0 Advice needed for BB analyst 3 6y
0 PE in different location than Analyst stint 3 6y
0 Private Equity Placement Analyst 1 6y
+27 TowerBrook Capital Reputation? 13 6y
+22 PE Analyst Offer Compensation 8 6y
+29 How big is PE/HF in Asia? 13 6y
+66 Am I getting hosed on PE associate comp? 28 6y
+58 PE Associate Compensation 60 6y
0 Moving Coasts 0 6y
0 Advice Needed - PE Investment Ideas 1 6y
+12 Lower Middle Market Experience? 8 6y
+12 Transitioning from NYC BB to London PE. Is it possible? 8 6y
0 Used copy of Advanced LBO Modeling for sale 0 6y
+36 2nd PE Associate Gig 9 6y
+57 [Urgent] PE Associate Non-Compete Clause 51 6y
+19 Carlyle DC Office 6 6y
0 Moving from East Coast to West Coast 11 6y
+23 (Fixed) Would you join a Canadian pension funds direct equity team when already at a traditional PE shop 7 6y
+82 Private Equity - No IBD? 38 6y
0 Relativity Media Bankruptcy - Who's Getting Out Alive? 0 6y
+9 Moving from LA Boutique to NY PE 3 6y
+13 PE at Abraaj vs. Corporate Development in US 3 6y
0 Clients for CarterPierce? 5 6y
+11 Internship Choice Help! - Non-target graduating in December 3 6y
0 NYC vs Chicago for Health Care PE 1 6y
0 Summer 2016 PE Recruiting Still Going on? 4 6y
+65 Re - Lifestyle in Private Equity (lower mid to mid market space) 6 6y
+25 Brainteaser - NY Tube 15 6y
+6 Stone Point Capital - Office 0 6y
+15 Latin America PE? 15 6y
0 Boutique IB (non-elite) vs. Boutique Mng Consulting (but does 30% PE dilligence work) for PE? 0 6y
+17 BB IB > Hedge Fund > Top MBA > Post MBA PE ----- Possible? 7 6y
0 KPMG Winter Internship Living 0 6y
0 Deciding where to start my career (boutique advisor internship) 2 6y
0 3i group 4 6y
+18 MM PE Compensation 13 6y
+33 Private Equity Track and Skipping the MBA 8 6y
0 Artemis Capital Partners 2 6y
0 Analyst in PE: Introduction 0 6y
+8 I'm 21 I need Capital NYC area 1 6y
0 Leaving institutional allocator (pension fund) for boutique PE firm 0 6y
0 Move from Deloitte S&O / Accenture Strategy to PE with only one year of experience. 1 6y
0 In Person PE Prep NYC - anyone know a good service? 0 6y
0 Looking for Boston Roommate 0 6y
0 Corporate finance certificate (Georgetown) and/or CFA viable options for entree into finance ? 0 6y
0 Apollo Global Agrees To Acquires Rackspace For $4.3B 10 6y
+23 Options after Pre-MBA Program 6 6y
+5 Just out of curiosity 3 6y
+53 Volunteer opportunities for PE Associate 12 6y
0 PE Recruitment - Emphasis Placed on Desired Location 0 6y
+15 How to convert a senior year PE internship and a (meh) MM IB FT offer into a solid MM associate role? 2 6y
0 'Diva of Distressed' Lynn Tilton to Face U.S. SEC Fraud Trial 0 6y
+19 Exit Opps into PE from RBC 17 6y
+10 How to make the move in PE: LDN >> USA ? 4 6y
+7 2016/17 PE Recruiting 2 6y
0 Emerging Markets Hybrid Private Equity/Hedge Fund Interview 1 6y
+15 Dilemma - Should I Take The Offer? 6 6y
+17 How would you discover small businesses (with elderly owners) near NYC 5 6y
+11 EC and leadership suggestion for HYP undergraduate to get in PE 4 6y
0 MBA implications of pre-MBA role 0 6y
+37 Trouble with recruiting 8 6y
0 How is Carlyle Strategic Partners? 0 6y
+19 Help Me, Please! Hoping on a flight to NYC! 7 6y
+44 Megafund Interview Prep 30 6y
+145 NY Times vs. the PE Industry 58 6y
0 HIG MM PE NY office 4 6y
0 Sun Capital Question, NYC and LA 1 6y
+21 Bain Capital Credit? 10 6y
+34 Private Equity Firms in Boston 21 6y
0 List of PE firms in New Jersey 0 6y
+24 Private Equity the long way 5 6y
+19 Can someone explain me Blackstone's EOP real estate deal? 5 6y
+33 Career Transition non-finance to PE 9 6y
0 Advantage working in HQ Office for PE firm? 0 6y
+12 Networking as a IB analyst to get interviews at top MM PE firms????? 2 6y
+27 Pivoting into Finance - Trying to stay in Richmond, VA 12 6y
+10 Joining a Middle-Market Private Equity Fund soon - any advice? 2 6y
+33 Advice on Sourcing Family Office info to help secure LP's 2 6y
0 Comp, upside, and trade commission "etc" 0 6y
+15 Exit Options from New Fund 4 6y
0 Prepping for PE interviews (pre MBA MBB consultant) 3 6y
+3 Apollo Real Estate in Los Angeles? 2 6y
+61 Working for European PE as an American 23 6y
0 Upper MM Funds on West Coast 4 6y
+21 Beginning TAS position at big 4-thinking down the road 9 6y
+26 How to: PE Career break - several months off 2 6y
+115 Am I being underpaid 36 6y
+13 Distressed / Special Situations Firms... East Coast Preference 6 6y
+3 Private Equity Analyst Positions Still Hiring 1 6y
+33 Highly Securitized Small Cap LBOs 6 6y
0 CITIC - Private Equity in NYC 0 6y
0 Re-Thinking Cost to Company ( CTC ) ... In Industries Prone to Disruption 0 6y
+15 Strategy& Deals Team to Private Equity 7 6y
+12 Seeking recruitment advice: MBB BA/A/AC w/o finance experience -> PE 1 6y
+10 Thoughts on Macquarie Infra PE SA over regular investment banking SA? 18 6y
+3 Past Interns 1 6y
+21 2 years of prop trading experience. How can I transition into PE (or even feasible?) 1 6y
+73 2017 Private Equity Report – 8 Category Highlights 7 6y
+11 Anyone heard of the MM PE fund in NYC / Chicago called Flexpoint Ford? 7 6y
+19 Investment Banking Senior Associate to Private Equity Dilemma 2 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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

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  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

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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 (355) $62
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