0 LMM IB to PE - On-Cycle Impossible? 1 1y
+56 How much money do you actually make in PE at 30? 58 1y
+43 How Can I Take Real Risk? 15 1y
+3 What to do if the balance sheet assumptions provided to you are not balanced? 6 1y
+41 Partner Sells GP Stake 13 1y
+8 Recruitment for PE PortCo Roles 6 1y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+10 Just got GBP 250k, best way to invest it over 5-10 year period? (UK) 18 1y
+25 Investment Management Compensation Benchmarks 2025 2 1y
+6 MBB vs. Top Canadian Pension (CPP/OTPP) 8 1y
+17 Imposter Syndrome? 5 1y
+53 IB vs PE Pay Progression in Canada 29 1y
+11 Developer roles- debt financing exposure vs PE exposure 4 1y
+10 Requesting H1B sponsorship from MM PE Firm? 6 1y
+15 Consumer Growth Investing 6 1y
+7 Pivot 4 1y
+9 Interning At Middle Market IB/PE/PC Firms? 3 1y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+6 PIK - how to model PIK if interest period and cash interst payment is quarterly? 7 1y
0 NextGen Growth Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 What's your experience with technology in PE? 1 1y
+3 Compensation in Miami for PE (Associate level) 1 1y
+8 Infra PE Meet & Greets 4 1y
+9 From SWF ME into US market 1 1y
+19 Veritas Interviews 11 1y
0 EQT Recruiting 2 1y
0 Lateral Offer - NYC A3 Comp ($5 - 10bn fund) 1 1y
+30 Exit Opps from SWF Direct Investing to PE 16 1y
+3 Bain Capital Credit Boston VS Ares Secondaries NYC 1 1y
0 EVR/LAZ/PJT - PCA/PCS vs. BXSP/GSAM/Ardian - Secondaries investing 1 1y
+18 BX Growth (BXG) 25 1y
+3 Nordic Capital 1 1y
+37 ÇAP/P72 vs MF PE vs GS/MS/Q tech 23 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+9 PE Recruiting from Regional Offices 2 1y
+8 Salary bump with fundraise 2 1y
+12 Megafund carry pool 11 1y
+17 The deal on LMM exit opps 2 1y
+3 WP global partners 2 1y
+9 Real Estate Megafunds Seats 2 1y
0 Koch Equity Development - Interview - NA Data 1y
+340 My (successful) experience with on-cycle this year 71 1y
+8 Apollo Climate 23 1y
+6 Sun Capital Spins? 4 1y
+9 On Cycle Dilemma 2 1y
0 BDC Venture Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1y
+5 PE infra 8 1y
+3 Do PE Associates get Sign Ons? 1 1y
+20 How easy/realistic is it to break into US PE from LSE Econ masters? 9 1y
0 Does anyone know what head hunters work with the Major Infrastructure PE firms? 1 1y
0 MiddleGround Post-Litigation? 0 1y
0 FoF Fundraising / BD? 1 1y
+15 Inflexion 9 1y
0 National Wealth Fund, thoughts? 1 1y
+14 Lateral after 2 years - Timeline 10 1y
+21 APO/H&F Partner net worth 24 1y
+14 Is TA a MF? 17 1y
+9 Partners Group Super Day Private Equity 3 1y
0 Providence Strategic Growth - Interview - Growth Equity Data 1y
+21 Megafunds with best shot at reaching partner. 17 1y
0 Stanley Capital - founder exit? 0 1y
+17 Inflexion Private Equity 19 1y
+19 Corp Dev to PE 9 1y
+6 Infra / PF docs resource 8 1y
0 CCAT - London PE 5 1y
+11 MM PE Compensation for Associates? 7 1y
0 Add-On Involvement as an Associate 1 1y
+35 Financial Engineering/Deal Structuring - The Best of the Best 10 1y
+7 PCA to IB 6 1y
+26 Neuberger Berman PE 17 1y
+6 PE at Bulge Bracket? 2 1y
+21 What's the deal with CD&R? 9 1y
+9 IB/PE Thread 4 1y
+3 Distressed PE 7 1y
+4 LA / OC / SD Tech PE 2 1y
+6 Analyst Interview Questions - Blackstone Valuations Analyst 4 1y
+6 deVere group 2 1y
+8 Warburg 2025 10 1y
+3 Xxx Capital Associate Interview 0 1y
0 Sixth Street Case Interview 0 1y
+22 Carried Interest Question 12 1y
+16 Who holds pen on PE deal funds flow? 18 1y
+15 Overpaid in PE Case Study 5 1y
+6 LMM Portco FP&A vs Big 4 FDD 4 1y
+19 Devising Capital Structure for LBO Model Tests 11 1y
+9 Advice on Breaking into PE from Semi-Target UK 4 1y
+15 CB LevFin Sponsor Finance to Private Credit 1 1y
0 London 2025 Pay 0 1y
0 [deleted] 0 1y
0 IMM Investment - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Altas Partners 1 1y
+4 TPG GP Solutions VP Process 2 1y
+6 PE Associate Interview - 30 min case study 3 1y
+20 Family office PE Middle East vs Infra PE London 9 1y
+120 The Grass Isn’t Always Greener: An Expensive Lesson 26 1y
+9 What financial metrics matter the most to PE investors? 1 1y
0 Longitude Capital Management LLC - Interview - Healthcare Data 1y
+1 Kingsett comp 4 1y
+12 Appropriate to ask for small co-invest? 1 1y
0 Riverside Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 1y

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  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
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  • 3rd+ Year Associate (105) $280
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  • 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
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