This year, MM&K celebrates 50 years in business as an independent firm specialising in executive remuneration, performance and remuneration governance. In that time, we have seen 13 Prime Ministers come or go and endured at least one recession every decade. We have also witnessed and continue to witness, significant changes in executive remuneration, owing to…

August 22, 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 >

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. Over the last twenty-eight years we have advised a significant number of Private Equity, Venture Capital, Infrastructure and Real Estate fund management businesses, both captive and independent, on the…

March 25, 2024 Read more >

Over the past year, the most frequent area of discussion for the private equity team here at MM&K with our clients has been around managing, changing and implementing “MIPs”.  This article sets out more details about MIPs and their increased use. What is a MIP? Taking it down to its roots, a MIP is the…

March 21, 2024 Read more >

In the private equity industry, compensation packages are not one-size-fits-all. They’re as diverse as the firms themselves, shaped by a multitude of factors. Firstly, a firm’s history plays a crucial role. Established firms may have developed compensation structures over time, influenced by past successes, failures and regional benchmarks. On the other hand, newer firms might…

February 22, 2024 Read more >

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the financial services industry, particularly within the Private Equity (PE) sector, the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technological innovations is not just reshaping business models but also fundamentally altering the fabric of human resources (HR) management. The intention of this article is to illuminate the profound implications…

February 22, 2024 Read more >

2023 Private Equity landscape in UK/Europe: 2023 has proven to be a year of correction for European market in terms of deal value figures after an unprecedented level of activity in both 2021 and 2022. Despite the fund count hitting its lowest point in over a decade, PE fundraising was at nearly record levels in…

January 29, 2024 Read more >

Over 100 fund managers participated in the 2023 Holt-MM&K Private Equity and Venture Capital Compensation Survey for North America, providing data on over 3,500 incumbents. The 2023 Report covers 53 different investment and non-investment roles. In the North American Report participating firms are classified by type of investment strategy and committed capital to all active…

October 17, 2023 Read more >

Over the years MM&K has built up a huge amount of knowledge and experience of advising firms in the Private Equity and Venture Capital arena. This year will be the 28th consecutive year that we have conducted our market-leading pay survey of pay levels and structures in the UK and European Private Equity sector. 2023…

September 14, 2023 Read more >