+3 PE Origination Role 4 12y
0 Information about Oaktree 5 12y
0 Catterton Partners or Tengram Capital Partners 3 12y
0 Leveraging PE SA for PE FT at competing firm? 6 12y
0 Sellside brokers for mid-market PE contacts 7 12y
0 Models used in Private Equity 12 12y
+2 You've got a PE job...now what? 3 12y
+44 Nebulous Capital Partners LLC, or "is this a real company" 17 12y
0 Pension Funds who have the biggest trading desk 0 12y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
+18 Middle Market Funds - Level of Pay (Salary / Bonus) ??? 14 12y
+11 What do you do with your old banking deal toys? 34 12y
0 Gen. Wesley Clark Joins Blackstone 3 12y
+16 Debt Paydown in an LBO Model 7 12y
0 Centerline Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Affordable Housing Equity Data 12y
0 Bain Capital PE vs T.H. Lee 5 12y
0 Contemplating a Masters while in undergrad 4 12y
0 Recruiting for PE and HF at the same time 10 12y
0 Patent War: Obama's Executive Order 4 12y
+13 Interview question minority interest 6 12y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 12y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - COAC Data 12y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Solutions Data 13y
+23 Pay differences between MF, upper MM, smaller shops 4 13y
0 Some Questions about Ripplewood holdings after reading King of Capital 1 13y
0 Lateral Moves Between PE Firms 6 13y
+15 Got the internship offer! Now.. what to learn? 4 13y
0 Upper-Middle Market 6 13y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
+32 Pay at super tiny PE? 14 13y
0 Coller Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 GS PIA / Private Equity 12 13y
0 Yahoo! Sets Sights on HULU 7 13y
0 PE Associate - Partner track vs. Program 7 13y
0 Oak Hill Capital 2 13y
0 Essential readings 2 13y
0 What's YOUR Opinion Of Regulation S? 0 13y
0 Advice on how to get funding? 3 13y
+6 Warburg 2013 summer process 5 13y
+1 What do Post-MBA Sr. Associate/VP's do? 2 13y
0 Best Buy - Salary & Bonus - Best Buy Capital Data 13y
0 2nd round interview coming up, what to expect? 5 13y
0 Swisslocker Inc - Salary & Bonus - Derivatives Data 13y
0 BYOD? 7 13y
+32 Should you get an MBA before a summer internship? 37 13y
0 Working at an Accelerator 0 13y
+2 fiber mergers acquisitions 3 13y
0 Asking Partner for Help Making Jump to PE 5 13y
0 Do analyst typically monitor the portfolio of companies? 3 13y
+11 Private Equity in southeast 10 13y
0 What happens if a senior associate or VP gets laid off? Chances of becoming Partner? 4 13y
+8 Megafund Credit Arms 12 13y
0 Summer 2014 - Who's Left? 2 13y
+13 L.E.K. Consulting to Private Equity 10 13y
0 Essex Woodlands 3 13y
0 Clearview Capital in Old Greenwich, CT 2 13y
0 Blackmore Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 13y
0 How to apply the LBO model? 7 13y
0 PE offer 9 13y
+19 Does a PE internship help down the line? 11 13y
0 How to calculate the PV of seller's note? 4 13y
+7 Providence Private Equity Partners 7 13y
+41 Valuing 100% debt start up 33 13y
0 Payjump After Your First Year 3 13y
0 Dealing with Cash on Balance Sheet for an LBO 15 13y
+27 Soros Obituary Published In Error... They Meant to Publish Dell's 8 13y
0 KKR 2014 4 13y
0 Urdang Real Estate********** 6 13y
0 Heliad Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Direct Investments Data 13y
0 Spectrum Equity Investors - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 13y
0 PE marketing strategies w/in portcos? 3 13y
0 @Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 13y
0 Warehouse Investimentos - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 13y
+10 MBA always needed? 3 13y
+35 Which Path is better for MM PE? Corp dev. to PE or DCM to PE? 22 13y
+70 President Obama's Budget Proposes IRA Cap 46 13y
+26 who is the customer of PE ? 27 13y
+16 Best research sites, databanks for privately held companies in the US - free & w fees 29 13y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Gores Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 13y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - TBD Data 13y
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 13y
0 Portfolio of Multiple Business's Financial Roll up 3 13y
+7 Private Equity Analyst vs. LBO Wire 0 13y
0 Professional Accr. before/after PE 2 13y
+5 Question regarding FINRA, SEC, all that good stuff... 4 13y
0 Gryphon Investors - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 13y
0 How banks feed off the PE industry? 2 13y
0 control premium and illiquidity discount 0 13y
0 Capstone Infrastructure - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 13y
0 Making a bid 0 13y
+13 Warburg Pincus Interview 8 13y
0 Search For Guggenheim 0 13y
+26 Discussion on Pros / Cons of Lateral IB if goal is to break into Private Equity 13 13y
0 Water Street Healthcare Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 PE Associates-Board Observer 3 13y
0 Medley Capital 5 13y
0 Dell downbeat forecast proxy 3 13y
0 Round B raise -- Dilution to founders? 1 13y
0 Issues with joining a 5 person PE fund 1 13y

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

  • Principal (9) $653
  • 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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