Private equity is a very lucrative career. In 2019, according to a Heidrick & Struggles survey, average cash compensation, including bonuses, ranged from $1.1 million to $3.7 million for managing partners at private equity firms with less than $20 billion in assets under management (AUM). Our...
Dodd-Frank requires all private equity firms with more than $150 million in assets to register with the SEC in the category of “Investment Advisers.” The registration process began in 2012, the same year the SEC created a special unit to oversee the industry. Under the new legislation, pri...
Private equity firms may offer more advantageous terms than other investors and traditional lenders. There are also factors small-business owners should consider before partnering with private equity firms: Higher Fees:Private equity firms can charge higher fees, which may dip...
Once a private equity firm’s assets under management (AUM) exceeds $1 billion, general counsel compensation and carry eligibility increase significantly, saysBarkerGilmore’s2023 Private Equity and Portfolio Company In-House Counsel Compensation Report. At funds less than $1 billion in AUM, general ...
By the end of 2022, total AUM was estimated to be $13.7trn. Pitchbook's data for the report shows that, in this fertile decade up to 2022, venture capital (“VC”) providers were the most prolific investors in this asset class, far outstripping private debt and private equity firms, ...
Private equity firms and institutional investors have intensified their focus on diversity, but the road ahead remains long.
CPOs are also instrumental in expanding diverse talent within portfolio companies (see sidebar, “Another role to consider: The chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer”).For firms that don’t have a CPO on board, there are three m...
Leading PE firms know that managing ESG factors helps create value. PwC’s newest survey looks at the industry’s evolving approach—and highlights prospects for further gains.
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. At the time of Carlyle’s IPO, Fortune magazine reported that “it’s also possible that Carlyle received an extra demerit for being the private equity-est of all the publicly traded private-equity firms (i.e., the least diverse).” At the time, 63 percent of Carlyle...