026 Private Equity

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  • Blackstone Group 99.2%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

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  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (273) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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