0 Starting a PE firm / purchasing company 2 5y
+3 Most boring tasks 4 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+8 Singapore Megafund 6 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
0 Apollo Global Culture 6 5y
0 Questions to ask a start up PE fund 2 5y
0 LAC -> MF PE Recruitment 0 5y
+11 LMM / MM PE Compensation 10 5y
+7 Growth exit ops 5 5y
+15 Best practice answer paper LBO debt assumption 6 5y
+14 Best Sources for Tech News, Trends & Updates? 9 5y
+17 Best Resources for PE News/Research 5 5y
+9 Anyone hear back from LLR Partners? 5 5y
0 ORIX USA Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 5y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
0 1st round interview in 2 day-what to expect 1 5y
0 Equity Residential - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 PE Hedging: Forward curves vs Swap curves 2 5y
+212 Dumb shit - bankers / clients demanding in-person meetings 42 5y
+7 PE recruiting for Non-Core @ Lower Top Boutique (PWP/GUGG) 10 5y
+6 P/E VS EV/EBITDA 6 5y
0 Aurelius - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 interview case study- how to write an investment memo 2 5y
0 OMERS - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Views on Court Square Capital 5 5y
+28 How much does your Alma Mater affect PE recruiting if you’re at a good IB? 41 5y
+12 LBO help: int deduction for additional debt 1 5y
0 LBO help: existing equity & purchasing price? 4 5y
+16 Artificial Value 6 5y
+14 LBO Model with Earn-out and Rollover 2 5y
0 Partners Group - Client Facing Role 0 5y
+7 Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Private Equity Associate 7 5y
+11 How would you go about determining debt capacity of a business? 5 5y
0 PE firms (MFs) NYC back to office timeline? 6 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 5y
+6 PE Recruiting for MM/EB 5 5y
+6 Blackrock PEP 3 5y
+9 Received Offer. What Questions do I ask to DD a PE job? 1 5y
+36 Co-investing in deals with low-interest employer loan 11 5y
+3 Dorsal capital management? 1 5y
+15 Elon Musk in Self-Driving Car Market 18 5y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
0 LBO Cash Taxes 5 5y
+36 LBO CAPEX 17 5y
0 How to model mezzanine debt in paper lbo 5 5y
+5 How In-Depth Should an Interview DCF Be 4 5y
+6 PE Recruiting Slowdown 4 5y
+45 Lifestyle at LMM PE 13 5y
+11 Culture at MM firms in chicago 9 5y
+3 PE recruiting for 2022 on cycle? 2 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 5y
+4 Do UMM firms have cross asset mandates? 1 5y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 5y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+3 Long Ridge Partners FT 2021 0 5y
0 Delete 0 5y
+11 Post-MBA IB associate to PE?? Is it possible? 4 5y
+10 How to value secondary PE deals? 2 5y
+9 Post-Pandemic Compensation True-Up 0 5y
+3 Post-MBA PE Recruiting Channels 0 5y
+13 private equity capital infusion 1 5y
+43 Which PE firms have the best offices? 41 5y
0 Harrison Street Real Estate LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+14 Minority Interest EV 1 5y
+7 Unitranche in LBO 3 5y
+10 LBO models - NWC 12 5y
+12 Recruiting for finance... with an industry-binding scholarship 0 5y
+11 Reach out to HH or wait to hear from them? 17 5y
0 Mid-Tier BB PE Exit Opportunities 2 5y
+8 Is LinkedIn necessary in PE? 7 5y
+3 From PE FoF to IB 0 5y
+6 PE Layoffs? 0 5y
+9 Is this possible lateral? IB > M&A PortCo > PE Fund that owns portco? 4 5y
+9 What's the difference between SPV and SPAC? 3 5y
+55 Paper LBO Timing 22 5y
+3 LBO modeling test - not debt/cash free 2 5y
+14 Rhone Group 19 5y
+12 Chinese ADR Delistings 0 5y
0 OMERS - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Estimating balance sheet on basic models where CIM provides no guidance - use comps? 3 5y
+5 What happens to shareholder's equity items in an LBO? 4 5y
+36 Technical interview q 15 5y
+11 IBD Industry Group is different from PE industry focus? 2 5y
+3 PE Firms Reopening Offices? 0 5y
+39 When you've hired from H/S/W/CBS -- ever any duds? 15 5y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 5y
+27 PE folks: What's your initial dilligence framework / workflow? 7 5y
+10 LIBOR(EURIBOR) for LBO ? 5 5y
+43 Roll-up acquisition PE questions 14 5y
+11 Transaction value tricky question 8 5y
+10 Senior Associate vs. Vice President vs. Principal for post-MBA PE? 7 5y
+24 Incoming IB Analyst - When to think about PE? 9 5y
+10 What to do when key metrics are missing in a CIM? 3 5y
+3 Funds of Fund analyst - Sites to get market updates? 1 5y
0 Commonfund - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 5y
+3 Buyside Recruiting for Analysts at DB/UBS 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%

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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