Have Equity Distribution Bonuses Grown in Popularity?
In February’s Thelander Digest, we examine if equity / program distribution bonuses have grown in popularity. Since carried interest can often take a long time to pay off, some firms choose to offer equity or program distribution bonuses. This allows firms to distribute earnings upon the success of a deal. When there’s a hit, a […]
How Has Compensation for Staff-level Engineer Jobs Changed Since 2018?
The Thelander Digest is powered by real-time compensation data from the Thelander Private Company Compensation Survey. There is no cost to participate and all respondents will receive free access to a subset of the results through a silver level subscription. Participate in the Thelander Private Company Compensation Survey Here for FREE Compensation Data In the February […]
Is Carried Interest on the Rise for CVC Units?
In February’s Thelander Digest, we explore if carried interest is on the rise for CVC units. By examining the graphs below that illustrate our data from the Thelander Investment Firm-CVC Compensation Survey, we explore notable trends. The Thelander Digest is powered by real-time compensation data from the Thelander Investment Firm-CVC Compensation Survey. There is no cost to participate and all respondents […]
How Much are Salaries Increasing for CVC Units in 2023?
In this month’s Thelander Digest, we explore how salaries are changing in CVC units. By examining the graph below, we find that 4% more of individuals at CVC units receive a salary increase for 2023 compared to last year. Is AUM a factor in whether or not an individual received a salary increase? The data says yes. We asked if […]
What are Hiring and Compensation Trends for 2023?
In this Thelander Digest, we look at hiring and compensation trends for 2023 using the results from the recently published Thelander Year-End Merit Increase, Option Pool & Bonus Report. As our data shows in the graphs below, the percentage of salary increases for staff-level employees went up in every percentile from “for 2021” to “for 2022.” We […]
How are Investment Firms Retaining Talent in 2023?
In this month’s Thelander Digest, we examine different trends on how investment firms are retaining their talent for 2023. All of this data comes from our 2022 Year-End Salary Increase & Bonus Survey. Let’s dig in by exploring the numbers!As seen in our charts below, two trends become clear: By examining the final chart, we can see that merit and performance […]
Introducing… The Thelander In-House Survey Tool
As the leading source for compensation data for the private capital markets, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Thelander in-house survey tool, which combines our 25+ years of industry experience surveying privately held companies and investment firms with the power of real-time survey data. Why does it matter?Our new platform provides multiple benefits for users including increased […]
Introducing…The Thelander In-House Survey Tool
As the leading source for compensation data for the private capital markets, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Thelander in-house survey tool, which combines our 25+ years of industry experience surveying privately held companies and investment firms with the power of real-time survey data. Why does it matter?Our new platform provides multiple benefits for users including increased […]
Introducing…The Thelander In-House Survey Tool
As the leading source for compensation data for the private capital markets, we’re excited to announce the launch of the Thelander in-house survey tool, which combines our 25+ years of industry experience surveying privately held companies and investment firms with the power of real-time survey data. Why does it matter?Our new platform provides multiple benefits for users including increased […]
How Do Bonuses Impact Compensation for Managing Directors/Partners and Senior Associates?
We received a lot of interest in last month’s Thelander Digest where we explored how bonus programs impact the total compensation for managing general partners. So this month, we’re exploring the same thing for Managing Directors/Partners and Senior Associates. For all of these positions, their total cash compensation may be just their base salary, while others also receive […]