Can anyone shed some light into how the typical comp progression looks like for MFs / UMMs in London (ideally both base and total comp)?
Heard that Associates starting at ~£80k (base, ignoring the usual suspects of Apollo, Cerberus, etc.). How does the progression look from there as you go to Senior Associate and VP/Principal (and beyond)?
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Bump - anyone has some further insights beyond the (somewhat inconsistent) data from Heidrick & Struggles & Co?
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Bump - anyone care to share their insights?
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