PE Analyst Comp
I'm an analyst at a PE shop and trying to get a sense of what market comp is. Would be great if people could provide data points with fund size + comp split by base and bonus.
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software MM PE in SF ~$2b AUM
Base: 90k + bonus: $50k
Relocation stipend: ~$5k
Transaction bonuses: $125k (when funds are exited)
Think I may know haha have a buddy with a similar background
Give it a shot, I doubt it tho
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MM/UMM
Been told ~230-250 all in first year roughly 50/50 base bonus.
Wow, great numbers
Would you be cool sharing firm in dm? Currently recruiting for analyst 2024 :)
Mind the sharing the firm privately?
FoF
110k base
Expecting 30k-50k bonus this year because of market
Mind sharing location and WLB / hours? Currently at a pension and would like to compare
are you going to share your comp breakdown?
An1 MM - NYC
Base: 90
Bonus: 50
Small carry
I'm intrigued that you get carry as an analyst.
A PE principal once told me that you should never expect to get carry as an analyst/associate, and that you you shouldn't even ask about it during the interview process. How did you get carry, and when did you ask about it/were you told about it?
Thanks.
Was told about it from the get-go. The whole firm gets it so it was part of the general comp / offer discussion.
1st year incoming analyst at MF, 110k base, 80-100% bonus, 25k signing bonus
Europe or US?
US
This Bain cap?
Incoming analyst at MF: 100k base + 100k target bonus
An1:
135K Base
90K Bonus
Sourcing Bonus $1K per 1M invested average 60K
$25K signon bonus
$10K relocation
Insight?
Nope
these are insane numbers, what type of shop is this?
So all in over 300k? Very impressive. Also it is typical to source 60m worth of investments?
Firm AUM?
My guess is LeadEdge
Is 120 all in comp below market for a ~$1-2Bn growth fund in a tier 1 city for AN1?
I'd say its not far off from what I expected based on the metrics you provided
This is below market. There aren’t enough growth shops of that size with analyst programs to create a good list of comps but you are making well below what IB and almost all other PE analysts are making.
Does anyone have confirmed #s for Vista analyst comp (or just comp in general)?
On one hand, have seen threads that "vista terribly underpays", and on another hand I've seen Vista An1 as 95 base + 10k signing + 70k bonus + 30k phantom carry = 205k, and Aso1 as 140base + 160bonus + 50phantom = 350, both of which are certainly at or above market
Jeez, let me just clear this up since this comes up all the time. First year analyst is 10 signing, 95 base, 5 phantom carry, 90 bonus. No idea what associate is.
What would analyst1 comp be at mm tech pe/vc firm (~20 billion)? Internship prorated at $120k.
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