Best source for PE compensation benchmarks?

Hello all. I'm a Director in a MM PE fund and my review is coming up. I've got the Heidrick & Struggles PE compensation report for 2016, but are there any other reports/analyses you would suggest in order to get a sense for what market base/bonus/carry is (by fund size, AUM, region, etc.)?

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Should be able to benchmark off the notable HHs. Will cost you some $. Most benchmark positions and track it in a database, though data will be slightly sparse at the director level.

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