0 NextGen Growth Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+9 Apax Partners FT 2021 42 5y
+14 ACV Bookings vs. ARR 4 5y
+15 Global Jobs 6 5y
0 PE brainteasers 1 5y
+40 LMM PE to MBB Post-MBA 23 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Finance Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 5y
0 Americas Growth Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 5y
0 Search Funds 1 5y
0 CastleRock Management - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 PwC - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+9 Headhunter Zoom Meeting Attire 8 5y
+30 Change in NWC & CapEx Assumptions 8 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+7 From Credit Risk Intern to Private Credit / Direct Lending 1 5y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Capitalized R&D 1 5y
+9 Digital Colony 5 5y
+294 Q&A: European PE professional at a Large-cap Megafund 119 5y
0 Offer Decision: Private Equity Portfolio Ops vs MBB vs Tech (Strat&Investment) 2 5y
0 PIMCO London SA 2021 0 5y
0 Case study update 1 5y
0 TPG Global - Interview - Investment Management Data 5y
+5 Finding good potential acquisitions? 4 5y
0 IB in NYC -> London PE? 0 5y
0 any thoughts on OTPP's private capital portfolio management 2 5y
+9 Managed out of MBB (Europe) -> PE? 1 5y
0 Transaction close in LBO model 5 5y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Fixed Income Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 5y
+1 add on acquisition LBO 4 5y
+3 PE Beginner Information 0 5y
0 EQT Motherbrain? 0 5y
+51 How important is knowing a European language for Private Equity in London? 33 5y
+2 Orix USA Growth Capital - Any Insight 2 5y
0 London Mega Fund PE Recruitment 1 5y
+9 Differences between European and US PE 4 5y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Advent International Corporation - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+7 Negatives of working at a family office? Pros? 4 5y
0 PE in London? 0 5y
0 Which tools do you use to manage your relationships? 3 5y
+23 LBO Case Study Detail? (1.5 hours with CIM) 10 5y
+21 Private Equity fund for Romania 9 5y
+26 Best buyside roles for hater of complex / hairy financial models 25 5y
0 Livingbridge - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+15 What do you do with transaction fees in an LBO model? 6 5y
0 Historical Private Equity Cashflows 1 5y
+11 Is it impossible to recruit for general PE from BB REGAL group? 5 5y
0 GoBuyside GAT 3 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 First time PE type structure, formation & mgmt 1 5y
0 Accepted Verbal Offer, Want them to Send me an Offer Letter 2 5y
+7 Deleted 4 5y
0 I'm not sure I even know what my job is...? Any advice appreciated. 0 5y
0 DRW - Interview - Growth Equity Data 5y
0 PE On-Cycle MF/Upper MM Comps 2 5y
+37 Thoughts on Northwestern Mutual Capital? 18 5y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 LBO earn out 3 5y
+3 Terra Firma 0 5y
0 BIWS Dell LBO 0 5y
+19 Future of PE ops career? 6 5y
0 Adams Street Partners - Interview - Investment Management Data 5y
+15 Software LBO - capex, A/R, A/P, D&A, intangible acquisition assumptions 2 5y
0 Temasek - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+29 Best LBO investor in vertical SaaS companies? 13 5y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+9 Does anyone with average IQ succeed in PE ? 5 5y
+9 Lenders for $0.5-$1mm EBITDA acquisitions? 10 5y
+1 Private credit interview help 1 5y
+19 Debt Financing for Startups? 13 5y
0 venture debt 1 5y
+6 2020 PE Summer Internship 5 5y
0 add on acquisitions 1 5y
+15 Would LPs be disgusted by horrendous abuses at a MF? 8 5y
0 Samsung Electronics America - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Forecasting acquisitions 7 5y
0 LBO acquire less than 100% 2 5y
+9 LBO firms forecast 0 5y
+2 Growth Investors - what newsletters/news services do you read? 1 5y
+16 GPA cutoff for PE? 13 5y
+18 IB Analyst -> Associate -> PE - is it possible? 6 5y
0 Family office - Comp Structure (Needing guidance) 0 5y
0 Do you guys have time for life? 5 5y
0 Finding an infra investor w/ the right risk appetite 1 5y
+9 Secondaries Model Template 0 5y
+34 Why Work for an LMM Firm? 8 5y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Private Equity Data 5y
+24 Finance Burnout or Just Burnout? 8 5y
+9 Private Equity Firms with Public Investing Arms 14 5y
+15 Ungeared vs geared IRR 6 5y
+26 When To Take Dividend Recap? 6 5y
+30 PE role with terrible pay? 18 5y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

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

June 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

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (98) $365
  • 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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