VP / Investment Manager Salary in Pan-European Middle-Market Fund

Hello all,

Looking to get some insights on the expected total compensation of a VP / Investment Manager (7-8 years of total experince) in a Pan-European middle-market fund.

The fund in question is highly delocalized across several European countries (i.e. doesn't have a single hub, and all regional teams are quite independent), has c.€8 - 9Bn of AuM and latest fund size is €2.0 - 3.0Bn.

Any compensation insights on any of the following comparable PE houses would be very helpful:

  • IK Investment Partners
  • Equistone
  • Waterland
  • Levine Leitchman
  • Inflexion Private Equity
  • Bregal Unternehmerkapital
  • EMK Capital
  • Livingbridge
  • Capvis Equity 
  • Exponent Private Equity
  • DBAG
  • Gilde Buyout
  • Deutsche Beteiligungs
  • Paragon Partners
  • Ergon
  • Ufenau Capital Partners
  • Argos Wityu
  • Quadriga Capital
  • Afinum Management
  • Invision Private Equity
  • Aurelius Equity Opportunities
  • German Equity Partners

Many thanks in advance!

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