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 13y
0 PE Associate compensation Europe 9 13y
0 From BB Finance to PE 4 13y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 13y
+3 does Carlyle hire PE analyst like BX and KKR? 10 13y
0 Patron Capital - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 HF's from a BB regional office? 3 13y
0 Technology 4 13y
+14 Complex Deal Structuring 5 13y
+13 Pre-emptive hiring for PE? 1 13y
0 Business Development exit opps 0 13y
+2 Post Money Calculation 3 13y
0 LBO modeling question - IPO exit 5 13y
0 Samsung Open Innovation Center? 6 13y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 13y
+9 LBO model: Excel template with bolt on capacity? 7 13y
0 Public Private Partnership Development Associate Career Path 0 13y
0 LBO model assumptions 2 13y
0 Fidelity Bioscience 2 13y
0 Pitching an investment during interviews 4 13y
0 Change in Control or Retention Compensation Question 0 13y
0 New Fund - looking for industry comp info 0 13y
0 Sterling Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Model for private debt investing? 3 13y
+11 So who's received megafund offers? 13 13y
+31 A good CFO 11 13y
+1 Phila P/E Head Hunters 2 13y
0 No idea where to put this - Consumer Debt Portfolios 5 13y
+23 Post-MBA Senior Associate/VP Compensation 10 13y
+6 Least Math-intensive Finance Career? 20 13y
+3 PE Origination Role 4 13y
0 Information about Oaktree 5 13y
0 Catterton Partners or Tengram Capital Partners 3 13y
0 Leveraging PE SA for PE FT at competing firm? 6 13y
0 Sellside brokers for mid-market PE contacts 7 13y
0 Models used in Private Equity 12 13y
+2 You've got a PE job...now what? 3 13y
+44 Nebulous Capital Partners LLC, or "is this a real company" 17 13y
0 Pension Funds who have the biggest trading desk 0 13y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
+18 Middle Market Funds - Level of Pay (Salary / Bonus) ??? 14 13y
+11 What do you do with your old banking deal toys? 34 13y
0 Gen. Wesley Clark Joins Blackstone 3 13y
+16 Debt Paydown in an LBO Model 7 13y
0 Centerline Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - Affordable Housing Equity Data 13y
0 Bain Capital PE vs T.H. Lee 5 13y
0 Contemplating a Masters while in undergrad 4 13y
0 Recruiting for PE and HF at the same time 10 13y
0 Patent War: Obama's Executive Order 4 13y
+13 Interview question minority interest 6 13y
0 Partners Group - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Cerberus Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - COAC Data 13y
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

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Private Equity

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Private Equity

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 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

August 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (99) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (413) $231
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $61
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