+35 Wharton Helpful in Recruiting into PE? 5 6y
0 Audax Group - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 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
+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
0 Shore Capital Partners - Review - Private Equity 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
0 Parthenon Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 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
0 Gateway Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Any info on Blackstone Harvest Advisors? 1 6y
+15 PE Co-Investment Associate Compensation 1 6y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 6y
+3 PE Analyst for a year, now what 1 6y
+3 Info on GS Growth? 1 6y
0 Bessemer Venture Partners - Review - Venture Capital Data 6y
0 Bessemer Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 6y
+6 Considerations for mining operation engagement 1 6y
+24 Expected carry compensation at senior associate/VP level? 10 6y
+12 Agriculture Private Equity Case Study Question 2 6y
0 Advent International Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+14 Stay in PE or transition out? 1 6y
0 IFM Investors - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Real Estate Data 6y
+9 Project/Structured Finance 2 6y
+6 Consultants who transitioned into PE - how did you do it? 5 6y
+35 Just started Credit job, want to be in PE 7 6y
+18 Good questions to ask about value creation plan? 6 6y
+12 Interview Prep Help - Case Study 1 6y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Review - Real Estate Data 6y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+52 Cold Emailing - Internship 13 6y
0 Harvard Management Company - Review - Natural Resources Data 6y
0 Harvard Management Company - Salary & Bonus - Natural Resources Data 6y
+6 Revelstoke 3 6y
+7 2019 Private Equity Comp Update (MF, MM, LMM) 1 6y
+3 How do you practice talking about your deals for an interview? 4 6y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 6y
0 Wilshire Associates - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 Wilshire Associates - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+13 Worth it? MBA for Wharton grad in the LMM 1 6y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+9 M&A tax at MM to PE? 2 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 How Much Does School and Major Matter? 1 6y
+18 Do PE firms hire model auditors you work with? 15 6y
+3 Morgan Stanley SA 2020 Private Equity HireVue 1 6y
+3 PE firms partnering with strategics? 1 6y
+37 How to talk to lenders 12 6y
+13 Life/progress/salary in high yield debt? GSO/Carlyle/Guggenheim 5 6y
+12 Headhunted for role - is it worth cold emailing employees through LinkedIn 1 6y
+8 Has anyone taken a sabbatical and made their way back to high finance? 1 6y
+18 LTM Entry Clarification - help needed 4 6y
+12 Breaking into PE lacking the sterotypical banking background 1 6y
0 KLH Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Review - Private Equity Data 6y
0 CVCapital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
+7 What’s the deal with Top Tier Capital Partners? 1 6y
+12 Urgent question CFADS & Cash conversion ratio 1 6y
+18 Negotiation on job offer 8 6y
0 Ardian - Review - Leveraged Buyouts Data 6y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 6y
+7 CVC growth - strategy, reputation, culture? 3 6y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 LBO entry ebitda 1 6y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Alliance Consumer Growth - Recruiter 1 6y
+3 Encore Consumer Partners - Recruiter? 1 6y
+222 Developing the "It Factor" as You Progress in Career - What Puts High Performers on Another Level? 56 6y
0 Sterling Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 Brown Brothers Harriman Capital Partners 1 6y
0 Audax Group - Review - Middle Market Data 6y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Middle Market Data 6y
+40 Safe leverage / coverage ratio for LBOs during holding period? 30 6y
+3 Common mistakes/errors in dividend recap modeling? 1 6y
+6 Investing within the Fund 1 6y
+5 Steps and complexities involved in a carve-out? 1 6y
+4 How to measure free cash flow profile 3 6y
+3 Analysing company - where is it in the cycle? 2 6y
+17 Successful investors who've made it - what do you do that helps you "get it" in a deal? 5 6y
+12 Found: Comprehensive Breakdown of Compensation and Carry Practices at Private Capital Firms 1 6y
+9 Advantages / disadvantages of working for a fundless sponsor vs. institutionalized fund 1 6y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.2%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (100) $364
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (106) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (236) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (414) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (274) $126
  • Intern/Summer Associate (40) $79
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (357) $61
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