0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Investment Research Data 7y
+21 Get reps/real deal intricacies? 4 7y
+3 Intro materials on Financial due diligence? 1 7y
0 Bessemer Trust - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+13 Following up with MF for second time 7 7y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+20 Trading to Private Equity? 4 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+12 Fund of funds PE vs traditional PE 2 7y
+12 Would this make a good token? 1 7y
0 Summit Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+16 New Mountain Capital, Advent, Berkshire Partners 12 7y
+12 References before interview? 1 7y
+15 Capital lease in LBO? 4 7y
+9 How do you decide on a firm? 1 7y
+105 Why Are Fund of Funds looked down upon? 32 7y
+10 $700 Billion USD Biotech Industry 6 7y
+3 Blackstone BREP First Round 2 7y
+15 PE Recruiting Cycles 2020/2021 1 7y
+12 Marketing Tactics by Investment Firms of All Types? 1 7y
+101 Leaving Megafund for Lower Middle Market - Am I Crazy? 28 7y
0 BDC Venture Capital - Review - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 BDC Venture Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 7y
+9 High Accuracy strategy currency 1 7y
+4 Susquehanna International Group thoughts? 1 7y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+21 It's Weekly Quiz Time - Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE! 1 7y
+25 When is it ok to start applying for associate positions as a PE Analyst? 7 7y
0 SAIF Partners - Review - Investment Management Data 7y
0 SAIF Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 7y
+3 PE deal sheets and PE investment memos 1 7y
0 TPG Global - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+9 Carried Interest: Sunset or expiration after vesting? 1 7y
+6 Feelings on Your Firm's Internal Recruitment Capabilities? 1 7y
0 Birch Hill Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+6 2021 Headhunter chats 3 7y
+9 Carried Interests In Secondary Funds 1 7y
+3 Carried interests in debt funds 3 7y
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
+3 Blackstone 2020 FT 4 7y
0 Cain Brothers - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+20 PE Q&A For beginners 6 7y
+15 Using GTM on companies where the last financing round was over a year ago. Does it make sense? 1 7y
+3 Can anyone here shed light on post-MBA PE recruiting? 1 7y
0 Allianz Asset Management - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Infrastructure Data 7y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
0 Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 KPMG - Review - Audit Data 7y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 7y
+9 R&W in Minority Transaction 1 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 7y
+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
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 - Review - Generalist Data 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 Kroll - Review - Compliance Data 7y
0 Kroll - 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

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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