+14 Biz Dev in PE - Advice 13 1mo
+26 What’s a day in the life look like in BD in PE / Growth Equity? 20 1mo
+3 Intel on QXO / Jacobs Private Equity - Analyst, Office of the CEO? 1 1mo
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1mo
0 FFL Partners 2026 0 1mo
+27 Top Infra PE 34 1mo
+3 Bloom Equity Partners? 1 1mo
+220 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 174 1mo
+9 Networking out of PE SA 1 1mo
0 Adding Interviewer on Linkedin After Turning Down offer 1 1mo
+6 Bain Cap 2026 9 1mo
+43 Promising AI Finance Start up Or Stay Put at my UMM 38 1mo
0 HGGC thoughts 1 1mo
+9 Breaking Down Healthcare PE 2 1mo
+6 Q&A + Opinions welcome; Does Commercial Due Diligence actually build 'Investment + Evaluation' muscle better than IB ? 6 1mo
+26 Corp Dev to PE… is it possible? 16 1mo
+428 What lessons you learned the hard way so everyone else doesn't have to? 59 1mo
+2 Large Funds Current Raising 1 1mo
0 Untitled 1 1mo
+12 Finance grad, R&I + M&A experience, CFA L1 — but average GPA. Realistic path to buy side? 1 1mo
0 Day in the life of a PE VP is paradise 3 1mo
0 only got asked TMAY in final round… bad sign? 2 1mo
+7 Large cap tech PE rankings? 6 1mo
0 Signed my offer… now what 1 1mo
+20 Best California MM PE firms with good WLB? 13 1mo
+5 Studying for IQ / Aptitude Tests 4 1mo
0 Do US MFPE have a deal-by-deal waterfall? Or do they also follow a European waterfall? 1 1mo
+12 How to be a good PE analyst with no banking background? 2 1mo
+3 Have a 1-2 hour model exercise I need help with, will pay $ 2 1mo
0 Alpinvest 4 1mo
+2 For my brother: UBS GIG NYC SA or McKinsey SBA NYC for PE exits 3 1mo
+6 Family Office LP Roles 1 1mo
0 Hildred Capital? 2 1mo
+3 Preservation Capital Partners 0 1mo
0 Oaktree Capital London 3 1mo
0 Onex Fundraising and Outlook 0 1mo
+6 CD&R Off-Cycle Modeling Test 8 1mo
+36 LevFin Analyst Preparing for PE 16 1mo
+72 Which tech PE shop would you join? 65 1mo
+6 Incoming SA at LMM HCPE (~1.3B AUM, 530M Fund II): Looking for FT options 1 1mo
+1 JD/MBA Placement Directly into PE 3 1mo
+43 Best Exits From Banking 12 1mo
0 PE Model Test Swap 2 1mo
0 Constellation Software Inc - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1mo
0 Constellation Software Inc - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1mo
+4 Ember Infrastructure 8 1mo
+6 Healthcare PE Capstone Project Questions 1 1mo
0 Endeavour Capital 2026? 2 1mo
0 Advantage Capital Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 1mo
+56 Investing roles for H/S MBA with limited pre MBA experience 8 1mo
+21 Recently joined MF - no ai? wtf 19 1mo
+25 Suggested Comp for this role? 17 1mo
0 Ares Off-Cycle Internship (London) 1 1mo
0 Best HC/Biopharma PE/Crossover/VC firms? 2 1mo
+22 Dealing with a Neurotic VP in PE 7 1mo
0 CapVest Headhunter 2 1mo
0 Trying to learn more about Campbell Lutyens 1 1mo
0 Warren Equity Partners 2026 2 1mo
+23 Where did “your finance brother” work? 12 1mo
+1 T2 Consulting to PE 4 1mo
+5 Private Credit Outlook As Incoming Analyst 1 1mo
+26 Fractional Corp Dev 8 1mo
+183 PE Funds w/ >$10B Funds 83 1mo
+8 SWF 3-hr modeling test 19 1mo
0 AllianzGI Infra Private Markets Internship 1 1mo
+3 GIC ISG team? 0 1mo
+9 which UMMs do direct promote 12 1mo
+11 GI Partners 2026 14 1mo
+3 Warburg Pincus FT 27 1 1mo
+3 Do PE firms pay for MBA if they give you return offer to come back as a VP post-MBA? 3 1mo
+15 Exit from IB to PE - London 8 1mo
+14 MGG Investment Group? 20 1mo
0 Transitioning to corp dev / strategy / IR 1 1mo
0 Undergrad GPA needed for mm, umm, mf pe 1 1mo
0 Do you fly out candidates on business class or economy? 1 1mo
+34 Q&A: 3rd Year PE Analyst 33 1mo
+35 Joining PE with no deal experience 11 1mo
+3 Books To Recommend For SaaS Buyout? 6 1mo
+31 Why I’m ditching Vanilla PE for Restructuring (RX) 18 1mo
+12 Staple Street Capital 4 1mo
+17 Energy and Infra VP of a PE firm in Mexico 4 1mo
+9 Bain Capital Model Test? 10 1mo
+3 MM Boston PE Names Intel 1 1mo
+6 Raven's APM 1 1mo
0 Southeast Asia PE 1 1mo
+45 Stonepeak paying out existing LPs 25 1mo
0 Blackstone H2 Off-Cycle 2026 4 1mo
+28 Breaking into PE in India 2 1mo
+46 Co-Investing vs Buyout 22 1mo
+34 Coasting at MF, VP+ 5 1mo
+17 Lee Equity - any intel? 17 1mo
+21 Tough PE Lateral Market At VP Level So Far In 2026? 10 1mo
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1mo
+3 Bain Cap Special Situations Off-Cycle Process 5 1mo
+32 Outlook on (Tech) PE recruiting as incoming AN1 26 1mo
+7 Moving from trad. IB to Secondaries 7 1mo
+6 Are value creation roles "bad"? 1 1mo
+3 How to be a PE backed CFO 3 1mo
+54 Red Flag PE Firms In LA 60 1mo
+36 Partners Group Long Term 26 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

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

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June 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (97) $363
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (104) $281
  • 2nd Year Associate (234) $272
  • 1st Year Associate (411) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (33) $157
  • 2nd Year Analyst (95) $134
  • 1st Year Analyst (271) $124
  • Intern/Summer Associate (37) $80
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (351) $61
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