PE London - base raised?

Any sign of PE firms in London raising comp following the changes in IBD - curious to hear about people's experiences with offers, HH's etc... With 20-40% pay bumps for AN/ASO, a lot of LMM/MM shops would be looking pretty uncompetitive if comp was the same as I remember pre-Covid

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Speaking with friends across the street, quite a few PE firms have not made any changes following IBD raises. Don’t know if they will adapt though, I think they seem to think IBD raises are seasonal and will not be sustained, we will have to see however also I think they also do not draw parallels between base raises and people remaining in IB. Seems like regardless of 10-20k increase, you’re going to leave if you have your heart set on PE.

 

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