0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+38 Can a company survive perpetually under successive LBOs? 7 8y
0 Centre Lane Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Advanced IQ Sound computer games 1 8y
0 The Rohatyn Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Blue Sage Capital - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Blue Sage Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+34 How much time do you usually have between IB and PE? 19 8y
0 Tech Bases PE Firms/Timeline 0 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Infrastructure Data 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 8y
+8 Move to lower-MM vs staying at BB? 3 8y
+46 Revenue and COGS build 8 8y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 8y
+14 T2 Mgmt Consultant to MM PE... What're interviews like? 3 8y
+9 Looking for Advanced Excel Financial Modeling Course Specifically for Equity Deals 3 8y
0 Trevale Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Wren House - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Partners Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+45 Instructions lacking clarity 7 8y
+18 Free Cash Flow Iteration 2 8y
+151 A Non-Target's Perspective - My MM PE Recruiting Process 40 8y
+37 How to prepare for PE technical interviews? 29 8y
+33 Difference between PE and Real Estate Pe? 19 8y
+33 Post-MBA PE Recruiting - HBS 34 8y
+27 PE - Small vs mid market vs mega 19 8y
+25 Learning more about Private Equity 46 8y
+25 What is 'secondaries' 14 8y
+21 Specific PE 12 8y
+20 What is considered MM? 14 8y
+18 Cleantech IB (and exit to PE, perhaps) 12 8y
+13 Family Office Experience 24 8y
+13 Blackrock Private Equity/Mezz 26 8y
+3 CD&R 11 8y
0 American capital - Any experiences? 19 8y
0 Who recruits for Elevation Partners? 6 8y
0 PE internship as an Ugrad? Which Internship? 19 8y
0 IK Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+38 2 Years IB + 2 Years PE 23 8y
+4 Energy Capital Partners Question 4 8y
0 IK Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 SoftBank Investment Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 Lone Star Funds - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Lone Star Funds - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Gores Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
+9 Phone Call with MF investment Director (Alumni) 1 8y
0 Versa Capital Management? 4 8y
0 JMI Equity - Review - Consulting Data 8y
0 JMI Equity - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 8y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 8y
+25 Due diligence in private equity 9 8y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 8y
+3 Primal Alpha Beast if you're going this 1 8y
+4 Paper LBOs 5 8y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Leveraged Buyouts Data 8y
0 Highbridge Capital Management - Review - Business Development Data 8y
0 Highbridge Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 8y
0 Search Fund Accelerator - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+23 Information on comp at early stage venture firms? 2 8y
+6 PE Initial Phone Screening was only 10 Min is this Normal 1 8y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
+15 Getting references from analysts 1 8y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
+18 golf course interview 14 8y
+39 Was recently invited into the next fund.... 1 8y
+3 Infra fund interview - Analyst position 1 8y
+38 Small Private Equity Fun (USD 100m AUM) - Thoughts on life in small PE? 10 8y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 TPG Global - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
0 American Securities - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+71 How to ask someone for a job 61 8y
0 AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 8y
0 AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 8y
+13 DREAM scenario, share your thoughts! 1 8y
0 GE Capital - Review - Venture Capital Data 8y
0 GE Capital - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 8y
+21 Figuring out a path from credit investing to private equity 1 8y
+35 How difficult is it to break in from a low-tier BB? 6 8y
0 Canyon Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+8 Follow-Up Headhunter Meetings 9 8y
+21 Private Equity Hierarchy 10 8y
0 Rosewood Private Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+10 LBO: Debt Free Cash Free Quick Q 4 8y
0 TorreyCove Capital Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 8y
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Realterm - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Realterm - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+6 Lower Middle market PE Firm which Mez platform 3 8y
0 Fidus Partners - Salary & Bonus - Securities Data 8y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Private Equity Data 8y
0 The Abraaj Group - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
+21 Questions for Infrastructure PE Investors 2 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%

Total Avg Compensation

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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