0 Highland Capital Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Highland Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+27 ACT Score for PE Recruiting 12 7y
+9 Carried Interest on Operating Income? 1 7y
+4 Kinderhook Partners reputation? Founded in 2003 from former Geocapital team 4 7y
+18 PIK Interest 8 7y
+6 Preparing for Real Estate Private Equity Modeling Exam 1 7y
0 L Catterton - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+21 Opportunity at MM PE Group - questions/advice 1 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 7y
+3 Infrastructure Project Finance/Private Lending 1 7y
0 Direct Lending Interview Questions - What to expect? 4 7y
0 M.H. Greene & Company - Interview - Human Resources Data 7y
0 Optiver - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Deutsche Beteiligungs AG - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+12 GPA Cutoff for PE/Credit funds? 2 7y
+45 $2,000 for any referral to The Talent Oasis 2 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Special Situations Group Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 7y
+3 Seniority - Trade Credit vs Senior note? 2 7y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 OpenGate Capital - Review - NA Data 7y
+9 Clean Energy Fund Modeling test 2 7y
0 Silver Lake - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+9 How did you choose your industry group? 1 7y
0 Apax Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Apax Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+4 Off-Cycle Headhunter Screens 2 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 7y
+17 Undergrad to Private Equity? 9 7y
+34 IB SA --> FT PE -- Interview Timeline/Process during Summer 14 7y
0 Capital One Financial - Review - Energy Data 7y
0 Capital One Financial - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
+28 Spinning Op Model experience for PE interviews 8 7y
+11 Strategies employed by PE firms on Target companies : can you suggest me some books where these topics are discussed ? 5 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+54 Yale vs. Princeton vs. Wharton Undergrad 17 7y
+7 Real Estate Credit to Private Equity/Private Credit 5 7y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Hellman & Friedman LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+6 General Atlantic vs Bessemer Venture Partners 3 7y
+56 Q&A: Principal at megafund 55 7y
0 Blackford Capital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 7y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - Strategy and Operations Data 7y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Strategy and Operations Data 7y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Interview - Investment Research Data 7y
+12 PE take home case study help - what is an ABB participation? 2 7y
+5 my task- net working capital 1 7y
0 Victory Park Capital - Review - Special Situations Group Data 7y
0 Victory Park Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 7y
0 US Bank - Review - Real Estate Data 7y
0 US Bank - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
0 Victory Park Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 7y
+3 Equity incentives to management? 1 7y
+39 Blackstone Tac Opps 27 7y
+5 LMM PE Hours 1 7y
0 RoundTable Heathcare Partners - Review - Healthcare Data 7y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+40 Real Risk of PE? 9 7y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+4 Oaktree Real Estate Reputation 2 7y
+9 Moving to private equity associate role from a non-traditional background - how to prepare? 2 7y
+31 SIlverLake Partners; Buyout, Late Stage Growth or both? 14 7y
+11 Consulting to PE 3 7y
+3 What is "external manager credit program" at a pension fund? 1 7y
0 Silver Lake - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+10 why doubling your money after 2 years wouldnt be 50% IRR 2 7y
0 Alpine Investors - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+9 LP to GP - What would it take? 1 7y
+6 Ultimate goal to end up at Consumer Retail PE 1 7y
+50 PE associate comp 11 7y
+11 New Fund IRR calculation and prediction 2 7y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Private Equity Data 7y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 7y
+9 Energy / Infrastructure / Power Private Equity Recruiting Experience 1 7y
0 Greystar Real Estate Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 7y
+9 CONSULTANTS: How did you prepare for LBO modeling tests? 1 7y
+9 PE fund-specific performance 6 7y
0 BlackRock - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+3 KCET Result 2019 1 7y
+14 Investing across the Balance Sheet 4 7y
+17 Calling All Intellectual Titans of Finance & Tech Nerds... 1 7y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+3 AUM or Fund Size per Investment Professional and Associate 1 7y
+5 Tech buyout help 3 7y
+43 Real Talk - do you think buy and build strategies work 8 7y
+3 Family Office PE -Experience, hours, placement... 1 7y
+73 How Private Equity Owned Companies Fund Add-Ons 17 7y
+9 Anyone have experience on the IR side in a mid sized PE shop? 1 7y
0 Tencent - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 Tencent - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 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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