+4 MidCap Financial Rep? 11 1y
+48 Ontario Teachers Conceding Defeat? 23 1y
0 Archimed 2 1y
+3 Court Square 2024 10 1y
0 Gridiron Capital 4 1y
+16 Thoughts on Stone Point Capital? 8 1y
+13 Laid off 2Y PE Associate: Take the FO offer or continue recruiting? 1 1y
+4 Sr As / VP Market 5 1y
0 Advent Industrials Associate Process 1 1y
0 PE Straight out of Undergrad as F-1 International Student? 3 1y
+34 Trying to break into restructuring PE - Need a reality check. 9 1y
+6 Temasek Investment Review Team 2 1y
0 AshGrove Capital 1 1y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
0 thoughts on internship 1 1y
+8 Australia to LON / NYC 2 1y
0 PE / PC - How are tariffs affecting your portcos? 1 1y
+19 What Happens to the Careers of Associates who close zero deals? 10 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Leveraged Buyouts Data 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Buyouts Data 1y
+4 CVC London 10 1y
0 Updated views on Greenbelt Capital Partners 1 1y
0 Valuation PE - Interview 1 1y
+3 Infrastructure Modelling Test 2 1y
0 PE Model Test 4 1y
+26 Down after rejection 13 1y
+3 How to cope with rejection 8 1y
+4 Been Rejected at almost every PE shop - repeated 3rd year as well fml 3 1y
+21 Private Equity Simulation - Testing the waters 1 1y
+10 Latest Views on Infra PE 1 1y
+1 Incoming AN1 in software buyout looking to read up on the space 2 1y
+6 Advice Needed – Grad who has sell-side and buy-side experience. What next? 3 1y
+17 HIG Infrastructure 18 1y
0 Cranemere? Any thoughts on the fund? 1 1y
+46 Feel like I have learned nothing in banking… 21 1y
+18 2025 Headhunter Coverage 2 1y
0 BX Private Credit SF 2 1y
+7 Lateraling for better Exits 7 1y
+9 How to Break into PE from Undergrad as an international student? 1 1y
0 Nordic Capital / GA Culture 1 1y
+9 Accounting for Secondary Transactions ? 1 1y
+6 Any updated thoughts on Lightyear Capital? 8 1y
0 NYC vs Miami? 3 1y
+38 GIC Comp 61 1y
+31 What about the tons of businesses that don't have a Moat? 12 1y
+14 Reneging on Aso offer after failed raise? 7 1y
+5 Who owns the purchase agreement 4 1y
+8 On-cycle on 1-Year OPT? 11 1y
+21 Tips to succeeding in a new role 1 1y
+10 Should I know target funds before initial HH chats 3 1y
+89 Silver Lake cancels analyst program 39 1y
0 Associate 1 comp 1 1y
+45 Start up PE Fund - Worth the risk or screwing myself? 11 1y
0 New Store Build Model with Different Ramp Rates 1 1y
0 bpifrance - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+15 L Catterton Case? 58 1y
+3 Is there a significant difference between the work / culture and exit at ME SWFs? 1 1y
0 PE/Alts Operations? 3 1y
+10 Treatment of OID 6 1y
0 Neuberger Berman - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
+7 Gryphon Investors in 2024 15 1y
+6 Archimed 30 1y
+4 Should I take a private credit freshman summer internship if I ultimately want to go into private equity? 6 1y
+8 What do you tell yourself when you want to quit your job 5 1y
+12 BX Secondaries 9 1y
+3 Hg Capital NYC - Thoughts? 3 1y
+3 Re recruiting for asc program 2 1y
+13 Dumb to move from PE at FO > RX IB? 4 1y
0 Apollo PE Principal Carry 1 1y
+14 So Clearlake is actually doing very well? 22 1y
0 K1 Investment Management - Interview - Due Diligence Data 1y
0 GIC inspires program 1 1y
0 PE Associates: what are the best ways you have used AI in your work? 1 1y
+35 Bridger Pennington 19 1y
+14 Soul Equity solutions ? Legit? 11 1y
0 Adams Street Partners - Interview - Secondaries Data 1y
0 Industrials or Infra PE? 1 1y
+9 Lateraling Once Already in Private Equity 1 1y
+19 Madison Dearborn - What's the Word? 9 1y
0 Andros Capital Partners 3 1y
+15 Why does Apollo need separate Origination Platforms? 2 1y
+97 MF PE - Depressed and Burnt Out 39 1y
+16 PE Secondaries - Diligence Process? 4 1y
+7 LP into SA role? 2 1y
+21 Tariff impact on your portfolio companies? 2 1y
0 IB/PE Recruiting 3 1y
+2 When does most off-cycle occur? 3 1y
+24 2027 Oncycle Firm List 30 1y
0 BB PE SA for FT recruiting? 1 1y
+66 Difference Between $100m & $1-10b Deals 27 1y
0 Tariffs Impact on Consumer PE 2 1y
+10 Interview timing 1 1y
+14 Harvest Partners (2025) 5 1y
0 ADIA - Abu Dhabi Investment Authority 3 1y
+6 Buyside on cycle timing 11 1y
+4 Private equity investing in manufacturing 2 1y
+11 PIK interest 5 1y
+4 How will market crash affect on-cycle? 5 1y
0 Top PE Funds Outside the US 2 1y
+15 Best Path to Private Credit? 4 1y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
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  • 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
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