+72 PE Fund-of-funds......exit ops? 105 7y
+7 Private Equity Guide 0 7y
0 JMI Equity - Review - Technology Data 7y
0 JMI Equity - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7y
+4 Switching Industries (Moving to Finance) 1 7y
0 Novacap - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Accion Venture Lab - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Fosun - Review - Investment Management Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 PE unpaid internship 1 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 7y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Investment Management Data 7y
+14 Buy-Side Advisory 2 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Warburg pincus 2020 ft 8 7y
+17 Starting point for Summer 2020 Internship 10 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+6 Best books to read for careers in Private Equity or Consulting? 4 7y
0 Highland Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+122 2020 On-Cycle Recruiting Kicks Off 116 7y
+22 GMAT Score on Resume for on-cycle PE recruiting 5 7y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+31 Paid 11$/hr as an associate at a PE firm first 3 months. I can’t keep working like this. The trial I’m on is awful. 17 7y
+14 Best consumer investors? 2 7y
+17 How to stay in touch with PE partner after unsuccessful interview 4 7y
+12 Informational phone call with a PE partner 3 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Review - Compliance Data 7y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Compliance Data 7y
+13 Thinking of disconnecting from LinkedIn - thoughts? 3 7y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 7y
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+20 Consumer Goods PE Firms? (Specifically CPG/Food & Beverage) 5 7y
0 Highland Capital Management - Review - Asset Management Data 7y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
+12 Anyone interview at Digital Bridge LLC? Comms Infra PE 2 7y
+9 Blackstone 2020 FT Analyst Program 1 7y
+21 WSO PE Interview Prep Course Technical #3: Inadequacy of Cash Flow Statement 2 7y
+4 PE trends 2019 4 7y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+12 Summer Analyst 2020 Recruiting Thread 1 7y
0 How to allocate venture funding to OpEx on a shortform I/S-to-returns-model, and what to do with net income? 0 7y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Power Data 7y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 7y
+18 PE model test - capital structure 5 7y
+9 Flexible Capital - Private Credit Interview 3 7y
+8 RCP Advisors starting salary 5 7y
+29 At what level are you expected to run a deal from origination to close? 8 7y
0 Summit Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Experience with Admin Partners LLC.? 1 7y
+4 Equity Research to PE possible? 3 7y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Blackstone 2020 REPE 2 7y
0 Eurazeo - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Eurazeo - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+24 Should I do MBA to break into PE? 5 7y
+20 Search Fund - Ghosted hard after perfect Interview 10 7y
+3 Blackstone internal mobility experience 1 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+24 How to ask for equity? 4 7y
+12 Coming from the USA from EU after MBA, deciding between two offers during my program. Advice? 1 7y
+3 MLT Private Equity Program 1 7y
0 General Atlantic - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 General Atlantic - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Pouschine Cook Capital Management - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 thanks, question answered in a PM 1 7y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Other Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 7y
+40 Newly formed private equity firm 13 7y
0 Family Wealth Office - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+26 Private Equity Associate Bonus Guidance 9 7y
+3 How difficult is it to break into boutique PE without IB? 1 7y
+3 Infrastructure Private Equity? MIRA? 1 7y
0 Ardian - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 PE Litigation 3 years (analyst/associate tenure) @HGGC 1 7y
0 Providence Equity - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Review - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 Silicon Valley Bank - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 7y
+21 Too early to Network for PE? 3 7y
+9 Undergrad Experiences Valid in Buy-Side Interviews? 2 7y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+7 Public Officials background 2 7y
0 Pathway Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 Pitching yourself to a junior PE role from ER 1 7y
+15 Private Equity Business Development Comp Forum 2 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.2%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Vista Equity Partners 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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