How Does Firm Size Impact Team Structure and Compensation?
This month’s Digest is all about Firm Structure & Compensation. We’re digging into how many people are in each part of your organization, how that changes based on total AUM, and what the compensation looks like across those roles. As AUM grows, so does team complexity – more partners, more junior partners, and expanded investment […]
What’s the Payoff for Being on an Advisory Board?
Welcome back to the Thelander Digest for Investment Firms. Many of our readers are busy on boards or compensation committees for their portfolio companies so we recommend subscribing to our Private Company Digest for additional insights pertinent to your portfolio companies. We understand the value of both being on a board, providing crucial strategic guidance, industry expertise, […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Investment Firm Carry Dollars at Work
This month, we focus on the dynamics of investment firm carry dollars at work and how it shapes the compensation strategies across various investment firms. Understanding carry dollars at work—a crucial compensation lever—is essential for gauging potential returns on carried interest, which in turn helps with strategic planning and in attracting/retaining top talent. Carry dollars […]
Liquidation Preferences 101: What VC-Backed Companies Need to Know
Welcome to the August edition of the Investment Firm Digest. Thelander is the only firm to cover compensation for the entire private capital market – from your firm to your portfolio companies. That is why we wanted to give you an exclusive preview of the findings from our Thelander Private Company M&A with Change of Control & […]
How Does Region Impact Compensation for Venture Capitalists?
In this month’s edition, we delve into the regional differences in compensation for key roles within investment firms, focusing on Managing General Partners, Senior Director/Partners, and Senior Associates. Understanding these differences can help firms tailor their compensation and recruitment strategies and ensure they remain competitive in various markets. How does region impact compensation for each […]
VC Compensation by AUM: Cash and Carry for Firms Over $1 Billion
This month, we are going to dig into the higher AUM classes and examine what the mix of cash and carry looks like once VC firms pass $1 Billion in total AUM. Similar to how private companies have been staying private longer, investment firms are raising larger funds – and it’s taking time. This could be […]