+9 What Entry Multiple to Use? 1 8y
+9 Need Help! Interview for Summer Analyst Position with Private Debt/Credit 3 8y
+11 PE Hiring Craze: Fact or Fiction 2 8y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Accenture - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
+3 LBO Model for Co-Investment? 1 8y
+23 Minority equity investment - three statement model 4 8y
+3 Private Equity Networking Events 1 8y
0 Orix - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
0 OrbiMed Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 OrbiMed Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+35 What to prep for my boss? 9 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+29 Placement Agent/PE Fundraising 7 8y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+10 Who's left for 2020? 4 8y
0 Goldblum Lentz - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Goldblum Lentz - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+9 How to network with PE firms if you are currently doing a deal together? 1 8y
+3 ASKIVY.NEt 1 8y
+6 GIC Direct Investment Group 3 8y
+3 Bump in IB Associate pay, upcoming increase in buy side associate pay? 1 8y
+3 2020 PE Interviews 1 8y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Review - Growth Equity Data 8y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 8y
+3 Buyside Recruiting Kicked Off? 1 8y
+3 Does anybody have any insights on 3G capital's AB InBev global management trainee program ? 1 8y
+9 https://www.supplementgate.com/orange-grove-cbd/ 1 8y
+16 PE Recruiting Help!!!! 4 8y
+33 Leave Career-Track PE Job for MBA? 4 8y
+3 Bain Consulting co-investing in Private Equity client deals 1 8y
+3 Antares Capital LP - Leveraged Lending Analyst Interview (Atlanta) 2 8y
0 Accel Partners - Review - Venture Capital Data 8y
0 Accel Partners - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 8y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Westlake Securities - Review - NA Data 8y
+30 Doing a second pre-mba Associate stint at a larger PE firm 9 8y
+6 Which UMM / MF have started informal coffee chats / receptions? 3 8y
0 Jupiter Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 PE Recruiting Timeline 1 8y
+3 Who are the private equity and/ or private debt funds focused on Smart City, IOT, and/or 5G investments? 1 8y
+43 Worth it to join no name MM PE Fund for the experience? 12 8y
+3 HarbourVest Final Round Interview 1 8y
+6 How to follow up after a successful cold call in which an MD says forward resume and he'll get you involved in recruiting? 1 8y
0 Temasek - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 HGGC Headhunter 1 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Bell Partners Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 8y
+9 Sponsor/Strategic consortium - How does it work? 1 8y
+12 Model Balances but...still kinda wonky. Can anyone provide some insight? 1 8y
0 Russell Investments - Review - Alternative Investments Data 8y
0 Russell Investments - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments Data 8y
+29 FT PE Analyst from Undergrad 5 8y
+10 Only way to enter PE is via Headhunter? 8 8y
+3 Has anyone heard of WAVE - Annual Women in Alternatives Career Forum? 1 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+13 CSC Generation PE Associate - Anyone familiar? 5 8y
0 John Hancock - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Grade Finance Data 8y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Generalist Data 8y
+10 Categorizations of debt in LBO 4 8y
+12 NewCo LBO 1 8y
0 OMERS - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 OMERS - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Prudential Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Tailwater Capital - Interview - Energy Data 8y
0 Strategy& - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+97 Q&A: Senior Associate at MM PE Fund 47 8y
0 StepStone Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 FIG Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 FIG Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 AEA Investors - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 AEA Investors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+25 Interview - Case study help (Urgent) 9 8y
+43 Mental Deal Frameworks 6 8y
+19 MBB vs MM PE 6 8y
+12 When calculating DPO and DIH in Working Capital schedule, do you base that off of COGS, or COGS + D&A? 3 8y

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%

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November 2026 Private Equity

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  • 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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