+35 For those who left PE and didn't go into corp dev / strategy what did you end up doing? 59 10mo
+21 Blackstone Innovation Investments (BXII) 8 10mo
+61 What To Do With Life 18 10mo
+10 Hybrid Capital - Practice Materials 20 10mo
+9 Clearlake Culture 15 10mo
0 New Mountain Capital Takeover 4 10mo
+39 What gifts / gestures do you get for significantly more senior mentors to show appreciation? 18 10mo
+8 UK Target Schools to NYC IB/PE 4 10mo
0 SVB Financial Group - Review - Generalist Data 10mo
0 SVB Financial Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10mo
+9 Know Your Deals: On-Cycle 2027 5 10mo
+23 6 years in banking, credit, and PE. Strong comp, but want macro/international pivot. Is UK/European MSc worth it? 2 10mo
+40 Working hours in PE -- Is it structurally getting worse? 7 10mo
+5 PE seems interesting in theory. What is it like in reality? 1 10mo
+33 Novacap vs Altas - Who's Top Dog In Canada After Onex's Fall? 29 10mo
+47 Best Tech PE Deals Ever? 34 10mo
+12 Principal comp discussion tomorrow - <$500M fund 1 10mo
+80 All Things On Cycle 2027 96 10mo
+29 How to present your Investment opinion at IC (to be convincing)? 5 10mo
+16 Midcap Financial? 15 10mo
+29 Marlin Equity: rep, performance and interview process 54 10mo
0 Berkshire Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 10mo
0 Interview after super day? 4 10mo
+85 Actually Realizing Carry (PE) 44 10mo
0 FoF investment Memo 2 10mo
+12 PE Origination vs PE IR - what would you choose? 4 10mo
+6 PE Recruiting as a Full-time Analyst Hire 1 10mo
+3 PE Deal Sourcing 1 10mo
0 Bain Special Situations 1 10mo
+87 Some reflections 10 years in... 8 10mo
+20 A bit nervous about my new Analyst Role at a top PE firm 8 10mo
+37 Great Point on PE Landscape Today 10 10mo
0 LMM PE, Search Fund Sourcing 1 10mo
+4 GPA for PE Oncycle from Semitarget 5 10mo
0 Riverside Management Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 10mo
+3 GPA for PE Oncycle from Semitarget 19 10mo
+13 Anyone know what happened at Marlin Equity Partners? 8 10mo
0 Mirae Asset - Interview - Generalist Data 10mo
+20 MBA... Worth It for mid-level PE/VC? 5 10mo
+38 Updated views / perspectives on New Mountain Capital 28 10mo
+4 KKR’s Client and Partner Group 4 10mo
+80 Quickest way to $6-8M net worth? 55 10mo
+29 Growth Equity -> Private Equity 13 10mo
+6 Anyone ever ask to go semi-remote? 4 10mo
+23 Energy / Oil and Gas PE Recruiting Process 9 10mo
+9 Is anyone here involved in Law Firm PE? I’m looking to meet some other folks 1 10mo
0 Really Basic Paper LBO Question 1 10mo
+48 What has been your experience working for PE portcos? 26 10mo
+19 How many Portcos is too many 15 10mo
0 FoF Opportunities in Bay Area? 4 10mo
+5 Sixth Street SA Interview 26 10mo
+11 Why does PE/GE like B2B better than B2C 7 10mo
0 Do I need PE experience for PC? 1 10mo
+5 Apollo SA 2026 6 10mo
0 Vista 2027 SA Program Discussion 1 10mo
0 Private Equity Lateral to Private Credit 3 10mo
0 Del 1 10mo
+11 Exploring a clean exit for niche advisory 3 10mo
+87 Why the hell is anyone chasing buyout PE? 32 10mo
+19 How to make assumptions? 7 10mo
+19 Thoma Bravo went from $3bn AUM in 2012 to $181bn today. Who’s next? 33 10mo
0 Buy and hold - what's your take? 1 10mo
+14 Webster Equity Partners Offer Advice 5 10mo
0 Post PE Recruiting 1 10mo
+6 Disclose or not? 3 10mo
+34 Start-up PE Opportunity 7 10mo
+3 private equity infrastructure and project finance test ( macquarie , gip,brookfield ,3I,jpm,ect...) 6 10mo
+6 Bain Capital Investors of Tommorow (Summer 2027 Diversity) 7 10mo
0 Odyssey Investment Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 11mo
0 Bain capital London 4 11mo
0 Goodwater Capital 3 11mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Private Equity Data 11mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 11mo
+18 Left MF PE. No Job 29 11mo
0 Leveraged finance transition into PE — is it possible? 1 11mo
0 Blackstone Year End Bonus 1 11mo
+20 Search Funders PLEASE STOP CALLING MY DAD 3 11mo
+6 Evaluating Gross Margin With or Without Depreciation 1 11mo
0 Thomvest Toronto Family Office Insights 1 11mo
0 Upcoming PE Processes London 1 11mo
0 AI-note taker 4 11mo
+3 Need advice Carlyle global wealth analyst 56 11mo
+3 Practical reality of not getting the promotion 3 11mo
+13 Is employee co-invest overrated as a compensation sweetener? 2 11mo
+158 is there a way to do PE without weekends? 81 11mo
+27 F500 Corp Dev (Manager), Or PE Portco Corp Dev (Mid-Level) 12 11mo
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Private Equity Data 11mo
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 11mo
+6 Blockchain PE Roll-ups - Inversion Capital 2 11mo
+11 Infra PE: I Squared Capital Reputation/Thoughts? 8 11mo
+12 Q&A (AMA) | Economics, Finance & Asset Management – Ask Me Anything 1 11mo
0 CBRE - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 11mo
+9 PE Fund Insurance Groups Interview 7 11mo
+4 Coffee Chats Starting to Go Out? 7 11mo
+9 Del 1 11mo
0 Nuveen Investments - Review - Power Data 11mo
+27 Best Masters for IB/PE + Scholarship + My chances 8 11mo
0 Nuveen Investments - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 11mo
+43 what if you get blown out from PE 14 11mo
+45 Performative PE associate work hack 13 11mo

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

  • 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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  • 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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