Sixth Street Interview Process: Rounds, Timeline & Compensation
Michael King, PE Investment Manager ·
Sixth Street runs candidate reports on Wall Street Oasis describe a multi-stage process that varies by team: an initial phone screen, then two to four one-on-one rounds with associates and juniors, a roughly 90-minute case study weighted toward technical accounting and valuation walkthroughs rather than a standard paper LBO, and a final round with MDs or partners testing cultural fit and motivation for Sixth Street specifically over other credit or growth shops. Glassdoor data puts the full process at an average of 42 days from first contact to offer, longer than most credit-focused peers on this site; Sixth Street's growth and credit platforms recruit off-cycle and on an as-needed basis rather than through the compressed US on-cycle calendar, and its recently opened London office runs the same rolling, year-round pattern. Glassdoor-reported US pay: an Asset Based Finance analyst role lists a $110k-$125k base, an associate role $150k-$200k, both plus a discretionary annual bonus; the wider New York sample spans $79k for an accounting analyst up to roughly $299k for an MD. Applying this site's usual 20-30% London discount for credit and PE roles puts a London analyst base at roughly £70k-£90k, rising to about £110k-£150k at associate; carry or profit-share economics are not part of analyst or associate-level offers and typically start at VP.
Interview rounds
Candidate reports on Wall Street Oasis describe a multi-stage process that varies by team: an initial phone screen, then two to four one-on-one rounds with associates and juniors, a roughly 90-minute case study weighted toward technical accounting and valuation walkthroughs rather than a standard paper LBO, and a final round with MDs or partners testing cultural fit and motivation for Sixth Street specifically over other credit or growth shops
Typical timeline
Glassdoor data puts the full process at an average of 42 days from first contact to offer, longer than most credit-focused peers on this site; Sixth Street's growth and credit platforms recruit off-cycle and on an as-needed basis rather than through the compressed US on-cycle calendar, and its recently opened London office runs the same rolling, year-round pattern
Compensation range
Glassdoor-reported US pay: an Asset Based Finance analyst role lists a $110k-$125k base, an associate role $150k-$200k, both plus a discretionary annual bonus; the wider New York sample spans $79k for an accounting analyst up to roughly $299k for an MD. Applying this site's usual 20-30% London discount for credit and PE roles puts a London analyst base at roughly £70k-£90k, rising to about £110k-£150k at associate; carry or profit-share economics are not part of analyst or associate-level offers and typically start at VP
Notes
Sixth Street was founded in 2009 as TPG's dedicated credit platform (originally TPG Special Situations Partners) by Alan Waxman, a former partner in Goldman Sachs' Special Situations Group, and split from TPG to become fully independent in May 2020 with $34bn of AUM - growing to roughly $115bn by mid-2026 across platforms spanning direct lending, growth equity, opportunistic TAO investing, infrastructure and real estate. In 2024 it leased a new regional HQ in London's Mayfair as part of what it called the biggest European recruitment drive in its history, pushing into private credit and real estate and going on to raise a third European direct lending fund at €3.75bn - evidence that London hiring here is a genuine growth area rather than a token overseas desk. Interviews for credit-side seats weight downside and recovery analysis more heavily than a typical equity-only buyout process, consistent with the firm's credit-first roots
Frequently asked questions
How many interview rounds does Sixth Street run?
Candidate reports on Wall Street Oasis describe a multi-stage process that varies by team: an initial phone screen, then two to four one-on-one rounds with associates and juniors, a roughly 90-minute case study weighted toward technical accounting and valuation walkthroughs rather than a standard paper LBO, and a final round with MDs or partners testing cultural fit and motivation for Sixth Street specifically over other credit or growth shops
How long does the Sixth Street interview process take?
Glassdoor data puts the full process at an average of 42 days from first contact to offer, longer than most credit-focused peers on this site; Sixth Street's growth and credit platforms recruit off-cycle and on an as-needed basis rather than through the compressed US on-cycle calendar, and its recently opened London office runs the same rolling, year-round pattern
What does Sixth Street pay first-year hires?
Glassdoor-reported US pay: an Asset Based Finance analyst role lists a $110k-$125k base, an associate role $150k-$200k, both plus a discretionary annual bonus; the wider New York sample spans $79k for an accounting analyst up to roughly $299k for an MD. Applying this site's usual 20-30% London discount for credit and PE roles puts a London analyst base at roughly £70k-£90k, rising to about £110k-£150k at associate; carry or profit-share economics are not part of analyst or associate-level offers and typically start at VP