0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+9 WestCap 3 1y
+8 Resume 12 1y
0 Astorg Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Astorg Partners - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+7 Thoughts on Carlyle CEP 7 1y
0 BlackRock - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 BCP R1 1 1y
+6 How Do I Recruit For Blackstone Tac Opps 6 1y
0 [deleted] 0 1y
0 PE vs IB associate technical interview questions 1 1y
+5 Veritas Vantage 2025 9 1y
+4 Blackstone London Summer Conversion rate 6 1y
+225 Advice? Am I crazy? My plan to become a billionaire. 63 1y
0 In-Office Politics 1 1y
+6 Search funds / ETA 2 1y
+77 . 36 1y
+6 How to prepare for a credit summer analyst interview? 6 1y
+18 "Token white guy jobs" in HK, Seoul, Tokyo 15 1y
+27 Starting your own fund is paradise 4 1y
+16 BX SA Jumpstart Program 2026 20 1y
+34 MF/Firms with any semblance of WLB 18 1y
+12 Buyside Sectoral Tailwinds 3 1y
+4 Warburg Pincus Analyst 2026 - London 13 1y
+3 OTPP INR Internship Case Study 7 1y
+5 Affinity Partners 12 1y
+18 Australian PE rankings, exit opps and global mobility 13 1y
+3 Most of you think you are Jack Donaghy, but you are actually Kenneth Parcell 2 1y
+6 Citi London - PE Exits 13 1y
+15 Email in LinkedIn bio 7 1y
+28 PE Proprietary Deal Sourcing 11 1y
0 Study Comp Sci to move to Tech PE/VC 1 1y
0 Advantage Capital Partners - Interview - Renewable Investments Data 1y
+7 NYC PE Making Workers Pay Full Health Insurance Premiums 6 1y
0 LGP process 2 1y
+6 Cinven NYC 10 1y
0 Pharus Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 1y
0 Riverside Company Micro Cap Fund? 2 1y
+68 Dartmouth Partners Interview Shitshow Help 30 1y
+157 My second year as a Private Equity Associate in Large-Cap Private Equity - A Long Thread 33 1y
+13 Sharpest UMM investors 15 1y
+25 Accountancy roll-ups / buy and build 19 1y
+9 Need Equity Assistance 1 1y
+12 Headhunters for Corp Dev 10 1y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Infrastructure Data 1y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1y
+56 Consulting, IB, and PE don't want Corporate Strategy / Development? 40 1y
0 Infra PE Model Test Preparation 1 1y
+9 Ignore 1 1y
+16 Value creation in PE leveraging data science and machine learning 11 1y
0 BX Infrastructure Portfolio Operations 1 1y
+1 London MF PE Ideal Profile 6 1y
+17 Modeling in LBO Add-ons 2 1y
+9 Decent Offer to Leave my MF for? 4 1y
0 Cambridge Associates - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 1y
+61 Achieving WLB / Pay - Does The 250k/40hr Work Week Exist? 57 1y
+3 KKR Global Solutions 5 1y
+9 Large FoF vs Investment Consulting? 2 1y
+17 Question About Starting Salary (London 2026) 14 1y
+26 Asian PE 34 1y
+11 EB PCA vs PE IR to start career? 10 1y
+6 How to leverage a PE internship to pivot to IB 1 1y
0 Bregal Sagemount - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+9 PE Exits in Hong Kong 3 1y
0 Peak Rock Capital - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+10 Apollo Strategic Finance - interview soon! 3 1y
0 Budget season 1 1y
+68 Peak Rock Capital in Austin 45 1y
0 GP Stakes SA (Interview soon pls help) 2 1y
+8 GP Stakes HH 7 1y
0 MBB Manager in the US -> London PE 2 1y
+3 TCW Private Credit 2 1y
+134 Why is PE like this? Shocked by culture after MBB 54 1y
0 Best finance clubs in the US? 1 1y
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0 PE Analyst Superday | What should I expect? 1 1y
+8 Best apartment buildings in NYC to meet other PE mid level execs? 5 1y
+11 WHICH PRIVATE CREDIT OFFER TO PICK 9 1y
+23 Your experience in PE: boring or stimulating? 15 1y
+16 FO role back to IB / PE 10 1y
+29 Details on JMI Equity Analyst Program? 13 1y
0 JMI Equity FT 2026 3 1y
+1 rede partners 2026 analyst program 3 1y
0 Warrants 3 1y
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+6 Modeling search fund returns to searchers 1 1y
0 PE Value Compensation 1 1y
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+7 Anyone else just clearly the worst in their associate class? 6 1y
0 Active Portfolio Management in PE Interview Questions 1 1y
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0 Best Headhunters for LMM? 3 1y
+30 MBB to PE 14 1y
+137 Are we all delusional with our pursuit of senior roles in IB/PE? 65 1y
+9 stupid not to try to recruit MF/do on-cycle recruiting? 1 1y
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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%

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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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