+1 Cornell PE placement 2 1y
+2 Best Sectors for LT Investing 1 1y
0 Parthenon 2026 analyst 1 1y
0 WP Global Partners - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+19 GSAM XIG PE Investment Team 6 1y
0 2027 PE Tier List (2027 On-Cycle) 2 1y
0 Buy-Side offer decision 3 1y
0 Tech Sale > IB BD > PE BD 1 1y
+4 Industrials PE 3 1y
0 TPG Global - Review - Industrials Data 1y
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Industrials Data 1y
+12 Career Decision Advice (PE/IB) 4 1y
+13 First Time Funds - How to Consider Role? 3 1y
+9 What career path would you choose here? Best route to PE / Investment roles? 2 1y
+1 What does PortCo work entail? 4 1y
0 6 St Global Opps 1 1y
+1 Advice for recruiting PE FT from IB SA 2 1y
0 BB to Strategic Investment, How to move to ---> PE/Private Credit? 1 1y
+6 Updated Thoughts on Sycamore Partners / on-cycle 1 1y
0 EB to PE at Associate Level 1 1y
+27 3 statement LBO test from scratch (1hr time limit) - How do you model faster? 9 1y
0 Advice for recruiting PE FT from IB SA 1 1y
+32 LBO - Debt-Like Items 16 1y
+12 Headhunter ask if interested then ghost 10 1y
+6 Helios Investment London 6 1y
+24 How can I get into a Secondaries shop? 11 1y
0 ON CYCLE DID NOT KICK OFF 0 1y
+12 Deleted 5 1y
+3 GTCR interview help 7 1y
0 . 1 1y
+50 Advent vs H&F vs Carlyle vs EQT 34 1y
+35 13-week model for distressed firms 16 1y
+10 Modeling roll-ups 4 1y
+6 Longest you waited in between off cycle round before moving forward 1 1y
+8 PSG 2025 5 1y
0 Start date for FT Analyst Positions at BX/KKR/APO/Carlyle etc 1 1y
+42 Quit IB with nothing lined up - feel like my career is cooked as I want to go back into PE 13 1y
0 CD&R Pathways Program 1 1y
+6 Infrastructure Private Equity Case Studies 2 1y
+10 Abry Winding Down? 6 1y
+71 Bain vs Carlyle vs TPG vs Permira 20 1y
+103 Did on-cycle just kick off? 62 1y
0 OMERS - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+35 Partners Group 2025 Financial Analyst Program 91 1y
0 Clarion Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
+29 Differences in MF Associate Class Sizes 8 1y
+12 On-Cycle 2044 Kick-off Date? 4 1y
+3 Accepting an offer and then backing out for a better one 1 1y
+8 Permira NYC 7 1y
+100 Q&A Distressed Private Debt & Private Equity 73 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+8 thoughts on Angeles Equity Partners 5 1y
+13 LMM Year 2 Associate Comp in 2025 10 1y
+6 First year analyst in PE Infra 3 1y
0 Which IB and PE groups in SF and LA sponsor ? 1 1y
0 Truist Securities - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 CIC Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+6 Has anyone noticed PE firms running more lateral recruiting processes than off-cycle IB analyst cycles? 1 1y
0 Top Healthcare PMs/SMs 1 1y
+6 How to prep for deals without access? 1 1y
+146 Did you learn more in PE or consulting? 40 1y
0 Graham Partners SPD turnaround 1 1y
+6 Peakspan Capital 6 1y
+11 Munich / Switzerland funds 2 1y
+3 Real Estate PE Shops with Best Comp / Experience 1 1y
+15 EBITDA walkdown to cash flow for debt service 11 1y
+3 Feeling that I’m learning nothing 1 1y
+18 2 Hour LBO Case Study for IB Analyst Lateral - hit me with the sweatiest feasible aspects to consider 6 1y
0 Gtcr interview process 3 1y
0 Veteran / Non Traditional PE/Private Credit Post MBA Roles 1 1y
+13 Value of getting a CHFP for Healthcare GE/PE/IB recruiting? 5 1y
+5 Really depressed because not in IB or PE 7 1y
0 High Volume Roll Up Strategies - How does it Work? 3 1y
+9 Sycamore 1 1y
+14 How easy is it to go from MF IR to banking to PE 9 1y
+10 PE Value Creation / Ops Associate Recruiting 2 1y
+10 Do you basically have to work through HHs for PE recruiting (on&off-cycle)? Or can you network yourself 3 1y
+11 Fund Placement - M20 Private Fund Advisors 2 1y
+99 What's actually the crossover point for picking a $1BN fund over a MF as a career-track midlevel? 40 1y
+8 [Help needed] Exciting take-private 7 1y
+14 Operationally-Focused PE: Where? How? 3 1y
+2 Vista to Thoma Bravo 18 1y
+10 Career Trajectory Help 2 1y
+9 Are capex facilities common in infrastructure deals? 1 1y
0 Graham Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 1y
+5 accel-kkr superday 9 1y
0 How do you figure out what investing you like? 1 1y
+48 Were PE MBA admissions ever “easy”? 19 1y
0 Buyside Recruiting for Internationals 1 1y
0 Oaktree culture and comp 1 1y
+68 Updated views on CD&R 42 1y
+12 On-Cycle to start in May before Graduation 6 1y
0 Hewlett Packard - Review - Venture Capital Data 1y
+16 AI Tools PE Funds Are Using? 16 1y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Review - Investor Relations Data 1y
0 Brookfield Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 1y
+19 Non Profit Board 6 1y
+20 Does anyone know anything? On-cycle 9 1y

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

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

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (98) $365
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (104) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (235) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (411) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (97) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (272) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (38) $81
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $62
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