Fund placement agents - is this pay accurate?

Hi, I was headhunted for a small boutique placement agent. No info online on them other than their website and they don’t appear in any of the preqin leader boards/rankings. Their typical deals are around $100m in size.

However the headhunter quoted me pay that just sounds too high and I’m unsure if this is just a lure / tactic to get candidates interested only to find out a year after joining bonuses are nothing like you were told.

The headhunter said base for the analyst and associate level will match IBD but I could expect bonuses above 100% at the analyst level and above 200% bonus at the associate level. This just sounds too high for an analyst / associate in fund placement? especially at a small boutique with average deal sizes of $100m?

What’s everyone’s thoughts? I can’t exactly question the headhunter in this as i could come across as rude not believing them. I can’t even imagine the larger top players like Park Hill paying this?

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