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 6y
+7 Unitranche in LBO 3 6y
+10 LBO models - NWC 12 6y
+12 Recruiting for finance... with an industry-binding scholarship 0 6y
+11 Reach out to HH or wait to hear from them? 17 6y
0 Mid-Tier BB PE Exit Opportunities 2 6y
+8 Is LinkedIn necessary in PE? 7 6y
+3 From PE FoF to IB 0 6y
+6 PE Layoffs? 0 6y
+9 Is this possible lateral? IB > M&A PortCo > PE Fund that owns portco? 4 6y
+9 What's the difference between SPV and SPAC? 3 6y
+55 Paper LBO Timing 22 6y
+3 LBO modeling test - not debt/cash free 2 6y
+14 Rhone Group 19 6y
+12 Chinese ADR Delistings 0 6y
0 OMERS - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Estimating balance sheet on basic models where CIM provides no guidance - use comps? 3 6y
+5 What happens to shareholder's equity items in an LBO? 4 6y
+36 Technical interview q 15 6y
+11 IBD Industry Group is different from PE industry focus? 2 6y
+3 PE Firms Reopening Offices? 0 6y
+39 When you've hired from H/S/W/CBS -- ever any duds? 15 6y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+27 PE folks: What's your initial dilligence framework / workflow? 7 6y
+10 LIBOR(EURIBOR) for LBO ? 5 6y
+43 Roll-up acquisition PE questions 14 6y
+11 Transaction value tricky question 8 6y
+10 Senior Associate vs. Vice President vs. Principal for post-MBA PE? 7 6y
+24 Incoming IB Analyst - When to think about PE? 9 6y
+10 What to do when key metrics are missing in a CIM? 3 6y
+3 Funds of Fund analyst - Sites to get market updates? 1 6y
0 Commonfund - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
+3 Buyside Recruiting for Analysts at DB/UBS 4 6y
+47 Blackstone Culture 21 6y
0 Pathway Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+13 PE geography important? 3 6y
0 FP&A for a Private Equity Firm, what to expect? 0 6y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+15 How to leverage an email database... middle office -> front office 2 6y
+5 30 min interview-PE investment memo 3 6y
+21 Corporate Finance at a PE 4 6y
0 Audax Group - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+12 Should I take this unpaid PE internship (freshman) 9 6y
+17 Best Industries/Companies for a Rollup Strategy 3 6y
+3 Related party and intercompany assets/ liabilities - Net debt 0 6y
+3 does anyone have any experience with searchfunder 3 6y
+3 Jump from IB associate to PE 2 6y
+8 LS Power 3 6y
+15 Help-How to Ask a Family Friend for an Internship 11 6y
+28 Any tips of effective communication on slide decks? 12 6y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Interview - Investments Data 6y
+3 PE analyst superday help 0 6y
+48 Infrastructure Private Equity Basic Skills 9 6y
+12 Effect of # of shareholders on attractiveness of PE investment 2 6y
+3 Any insight on Temasek International? 1 6y
+28 Why is an IRR of 40% bad if investment period is small? 14 6y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+16 Cash Free Debt Free LBO Modelling Test 4 6y
+6 The Future of Corporate PE vs. Real Estate PE 3 6y
0 Constitution Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+14 Taking a Haircut on Job Title 2 6y
+15 Tech MFPE Interview preparation 0 6y
+12 Disadvantage in life sciences / biotech without STEM background? 0 6y
+6 2020 Megafund/UMM PE Compensation 1 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • 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%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • 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 (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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