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 has officially launched the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, a unique biennial survey that gathers insights directly from Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) and Board Chairs, rather than from company staff or annual reports. Since 1990, this survey has provided a detailed and accurate picture from the people who experience life in the boardroom…

June 10, 2025 Read more >

We are preparing to launch the 2025/26 edition of Life in the Boardroom, our survey of NEDs, including Board Chairs. This survey has been running since 1990 and is unique insofar as we collect data direct from individual directors. Participants include directors of UK and overseas listed and private companies, private equity portfolio companies, public…

May 2, 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 >

MM&K has completed its 2025 Private Equity & Venture Capital Pulse Survey, providing an analysis of pay trends—including salary adjustments and bonus payments—across the UK’s private equity and venture capital fund management industries. The findings offer valuable insight into the evolving remuneration landscape, particularly for investment professionals, and set the stage for trends expected in…

February 25, 2025 Read more >

MM&K is the leading UK and European adviser in the field of private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure fund management firms’ compensation policies, structures, and levels. For over 29 years, we have advised numerous private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and real estate fund management businesses—both captive and independent—on the design of remuneration policies and structures.…

January 27, 2025 Read more >

All at MM&K hope our clients, contacts, partners and other stakeholders enjoy a peaceful seasonal holiday break and we wish you a very happy New Year. We look forward to continuing our connections with all of you in 2025. A milestone passed 2024 has been a remarkable year. MM&K celebrated 50 years in business, a…

December 20, 2024 Read more >

SEMINAR ‘What’s the latest in the world of Private Equity, and how is it affecting PE Partners and Executives, Founders and Funds?’ February 11, 2025 18.00 – 19.15, followed by drinks (Registration from 17:30) Venue: Withers, 20 Old Bailey, LONDON, EC4M 7AN Details Join us for this exclusive IFSEA event tailored to Private Equity Partners, Executives, and…

December 20, 2024 Read more >

2024 Private Equity landscape in UK/Europe: Although the post-COVID momentum has started to diminish, European private equity (PE) demonstrated a robust resurgence in deal activity during the first three quarters of 2024. The total value of deals increased by an impressive 17% compared to the same period in 2023, despite a 9% decline in the…

November 18, 2024 Read more >

We would like to thank all 77 participating firms from across the United States and Canada for providing information on over 3,531 incumbents, employed in 47 different positions, ranging from Analyst to Managing General Partner on the investment side and from Receptionist to Chief Operating Officer on the administrative side. The 2024 Report contains a…

October 21, 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 >

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 >