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0 How to Prep for Mid/Small cap PE interview??? 3 2mo
0 Hillhouse Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2mo
+3 Iron Path Capital 3 2mo
0 DW Healthcare Partners - Interview - Private Equity Data 2mo
+8 HarbourVest - is this a good move? 38 2mo
+9 Energy Transition PE 1 2mo
+14 BRIGHTON PARK CAPITAL 2026 20 2mo
+13 Tech IB Analyst Interested in Distressed 8 2mo
0 Insight Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
+46 Qatalyst IB vs. Warburg PE 24 2mo
0 Hamilton Lane - Review - Generalist Data 2mo
0 Hamilton Lane - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2mo
+6 Asset-Backed Finance Comp 10 2mo
+8 MF PE in India or solid GE in US? 9 2mo
0 Hillhouse Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2mo
0 Topspin Partners - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 2mo
+30 PE to Director of Finance MF Portco 12 2mo
0 Delete 1 2mo
0 IB or MFPE(low return %) for SA 1 2mo
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+156 What Group is Paradise 35 2mo
0 Which firms have the best perks and amenities 3 2mo
+134 Annual HBS vs Wharton Debate 43 2mo
+12 PE Analyst Bonus 6 2mo
+3 Insight FT 2027 4 2mo
+18 Pockets of Talent in Finance 5 2mo
+16 Requesting Some Career Feedback 8 2mo
+9 Reference Checks Post-IB 2 2mo
+26 Whitehorse Liquidity Partners / Dawson Partners 10 2mo
0 Advice on Recruiting Firms 2 2mo
+14 Canadian Pension Rankings 21 2mo
0 26North $6bn First Fund 3 2mo
0 Aquarian Holdings 0 2mo
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+3 BX PE London 1 2mo
+3 Blueprint Equity 5 2mo
+43 Career path to private credit 22 2mo
+12 Utah Buyside Opportunities 6 2mo
0 Structured credit to PE is this transition possible?(NO recruiter in bounds) 2 2mo
+10 MM IB vs Secondaries vs Private Credit 4 2mo
+67 Making sacrifices in geography for career? Dating woes? 38 2mo
+3 Macbook Resurgence? 1 2mo
+57 I don't understand why PE funds hire analysts 20 2mo
0 Thoughts on Fengate? 1 2mo
0 AI Operating Partner Offer Feedback 1 2mo
0 Chicago MM PE Comp? 1 2mo
0 Alvarez & Marsal - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
+6 PE FT2027 role 1 2mo
+7 CD&R Spring London 2026 4 2mo
0 Align Capital Partners / Align Collaborate 1 2mo
+91 2026 UMM Landscape 52 2mo
+10 Incoming Vista 4 2mo
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0 Boston PE - top firms 2 2mo
+21 Centerbridge in 2026? 18 2mo
+27 PE Business Development vs. PE Associate 13 2mo
+2 Tax Equity Private equity firms 3 2mo
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+11 Back office ? Partners group Financial Analyst Program Zug 6 2mo
0 SDC Capital Model Test 3 2mo
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+42 2024 PE BD Comp Thread 29 2mo
+1 Thoughts on MC Partners 1 2mo
+14 Biz Dev in PE - Advice 13 2mo
+26 What’s a day in the life look like in BD in PE / Growth Equity? 20 2mo
+3 Intel on QXO / Jacobs Private Equity - Analyst, Office of the CEO? 1 2mo
0 TPG Global - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 2mo
0 FFL Partners 2026 0 2mo
+27 Top Infra PE 34 2mo
+220 Which PE Firms are going downhill? 174 2mo
+9 Networking out of PE SA 1 2mo
0 Adding Interviewer on Linkedin After Turning Down offer 1 2mo
+6 Bain Cap 2026 9 2mo
+43 Promising AI Finance Start up Or Stay Put at my UMM 38 2mo
0 HGGC thoughts 1 2mo
+9 Breaking Down Healthcare PE 2 2mo
+6 Q&A + Opinions welcome; Does Commercial Due Diligence actually build 'Investment + Evaluation' muscle better than IB ? 6 2mo
+26 Corp Dev to PE… is it possible? 16 2mo
+428 What lessons you learned the hard way so everyone else doesn't have to? 59 2mo
+2 Large Funds Current Raising 1 2mo
0 Untitled 1 2mo
+12 Finance grad, R&I + M&A experience, CFA L1 — but average GPA. Realistic path to buy side? 1 2mo
0 Day in the life of a PE VP is paradise 3 2mo
0 only got asked TMAY in final round… bad sign? 2 2mo
+7 Large cap tech PE rankings? 6 2mo
0 Signed my offer… now what 1 2mo
+20 Best California MM PE firms with good WLB? 13 2mo
+5 Studying for IQ / Aptitude Tests 4 2mo
0 Do US MFPE have a deal-by-deal waterfall? Or do they also follow a European waterfall? 1 2mo
+12 How to be a good PE analyst with no banking background? 2 2mo
+3 Have a 1-2 hour model exercise I need help with, will pay $ 2 2mo
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+2 For my brother: UBS GIG NYC SA or McKinsey SBA NYC for PE exits 3 2mo
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+3 Preservation Capital Partners 0 2mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • The Riverside Company 99.6%
  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.9%
  • Warburg Pincus 98.5%
  • Bain Capital 98.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Blackstone Group 99.6%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.3%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Bain Capital 99.6%
  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Private Equity

  • Principal (9) $653
  • Director/MD (24) $547
  • Vice President (98) $365
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (104) $281
  • 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (355) $62
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