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With the October budget fast approaching and the pre-election Labour Manifesto being silent on the future of Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”), there is speculation that if not the rules, then at least the rates of CGT will change – with commentators unanimous in their predictions that rates will increase. At first glance a rate increase…

September 24, 2024 Read more >

We, at MM&K, are delighted to announce that the 2024 PE/VC Compensation Report has recently been published. The 2024 Report sets out our findings from our 2024 survey of the UK and European private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and real estate fund management industries. The survey covers both short-term and long-term aspects of pay and…

September 20, 2024 Read more >

MM&K are pleased to collaborate and be affiliated with Hugessen Consulting Inc (“Hugessen”).  Hugessen is Canada’s leading executive compensation and board effectiveness advisory firm dedicated to supporting Boards, their Compensation Committees and senior Management teams. It was founded in 2006 to respond to rapidly growing demand from Boards for direct access to objective and independent…

September 20, 2024 Read more >

MM&K has built its practice over 50 years on the principle that executive remuneration is the most powerful tool available to a board to focus executive management on where the business is going and rewarding them for their success in getting it there.  Consistent with that principle, the primary focus of our advice and support…

September 18, 2024 Read more >

On 30 July 2024, HMRC published its Employment Related Securities Bulletin 56 (July 2024), aimed at employees, describing the ways to report and pay tax on dividends and capital gains tax. This bulletin can be accessed from Employment related securities bulletin 56 July-2024.  Dividends In respect of receipt of dividends: dividends received over £10,000 in…

September 18, 2024 Read more >

This year, MM&K celebrates 50 years in business as an independent firm specialising in executive remuneration, performance and remuneration governance. In that time, we have seen 13 Prime Ministers come or go and endured at least one recession every decade. We have also witnessed and continue to witness, significant changes in executive remuneration, owing to…

August 22, 2024 Read more >

Carried interest, often referred to as “carry,” is a critical component of compensation in the private equity (PE) industry. It aligns the interests of fund managers with those of the investors, incentivising the creation of value. Carried interest represents the share of profits that PE managers receive as compensation for successfully managing and exiting investments.…

August 9, 2024 Read more >

MM&K in conjunction with the GECN has published its 2024 report on how the world’s largest firms have used ESG (environmental, social, governance) metrics in their executive incentive plans. Impressive global progress continued in 2023 with FTSE100 firms maintaining their performance across many dimensions. Download your free copy here For context, ‘prevalence’ refers to the…

August 9, 2024 Read more >

Last month MM&K launched its 29th annual Private Equity & Venture Capital Compensation Survey of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry. The survey covers both short-term and long-term aspects of pay and incentive practice in the private equity, venture capital and infrastructure fund management space, including in the fund-of-funds and secondaries space. Short-term…

June 12, 2024 Read more >

The continuing cost-of-living-crisis saw its apogee when we collected data for our new exclusive survey of Chairs and NEDs – Life in The Boardroom 2023/24. With the ONS reporting a 7.9% inflation rate in 2022, only mildly declining to 6.8% in 2023, such rates have not been seen for thirty years. We found that salary…

June 6, 2024 Read more >

Private equity firms operate within a dynamic and fiercely competitive landscape where strategic compensation structures play a pivotal role in attracting and retaining top-tier talent. These structures not only diverge significantly from traditional corporate setups but are meticulously crafted to align the interests of executives, partners and employees with the firm’s profitability and the performance…

June 5, 2024 Read more >

Three recent news items add spice to the ever-present debate about executive pay. In no particular order, Bloomberg notes that UK bankers’ pay is closing in on US-style packages, the US Federal Trade Commission has announced that employee non-compete clauses are to be banned in the US from August and the FT has reported that…

April 25, 2024 Read more >

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