+8 Lindsay Goldberg FT 27 32 1mo
+9 VP interviews // HH ghosting after 1st round? 5 1mo
+4 PCA / Secondary Advisory/Investing 6 1mo
+25 Joining Young MM Firms For Longer-Term PE Career 22 1mo
+11 Apollo FIG 2027 36 1mo
0 Best/Worst lenders to work with in Europe? 1 1mo
+6 KPS Capital Partners Insights 7 1mo
+6 Data center focused PE 1 1mo
+16 Brookfield vs. TPG Angelo Gordon (in LA) 2 1mo
+3 What are the Top 10 FoFs in 2026 7 1mo
+7 Blue owl - who are you trying to insult? 18 1mo
0 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners - Interview - NA Data 1mo
0 how do pe firms review NDAs? 1 1mo
0 HarbourVest - Interview - Secondaries Data 1mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Warburg Pincus - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
0 Temasek - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1mo
+120 Mid Level Career Freeze 39 1mo
0 International Finance Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 1mo
0 AI in acquisitions 2 1mo
0 Cerberus Sales Operations Investor Fund Reporting Team 1 1mo
0 2027 growth equity PE Recruiting 3 1mo
+3 Any info on Pollen Street Capital? 0 1mo
+1 JD/MBA Placement Directly into PE 4 1mo
0 PE Comp in Switzerland (Zurich & Geneva) 3 1mo
0 Crédit Mutuel Equity - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1mo
+39 Life Advice After Banking/PE (Rising College Jr.) 5 1mo
+6 Financial Engineering / Value Creation 1 1mo
0 Carlyle 2 1mo
0 End of Associate Program Bonus 3 1mo
+26 Are you guys using AI to do your PE work? 13 1mo
+13 Associate in PE to FP&A 6 1mo
+3 Large cap pe associates - how many of your portcos are borderline distressed 1 1mo
+15 26 North in 2025 12 1mo
+46 LA Funds 36 1mo
0 Brynwood Partners 2024 2 1mo
+9 2028 Oncycle PE 12 1mo
0 On Cycle 2028 megathread 4 1mo
+3 OMERS Global Credit 4 1mo
+9 MM IB (non-tech group) with HSW 2+2 — direct tech PE/growth recruiting vs. going straight to MBA? 3 1mo
+9 Infrastructure PE Modeling Tests / Case Studies 12 1mo
+18 Latest on Gemspring 19 1mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Review - Infrastructure Data 1mo
+10 Thoughts on Bain Capital? 9 1mo
+22 Want to be rich long term, depressed and miserable in PE. Hope in Corporate? 29 1mo
+3 Spectrum Equity 2027 5 1mo
+51 Cove Hill FT 2027 22 1mo
0 Top PE junior summer internships? 1 1mo
+3 Eterna Growth Partners? 1 1mo
0 Arete Corporation - Interview - Industrials Data 1mo
+15 PE Secondaries Case Study Prep 5 1mo
+3 Who sorts the diary / sends out invites for your boards? 4 1mo
+4 How are PE & IB case studies changing with AI? 2 1mo
+23 Undergrad summer PE analyst positions 8 1mo
0 How to stay in shape in the industry 1 1mo
+3 Mining PE Comp 5 1mo
0 Frazier Healthcare 2 1mo
+8 Senior Associate — Lateral Again Within a Year? 2 1mo
+15 Energy Transition / Infrastructure Headhunter Recommendation? 4 1mo
+16 Learning resources ahead of joining a PE tech group 5 1mo
0 Pantheon Ventures - Review - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 Pantheon Ventures - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1mo
0 Plenary Group - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 1mo
+80 My journey in infrastructure investing 59 1mo
+5 Blackstone Energy Transition and Climate Solutions 9 1mo
+392 What’s up with the Apollo and Warburg Associates emails 168 1mo
+20 Healthcare PE 11 1mo
+100 Q&A Distressed Private Debt & Private Equity 74 1mo
+62 Is there anything that makes you excited about PE in 2026? 26 1mo
+148 We were lied to 78 1mo
+3 BX Bonus Clawback 5 1mo
+10 PE infra case study 2 1mo
+37 Employee co-invest into the fund: fee/carry-free, but vests 13 1mo
+1 Should I just start some bs B2B SaaS company and call it? 3 1mo
+3 2026 Grads PE Recruiting 17 1mo
+15 Realistic path to Capital Solutions/Spec Sits Groups from LevFin at a BB? 7 1mo
+6 Junior Comp Increase with Recent Fundraise? 3 1mo
+11 LMM Headhunters 4 1mo
+120 Funds with the best culture 125 1mo
0 GS XIG is not PE!!! 11 1mo
+7 From a founder- the f is going on 15 1mo
+5 AE Industrial Partners 1 1mo
+13 CD&R - Updated Views 8 1mo
0 Stonepeak / GIP Interview Process 2 1mo
+49 Fable 5 --> any opinions? 23 1mo
+6 Who are the best Structured Capital Funds 1 1mo
0 The Riverside Company - Interview - Private Equity Data 1mo
+6 Thoughts on Ara Partners? 10 1mo
+6 Corsair Capital Reputation/Comp/Culture 5 1mo
+9 Port M&A , PE View 1 1mo
+8 MGX 9 1mo
+64 Working on Juneteenth 37 1mo
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
0 US HH 3 1mo
0 How are PE & IB case studies changing with AI? 1 1mo
0 London PE MF/MM Perks 2 1mo
+3 Arctos Keystone - London 0 1mo
+4 Recruiting for PE at an IB where you don't own the model 3 1mo
+3 SF IB to NYC PE On-Cycle 1 1mo
+20 Built a free mock interview tool for IB/PE - now at a MF but bombed my first IB interview 7 1mo

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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