0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
+14 How Do I Catch Up In Terms of Technicals and Modeling? 3 6y
+3 Venmo for Equity Research 2 6y
0 Landmark Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Landmark Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+11 PE Recruiting - Coffee Chats 6 6y
+5 PE Spac exit? 2 6y
+26 Purchase accounting: DTL from asset step-up? 8 6y
+11 When to ask h1b sponsorship question 6 6y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+8 KKR Summer Analyst 2021 - Credit 13 6y
+12 Understanding Free Cash Flow more clearly 1 6y
+18 Which is better for PE? Big 4 Valuations or Big 4 Advisory? 4 6y
+93 Why even use EBITDA? 30 6y
+6 Looking for Equity Research Report for $!!! 1 6y
0 European Investment Bank - Salary & Bonus - Compliance Data 6y
+3 Parthenon Capital 2021 FT 1 6y
+21 MM IB -> Family Office; Chances to get into traditional PE? 1 6y
+17 Modeling effects of PIK accretion to cash flow from financing 5 6y
+32 How do people narrow down PE funds they want to recruit for? 12 6y
+155 PE professional, what's your process while judging an investment? 47 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 HarbourVest - Review - Analytics Data 6y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Analytics Data 6y
+19 MM/UMM Associates - What have WFH hours been like? 4 6y
+13 Blackstone Technical Test 10 6y
+8 Chicago PE Shops - Anyone have experience? 1 6y
+21 Rede Partners thoughts? 3 6y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Infrastructure Data 6y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 6y
+3 Overview of Francisco Partners? 2 6y
+33 Second Year IB Analyst PE Recruiting 14 6y
+27 PG 2021 Analyst Program 32 6y
+15 PE Interviews and Merger questions 1 6y
+148 2021 On-Cycle Private Equity Recruiting 144 6y
+24 Associate Comp Bump for Sourcing Deal? 6 6y
+26 Resume templates for associate recruiting 6 6y
+3 Selecting best debt package 1 6y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 35 min technical test/ Private Equity 2 6y
+15 MF salary expectations - regional office 1 6y
+19 What keeps your fire burning? 3 6y
+17 Diverse MBA student at H/S/W but no pre-MBA PE experience. What are my options? 2 6y
+21 Minority interest Question? 6 6y
+6 Fellow PE/IB Women in Munich 1 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+6 Net debt v Gross debt in LBO 3 6y
+16 Two year program in PE - when to start preparing for B-School, and when to start recruiting? 7 6y
+15 ASC 820 during the Coronavirus 1 6y
+12 Mountaineering as hobby 6 6y
+10 Asking for a comp reset 6 6y
+78 Q&A: MM PE (~$1.5B AUM) Associate in Asia 29 6y
+9 Outsourced Back Office? 4 6y
0 Fosun - Review - Investments Data 6y
+6 REPE Recruitment 1 6y
+9 What Questions would you ask a prospective employer at a PE Fund? 0 6y
0 Fosun - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 6y
+16 Semi-Target, Top EB - chances at PE? 9 6y
+3 Quality of candidates jumping up during Covid? 1 6y
+9 How do I break into Sequioa in SEA 3 6y
+6 Apollo vs GIP 2 6y
+9 Silver Lake PE Analyst FT 2021 5 6y
+22 What differentiates VP candidates post B-school? 6 6y
+18 Dress code for HH meetings? 13 6y
+14 Bain Capital Credit experience anyone? 10 6y
+6 What makes a STAR intern in PE ? 2 6y
+15 Recruiting Advice / Reality Check 2 6y
0 Barclays - Interview - NA Data 6y
+41 How to create value from my network 6 6y
+29 'Growth' vs. 'Value' strategy 7 6y
+11 MF - PE vs Credit/Special Opportunities Teams (of KKR, Brookfield, CVC etc) 9 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Investments Data 6y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 6y
+11 Headhunter lists 13 6y
+28 PE Recruiting After MBA 20 6y
+5 Modelling - OID and other minute points 4 6y
+14 Operational improvements 10 6y
0 Delta Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 6y
+6 How to network your way into PE? 3 6y
+22 Restaurant Chain LBO - Management Option 8 6y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
+15 Would you consider the following are logical reasons for a management team to initiate an MBO? 1 6y
+3 Question about the type of buyer a Search Fund is 3 6y
+25 Lower Middle Market Mezzanine Private Equity 12 6y
0 FSN Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 6y
+49 How Useful is an MBA Network for PE Recruiting Pre-MBA? 18 6y
+6 Placement agent interviews? 1 6y
+6 Levine Leichtman Capital Partners 3 6y
+6 Tonka Bay Equity 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Search Fund Internship Job Title 1 6y
+12 Info on MSouth Equity Partners? 7 6y
+20 How to talk around confidential info in deal discussions? 6 6y
+20 How much staffing on typical PE deal? 15 6y
+29 Great Company - Shitty Margins 5 6y
+12 Funds with a strong "investment culture" 0 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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