MM&K’s Life in the Boardroom report is based on a unique survey sent out to Non-Executive Directors themselves in order to gather insights into their individual thoughts on boardroom policies and practice. Our survey represents the views of Non-Executive Directors working in a variety of industries and settings, including Financial Services, Technology, Energy, Media and…

June 3, 2021 Read more >

The 2021 – 2022 MM&K / GECN Group research is focused on the role of ESG factors in global executive remuneration and is a continuation to the “2021 and Beyond: Global Executive Incentive Trends The Shift to Non-Financial Measures” Report. The 2021 and Beyond Report identified  global trends on the inclusion of ESG factors in…

June 2, 2021 Read more >

This month MM&K launched its 26th annual Compensation Survey for the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry.  Our survey provides participating firms with market leading, detailed information on both the quantum and structure of pay in the European PE, VC, Infrastructure and Real Estate fund management industries.  In the survey we collect data on…

April 28, 2021 Read more >

According to a recent private equity news publication, 449 European Private Equity backed transactions worth an estimated €70bn were announced in the first three months of 2021.  Interestingly nearly half of these deals, both in number and size, were done in March.  This more than substantiates anecdotal reports that the private equity investment community is…

April 28, 2021 Read more >

We are preparing to build our 2021 Life in the Boardroom Survey.  This survey is unique, as it represents the views of individual non-executive directors. It is not based on information obtained from their colleagues or from annual reports.  To ensure this year’s survey reflects the experience and opinions of individual directors on of the…

April 28, 2021 Read more >

Chapter 11 is a form of bankruptcy in the US, that allows companies to stay open and operating while reorganising their debt. Many companies that file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, successfully emerge financially stronger. So, what happens to executive pay when a company emerges from Chapter 11? There is a perception that companies which have…

March 29, 2021 Read more >

MM&K’s Board Chairs and Non-Executive Directors’ “Life in the Boardroom” survey is a “Must Have” for all Non-Executives. Why it is unique This survey is unique as the data is collected from Non-Executive Directors themselves. This offers true insights into individual directors’ views about Board appointment practices and effectiveness, which otherwise could be misinterpreted based on…

March 27, 2021 Read more >

Following last month’s article about gender diversity, this month, MM&K will dive into a different area of diversity: age. Diversity is an increasingly important matter for companies of all kinds- but it is not just limited to race and gender.  In fact, age diversity may play a significant role with regard to managing key social…

February 25, 2021 Read more >

In October last year we published our 2020 PE and VC Compensation Survey Report which went out to all the participant firms. The survey covers both short-term and long-term aspects of pay and incentive practice in the private equity, venture capital, infrastructure and real estate fund management space, including fund-of-funds and secondaries. The short-term compensation…

January 25, 2021 Read more >

Overview The Board oversees all strategic decisions within a company – it makes sense then for it to be composed of a diverse and representative range of individuals. Given that it can be a simpler process to find and appoint Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) compared to Executives Directors, there is seemingly an opportunity for companies to…

January 25, 2021 Read more >

2020 was truly an unusual year – COVID has brought on many changes to our daily lives in and out of the office. Many companies had to embrace remote working and to review their KPI targets set at the beginning of the year (i.e. pre-COVID). Another change that has significantly manifested itself is the way…

January 25, 2021 Read more >

MM&K and Holt Private Equity Consultants have recently published the results of the North American PE Compensation Survey.  This survey is the sister survey of our European PE and VC Compensation study.  The results from the North American survey make for interesting reading. The survey analyses compensation data from 126 fund management entities. They provided…

November 27, 2020 Read more >