0 Bregal Sagemount - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Leerink Partners - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 7y
0 OppenheimerFunds - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 OppenheimerFunds - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+23 Is this legal? 9 7y
+3 Private Equity Analyst 1 7y
+37 Preparing for the buyside 17 7y
+12 IB vs PE out of Undergrad 1 7y
+3 Pro forma balance sheet in LBO model test? 3 7y
0 Sun Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+13 Waiting a year to recruit for PE 8 7y
0 Montagu Private Equity LLP - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Preparing for Off-Cycle Recruiting 1 7y
0 JUMP Investors - Review - Venture Capital Data 7y
+33 Will PE Start Hiring College Seniors? 23 7y
+20 Comp at MF, Top MM, MM, lower MM 8 7y
+3 Bain Capital Interview 3 7y
+15 short cut to LBO model 2 7y
+13 Reaching out to a firm that previously passed you on 3 7y
0 TA Associates - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+3 Pamplona Capital Management 1 7y
+25 What are the indicators of a good management team? 4 7y
+9 Question Regarding Using Work Laptop for Case Studies 1 7y
+3 Crossover funds 1 7y
+11 Computer Program Skills as an Undergrad Student 1 7y
+8 LBO modeling for co-investment? 4 7y
+9 Beyond the Big Names 3 7y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
+12 Net Working Capital assumptions? 6 7y
+3 Post Removed by Owner 1 7y
+3 Advice for people wanting to crack into REPE from non-target 1 7y
+12 Positioning yourself with headhunters for niche private equity roles 6 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Insight on Palamon Capital Partners 1 7y
0 Candesic - Interview - Healthcare Data 7y
+9 Revenue Growth in LBO? 1 7y
0 Newbury Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Best LBO Template for Case Study? 6 7y
+9 Secondary PE 1 7y
0 Pretium Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+12 Entry multiple in LBO? 1 7y
+6 any MF that doesn't kick out associates after two years? 5 7y
0 Blackford Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - NA Data 7y
+6 Mezzanine Investing Straight out of Undergrad, exit opps? 2 7y
+12 Post MBA moves from public equities to private equities 1 7y
0 Actera Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Credit Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
+11 What debt tranche to use in an LBO? 2 7y
+20 Senior Associate or MBA? 6 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Deleted Delete Delete 3 7y
0 TIAA CREF - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7y
+3 LBO Practice Company 2 7y
+3 Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Group 2 7y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+25 Sweatshops and Pay 7 7y
+3 Are the following firms still open or finished: Bain, Golden Gate, Providence, Francisco, Permira, Advent, Eurazeo, Vista 3 7y
+37 Please help me understand PE recruiting in the lower middle market. 8 7y
0 Graham Partners - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Graham Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 How much do HH’s make? 1 7y
+3 Help: Asking MD for PE internship 1 7y
0 AEW Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
+18 Industry Studies for LMM Deals? 6 7y
+12 Reneging on 2020 PE Offer 2 7y
+3 PE interview expectations for this year? 1 7y
0 Sverica International - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+3 Serent Capital - any info? Case interview? Even impressions appreciated (time sensitive) 3 7y
+9 Private Equity Case Study HELP! 6 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+10 No experience? No problem 1 7y
0 Accenture - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+10 Do headhunters reach out to MM IB firms? 6 7y
+33 How to better understand businesses and articulate investment ideas? 6 7y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 What Entry Multiple to Use? 1 7y
+9 Need Help! Interview for Summer Analyst Position with Private Debt/Credit 3 7y
+11 PE Hiring Craze: Fact or Fiction 2 7y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+3 LBO Model for Co-Investment? 1 7y
+23 Minority equity investment - three statement model 4 7y
+3 Private Equity Networking Events 1 7y
0 ORIX USA Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
0 OrbiMed Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 OrbiMed Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
+35 What to prep for my boss? 9 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Apollo Global Management Internship 2 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (98) $365
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (104) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (411) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $62
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