0 Questions about PE/HF 3 5y
0 KingSett Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Mill Creek Residential Trust - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+20 Monday @Mentions April 21, 2014 4 5y
0 Left IB early - asking to repay signing bonus 9 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Operationally Focussed Funds - LDN 1 5y
0 delete 0 5y
0 EIG Global Energy Partners - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 EQT Partners - Interview - Technology Data 5y
+6 Difference between primary fund of funds and secondary fund of funds? 0 5y
+2 Bonus Payout from New Buyside Job 1 5y
+37 Which PE firms still require an MBA? 18 5y
+12 Insight Partners - Office Hours? 3 5y
+9 What would you consider a typical variability in IRR between base and optimistic? 0 5y
+16 Parthenon cCapital Analyst Program 18 5y
+12 Chances at PE Recruiting with low GPA 22 5y
+19 test please ignore pe 25 5y
0 The headhunter that got me my current job also represents the firm to which I would like to lateral 4 5y
0 Board and Investor Management systems 0 5y
+12 Bain Capital Path Into Private Equity Summer 2021 3 5y
+49 Vista Equity Partners Analyst Program 40 5y
+83 placement agent - information 68 5y
+15 Roark Capital 48 5y
+9 LBO Modeling from 10K-- can I exclude items from B/S in model to simplify? 4 5y
0 Can TEV be less than book value of assets? What does this mean? 0 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+71 Buyside Jobs out of Undergrad 40 5y
+12 LBO - Carve-Out/Divesture Math 0 5y
+11 KKR Industry Groups 8 5y
+15 Transaction role vs Asset Management role in Infra PE 1 5y
+52 Does it ever get better? 18 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 How to negotiate comp: moving from non-profit to PE 0 5y
0 CBRE - Review - NA Data 5y
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Private Equity Interview Guide 2 5y
0 Seeking partner for PE Case prep 0 5y
+12 Private Equity professionals in the gig economy 2 5y
0 PE Modeling Exam Exchange 0 5y
0 HSBC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Portfolio Management / Restructuring Direct Lending Interview 0 5y
0 Should I leave PE for corporate? Paycut and lower title most likely 0 5y
0 PwC - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+27 Any Buyside shops still open for SA 2021? 28 5y
+18 PE Analyst Programs 18 5y
+13 Graduate private equity job at lower middle market fund 1 5y
+21 Should I tell the PE firm I am recruiting for if I have gotten into grad school? 5 5y
+42 How to Leverage Offer at Competitor Fund to Get a Raise (MMPE) 5 5y
+8 On-cycle PE Networking 6 5y
0 UPE Analyst Programs 0 5y
+23 Negotiating Credit AGreements with lenders 6 5y
0 Cash out / cash in - how to treat? 0 5y
+29 Is IB deal size (and bank name) really important for MM PE? - What would be the best experience? 10 5y
+17 Worst week in PE? 12 5y
0 Barings - Review - Secondaries Data 5y
0 Barings - Salary & Bonus - Secondaries Data 5y
0 K1 Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 5y
+6 2021 Point72 6 5y
+11 Private credit firm with 25%+ unlevered IRR?! 11 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+16 Preferred Equity vs. Sub Debt 5 5y
0 Star Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Accel-KKR - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+6 Cold Storage - Interesting Ways to Retrofit Deal Space 7 5y
0 Accel-KKR - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+21 Chances of Landing MF PE from mid-target? 18 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt and or High Yield Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+6 Lateral in IB Hurt PE Opportunities? 10 5y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 From Consulting to PE (no DD exp) 0 5y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Lateraling after a couple months 3 5y
+17 PE Analyst Recruitment 16 5y
+1 POWERFUL TRADERS' ARCHIVE 7 5y
+20 MFPE Analyst Return Offer Rates 20 5y
+9 Credit Analyst Salary/Career Path? 2 5y
+3 Buy-Side Headhunter Intro Call (Pre-FT Start) - London 1 5y
0 Requesting Funding Help wanted 0 5y
+13 PE Direct Secondaries? Feedback appreciated 2 5y
+15 Distressed/Turnaround Data 5 5y
+9 Fed up with GLG / Third Bridge 5 5y
0 Budgeting 1 5y
+2 BB Equity Research to PE? 2 5y
+4 Your most memorable company offsite or team trips? 4 5y
0 Newbury Partners - Interview - Secondaries Data 5y
+15 [Advice Needed] Sourcing Strategies as an Investment Professional (junior) at a Large Cap Fund 4 5y
+7 S&U in LBO - question 8 5y
+13 Pathway to PE 7 5y
+48 Getting cold feet before buying a small biz? 29 5y
+7 Apollo PE associate Interview 7 5y
+1 PE Professionals - what are some of the biggest trends going on in the industry these days? 1 5y
+3 probability of 'buy' in your PE case interview? 4 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

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%

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June 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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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