EQT vs. CVC - London

Wanted to get a sense of how you see these two funds in London looking at their buyout funds (excl. Infra) - what's the most prestigious firm? Is there any difference in the total comp?

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I know for a fact that EQT has ASC buyout in London, as I know some of them. Just their titles are different.

It’s kinda of Nordic Socialist Buyout culture (EQT) vs. Eat what you kill (CVC).

EQT has limited deal carry for ASC & VPs, and a fund level carry. CVC has no fund carry at all, but good deal carry for ASC & VPs.

This means at EQT you have a more downside protection comp trajectory with ~$600k of carry per year as a VP ($3M DAW, 5 years deployment) whereas at CVC if you are lucky enough to be the VP on a home run you could make $5M+ deal carry on that single deal, but could end up with 0 if you are staffed on bad deals.

 

In terms of total comp is there any difference (excl. Carry)

And when you mean that CVC has a good deal carry, what does it mean? A few bps allocation?

 

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