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0 Breaking into PE/PC & similar buyside from MM IB 1 2mo
+15 European MF pay in Us (CVC,EQT,Permira,Apax) 33 2mo
+63 Q&A: (if interested) Autistic in PE 29 2mo
+41 Back to IB? 16 2mo
+12 MS Private Equity (Expansion Capital) Info/Culture/Comp/Reputation 7 2mo
0 Canadian Pension PE Ranking 1 2mo
+44 Do people get let go before the end of their programs ? 15 2mo
+29 Reference checks after final round 17 2mo
+4 Bloom Equity Partners? 2 2mo
+18 Anyone here got into PE coming from Real Estate Asset Management – no IB, no consulting? 5 2mo
0 Oncycle 2028 1 2mo
+6 Who owns finance in the first 90 days after a PE acquisition? 4 2mo
+95 Pivoting from PE 41 2mo
+9 AI Infra / Energy Banks and Funds in EMEA 7 2mo
0 How much of your first 90 days post-close gets eaten by reporting / WC true-up? 2 2mo
0 Thompson Street Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 2mo
0 Yucaipa Companies 1 2mo
+37 "VP of Finance at PortCo XYZ" 8 2mo
+1 Modeling Test on Laptop or Desktop? 1 2mo
+6 PE Case Study Examples 8 2mo
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2mo
0 Parthenon Group-EY - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2mo
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Healthcare Data 2mo
+11 CC Capital 3 2mo
0 StepStone Group - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 2mo
0 Lindsay Goldberg FT Analyst 2027 2 2mo
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0 BX perks / salary / exit opps 1 2mo
+15 Honest opinions needed about lateraling 11 2mo
+47 On Cycle Results 73 2mo
+9 AI PE startups 3 2mo
0 Capri Capital Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 2mo
+18 Capital Solutions Groups in 2026 18 2mo
+35 Downsides of Growth Equity vs Private Equity? 27 2mo
+19 State of PE BD in 2026 9 2mo
+26 Fractional Corp Dev 9 2mo
+11 F2 Raises $24M to Scale its LLM-Agnostic AI Operating System for Private Credit 1 2mo
+5 Is PE over saturated? 2 2mo
+18 What are deal team responsibilities of a VP at your firm? 7 2mo
+13 Is it too late for me? (Rising College Junior) 5 2mo
+8 InfraRed Capital Partners 17 2mo
+48 Laid Off from UMM PE — Struggling to Rebound in Brutal Market (London) 9 2mo
+12 If you don't make it to the top: IB or PE 8 2mo
0 Bain Capital - Review - Portfolio Management Data 2mo
+4 How soon can I quit job once I get PE offer? 3 2mo
0 Sending info to SG partners 1 2mo
+22 LT Career Path after MF PE Associate Program? 7 2mo
0 BCI Fall R1s 2 2mo
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
+9 Emerging Managers: How Much of Fund I Is Actually About Strategy vs. LP Confidence? 1 2mo
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
0 PF to Infra/Transport PE 1 2mo
+56 Corp Dev / Strategic Finance All-In Comp (Dec-25) 100 2mo
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2mo
+111 Nothing to do at work & bored to hell 10 2mo
+6 Credit/PE Secondaries 2 2mo
0 Tikehau Capital - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2mo
+4 Private Equity Subject Matter Expert – AI Training & Reasoning Systems 1 2mo
0 GIC Government of Singapore Investment Corporation - Interview - Portfolio Management Data 2mo
0 FT Recruit to PE from IB SA? 1 2mo
+4 Considering PE Exit "Financial Associate" at a well funded startup, $360k comp? 2 2mo
0 KSL Capital Partners - London 0 2mo
0 Siguler Guff - Review - Private Equity Data 2mo
0 Siguler Guff - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2mo
+6 On-cycle as Second-year Analyst 7 2mo
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2mo
+6 L Catterton — Still Extremely Sweaty? 2 2mo
+25 What do you think of PE Value Creation Careers in 2026? 7 2mo
+3 Experience with KKR Capstone? 4 2mo
+9 PE VPs — How many platforms have you completed? 18 2mo
+15 6th Street Growth? 10 2mo
+13 General Atlantic (GA) — Updated views? (2026 recruiting / exits / culture / comp) 17 2mo
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Investment Research Data 2mo
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 2mo
+73 F*** infra modelling 36 2mo
+2 MBB to PE asia - Any insights? 3 2mo
+47 Biggest (avoidable) failures in PE Investments? 24 2mo
+5 Thoughts on Ascend Partners 4 2mo
+8 Vitruvian Miami 13 2mo
+22 Cerberus in 2025? 14 2mo
+25 Ranking PE Secondaries Firms 20 2mo
0 Flexstone Partners NYC - Work Life Balance 0 2mo
0 LBO models 2 2mo
0 KSL Capital Partners - Review - Real Estate Data 2mo
0 KSL Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 2mo
0 Insight into GHO Capital? 2 2mo
+12 NY LMM PE Recruiting 3 2mo
+1 Is GP Bullhound worth the shot? Other Tech options 3 2mo
+5 Alpine Investors - Thoughts? 26 2mo
+27 Benchmarking MF PE Associate Salaries (2025) 66 2mo
+16 Prepping for PE recruitment 7 2mo
+13 StepStone Reputation 28 2mo
+3 Capital Raising Salaries 1 2mo
0 CVC Secondary Partners Analyst Interview 2 2mo
+1 JPM Exits 4 2mo
+27 Update on AEA? 24 2mo
+31 Business Development in PE 15 2mo
+6 Growth Equity Model Test 3 2mo

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%

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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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