0 Blackstone Fund Accounting interview 3 9y
+14 Small cap Private Equity firm --- (Investment Criteria is $2-$10mm EBITDA) 5 9y
+9 Lower MM PE Comp 2 9y
0 PE Case Study (Would anyone like to review/critique?) 21 9y
+34 Job Decision 12 9y
+21 Private Equity CRM Model 0 9y
0 Career advice needed: Principal investing dept not closing any deals 0 9y
+18 BB IB vs. Audax PE 6 9y
0 PE vs REPE vs Infra PE vs PD 0 9y
0 PE IC memo vs. Corp Dev 0 9y
+50 Merits of banking once you've secured a PE associate role for July 2018 17 9y
+60 Working for a PE Portfolio Company 25 9y
0 Email promoting technique New and made strides 0 9y
+12 CoBe Capital? Any Info? 5 9y
0 Discussion is CLOSED 0 9y
+19 MM PE vs BB IBD 11 9y
+8 MM PE Analyst Salary 4 9y
0 Career Switch - PE to Treasury 2 9y
0 Starwood Capital- Performance/reputation 4 9y
0 what can you do after a not so great interview ? 3 9y
0 Which post-MBA path does an O&G geologist have the most leverage in? 1 9y
0 BC Partners 7 9y
+40 Breaking into Private Equity from a Corporate Strategy Role? 23 9y
+18 Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Pay/Info? 13 9y
+63 Is PE FoF and Co-investing a dead end? 32 9y
+13 Private Equity Thesis 14 9y
0 PE Intern - HK compensation 1 9y
0 List of mobility and on-demand service buyout shops - Looking for acquisition 1 9y
+22 Management Fees and The Capital Call Chaos 3 9y
+66 How to transition from Technology Consulting at a Tier 2 into MM Private Equity? 22 9y
0 Management Fees Reinvestment Period 0 9y
0 Reserve Accounts for A Deal's Expenses is this Capital Deployed? 0 9y
+50 PE Lateral Process 55 9y
0 Top-tier Corporate Private Equity vs Real Estate Private Equity (BX, etc.) 0 9y
+16 What type of company am I in? 5 9y
+16 Rice University, masters in Energy Economics 15 9y
+25 KKR Capital Markets/Credit Investing Group 23 9y
+37 How is PE mezz financing? Salary? Workload? 35 9y
0 Phantom Carry 31 9y
+18 What is your investment committee like? 6 9y
0 Compensation guides? 1 9y
0 The Evolution of Commitment 0 9y
0 Small Shop PE Internship Opportunity 0 9y
+17 Question re: LBO debt/equity from non-biz guy 5 9y
0 Corporate Investor Relations to PE Investor Relations? 0 9y
0 Nearing My 2 Year IB Mark - The "Path" and Questions to Experienced PE Vets 0 9y
+119 Ask me anything - Non Traditional Background to MM PE to H/S/W 62 9y
0 KKR Capstone - Salary 2 9y
+17 Upper MM PE Hours 9 9y
+43 Deal experience for resume 21 9y
0 Does anyone know anything about "The Presidio Group LLC"? 5 9y
+4 Blackstone Sophomore Summer Analyst 28 9y
0 GS Capital Partners 20 9y
+15 What is "AUM" in PE? 5 9y
+20 McKinsey to PE? Difficulty breaking in? 14 9y
+3 HarbourVest Partners 3 9y
+135 PE directly from undergrad 158 9y
+2 LBO-Model Debt-Free Cash-Free Question 2 9y
+2 Critique my resume 4 9y
0 Screwed - FCA registration. What should I do? 1 9y
+9 Ares Modeling Test 0 9y
+14 Potential LBO Targets 12 9y
0 Private Equity modeling test - what do you check at the end? 0 9y
0 Insight Venture Partners Onsite team 0 9y
+57 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - Insights Appreciated 27 9y
+15 Private equity tech firms 18 9y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors: insights and info 11 9y
0 Sun Capital / turnaround PE case study 9 9y
+41 Mezz fund interview 32 9y
0 MM PE firm list 7 9y
+6 Bravia Capital Partners, Inc. 8 9y
0 Stone Point Capital 8 9y
0 golden gate capital 9 9y
+27 Blackstone Private Equity 70 9y
+12 NEED ADVICE: Following Up With an MD 4 9y
0 Best way to get my developer client's energy project noticed by PE firms looking for deal flow? 0 9y
0 Quick question about holding companies 1 9y
+11 Search fund internship interview? 13 9y
0 How hard is it to transfer to other industries in PE? 0 9y
0 Help with a case (immediate) 1 9y
+13 Monitoring loan covenants - making it convenient? 4 9y
+35 Top Real Estate Private Equity Firms 28 9y
+119 SAT scores for PE/HF recruiting 99 9y
+6 Vault Guide to Private Equity and Hedge Fund Interview 7 9y
0 First Reserve Private Equity 13 9y
0 Rising Sophomore Summer Dilemma 0 9y
0 What tools do you use to source ideas? 1 9y
+7 Private Equity driving M&A 4 9y
+7 Getting Private debt/Mezz fund interviews 1 9y
+20 CapIQ Vs. Pitchbook 10 9y
+8 Opinions on PE Valuations Analyst role 2 9y
0 Private Equity Investment Exits 2 9y
0 Turnaround time 1 9y
0 merger vs LBO model 6 9y
+42 Equity Cures 11 9y
+12 Private Equity Perks 28 9y
+117 Going Back to Banking 103 9y
0 Carlyle Group 11 9y
0 Bain Capital offer - Lifestyle 7 9y
0 Wilshire Associates: reputation; interviewing with them 14 9y

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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