Compensation & Benefits

Fundraising and deal activity have slowed for PE in Europe, despite administrative and support staff expecting increased compensation.

Update on the CFOs & COOs Forum; veteran recruiter’s key observations on how firms allocate carry to employees; SEC upholds sanction on CCO of a small firm; a quick call from Laurence Allen; the strategic CFO.

The right co-investment strategy helps keep team members motivated, writes the head of executive compensation at Investcorp, Dominic Elias.

Dividing the rewards in a way that keeps everyone happy is no easy task, writes private equity recruiter Gail McManus.

Seth Berger, chief financial officer at AEW Capital Management, on transitioning to an automated system for carry and co-invest plans.

Is it time for private equity to embrace technology in this last bastion of manual process? We explore the pros and cons.

Kelley Gustafson, chief client officer, and Lee Khandelwal, chief technology officer of EWM Global, which provides digital carried interest and co-investment systems, discuss how firms can use technology to transform themselves.

Most firms still rely on traditional systems for calculating carry, but the need for transparency is driving automation.