Megathread Fund of Funds 2021 Compensation
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How is everyone feeling on comp (base/bonus), position (associate/sr.associate/etc)
Curious
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I will pitch in. My 1st year Associate comp was $140k all in.
Updating for other stats. primaries and co-invests. ~$2B AUM.
Probably makes sense to state AUM of FoF, and whether its Primary only, Secondary, CoInv etc
Updated.
Large FoF ($50bn+ AUM)
Senior Associate working on primaries, secondaries, co-invest.
$300k cash comp (base plus bonus)
$800k carry allocation (expected to start seeing distributions 2-3 years from now)
Curious to see how this compares across the street?
Jeez, this seems really high compared to other guys
Are you based in tier 1 city in the US
Yes NYC. I should add that I am up for VP promote next year.
What are your hours?
Is your compensation typical?
10am to 6pm usually with 1-2 days WFH. Weekends very rare - twice a year maybe. Typical comp for my firm yes.
Dang, you pay for the amount of hours seems crazy. Good for you. Mind sharing which firm or a few similar firms? Curious if you have a sense for top paying FoFs. Also how many years experience do you have?
HarbourVest pays well AFAIK.
When I say 10am to 6pm those are the hours I would be actively working but I am available 24/7 for calls and would answer emails at all hours of the day or night.
Also I have 7 years of experience, no MBA. Just for reference.
$400K USD (base+bonus) - SWF-type place so don't have carry
Any UK-based contributions? My experience is a fraction of what has been shared above.
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