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
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 Timbercreek Asset Management - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Timbercreek Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Aquiline Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 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
0 Abu Dhabi Investment Authority - Review - NA Data 7y
+6 Pitching yourself to a junior PE role from ER 1 7y
+15 Private Equity Business Development Comp Forum 2 7y
+60 Moving Upstream in PE 13 7y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Consulting Data 7y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 7y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
+9 UG to BB to PE 1 7y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 EnCap Investments L.P. - Review - Oil & Gas Data 7y
0 EnCap Investments L.P. - Salary & Bonus - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+16 Accepted and signed conditional PE offer - when to resign from current job? 4 7y
+3 RCP Advisors Info 1 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+6 Public Officials 1 7y
+25 Discussion on the poor performance of Triangle Capital and Medley Capital. 4 7y
+11 Seeking advice - selecting an industry specialty 3 7y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Books on how to identify potential divestitures? 1 7y
+6 Moving Upmarket in PE 1 7y
0 Wafra Partners - Interview - Investments Data 7y
+6 Investment committee discussions 2 7y
+3 delete delete delete delete delete delete 1 7y
+13 Transitioning onto portfolio companies - what to know? 2 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+4 How important is an MD recommendation to land a PE gig? 4 7y
+15 LONDON/EMEA PE 2020 SA Megathread 5 7y
+18 Sovereign Wealth Funds in GCC (ADIA,QIA, Mubadala) Interview Process 2 7y
+9 how do MBA programs evaluate non-business grad schools? 1 7y
+3 LGBT Diversity in PE Recruiting 1 7y
+59 “Find us a deal and we’ll hire you” 19 7y
0 KingSett Capital - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 7y
0 AIG - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Insight Venture Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Orix - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 7y
+15 What do I need to remember? 1 7y
+18 Medicine to PE 4 7y
+10 How to become a part time professor? 1 7y
+9 Alternatives to TopTal???? 1 7y
+15 PE/Credit Fund recruiting for MM analyst 1 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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