+18 How to gauge a small regional IB/PE firm? 1 6y
+18 Best Path Before Entrepreneurship / Search Fund 1 6y
+18 LMM PE -> MBA -> Back to PE? 3 6y
+13 Is it common to wait for new fund to receive carry? 7 6y
0 Advent International Corporation - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 Oxford Properties Group - Interview - Investments Data 6y
+20 URGENT - Private Equity Case Study interview - how detailed does the Balance Sheet need to be? 7 6y
+9 How to go about business model assumptions 1 6y
+6 PE case study prep 1 6y
0 Hines Interests Limited Partnership - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+3 <deleted post> 1 6y
0 Summit Partners Interview Process 3 6y
+12 Should I negotiate an offer with a "fundless sponsor" 1 6y
+12 Big Papi's at Bat in the Private Equity Game 4 6y
+13 Recruiting at Vista Equity Partners 18 6y
0 Baring Asset Management - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Allianz - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Interview - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield Data 6y
+24 Need to move to a different PE firm before even starting 7 6y
+3 PE Interview Resources 1 6y
+3 Getting into PE from CBS without prior banking 3 6y
+4 Leonard Green Recruiter? 1 6y
+3 VMG recruiter? 1 6y
+14 Talking about deal details in PE interviews 2 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
+24 Deciphering fund raise history (confusion on terms) 7 6y
0 Merrill Lynch Private Equity And Venture Services - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 6y
+6 Onex credit 1 6y
+13 Pushing back 2020 start date 4 6y
+13 Top Megafund PE back office, what would be the perfect next move? 8 6y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Credit Data 6y
+4 Private Equity Prep Time 1 6y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+23 How much detail on CF/BS when discussing deals in an interview? 3 6y
0 Citigroup - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Orix - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Orix - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+4 Leave current Senior IBD analyst position for MF PE summer analyst position? 3 6y
+7 Off-cycle recruiting at top MM PE firms 2 6y
+23 MBB associate and ex-banker shooting for MM PE 4 6y
+13 Typical PE Credit Interview Questions 10 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
0 AlpInvest Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 6y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 6y
+53 Looking to acquire an SME, question about LBO model cases and level of risk in classic PE 19 6y
0 Lionstone Investments - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+3 Thoughts on Odyssey 1 6y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Salary & Bonus - Commercial Data 6y
+12 Not specific enough in terms of jobs I'm looking for? 1 6y
+25 PE LBO modeling test for juniors 8 6y
0 international alliance associates - Interview - Equity Research Data 6y
+3 Recruiting: MSD Capital / EQT Partners 3 6y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Restructuring Data 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+14 What backgrounds do people in your PE firm/group come from? 8 6y
+6 Asset Management to Private Equity 1 6y
0 Bain & Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Bain & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 New to finance. Meeting with an MD soon. How can I best prepare myself and not waste his time? 1 6y
0 Wind Point Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+15 How to seek feedback after mistakes? 2 6y
+12 Summer Analyst vs. FT Offer 1 6y
+13 Summer Offer from boutique PE vs larger non PE form 2 6y
0 K1 Capital - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+15 How specific should my interest be to be a compelling candidate for on-cycle recruiting? 3 6y
+25 Jobs at PE backed companies 7 6y
+3 Advantage Capital Partners 1 6y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+12 Nontarget Low GPA With Experience Recruiting Private Equity 2 6y
+4 How to get into African PE funds 1 6y
+3 UPenn PPE 1 6y
+35 Wharton Helpful in Recruiting into PE? 5 6y
0 Audax Group - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 6y
+45 Buying a business vs. PE 31 6y
+3 Diligencing growth -> cash flow? 3 6y
0 KPMG - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
+31 PE Work Verification Check 11 6y
+12 Career in venture debt investing vs. venture equity investing 2 6y
+26 How to know if PE is right for you 3 6y
0 JLL Partners - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 6y
+58 PE Fund Paying Half of Market/What I’m Worth - Advice? 13 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Oil & Gas Data 6y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 6y
+3 Bonus structure in tier 2 city? 1 6y
+19 Want normal PE, but have REPE offer. What do I do? 1 6y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
+6 Credit to Private equity 1 6y
0 Lone Star Funds - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 6y
+147 Q&A- Undergrad to PE (Ask me anything) 46 6y
+3 First Round Video Interview with PE Fund (90 mins) 2 6y
+8 What's "financing lock-up"? 5 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+29 PE recruiting discouragement 6 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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