Firms seems to be doing very well, almost doubled the fund size and are now one of the larger EU mid market firms. Also branching out into other adjacent funds (minority etc) and have opened a US office.
What I heard on comp for the EU monkeys, all in GBP:
Any insights? How do you look at the firm?
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Based on the most helpful WSO content, Inflexion's recent growth and fundraise to £4.5bn indeed positions it as a significant player in the European mid-market private equity space. Their expansion into adjacent strategies (e.g., minority investments) and opening a US office signals ambition and adaptability, which are positive indicators for the firm's trajectory.
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Inflexion's doubling of fund size and strategic moves suggest strong performance and growth potential. However, the comment on carry being limited could be a consideration for long-term wealth creation. For those evaluating the firm, it would be wise to weigh the firm's growth trajectory and deal flow against potential limitations in carry and overall compensation structure.
Sources: Private equity comp in London?, Q&A: Equity Analyst at a Sovereign Wealth/Pension Fund, Thoughts on Insight Partners, Q&A: European PE professional at a Large-cap Megafund, Equity Research Compensation in Frankfurt in 2022
Cash comp looks too high (how sure are you of your numbers?), carry at Inflexion is quoted assuming a 2.5x MoM multiple (instead of 2.0x standard) so effectively a 50% discount to other funds. Performance looks super strong though. Path to Partner looks slow now as well.
Headhunter quoted this to me, but I'm not looking to interview at this time.
Carry is very low there I’ve heard. The two main guys take 50-70% of the economics allegedly which is pretty nuts. Also tons of people and tons of portcos (70 or so?)
Yup. Heard similar on founders hoarding the carry and that’s caused some to leave and setup their own shops.
Heard this as well, and one of them is never in the office. Can't speak for the other
Their marks were pretty crap. Amazed they did so well fundraising tbh.
But numbers I have were a bit old.
Any updates?
Where have you seen their marks? I haven’t managed to find them in the usual american pension fund docs
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