+88 Ask Me Anything: Post-MBA at Early PE Firm 42 12y
0 Capstone Infrastructure - Salary & Bonus - Power development Data 12y
0 Need Offer Help ASAP 14 12y
+9 Private Equity Fundraising Firm vs BB PE fundraising group 3 12y
0 Apprenticeship II 0 12y
+10 McKinsey -> PE 8 12y
0 A market for private shares? 4 12y
0 Best Chance for Sneaking onto Buyside? 9 12y
+19 Required IRR in LBO? 12 12y
0 Which background will help me in the long run? 3 12y
0 Discussion Topics 1 12y
0 Sageview Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 12y
+43 Private Equity - Operating Side 32 12y
+28 Valuing Athlete Earning Potential? Tracking Arian Foster! 8 12y
0 Modeling A/R, Inventory and A/P 1 12y
+13 Reverse multiple expansion 3 12y
0 Energy Private Equity 3 12y
0 American Securities - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 12y
+23 Break into PE from MM Lender? 11 12y
0 PE for Beginners? 6 12y
0 Accion Frontier Investments Group - Salary & Bonus - Frontier Investments Group Data 12y
+11 PE at IFC 8 12y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Valuation Data 12y
0 From public corporation to operating exec at PE portfolio company 1 12y
0 Do PE firms (megafunds and large MM) sponsor H1B visas? 2 12y
0 Wind Point Partners - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 12y
0 Sankaty - Portfolio Operations Associate 6 12y
0 PE firms specializing in insurance industry 7 12y
0 Draper Fisher Jurvetson - Salary & Bonus - Investment Analysis Data 12y
0 Do sponsored MBA students get signing bonus? 10 12y
+63 Beats Worth Over $1 Billion 62 12y
+28 Diligencing PE offer 7 12y
0 Pegasus Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 12y
+34 Help me understand the investment strategy of a FoF 39 12y
0 Pantheon Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 12y
0 McCarthy Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
0 Calculating Fund IRR after recent portfolio IPO 2 12y
+10 PE Recruiting - what should I be doing? 3 12y
0 Carlyle Group - Salary & Bonus - Partnership Accounting Data 12y
0 Technology Crossover Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 12y
0 Resources for an Inside Perspective on Private Equity 1 12y
+46 2014 Recruiting - Chatter About things starting up 64 12y
0 Fortress Internship 13 12y
+73 Mid-Market PE Fund Associate taking questions. 55 12y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Investment Professional Data 12y
0 Credit P/E Fund 7 12y
0 Quadrangle Group Interview 3 12y
0 HGGC - Salary & Bonus - N-A (Deal team not siloed) Data 12y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 12y
+12 Samwer Book 10 12y
0 Sankaty Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Transportation Data 12y
0 Boyne Capital - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 12y
0 REPE questions.... 8 12y
0 deleted 5 12y
+2 Private Placement Analyst 11 12y
0 PE Off-cycle Internships 2 12y
0 Asia Pacific Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 12y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 12y
0 Centerline Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Primary Servicing Data 12y
+11 Top 20 IBD groups for PE/HF exits 9 12y
0 PE Daily/Weekly Updates 5 12y
+31 How to determine if a company has good potential for acquisition? 10 12y
+45 The REAL Reason You Didn't Get That Job 17 12y
0 Private Equity Opportunity -- Need Advice and Resources! 6 12y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Onex Partners Data 12y
0 Brook Venture - Salary & Bonus - Brook Data 12y
0 Brook Venture - Salary & Bonus - Brook Data 12y
0 Brook Venture - Salary & Bonus - Brook Data 12y
0 The man who controls your beer, burger, and condiments. 5 12y
0 BIWS for PE recruiting? 4 12y
0 Niche Industry Group at a BB to Generalist PE? 4 12y
0 PE Informal Recruiting 6 12y
0 Energy Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Legal Data 12y
0 PE Associate compensation Europe 9 12y
0 From BB Finance to PE 4 12y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 12y
+3 does Carlyle hire PE analyst like BX and KKR? 10 12y
0 Patron Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
0 HF's from a BB regional office? 3 12y
0 Technology 4 12y
+14 Complex Deal Structuring 5 12y
+13 Pre-emptive hiring for PE? 1 12y
0 Business Development exit opps 0 12y
+2 Post Money Calculation 3 12y
0 LBO modeling question - IPO exit 5 12y
0 Samsung Open Innovation Center? 6 12y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 12y
+9 LBO model: Excel template with bolt on capacity? 7 12y
0 Public Private Partnership Development Associate Career Path 0 12y
0 LBO model assumptions 2 12y
0 Fidelity Bioscience 2 12y
0 Pitching an investment during interviews 4 12y
0 Change in Control or Retention Compensation Question 0 12y
0 New Fund - looking for industry comp info 0 12y
0 Sterling Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
0 Model for private debt investing? 3 12y
+11 So who's received megafund offers? 13 12y
+31 A good CFO 11 12y
+1 Phila P/E Head Hunters 2 12y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Bain Capital 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.2%
  • Ardian 98.9%
  • Blackstone Group 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

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  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (97) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (104) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (234) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (411) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (95) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (271) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (37) $80
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (352) $61
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