0 Wilshire Associates - Review - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Wilshire Associates - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
0 Black Creek Global Advisors - Review - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Black Creek Global Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
0 Carlyle Group - Interview - Real Estate Data 1y
+3 KKR SA 26 11 1y
0 GE SA Interview 2 1y
+9 Are online courses extremely important for PE prep? (Consultant) 2 1y
+3 How does Deal Credit work? 3 1y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Interview - Investments Data 1y
+394 Buyside vs. Sellside... You might be thinking about it wrong 51 1y
0 BX raises $1bn in new fund for wealthy individuals 0 1y
+26 BB IB or MM PE Analyst 9 1y
+18 Real Estate PE/Corp Dev - case study difficulty rating 1 1y
0 Financial model test 1 1y
+11 Why does PE keep paying consultants? 2 1y
+47 Best PE Sector to be in (tailwinds) 28 1y
+6 PSP Credit in New York 5 1y
0 Off-Cycle PE Recruitment 2 1y
+3 Reputation PE fund FSN Munich 3 1y
+7 A2A PE Opportunities 2 1y
+25 So sick of this job 16 1y
+28 BD PE Placement in MBA programs? 7 1y
0 Metric Capital Partners (Europe) - Any insights? 2 1y
+4 Thrive & General Catalyst 11 1y
+25 Most contrarian view in PE going into ‘25? 15 1y
+97 TPG Updated Views (2025) 25 1y
+39 Took MM PE over EB, did I mess up? 8 1y
+29 NY Family Offices 9 1y
0 PE HF Headhunting 1 1y
+17 Lindsay Goldberg 19 1y
0 SoCal FT PE hiring? 0 1y
+9 Who is buying all the bolt-on platform companies? 1 1y
+12 How is Redbird doing now? 9 1y
+4 Hayes & Partners (Headhunter) 4 1y
+3 Ex-Blackstone SP Global Head launches new Secondaries Platform, SQ Capital 1 1y
+10 I don't like roll ups / heavy M&A deals 26 1y
+13 2026 FT PE Recruiting 8 1y
+8 PE case interview - prep advice 7 1y
+14 Firms that Build Companies from Scratch? 17 1y
0 Sketcky SEVA 0 1y
0 Charlesbank Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 Information on Madison Park Group (Investment Bank) based in NYC 0 1y
0 Blueprint Equity - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
+38 A New Private Equity Newsletter 9 1y
+11 How Long Does Fundraising Last? 3 1y
0 WestCap Culture & WLB 3 1y
+11 Top Growth Firms Associate Comp? 24 1y
+5 BCI Private Equity Associate 11 1y
+6 London PE MM funds with good culture 2 1y
0 Sycamore Partners 1 1y
+12 PE Recruitment Discussion 5 1y
+16 CFO looking for advice on what’s next 3 1y
+15 Am I crazy? 3 1y
+33 Private Equity Doubts / Pivot 20 1y
+18 Lone Star Funds / Hudson Advisors 2023 24 1y
+18 Tier 2 GE or Top SWF (Direct, Not Co-Invest) 10 1y
+12 January PE recruiting processes 5 1y
0 KSL Capital Partners - Interview - NA Data 1y
+16 MBAs (2Y), How’s the Market? 6 1y
0 Anyone know if technicals in KKR Hirevue? 1 1y
+19 banking groups for oncycle 58 1y
+26 Up for promotion to senior associate - ask for a sabbatical? 5 1y
+12 Capital Raise for SMB Roll Up 3 1y
+9 REIB to generalist PE 5 1y
+3 Multiple Applications to Same PE Shop 5 1y
+11 First Time Funds That Didn’t Work Out 19 1y
+6 Is it possible for a Military IB Associate to make it to PE 3 1y
+10 Can a 1st Year PE analyst go on cycle? 19 1y
+5 Up-and-coming banks/shops in the IB and PE space 4 1y
0 Bain Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+6 Special Sits - Expected returns 1 1y
+11 Music Rights Investments | Rationale and considerations 4 1y
+8 Music Royalties 3 1y
+14 Reviewing CIM 3 1y
+8 Year End Bonus 50 1y
+33 Evaluating Partner/MD performance 6 1y
+9 Best PE firms for upward mobility 13 1y
0 Dyal Co LLC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+11 VMG Partners 12 1y
+3 Best Private Equity Funds in London (performance, growth, NOT prestige) 1 1y
+9 PE Model Test: DCF LBO M&A? 3 1y
+3 Banner Ridge PE Analyst Interview 4 1y
+1 Implications of reneging MF offer? 2 1y
+8 IB to PE in 1 year? 7 1y
+8 Cringe-worthy networking mistakes I've seen (from top IB to elite PE) 8 1y
+28 TA Associates 87 1y
+6 Pivot | REPE -> TAS (DD) -> IB (-> PE) 1 1y
0 HH Question 3 1y
+48 HongKongers in HK Private Equity - Can you survive in a mainland-Chinese dominated labour market? 14 1y
+9 First year anlayst participating on-cycle? 1 1y
0 Path to Partner 1 1y
+6 PE Funds with Public Investing Arms 14 1y
0 KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 1y
0 Consumer PE Interviews 4 1y
+15 Joining pod out of IB or after PE? 9 1y
0 Graham Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 1y
+6 Talking about Pitches in PE Interview 11 1y
+23 LBO Case Study 68 1y
+5 What’s next? 7 1y

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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