+20 Worst UMM/MF Groups to Avoid 25 10mo
+6 BX GP Stakes 2026 18 10mo
0 recruiting lateral/vertical in INFRA PE 2 10mo
0 PG interview - Client Solutions 1 10mo
+1 if a HH reached out about a process starting, can we wait to respond until next Monday to give us time to prep? 4 10mo
+12 MF PE 48 Hour Case Study 1 10mo
+7 Vacation Notice post Review? 2 10mo
+6 CVC DIF 1 10mo
0 Madison Dearborn Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10mo
0 Providence Equity (not PSG) 4 10mo
0 A1 PE recruiting advice 1 10mo
0 2nd year analyst feeling lost 2 10mo
0 White Oak Global Advisors 3 10mo
+55 THL Update 2025? 33 10mo
+21 Pretty Fucked For FT Recruiting 6 10mo
+9 Am I Underpaid? 13 10mo
0 charlesbank new york office 2 10mo
+3 Optimizing for hf exits? 6 10mo
+4 Skipping On-Cycle 2026 3 10mo
0 Predictive index 1 10mo
+19 Advent Tech 20 10mo
0 Venice Search Partnerz 4 10mo
0 Abbott Capital - Review - Generalist Data 10mo
0 Levine Leichtman updates in 2026? 1 10mo
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Review - Generalist Data 10mo
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10mo
0 Apollo SA 2027 2 10mo
0 PE straight from uni 2 10mo
+1 KKR Hirevue Deadline 1 10mo
0 Best tech firms in SF for upward mobility 2 10mo
0 A3 to PE recruiting 1 10mo
+14 Gpa an test scores for PE 28 10mo
0 Exclusive club invite 1 10mo
0 Trivest Partners 2026 2 10mo
0 Predictive Index Score 1 10mo
+3 HH 2026 Coverage List 4 10mo
+24 Neuberger Berman - Co-Invest and Primaries? 9 10mo
0 Oncycle / PE and Banks Pressing Kids to Share Offers 1 10mo
0 Pension Fund Infra Case Study 2 10mo
0 On-cycle vs. MM PE 1 10mo
+12 Sources & Uses when it's not cash-free debt-free 16 10mo
+6 Private Equity Recruiting 1 10mo
+4 KKR 2027 SA 7 10mo
+1 GE to MM PE? 3 10mo
+56 Managing absurd feedback? 21 10mo
0 Business Development Bank of Canada - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 10mo
0 Rounding GPA for HH 4 10mo
+12 Reflections from On-Cycle? 9 10mo
0 Un messing up myself 2 10mo
0 LaSalle Investment Management - Review - Generalist Data 10mo
+20 pik interest "Tax-deductible" Modeling Treatment Question 4 10mo
+22 Is PE worth it? 16 10mo
+6 PE Deal Sourcing Exit Opps 1 10mo
0 Business Development Bank of Canada - Review - Venture Capital Data 10mo
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 10mo
+9 TCV 2026 5 10mo
+26 Please start on-cycle on 1/9 instead of 1/5. Thank you! 14 10mo
0 University Venture Fund - Review - Generalist Data 10mo
+5 How soon can I lateral again? 7 10mo
0 PE Firms w/ Analysts and Internal Mobility? 4 10mo
0 Giovanni To Exit SVCV Partners After Restructuring 1 10mo
+25 MM PE Analyst Role? 18 10mo
0 Info on Excelsior Energy Capital? 1 10mo
+3 On-Cycle 1/6 what's the plan here? 6 10mo
+63 MF followed up 4 months after reference check with a Caveat. How do I respond? 15 10mo
0 Carlyle Tech (DC) 1 10mo
0 On Cycle 2027 - Which Offers Out / Firms Full? 1 10mo
+6 1-2 firms on my on-cycle list, how bad is this? 2 10mo
+7 Will other on-cycle firms go later?? 2 10mo
0 catalyst capital group 1 10mo
0 I Squared Capital - Interview - Infrastructure Data 10mo
+78 3 anecdotes of my friends becoming millionaires before 30 37 10mo
0 Former VP sues Insight for Discrimination 1 10mo
+16 PE Europe for MBB 5 10mo
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Review - Industrials Data 10mo
+17 Help on Offer: Tier 1 City, Assoc 1, $295k with 55-70 hours or $340k with 70-90 hours? 13 10mo
+5 Asset versus company M&A models 1 10mo
0 Vista Equity 2027 SA 3 10mo
+14 Co-Investing 17 10mo
0 Would current JPM first year analysts be eligible to recruit for 2028 asso class? 1 10mo
0 2027 oncycle started? 1 10mo
+12 2027 -> Do funds that do on cycle also save spots for off cycle? 3 10mo
+10 Joining a competing fund… Garden leave? 4 10mo
0 TA Associates - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 10mo
+18 PCA Insights? 10 10mo
+19 CIA Freshman Year Internship for Finance 11 10mo
0 Multiple offers during oncycle? 4 10mo
+23 What am I missing 7 10mo
+27 LT Expectations On The PE VP Backlog 2 10mo
+3 Where to find PE / Infra Cases? 3 10mo
0 Constellation Software Inc - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 10mo
+6 Engaging with HH as a College Senior 1 10mo
+36 Who becomes VP+ at MF? 26 10mo
0 How to break into PE from public markets investing? 1 10mo
+3 Top Canadian PE Value Creation Practices 1 10mo
0 Do I include an upcoming internship on my resume? 3 10mo
0 Interviewing at other shops while already signed 3 10mo
+86 Path Back to Buyside from Chief of Staff 39 10mo
0 Is on cycle starting now for '26 grads? 2 10mo
+3 Permira Technology Group info 7 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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

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

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  • 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
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