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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

MM&K has concluded its Private Equity & Venture Capital Pulse Survey on what has happened to pay levels (including bonus payments) so far this year, in particular for the investment professionals, in the private equity and venture capital fund management industries in the UK, which sets the scene for remuneration trends in 2024. This year…

April 25, 2024 Read more >

Data for our new exclusive survey of Chairs and NEDs – Life in The Boardroom 2023/24 – were collected at the apex of the on-going cost-of-living-crisis. Non-profit-organisations (NFPs) are not shielded from the economy and perhaps feel the squeeze even more than their counterparts in the private sector. This article explores the experience of board…

April 25, 2024 Read more >