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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
+24 Middle Market PE Question - Grateful For Advice 4 13y
0 Historical EBITDA multiples 5 13y
0 Networking with Megafund MD/Partner 1 13y
+4 Cool LBO 16 13y
0 PE Interview Questions 2 13y
0 Aurelius - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 Osage University Partners 1 13y
0 Waterland Private Equity - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 13y
0 Dell Buyout in Jeopardy? 5 13y
0 Infrastructure Funds 0 13y
0 Leonard Green and Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
+3 Anyone know who this guy is? 7 13y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Colony Capital LLC - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 13y
0 HELP PLEASE--Regression analysis-Influence shale gas on U.S. Manufacturing sector ---> HELP PLEASE 10 13y
0 Odd Case Study..Help! - Oil and Gas 1 13y
0 MCG Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 Onex - Salary & Bonus - Large Cap. Private Equity Data 13y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Resources at a Smaller Firm 9 13y
+1 Private Equity Intro 3 13y
+17 how do smaller PE firms source deals? 12 13y
0 Agilent Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 13y
0 HGGC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Apollo Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Madison Dearborn Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
+20 The Hottest Woman in Wall Street movies 36 13y
0 Carlyle lowers min investment to $50K for new fund 7 13y
0 Are there any good resources that descrbe the legal issues surrounding Latin American LPs? 0 13y
0 CDIB Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 CDIB Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 CDIB Capital - Salary & Bonus - Finance and Administration Data 13y
0 HBS 2+2 a plus for pre-MBA PE recruiting? 8 13y
0 HarbourVest - Review - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Roark Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Relativity Capital - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 13y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 13y
0 Stratus Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 13y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Capital Markets Data 13y
0 Audax Group - Salary & Bonus - Marketing Data 13y
0 HarbourVest - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 IndUS Growth Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
+4 TPG Buyout - All GS Kids? 11 13y
+16 Participating Preferred 9 13y
0 Milestone Partners 4 13y
0 Wayzata Investment Partners! 3 13y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - DBSO Data 13y
0 Recruiting a fellow (FinTech) monkey 1 13y
+19 Summer 2014 Pre-MBA Associate Recruiting 27 13y
+20 Things you can do for a PE firm 5 13y
0 Alliance Technology Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 13y
0 Ancor Capital 6 13y
+4 Sending thank you email from work 5 13y
0 Private Investment Asset Management Role Help 2 13y
+20 Delete 14 13y
0 Blackmore Partners - Salary & Bonus - Front End & Back End Data 13y
0 Sankaty Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Credit Division Data 13y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 13y
0 HELP: Reneging PE offer? Thoughts? 9 13y
0 Who has access to Dealogic 0 13y
0 Private Equity Research Analyst - Responsibilities 0 13y
+7 Post-Close vs Cashless Roll 5 13y
+18 Which company a better buy or to invest in? 5 13y
0 PE Firms Fundraising 11 13y
0 PE FoF investments and valuation 4 13y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 13y
0 Golden Gate Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Absolute Return Capital Data 13y
0 Recruiting for Summer 2014 Associate Class 8 13y
0 Recruiting: Deal Experience vs. MD Contacts 1 13y
+17 PE Summer Associate Recruiting 6 13y
0 SIG PE vs.Acadian Asset Management 11 13y
0 Wharton Restructuring Conference 3 13y
+28 REPE Asset Mgmt: Core vs. Value Add 11 13y
+31 Need help on raising a seed round 33 13y
0 BX RR vs. BX M&A vs. GH M&A 3 13y
0 MM PE SA versus BB or Top MM SA 14 13y
0 Carlyle Group - Review - Consulting Data 13y
+7 Senior in Big 4 to Analyst in buyside infrastruture? 4 13y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 13y
0 Capital Raising & Private Placement Groups - Atlantic-Pacific Capital 0 13y
+18 Mega / PE Fund Performance 31 13y
0 asking for compensation 5 13y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 13y
0 Start Garden 2 13y
+4 Top MM PE firms 5 13y
+22 Where would you invest in the capital structure? 17 13y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Logan Circle Partners - Fixed Income Manager Data 13y
0 BX PE SA interview 7 13y
0 Private Equity Fund Prestige 6 13y
0 PE Abroad...then back to U.S.? 0 13y
0 Question about investing in energy (private equity asset class) 6 13y

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

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

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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 (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (352) $61
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