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0 Vestar Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+32 Difference between LBO and DCF 18 8y
0 Starwood Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+12 Do I have shot of getting in? 1 8y
0 Ardian - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
0 GS REPIA - Bonus potential for first year analysts? 14 8y
+21 Additional Transaction Sheet 5 8y
+29 Waiting until second year to recruit? 27 8y
+13 How much does transcript matter? 3 8y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - NA Data 8y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+12 Consulting-like cases PE interviews 4 8y
0 Warburg Pincus - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+12 TMT question 1 8y
+12 LBO-Modeling Case Interview - Completed Model but Fucked Up with Iterations? 2 8y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 2100 Xenon Group - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 8y
0 Alinda Capital Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+3 Thoughts on SPAC's? (Special-purpose acquisition company) 1 8y
0 TJP Advisory & Management Services GmbH - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+13 How to Amortize A Balloon Loan? 4 8y
0 FORM Holdings - Interview - NA Data 8y
0 Norwest Equity Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+13 Question - LBO Case Study? 4 8y
0 Partners Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+17 UVA McIntire - Not Great for Buyside 5 8y
0 Broadstone Real Estate - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 CIM Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+3 Operating Partner interview 1 8y
+42 PE vs. IB out of college 29 8y
+162 Private Equity Recruiting Kicked Off? 101 8y
0 Lone Star Funds - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Lone Star Funds - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+14 Private Nonbank Lender Valuation 4 8y
+24 KKR - Latest buyout fund? 28 8y
+17 Distressed Private Equity Funds 9 8y
+17 PE Deal Sourcing Interview/On-the-job advice 6 8y
0 CIM Group - Review - Accounting Data 8y
0 CIM Group - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 8y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Auda International - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Interview Question - Buyside 2 8y
0 Caitong Securities Co., Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Banking Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Interview - Structured Products FSR Data 8y
+3 BMW i Ventures - Reputation, Comp? 1 8y
+9 Emailing PE professional that you met 2 years ago through university presentation 1 8y
+9 Do you guys show economic returns on your CV? 5 8y
+33 PE Interview Tricky Behavioral Questions - Need Advice 5 8y
+27 Reaching out to current Associates 25 8y
+3 CMO joining PE - help with compensation structure 1 8y
+13 Recent GMAT and B School Insight 3 8y
+6 Clarion Capital Interview 1 8y
0 Audax Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+18 valuation group 1 8y
+17 Dataroom Goodies in PE 3 8y
+12 Secondary PE vs. Co-investing vs. Fund of PE Funds 1 8y
+40 Help with this Debt Schedule for Project Finance 19 8y
0 Pantheon Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Investments Data 8y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
+12 Looking for some articles on non-profit opportunistic real estate private equity (if it exists... example inside) 1 8y
0 Cambridge Associates - Interview - Portfolio Management Data 8y
+18 Becoming operator for PE backed companies 1 8y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Operations Data 8y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 8y
+7 Not having any Transaction experience 5 8y
+22 Changing jobs once before going buyside after 2 years. Have an offer to interview with another consultancy. 5 8y
0 Silver Lake - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Memory Repair Protocol A contemplation 1 8y
0 The Abraaj Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 The Abraaj Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Research Data 8y
+13 Blackstone Portfolio Operations Group 2 8y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+12 Co-Invest for Carried interest, what is reasonable? 1 8y
+9 From IB to PE RE/Infra 1 8y
0 Fulcrum Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+11 PRIVCO? 8 8y
+86 Debt and mezz fund expertise 64 8y
+15 CPP Private Investments exit opportunities. 9 8y
+28 Top BSchool or Megafund PE? 22 8y
0 Fulcrum Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Fulcrum Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y

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June 2026 Private Equity

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