0 Platinum Equity - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Platinum Equity - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 8y
+12 Bain Cap vs. BCV interview 1 8y
0 JLL Partners - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 JLL Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+34 Best summer option for breaking into Private Equity post-MBA 7 8y
0 Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+16 Private Equity vs. M&A in 2017 5 8y
+3 PE Summer Internships 1 8y
+25 All things equal: would a sponsor rather have an increase of 3% in cash interest or PIK interest? 3 8y
+12 Help on Universe of Funds / Alt Ams that Make Highly Structured Investments 1 8y
0 Fosun - Review - Real Estate Data 8y
0 Fosun - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 8y
+12 Jumping IB and going right into PE post college 9 8y
0 Wasserstein & Co. - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+21 Paying more attention to the technology running portfolio companies 1 8y
0 TA Associates - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+29 Looking for Advice - MBA PE Recruiting 9 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+3 Bill Ackman - Where are the public speaker skills? 1 8y
0 Norwest Equity Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+21 BDC Price/NAV Question 1 8y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+12 Career Advice Needed 1 8y
0 Advent International Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
0 GPB Capital Holdings LLC - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 8y
+12 How does one apply to the new analyst and summer analyst (from undergraduate programmes)? 1 8y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Private Banking Data 8y
+33 Capital Structure for Private Acquisitions Under $20M? 3 8y
+3 Megafund PE Analyst Bonuses 4 8y
0 Summit Partners - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Summit Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 8y
+32 Joining PE during fund raising - Associate / MM 6 8y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Private Equity Data 8y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 8y
+27 Thomson Reuters in Talks to Sell Stake in Unit to Blackstone 6 8y
+8 Acronym HELP 4 8y
+16 PE Portfolio Valuations Associate Jobs 2 8y
0 TZP - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+24 WSO Basic LBO Model #1 5 8y
0 StepStone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 Wood Creek Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Pharmaceuticals Data 8y
0 Wood Creek Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Pharmaceuticals Data 8y
+6 trying to break into private placement 3 8y
+3 M&A Info - Public Company buys Private Company 1 8y
+6 Thayer Ventures 2 8y
+12 Questions to ask in an interview to a Partner 1 8y
+13 PE Portfolio Company to PE 4 8y
+4 WL Ross & Co / WLR Credit Partners 2 8y
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 - Leveraged Buyouts 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

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

  • Principal (9) $653
  • 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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