Deal Success Based Compensation Terms

I am in the position of finding deals for a PE firm. The agreement is that I will get a piece of the equity upon consummation. We're looking at middle market companies ($500M to $3B in EV). My role will be to be a board member and/or run the company once acquired. I am an expert in the vertical.

Q1: What should be the percent of deal upside (i.e. percent of value above acquisition cost) that someone gets for helping source + operate and/or oversee (i.e. chairing the board)?

Q2: What other compensation should I be asking for (i.e. retainer, success fee...)?

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Sorry don't really have anything to add, but curious. You're an "expert" in the vertical, and you're a 2nd year analyst (based on a previous post)? And given the responsibility to run a business with an EV of $3bn?

Sorry dude, but how do you go from "1st year analyst struggling with Argus" to an expert evaluating an opportunity to run $1bn enterprise value companies in a year? My bull shit detector is running red hot right now. Are you on DMT?

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
 

You’re right, I’m not at that level but I'm asking for my uncle - he is a veteran consultant but has no PE experience and hence nobody to ask this to. Thought I could get some solid responses from those that are more experienced on here...

 

Yeah I have unquestionably far too little experience to add any value here past making a snarky comment, but I wish your uncle luck

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
 

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