+13 Freshman internship advice 2 1w
+29 Would you ever put 100% of your personal assets into private equity? 34 1w
+1 Tailwater Capital 2 1w
+85 Q&A: London UMM/MF PE Associate 72 1w
+12 Whats a good industry for future PE activity / value to be generated? 2 1w
0 Why does Thoma Bravo lack a presence in LDN? 3 1w
+12 PE vs LO AM 7 1w
+14 $25m to Invest in One Strategy 6 1w
+19 Senior Associate Sourcing Deal From Personal Network - Finder’s Fee? 17 1w
+3 Investor Relations / Product Specialist at Private Equity Firm - Case Study Prep 3 1w
0 Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners 4 1w
0 Athos Partners - Interview 0 1w
+65 Moving to Paris 63 1w
+19 Can’t get passed 1st round PE interviews 11 1w
+19 UHNW Investor Interested in Rolling Up RIA Firms 9 1w
0 Example case study or VDR materials 2 1w
+11 Rounding to 3.7 or staying at 3.6X for OCR? 15 1w
+5 Can Partners Group bring back their old logo? 3 1w
+72 Search funds: "like shooting fish in a barrel" (from ex-F100 CEO) 25 1w
+12 Advice: Breaking into PE from REPE (M7 MBA) 6 1w
+266 HIG in 2024 90 1w
+7 LP to placement agent? 11 1w
0 Asset managers going down hill… 1 1w
0 Pref equity shops 0 1w
0 How many deals are you looking at per year 1 1w
+11 On-cycle Head Hunter Story - Why PE? Why xyz industry? 9 1w
+21 Should I try to lateral for better exit opps or just recruit directly for pe at my current shop? 5 1w
+7 Vista New $20b Fund 3 1w
+31 Should I lateral ASAP? 11 1w
+43 Infra funds with best culture 62 1w
+18 Infra PE salary London 21 1w
+2 Possible Net Worth of a MF PE High Performer working straight out of Undergrad by 50?? 10 1w
+14 Renewable Energy Developer to Private Equity? 4 1w
+6 Top Crossover Compensation 3 1w
+6 Private Credit & Interest Tax Shields? 1 1w
+1 High-level insights on Secondaries as a career path? 6 1w
+60 MM VP move to UMM/MF? Advice needed 23 1w
+24 MM PE (Harvest, THL, MDP etc.) vs Megafund REPE (Bain, Brookfield, TPG etc.) 29 1w
+20 Ares/Landmark Secondaries - horrible returns 12 1w
+48 Cerebus getting cooked 26 1w
0 Investment relations comp in Canada 0 1w
+11 PE Firm hasn't done a new Platform investment in 2 years 2 1w
+10 Thoughts on Novo Holdings 20 1w
+12 How are investment bankers evaluated during recruitment for private equity? 3 1w
+22 The Jordan Company? 6 1w
+36 My Journey From Non Target To BB Tech IB, And To Elite PE Thereafter 21 1w
+9 Operational Improvements In REPE 1 1w
0 Peak6 Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1w
+6 Starting a Search Fund or REPE Fund (LMM) - What do you pick and why? 2 1w
+6 K1 Investment Mgmt Reputation 1 1w
+3 One Peak - London 4 1w
+20 K1 Investments 9 1w
+11 MBA PE Full-time Recruiting? 11 1w
+6 Infra books recommandation 3 1w
+16 PE buyback portCo debt? 19 1w
0 Bruin Capital 2024 Insights 1 1w
+17 Brookfield Renewable 10 1w
+14 Brookfield's $50B deal spree 24 1w
+6 Who funds these random search funds 6 1w
+9 Interview Case Study for Real Estate Private Equity Start-up 2 1w
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 1w
+14 FitzWalter Capital - Any Info? 11 1w
+9 I don't like roll ups / heavy M&A deals 20 1w
0 Family Office (non public investing - Analyst Role) Interview: 2 1w
+6 Need Some Occasional Outsourced Finance Help in Your Port Cos or Other? 1 1w
+46 Prepping for PE Analyst Program 16 1w
+6 HIG Whitehorse 11 1w
+3 MM/UMM Analyst Pay 6 1w
+4 Warburg Pincus Analyst program 6 1w
+15 TMT Take Private Ideas 9 1w
+32 Apollo Compensation 43 1w
+57 Advice for a 2-and-Out Associate… 23 1w
+18 Advent NYC Culture/WLB - 2024 update 14 1w
+3 Best resources to learn about AAMs 1 1w
0 2025 WP FT application link 0 1w
+4 Athos Partners 11 1w
+11 Finance career in Emerging Markets, PE 5 1w
+117 Q&A - Anything about PE / MBA / Life 108 1w
+15 Veritas Mid/Senior level culture 17 1w
+16 impact of on portco from different entry points by PE firms 4 1w
+31 MMs and UMMs that aren't JAMMBO's 7 1w
+1 KSL Capital Partners - Culture, Comp, Hours, Etc...? 4 1w
0 Blackstone Analytical Test 2 1w
+4 Switching industry focus in PE 4 1w
+3 Thoughts on Apollo Scheme 3 1w
+69 WLB, pay and opportunities at International Finance Corporation (IFC) 32 1w
0 Europe: Buyside Analyst Programs 3 1w
+3 Blackstone tests 8 1w
+12 Naval Ravikant Would Tell Finance Majors Trying to Pick A Career Path That Their Mom Has The Answer. Here Are Three Reasons Why My Mom Was Crucial In Helping Me Pick Private Equity 0 1w
+6 Thoughts on Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)? 5 1w
0 Non compete clause - do funds enforce it [UK]? 1 1w
0 Repe vs Private Credit - which career path is brighter? 0 1w
+7 TowerBrook NYC Insight? 26 1w
0 Revolving Line of Credit for Asset Light Deal 1 1w
+17 Post-MBA PE recruiting 6 1w
0 Pomona capital thoughts? 3 1w
0 HGGC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1w
+3 Basic PE funding question 2 1w
+10 Centerbridge Updated View 13 1w
0 SPAC PE Modeling? 1 1w

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Blackstone Group 98.9%
  • KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) 98.4%
  • Ardian 97.9%
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  • Bain Capital 99.0%
  • Blackstone Group 98.4%
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  • Vice President (92) $362
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (91) $281
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  • 1st Year Associate (388) $229
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (29) $154
  • 2nd Year Analyst (83) $134
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  • Intern/Summer Associate (32) $82
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