0 ADIA vs ADIC vs Mubadala - who’s who? 2 1y
0 Any insight on Sixth Street – Sports, Media & Entertainment? 4 1y
+6 How does Brookfield recruit for associates? 9 1y
+2 LMM buyouts 2 1y
+3 StepStone Private Debt Case Study 2 1y
+123 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) 38 1y
0 PE firms - London (consultancy background) 1 1y
0 Update: Data Science in Private Equity 2 1y
+9 Private Credit Interviews 4 1y
+38 EB to Tech PE / Growth Equity - possible ? 9 1y
+5 Credit Secondaries 4 1y
+6 Sales to IR in PE/PC 1 1y
+6 SWF vs corporate investment 2 1y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+16 Dallas MM PE Exits 7 1y
0 Investment banking private equity recruiting coach (modeling training, etc.) 1 1y
0 Verkada? 1 1y
+9 Unsure About Next Steps: Master’s Programs for Breaking Into PE/VC? 1 1y
+20 Constructing a portfolio of single asset secondaries? 5 1y
0 Investing money 1 1y
0 Tech PE Prep 3 1y
+21 Starting an independent sponsor with 5 years of experience 9 1y
0 Altas Partners - Interview - Portfolio Management Data 1y
+12 Co Investment LBO Impact 1 1y
+5 PSP Montreal Analyst roles 11 1y
+151 Average IQ in IB/PE 61 1y
0 Best for PE transitioning 1 1y
+3 Abry Partners Reputation on the Street 4 1y
+3 Is the m&a market slowly coming back? 1 1y
+18 Delete. Delete. Delete. Delete. Delete. Delete. 19 1y
+6 Anyone heard of DLP Capital? 1 1y
0 Mercato Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 1y
+117 Top performing PE Associates 35 1y
+4 Navigating HH Outreaches 5 1y
+3 Mubadala Interview Process 6 1y
+10 How does recruiting into SWFs look like (PIF, ADIA, Mubadala etc) 6 1y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
0 Brown Brothers Harriman - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+11 10% management options 7 1y
+3 EMK Capital 4 1y
0 Private Equity Summer Internship at Stepstone 3 1y
+11 PE Operations Associate Roles 3 1y
+25 PE Associate/Snr Associate or VP MBA Internships 10 1y
+6 Getting Operator Experience 1 1y
+13 Mock Sourcing Call Interview 4 1y
+9 Two Internships Down, PE Dreams Ahead – What’s My Next Move? 1 1y
+17 The PE bible… 1 1y
+52 Urgent: Laid off 9 months before PE 17 1y
0 Best Boston PE Pro Groups 1 1y
+1 Networking with Counterparties 2 1y
0 PE BD Comp & Lifestyle 1 1y
+3 What does your training look like? 1 1y
+4 London Director/Principal Comp 6 1y
+6 Anyone who works in infrastructure secondaries? 1 1y
0 PSP Investments CGIF Analyst role 0 1y
+9 LMM Lenders / Private Credit firms 3 1y
+20 GIP vs TA Associates 9 1y
+3 Bregal Milestone - Insights? 5 1y
+83 Up and Coming Funds 103 1y
+2 Clearlake CV Wins Award! 1 1y
+1 New logos CD&R, Cinven, ... 3 1y
+22 Senior Associate to VP 19 1y
+7 Book recommendations 2 1y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Strategy Data 1y
0 The Riverside Company - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 1y
+5 On-cycle in US after UK EB experience 11 1y
+3 PE Preparation / On-Cycle Timeline for 2025 Graduates 1 1y
+3 Non-Energy Private Equity - Houston 2 1y
+9 Leaving PE Assoc role to start a micro-fund? 6 1y
+14 Investment Idea 13 1y
+10 Zzz 7 1y
+9 LevFin to PE 9 1y
0 Firmament Private Credit 0 1y
+43 Goldman Sachs AIMS Private Equity 33 1y
+28 Common LBO errors 8 1y
0 LP Analyst - Interview - Technology Consulting Data 1y
+19 Apax Disbands Healthcare Team 14 1y
0 Campbell Lutyens - Interview - Secondaries Data 1y
+26 PortCo Corp Dev Roles 13 1y
+72 Delayed promotion, what to do 35 1y
+9 PE minimum ticket 21 1y
+23 LMM PE Analyst Vs. BB IB Associate (Prior Military) 17 1y
0 PE Ops Compensation in Chicago, Dallas, ATL 1 1y
+11 LO and MM from PE 2 1y
+25 PE shops that FT recruit college kids? 25 1y
+5 Routes to PE 2 1y
+12 Promoted to Associate after 2 years 7 1y
+16 Are closed ended funds dead? 16 1y
0 DigitalBridge - Review - Infrastructure Data 1y
+121 GF left me after saying she'd support an LDR 52 1y
+17 Sixth Street Strategic Capital Views 23 1y
+21 IFC modeling test? 44 1y
0 IFC modeling test 3 1y
+9 How much traning do PE Associates receive once joining a firm? 8 1y
+16 Is this the Mets year? 19 1y
+68 Interview DCF example 37 1y
0 Does anyone have any secondary case studies they can share? 2 1y
0 Forte Capital Group - Review - NA Data 1y
+7 Coffee chats within the firm 1 1y
+3 BCP SA 2025 8 1y

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) 99.2%
  • 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%

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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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