Increasingly investors look into how organisations are governed and how effective the top decision-making bodies of organisations really are. In this white paper, Dr Sabine Dembkowski of better Boards Ltd, sheds light on research findings and reveal the seven hallmarks of effective boards. The seven hallmarks are proven to create more effective boards and are…

September 30, 2019 Read more >

The World of Private Equity and Remuneration Therein The private equity world continues to come up with ever more impressive and somewhat surprising stories. In the last few days EQT, the Swedish private equity fund management group has IPO’d on the Swedish Stock Exchange, valuing the business at an astonishing €7bn. The shares made an…

September 24, 2019 Read more >

2019 Global Trends in Corporate Governance– progress update GECN is a group of independent firms, specialising in advising corporate clients on executive compensation and good governance. GECN member firms have offices in London, Geneva, Zurich, Kiev, Singapore, Melbourne, Sydney, Los Angeles and New York. MM&K has been the UK member firm since 2015 For a…

July 29, 2019 Read more >

Competition for Talent in the UK Private Equity Industry is as keen as ever There is no doubt that the Private Equity and Venture Capital landscape is becoming even more crowded, with new funds successfully being raised and an almost unbelievable level of “dry powder” available to be invested worldwide.  Apparently, the global figure has…

July 22, 2019 Read more >

PE/VC Fund Manager Compensation Survey MM&K has been running its PE / VC compensation survey for more than 20 years now. Our survey is not just about the numbers, although it does cover that very well.  It also provides invaluable insights into trends and direction of travel in the Private Equity / Venture Capital industry.…

June 27, 2019 Read more >

Proxy advisers: proposed US regulations are misguided This is a summary of an article written by Robin Ferracone, CEO of Farient Advisors, MM&K’s US partner in the Global Governance and Executive Compensation Group (GECN). Proxy advisers, such as Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), review company disclosures and provide cost-effective, independent research and voting recommendations to institutional…

May 29, 2019 Read more >

This month MM&K Launched its 24th annual Compensation Survey for the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry.  The 2019 Survey will provide participants with information on both quantum and structure in respect of salary, bonus plans, carried interest plans and co-investment plans. Through participation in our survey, participants will obtain data which allows them…

April 29, 2019 Read more >

Holt Private Equity Consultants, MM&K’s allied firm in the US for Private Equity compensation matters, recently published the results of its North American PE Compensation Survey.  This survey is the sister survey of our European PE and VC Compensation Survey.  The results from the North American survey make for interesting reading. The survey analyses compensation…

February 27, 2019 Read more >

Irish salaries beat UK salaries MM&K recently compared data from the Willis Towers Watson cross industry databases to find out how salaries compare between Ireland and the UK. The chart below compares UK and Irish employees’ salaries to their ‘Global Grade’ (the Willis Towers Watson Global Grading system assigns a job size to employees’ roles).…

October 24, 2018 Read more >

A new article on the research carried out by MM&K on behalf of the Quoted Companies Alliance.  Click here to see the article.

February 1, 2016 Read more >

NEW RELEASE: Life in the Boardroom- Chairman & NED Survey. Contact Jonathan.Brigginshaw@mm-k.com for more details.

January 13, 2016 Read more >

NEW RELEASE: Manifest/MM&K Executive Director Total Remuneration Survey. Contact Jonathan.Brigginshaw@mm-k.com for more details.

January 13, 2016 Read more >