+14 How do fund sizes translate to investment team take-home pay (before carry)? 7 6y
+12 Medical School to Biotech PE 1 6y
+47 How To Record Earnout Paid in LBO Context? 12 6y
+15 Investment Idea Preparation - Feasibility 3 6y
+13 MM PE Offer in SF Bay Area- is compensation market or should I negotiate up? 1 6y
+37 PE/RE/HF podcasts 13 6y
+3 TMT CIMs 1 6y
+3 Thoughts on CDPQ - Direct Private Equity Internship in New York? 1 6y
+3 Where to grab industry outlook reports? 1 6y
+13 Sourcing Public Companies 1 6y
+6 How much do you expect your intern to know going into the job? 2 6y
+3 Question for those who did IB -> PE: If you could've gotten a PE job after your undergrad, would you still choose to do IB first 3 6y
+11 Mid-Market TMT 4 6y
+3 You are valuing an MBO. How might you design a test of your forecasts? 1 6y
+6 Which PE firms will pay for your MBA? 1 6y
+20 Why do PE companies create more than one fund? 4 6y
+8 Got the offer, now how do I prepare? 5 6y
+7 What do you consider a small/medium/large PE fund? 5 6y
0 Trinity Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Interview - Credit Data 6y
+86 Top 20 Hedge Funds List 27 6y
0 Sofina - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+12 Reapplying for the same role after rejection? 1 6y
+13 LBO Def financing fees/ new rule 2 6y
+3 Thoughts on KED/KDT 2 6y
+7 How / when did you know you would make it? 3 6y
+12 Tier2 candidate - what investment strategies should I target? 1 6y
+3 Ares Management London (PE) 1 6y
0 In Q Tel - Interview - Venture Capital Data 6y
+16 Distressed debt tech trades by Vector Capital? 5 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+13 Unlevered IRR for an LBO 6 6y
+15 Dividend Recaps in an LBO Model 1 6y
+16 What's easier to raise AUM (PE/credit)? 11 6y
+3 Is it game over if you don’t finish the modelling test? 4 6y
+3 MBO management cash out 1 6y
+152 Q&A - Post-MBA VP 46 6y
+18 Sources and uses help!! 6 6y
+3 Paper LBO questions 1 6y
+3 What is the Institutional Client Solution Group at Blackstone? What is IRBD at Blackstone? 1 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+38 Would you leave in this situation? 8 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+3 What is recruiting out of pre-MBA PE Associate positions like? 1 6y
+8 I Want to Start My Own PE Fund in 15 Years... 1 6y
+61 DIP Financing as a Strategy to Ownership 46 6y
+20 Working at Preqin - Research Associate 6 6y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Review - Generalist Data 6y
+3 TSG Consumer 1 6y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+12 Funds with a flexible investment mandate? Ie; where IPs can invest in both debt and equity opportunities. 2 6y
+21 How much am I underpaid (mezzanine fund)? 14 6y
+38 Which investing strategy will be most challenged this decade (‘20 through ‘29)? 7 6y
+12 PE Operating Role 2 6y
+33 Private Equity Operating Partners v General Partners 15 6y
+1 What's the difference between Credit lending/investments and Equity investments 1 6y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Natural Resources Data 6y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 6y
+5 PE background check questions 3 6y
+3 South Branch Capital Partners? 1 6y
+23 Paper LBO mistake - fatal?? 10 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Sales Data 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Sales Data 6y
+3 How’re you prioritizing your portfolio? 1 6y
+3 PE recruiting during MBA - what does it look like? 1 6y
0 Greenspring Associates - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Greenspring Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+1 Tiger Global - Any info? 1 6y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 6y
+39 Silver Point vs. MF PE Analyst 18 6y
+4 Things to look at in a Real Estate Company 2 6y
+3 Need help with case study 1 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+36 How’s fund raising going? 12 6y
0 Silver Lake - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Interview - Infrastructure Data 6y
+41 Private Equity in South Florida 10 6y
0 Sentinel Real Estate - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Cambridge Associates - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Cambridge Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+17 Incoming Tech PE associate looking at ways to prepare 16 6y
+9 VP Transition 2 6y
+35 How to learn to evaluate investment? (PE case study interview) 5 6y
+37 Energy PE Recruiting 35 6y
+178 Hello Old Friends! 63 6y
+31 List of all Buyout UMM/MF PE Shops in NYC 19 6y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Battery Ventures - Interview - Venture Capital Data 6y
+5 Is PE networking similar to IB networking? 3 6y
+15 How viable is middle market PE long-term? 3 6y
+12 PE Portfolio Risk Mgmt / Diversification 1 6y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+4 PWP PE Exit Opportunities in 2020 4 6y
+16 Unit Economics by Industry - List 7 6y
+9 Best books to read for an associate job in Tech PE? 5 6y

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%
  • Bain Capital 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • 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%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 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 (355) $62
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