Private Equity & VC Compensation: USA vs. UK

August 22, 2008

Unlike our findings in the hedge fund industry, where employees in the UK earn higher compensation, the players in venture capital and private equity jobs in the US and UK are earning similar total compensations. The base salaries of professionals in the UK are 6% more than their US counterparts; the bonus package in the […]

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The Venture Capital and Private Equity Partner Fast Track

August 12, 2008

A large majority of the respondents stated that they were already partners or were on the partner track. 45% of the respondents said that they expected to become partner in only 3 years or less. 21% said that they were 7 years away or more from becoming a partner in their firm. This is especially […]

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Achieve Balance in a Private Equity Career

August 8, 2008

More than 54% of the respondents are entitled to 4 weeks or more of vacation time and 28% of respondents stated they get 3 weeks of vacation indicating that there is plenty of vacation time across the board. It is not clear, however, how much of this vacation time is actually taken each year. 49% […]

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Bottom Line on Private Equity & VC Bonuses

August 3, 2008

For Venture Capital jobs and Private Equity jobs, the average total cash compensation is $224,000. 41% earn $100,000 – $200,000 and 21% earn more than $300,000. Just 2% of the respondents’ cash compensation was above $1 million with an average base salary of about $685,000. Survey respondents with a total compensation of more than $1 […]

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Private Equity & VC Experience & Raises

August 1, 2008

With regard work experience that they have, it is found that nearly half the respondents have a solid 10+ years of experience and 69% have more than 7 years of experience. Last year, compensation increases followed solid industry performance. About 2/3 of the respondents got a hike in their compensation last year. 28% of the […]

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Private Equity and VC Firm Sizes and Where the Action Is

July 30, 2008

The respondents in the survey were asked to indicate the number of investment professionals working in their organization. Reflective of the industry, 77% of the respondents indicated that they are working with firms that have less than 50 professionals and a full 89% stated their particular group is made up of less than 25 professionals. […]

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Compensation, Upside and Professional Satisfaction

July 21, 2008

The compensation progression clearly follows the career path. On average, the compensation of associates and senior associates is less than 40% of what a managing director makes and about 65% of what a principal in the firm makes. Also the most senior team members realize 35% higher bonus percentages on average. The real money starts […]

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How Much Does an MBA Matter?

July 16, 2008

An MBA degree in Private Equity and Venture Capital jobs is pretty much a standard. Over 50% of the respondents were MBA’s (or had an international equivalent post-graduate degree) and 82% in total have an advanced degree of some sort. It turns out the pay difference, however, is not all that significant. The survey indicates […]

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Private Equity & Venture Capital Compensation Survey Findings

July 11, 2008

In 2007, Job Search Digest conducted a survey of professionals who were involved with venture capital or private equity investment firms. There were hundreds of respondents from various parts of the world. Participation from firms both large and small such as: Credit Suisse, Labrador Ventures, Intel Capital, Mayfield, New Enterprise Associates, and SoftBank Capital. The […]

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Top 10 Venture Capital Job Interview Questions – Part 3

June 25, 2008

If your Venture capital resume was good enough to land you an interview, these questions should be helpful in landing the offer. Q: How would you evaluate a possible portfolio company and their business plan? You have to emphasize your ability to look beyond the numbers and read between the lines. Evaluating financial facts is […]

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