UK & European Private Equity: Managing Compensation Across Roles In the UK and Europe, private equity firms are focusing on strategic remuneration across different levels to sustain talent during uncertain markets. The 2025 MM&K survey highlights that: Investment Partners experienced a 6% increase in total cash compensation, including base salary and most recent bonuses. Senior…

December 16, 2025 Read more >

The government delivered its Autumn Budget on 26 November 2025. This article briefly discusses the likely impact that the Budget may have on employee share schemes. The main relevant tax changes are: Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) Plans – The government has proposed that from 6 April 2026, legislation will be introduced to increase the following…

November 27, 2025 Read more >

UK & European Private Equity: Navigating Market Pressures The UK and European private equity market in 2025 continues to face a complex macroeconomic influences, including interest rate pressures, valuation uncertainty, and constrained exit activity. In H1 2025, European deal activity declined by 18% to 3,182 transactions. Interestingly, while fewer deals closed, the total exit value…

November 24, 2025 Read more >

MM&K together with Business & Remuneration Consultancy firm 21st Century launches its First-Ever Africa Compensation Survey for the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry. This survey provides participating firms with market leading, detailed information on both the quantum and structure of pay in the African PE, VC, Infrastructure and Real Estate fund management industries. The survey collects…

November 11, 2025 Read more >

As part of its growth agenda, the government has indicated that it wants more investment – but not just from “big institutions”.  There is a desire to get “ordinary individuals” (known as “retail” investors” in the industry parlance) more confident in making investments outside of their pension and standard savings accounts. It will be interesting…

October 27, 2025 Read more >

We are pleased to announce the release of The 2025 HOLT-MM&K North American Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Report. This annual benchmark continues to offer one of the most authoritative views of compensation trends and practices across the PE and VC fund-management ecosystem in North America. (See the official 2025 report page for more…

October 23, 2025 Read more >

MM&K, the leading independent executive remuneration consultancy, has published its 2025 European Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Report, marking the 30th year of this annual study. Over the past three decades, the report has become an essential reference point for private equity and venture capital firms across Europe, providing comprehensive insights into pay structures,…

September 29, 2025 Read more >

As we move towards the last quarter of 2025, many commercial organisations will be reviewing their bonus plan provisions and starting to consider the likelihood of targets being met that were set at the beginning of the year. However, there will be some organisations for whom this process will occur at a later date. One…

September 21, 2025 Read more >

Now in its 30th year, MM&K’s Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Survey is recognised across the industry as a leading source of reliable, in-depth insight into remuneration trends. As the private capital landscape continues to evolve, staying informed and competitive is more critical than ever. We invite you to participate in the 2025 Survey…

July 20, 2025 Read more >

Last month, MM&K launched its 30th annual Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Survey, the leading and highly respected benchmarking resource tailored specifically for the UK and European PE/VC market. We invite all private equity and venture capital firms—regardless of size or strategy—to participate in this comprehensive survey and gain valuable insights into how compensation…

June 12, 2025 Read more >

MM&K is about to launch its 30th annual Private Equity & Venture Capital Compensation Survey of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital industry. The survey provides a comprehensive review of both short-term and long-term remuneration practices across the private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure fund management sectors, including the fund-of-funds and secondaries spaces. Short-term…

May 1, 2025 Read more >

On 31 January 2025, the House of Lords Select Committee on Home-Based Working was set up and their call for evidence recently closed (25 April 2025).  As has been seen in the news, the Committee have recently interviewed a number of executives of large corporations to understand their views. One of the interesting aspects was…

April 30, 2025 Read more >