Compensation Committee 101: What Every Private Company Needs to Know
This month, we delve into the fundamentals of establishing a compensation philosophy and the intricacies of working effectively with your compensation committee. Creating or refining a compensation philosophy is crucial for the sustained success of any private company. This philosophy forms the foundation of your pay practices, providing a clear ‘why’ that guides your executives […]
Compensating Platform Roles at Investment Firms
As we transition into 2025, our focus this month is on the emerging compensation data for some of the most crucial support roles for your portfolio companies—platform roles. These roles act as a vital link between venture firms, their portfolio companies, and the broader private capital market ecosystem, ensuring that firms deliver value beyond just capital. […]
What Trends Are Emerging in Salary Increases for 2025 at CVC Units?
This month, we’re excited to offer you an exclusive sneak peek at the results from the CVC Salary Increase & Bonus Survey. The deadline to participate has been extended to January 10th—click here to secure your free report and access a subset of compensation data on Thelander’s proprietary platform. Let’s dive into the data. Chart 1 […]
Private Company Salary Increase Percentages for 2025
As 2024 comes to a close, what better topic to dive into than salary increases and bonuses? Drawing on the findings from the recently published Thelander Private Company Year-End Merit Increase, Option Pool & Bonus Report (available on the Thelander Platform) we’ll explore who received a salary increase for 2025 at private companies, what the percentage […]
Investment Firm Salary Increases
This month, we delve into exclusive analysis from the recently published Thelander-PitchBook Investment Firm Salary Increase & Bonus Report. If you haven’t participated yet, you can still input your data here to secure your free participant report. In the meantime, we’ll explore which roles received the highest salary increases, how AUM influenced the actual percentage and the driving factors behind them. […]
Compensation Trends for CVC Unit Leaders
Welcome to this month’s CVC Digest, where we focus on the crucial role of salary increases in a total compensation strategy. Salary increases serve not only to reward performance but also to adjust for cost of living and retain key personnel. It’s important to align these increases with comprehensive market data and the strategic value each role brings […]
An Inside Look at Private Company Salary Increases
As we near the end of the year and your company plans for 2025, we’re addressing questions about salary increases and compensation trends to help you level up your compensation game. Salary increases can serve multiple functions: Ultimately, these measures aim to minimize turnover, retain key employees, and ensure competitiveness in the market. Determining the size of […]
Investment Firm Salary Increase Trends & Getting Your Salary Right by AUM
While base salary is a fundamental compensation component, annual salary increases serve as a strategic tool aimed at achieving multiple objectives. They reward performance, address cost of living adjustments, and help retain key talent. Given the nuanced role of salary increases at investment firms, it’s essential to align them with market benchmarks and the strategic value of […]
Calculating Shadow / Phantom / Synthetic Carry for CVC Units
In this edition, we delve into the calculation of shadow/phantom/synthetic (SPS) carry in Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) units. SPS carry can be a key long-term incentive that aligns the interests of CVC professionals with the sustained success of their portfolio companies. We’ll explore various methodologies for computing SPS carry, including the application of vesting schedules […]
Private Equity vs Venture Capital Compensation: Global Insights
This edition offers an exclusive look at highlights from our recent PitchBook panel webinar, featuring key segments on compensation in Private Equity vs. Venture Capital, Carried Interest and Carry Dollars at Work, and Year-over-Year Compensation Trends. Let’s dive into these focused discussions by exploring the following video clips to gain valuable insights into the evolving compensation landscape within […]