Private Equity Analyst
Private Equity Analyst — a finance role focused on financial-modeling, negotiation.
$235,000 medianDemand 80/100growingOn-siteFinance
Core skills
What matters in this role
Financial ModelingNegotiation
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Where Private Equity Analysts go next
easy71% overlap
Private Equity Analyst → Portfolio Manager
Natural progression from private-equity-analyst to portfolio-manager — same track, higher scope and compensation.
7 mo+21% salary
easy74% overlap
Private Equity Analyst → Corporate Development Manager
The classic PE-to-corp-dev exit.
6 mo-29% salary
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Paths that lead to Private Equity Analyst
easy80% overlap
Investment Banker → Private Equity Analyst
Natural progression from investment-banker to private-equity-analyst — same track, higher scope and compensation.
10 mo+21% salary
moderate62% overlap
Real Estate Analyst → Private Equity Analyst
Real estate PE is a natural next step.
12 mo+167% salary
Employers
Top employers hiring Private Equity Analysts
BlackstoneKKRCarlyle
Countries
USAUKCanadaGermanyIndiaSingaporeUAEAustralia
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