+6 Antin infrastructure modelling test 9 4w
0 Executive Search / Head Hunting 1 4w
+20 evergreen services group comp/wlb/culture/exits 15 4w
+11 Sourcing/BD → execution in PE — realistic path or pipe dream 2 4w
+14 PE Secondaries Case Studies 4 4w
+10 Tier 2 Management Consulting Firm (PE) > Private Equity in Toronto 2 4w
0 Energy IB —> Generalist PE 2 4w
+20 PE BD/IR 9 4w
0 AEW Capital Management - Interview - Investor Relations Data 4w
0 OTPP - Summer 2027 Private Capital (Global Funds) - Insights 1 4w
+6 Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing (BXMA) 5 4w
+6 MM infra NYC 3 4w
+11 Thoughts on Roark Capital 4 4w
0 Sycamore Partners - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 4w
+55 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 64 4w
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Global Data Data 4w
0 Secondaries Fund Case Prep 3 4w
+7 Secondaries Interview 4 4w
+6 Is PE 80s banking right now? Downhill from here 1 4w
+9 Interviewers during modeling tests - do you actually watch the candidate build their model? 1 4w
0 Executive Search 2 4w
+44 Is $175-200k all in low for IR? 37 4w
0 Oncycle 2028 3 4w
+49 Do you think PE has actually helped you become a better entrepreneur? 27 4w
+30 Most PE interviews have felt awfully weird - is it my MBB background? 5 1mo
+19 Worth doing IB/PE if want to start business? 6 1mo
0 WCAS Updated Views (2026) 2 1mo
+22 Level Equity Interview Process 62 1mo
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
+3 Reneging Big 4 for MBB FT + PE recruiting 7 1mo
0 Pitchbook help? 1 1mo
0 Level Equity - Review - Growth Equity Data 1mo
0 Level Equity - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 1mo
+60 2026 PE Associate Bonus Thread 77 1mo
+30 Main Capital Partners? 22 1mo
+7 Thoughts on BC Partners Credit? 15 1mo
+37 Striking out in last rounds 5 1mo
+9 UK & Europe - vs US - monthly vs. quarterly boards 1 1mo
+9 Why this indifference/discrimination against post-MBA associates for Buyside Recruitment? 4 1mo
0 Wind Point Chicago 0 1mo
+47 Have we seen the last private equity billionaire? 20 1mo
+11 Peak Rock Capital - London 9 1mo
+9 Norvestor - Insights 3 1mo
+87 How to Model SaaS Projections for Interviews 79 1mo
+26 Off Cycle 2027 Master Thread 43 1mo
0 AIP special sits & distressed debt fund 1 1mo
+56 Best PE Sector to be in (tailwinds) 34 1mo
+14 NGP - Dallas 10 1mo
+15 Blackstone BAAM Special Situations 15 1mo
+169 Age You Made Your First Million? 95 1mo
0 GIP infra model test 4 1mo
+25 Good shops in Cleveland 21 1mo
0 On cycle from MM to UMM 1 1mo
+70 Cove Hill FT 2027 28 1mo
+18 Growth Equity Compensation 3 1mo
+103 TPG Updated Views (2025) 34 1mo
+3 Fundamental Edge worth it for PE associate targeting L/S SM? 5 1mo
0 Insight Partners Investment Analyst FT 2027 1 1mo
+19 Moving from LevFin / Private Credit to PE Buyout – How to Position My CV? 3 1mo
0 Atar Capital - Review - Business Development Data 1mo
0 Atar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 1mo
+10 Infrastructure PE AI Resilience & Exit to Crop Dev/Industrial/Family Office 3 1mo
+2 Infra/Climate PE exits: Project Finance vs IB vs MBB 3 1mo
+266 Anyone feel their net worth rising too "slowly"? 99 1mo
+22 UMM PE or High Paying Strat Finance? 14 1mo
+6 Want to move from Real Estate PE to Quant roles... Advice please! 1 1mo
+4 Thrive & General Catalyst 13 1mo
+1 Non-Target to UMM PE or MF PE 2 1mo
+28 Top Infra PE 36 1mo
+36 Veritas updated views 2026 29 1mo
+15 Ex-MBB, MFPE associate experience in different country still at disadvantage in Buyside Recruiting? 4 1mo
+54 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 27 1mo
+6 Hg Capital NYC 2026 17 1mo
+26 Is Ares a MF 26 1mo
0 Off Cycle Internship Vs Travel 3 1mo
+10 Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund 6 1mo
+34 PE with the most difficult model tests 212 1mo
0 CapVest Modelling Test 3 1mo
0 LA Based LMM firms? 1 1mo
+10 MFPE experience in a non-US country/geography not valuable/discounted in US recruitment? 3 1mo
+75 Vista Equity Partners 2026 Update 64 1mo
0 Freshman Internship 1 1mo
+7 Spectrum Equity vs JMI Equity? 15 1mo
+3 Capvest NYC 10 1mo
+6 Off-cycle healthcare PE profile check — thoughts? 1 1mo
+6 For those of your who broke into HF from PE, how long did it take? 2 1mo
+11 Are fewer 2025/2026 analysts interested in PE? 7 1mo
+1 Why is every topic in the PE forum about Infra Modeling / Case Studies 1 1mo
0 TA Associates - Review - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 Viking Global Investors - Interview - Private Equity Data 1mo
+58 Private equity comp in London? 89 1mo
+29 Thoughts on KKR Infra? 18 1mo
+14 Trucking / logistics roll up 8 1mo
+6 3i Group – London Office 6 1mo
+30 Best Finance Clubs at UC Berkeley for IB/PE? 7 1mo
+3 Views on DTCP? 4 1mo
+12 PE vs Wealth Management 8 1mo
+10 Ares Infra Opps and Brookfield Infra Structured Solutions 5 1mo
+9 Advice needed on PE offer 1 1mo

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  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
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  • 3rd+ Year Associate (106) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (414) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (273) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (39) $80
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