+24 MegaFunds IR/Fundraising Compensation 25 1y
+10 London Infra Comp 5 1y
+3 Vista Equity 2025 PE Summer Analyst 3 1y
0 Senior Level Comp: Fundraising vs. Doing Deals 1 1y
0 MF Private Credit vs PE 1 1y
0 Summit Partners - Review - Growth Equity Data 1y
0 Summit Partners - Salary & Bonus - Growth Equity Data 1y
+12 PE Case Study with Only CIM 11 1y
0 Ranking The Different Areas of Investing From Hardest To Easiest 2 1y
+8 Why merchant banking? 10 1y
+21 PE IR/Fundraising 7 1y
+12 Promotion but flat pay - bring it up? Advice please 1 1y
+9 Sentenced to death for direct PE after 2 FoF internships? 3 1y
+9 3rd Yr Medical Student Upcoming Year Off Healthcare Shop Opportunities 1 1y
+13 book/newsletter recs for learning about healthcare (investing)? 3 1y
+31 Incoming PE Associate Savings 23 1y
+1 What does Chicago PE MM and UMM comp look like? Also, what are the top regarded firms in Chicago to work for? 11 1y
0 Centerbridge 1 1y
+3 KKR Strategic Investments 1 1y
0 PE Firms with 2025 Spots Remaining 2 1y
0 On-Cycle PE Diversity Events 6 1y
+19 Texas Buyside 17 1y
0 Any Insight on CPS Capital in Toronto, ON? 3 1y
+59 LP Secondaries Modelling 31 1y
0 Permira 2 1y
+13 Sweatiest MF 34 1y
0 Most Resilient Industries to be In 1 1y
0 Dallas IBs Ranked by PE exits 4 1y
+5 Search Fund Internship Case Study 3 1y
+3 2024 Construction focused PE shops 2 1y
+6 Guggenheim PE Placements? 1 1y
+9 Evaluating opportunity in a PE backed company 1 1y
+12 how can i lateral to another PE firm without notifying current firm 5 1y
+24 do i need to stay in banking full 2 years after getting PE offer 18 1y
+11 how does PE bonus get paid out if you leave mid-year 13 1y
+39 Goldcoast sucks 14 1y
0 Future for SBIC Funds? 1 1y
+35 A New Model for PE Associate Recruiting is Sorely Needed 11 1y
0 Private Equity Summer Analyst Programs 1 1y
+6 Healthcare Banking Group - Impacted by PE Scrutiny? 6 1y
+9 Headhunters for Family Office, Pension, Insurance, Other Large Organizations (Direct Investing) 5 1y
+3 Atalaya Case Studies 1 1y
+24 Advice for starting as a PE Associate 10 1y
0 What deal-related questions would you ask someone who worked in Leveraged Finance? 1 1y
0 Tech PC shops 2 1y
0 Tips for upcoming Infra PE internship 1 1y
+17 which HR services do PE firms use for background check 5 1y
+23 What Type Of MF Group Would You Want To Be In For The Next 5-10 Years? 12 1y
+12 What you learn in PE 8 1y
0 Why people use EBIT / EBITDA in leverage ratios? 2 1y
+6 T account bookings on income statement accounts affect retained earnings ... but what about tax? 1 1y
0 Trading modeling Tests anyone? 1 1y
0 LBO | Min Cash Question 4 1y
+7 PE profile - reach vs realistic 1 1y
+9 Secondaries Case (Take-Home) 8 1y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 1y
+4 Constellation Software in Canada ? 5 1y
0 Caryle Infra Credit 1 1y
+6 Remote Opps in Private Equity / Credit 1 1y
0 Advent HH 1 1y
+13 splitting hairs - pe exits at top groups 16 1y
0 Marlin Equity LA - 2024 2 1y
+7 DEL 8 1y
+4 Banking groups with best on-cycle PE placement this year? 8 1y
+38 Apollo NYC vs. Apollo LA 26 1y
0 Primaries 2 1y
+9 Finding LBO candidates for interview pitches 2 1y
+2 UFC picks for internship 3 1y
+19 I’m bad at this job 5 1y
0 Vista Equity Partners - Review - Software Data 1y
+6 PE Firm Information and Advice 1 1y
+10 Is it a desperate look to reach out to HHs who have ghosted you? 1 1y
+12 MBB to startup S&O to PE Deal Team? 7 1y
+72 I Did It Boys - Now How do I Play This Hand? 31 1y
+26 Preparing for the Off-Cycle Process 9 1y
0 How to approach HH Calls if not planning on doing On Cycle 3 1y
0 DEL 2 1y
0 Private Equity Interview / Technical questions - for a newbie 1 1y
+5 Harrison Street Infra Team 6 1y
+63 TPG Updated Views 32 1y
+6 Oaktree - Global Opps Energy Info? 4 1y
+7 what's standard compensation for LMM? 3 1y
0 PE Recruiting 1 1y
0 Real estate secondaries 3 1y
0 Is On-Cycle still going? WTF is going on? 1 1y
+20 Vista Equity Partners 2024 FT 45 1y
0 Any reading recommendations from the perspective of an investor/operator in large govt. services/software businesses? 1 1y
+2 Anyone familiar with Bain Capital Partnership Strategies? 4 1y
+1 US PE opening office in London 3 1y
+24 On Cycle Interview Questions 5 1y
+21 Del 10 1y
+9 Unpaid Freshman MM PE Internship for IB 2 1y
+12 *Effective* Networking for IB as PE Intern - pls help 1 1y
+7 Renege megafund oncycle for another megafund off cycle 16 1y
0 London, IB to PE chances 2 1y
+14 Do top groups at pwp/moelis/gugg etc get MF PE HH emails during on cycle? 19 1y
+10 Canadian Pension Comp 43 1y
+6 Project financing offer 0 1y
+9 Carlyle Energy 5 1y
+18 Finding start-up opportunities 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) 99.3%
  • 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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”