I invest in GP-led secondaries, and it’s awesome.

hey,

I work at a fund focusing on GP-led secondaries and co-investments. Ive found quite few people on this forum who have questions about recruitment, comp etc. happy to answer any questions!

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Your first question isnt really answerable..

Comp each level asso (junior level): £200-240k total cash comp + £2m carried interest allocation per fund (i.e each 3 yrs) investment manager (mid level): £300-£400k total cash £4-6m carried interest allocation per fund MD (Senior): £600-£1m total cash, +10m carried interest allocation per fund

*assumptions on CI made on a €750m fund with 10% carry

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These comp figures are bullshit

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How do you view private capital advisory / secondary advisory investment banking analysts in recruiting for buy-side secondaries?

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