+5 How to deal with toxic associate 3 1y
0 Alts Private Equity to Traditional LO Asset Management? 1 1y
+49 Staffed on underperforming portco - what to do? 16 1y
0 Palm Drive Capital - Interview - Venture Capital Data 1y
+3 Thoughts on Long Ridge Equity Partners? 15 1y
+3 UMM/MF PE firms with the most autonomy / career progression 4 1y
0 Deleted 2 1y
+6 Paths to PE? 1 1y
0 Novacap - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+6 Blackstone Private Equity Summer Analyst in London - application status 1 1y
0 Provident Capital Partners? 0 1y
+9 London PE Recruitment 1 1y
0 Lafayette RE LLC - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1y
+2 PE offer rescinded 3 1y
0 VMG Partners - Interview - NA Data 1y
+7 Being Selective w/ Interviews 4 1y
+21 Bad idea to quit to recruit for PE? 7 1y
+12 Career in PE = Pyramid Scheme 6 1y
+5 Old Thread Delete 3 1y
+65 Stumped On LBO Question 23 1y
+9 PE Operating Associate 1 1y
0 PE PortCo MD vs Operating Partner 1 1y
+12 Shamrock Capital 5 1y
+7 State of Merchant Banking 2023 7 1y
0 Oncycle Canada 2024 3 1y
+35 Private Equity in Japan 12 1y
0 Opportunistic REPE Funds Vs PE Returns 2 1y
+11 PE Firms with Struggling PortCo’s 5 1y
+1 Exiting a portco versus signing a new one 1 1y
+2 Unsure which job offer to take, please advice 3 1y
+24 Starting corp dev firm after PE 2 1y
+6 BGTF Toronto 10 1y
+14 BlackRock Secondaries & Liquidity Solutions - Culture and Reputation 6 1y
+3 Interesting Thesis? 1 1y
+9 M&A Tax - PE 1 1y
+5 CIM case study 3 1y
+7 PE firms with the worst website? 26 1y
+3 Irradiant Capital Partners 2 1y
0 H.I.G. Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 1y
+28 Meeting with Founder of PE firm - Tips? 9 1y
0 Generate Capital London 0 1y
0 PE in Franshising 1 1y
+17 Thoughts on Shore Capital? 10 1y
+21 PE > OCIO a good life transition? What does Comp look like? 3 1y
+70 NYC Neighborhood Suggestions for PE VP (early 30s with wife and dog) 57 1y
+3 Insight Partners FT 2025 Thread 26 1y
0 Ardian - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 1y
+15 What deep value or distressed PE funds go on-cycle? 18 1y
0 AE Industrial Partners 3 1y
+10 Secondaries PE and Sports Investing 3 1y
+28 Arsenal Capital Partners - 2023 Insights 18 1y
+9 BayPine FT 2025 9 1y
0 The Riverside Company - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+3 NFL owners approve private equity investment. Thoughts? 1 1y
+9 Energy Funds (Lesser Known) 5 1y
+1 2024 Views on Trive? 1 1y
+10 PE in NFL 1 1y
+3 TPG Case Study 4 1y
+25 Independent sponsor - bright future or a bubble which will burst? 2 1y
+19 Alternative PE strategies 4 1y
0 Neuberger Berman Program Associate 1 1y
+3 Convert Associate Comp 1 1y
+9 90 Hours 11 1y
+13 Latest on Apax London? 16 1y
0 HQ Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+3 Carried interest structure benchmarking 1 1y
+1 How feasible is going from MM PE to Banking? 2 1y
+11 UBS London vs PWP 10 1y
+6 Coller Capital 9 1y
+9 Any Advice on PE Recruiting Process & My Recent Experiences 3 1y
+5 Harbourvest Secondaries Investment Analyst 2025 13 1y
+3 Insurance portfolio management at Apollo/BX/KKR/Brookfield Salary? 2 1y
+19 Most Risky Finance Career Path with Highest Upside? 18 1y
0 Decent PE Internships? 1 1y
+3 PE Comp in Toronto 8 1y
+5 Blackstone 2h assessment 4 1y
+6 Please Recommend some books/materials on structuring of M&A, PE, VC deals in English Law. 1 1y
+9 Trivest compensation? 5 1y
+6 Canadian Pension Direct PE Arm vs Tech GE Investing 5 1y
0 Energy PE Technicals 1 1y
+22 Capital Call Lines / Lines of Credit for PE Professionals 12 1y
+9 Lease Accounting in LBOs Question 1 1y
+7 PE Portco Analyst 9 1y
+7 Looking for a creative answer :) 3 1y
0 3.6 GPA Off Cycle Chances? 3 1y
+44 reading through CIMs sucks, they make no sense 8 1y
+13 Worst Case of Retaliation You've Seen 13 1y
0 T. Rowe Price - Interview - Investment Research Data 1y
0 Credit —> PE? 4 1y
+3 LMM PE Dealflow 11 1y
0 ACON Investments 2024 2 1y
0 Pelican Energy Partners 1 1y
0 Delete 1 1y
+14 Incoming PE Analyst On-Cycle Preparation 2 1y
+3 SLP off cycle 2026 0 1y
0 PE Co-investing - is it worth it? 1 1y
+9 Blackstone Future Diverse Leaders Program 2 1y
+5 Blackstone Diverse Leaders 16 1y
+12 Model Test MM Infra Fund 3 1y
+6 Is Canadian PE to US PE even possible? 7 1y

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  • Blackstone Group 99.3%
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  • Bain Capital 98.1%

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June 2026 Private Equity

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  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 99.2%
  • The Riverside Company 98.9%
  • Ardian 98.5%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.1%

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  • The Riverside Company 99.3%
  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • Starwood Capital Group 98.5%
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  • 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
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