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PeoplePrivate credit pros will take a compensation hit this year
May 7, 2026Weaker performance and fundraising means there’s less to go around, says compensation consultant Johnson Associates.Article
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StartupsEmployees at mega-IPO candidates are opting out of tender offers in a ‘champagne problem’
April 17, 2026Anthropic’s recent tender offer fell short of its $6B target, an investor in the company said.Article
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Capital PoolEarly-career allocators push for pay transparency
January 27, 2026Salaries for junior-level investment staff at endowments and foundations are a “black box.”Article
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Capital PoolNYC’s new comptroller can’t solve pension fund’s brain drain
November 11, 2025Democrat Mark Levine will oversee New York City’s $301.7 billion retirement system, which has struggled with PE underperformance and retaining investment staffArticle
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CompensationDon’t be swayed by the secondary market’s 10% bonus bump
November 5, 2025Early-career talent should continue to pursue careers in traditional PE and VC, says a prominent Wall Street compensation consultant.Article
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Weekend AnalysisIs an MBA still worth it if you want to make it in VC?
September 19, 2025The value prop of an MBA degree is less certain in venture than it used to be. But the pipeline is still going strong.Article
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Weekend AnalysisStartup interns can earn $200 an hour. Others are asked to work for free.
June 6, 2025Silicon Valley debate bubbled up this week over how much interns should be compensated—and which roles startups value most.Article
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CompensationBonuses for private credit, PE expected to surge at year-end
November 12, 2024Private credit managers will likely see a 10% or higher bump in their year-end payout compared to 2023, while PE’s incentives should be up about 5%.Article
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CompensationWanted: PE veterans for specialized markets
September 24, 2023As demand for strategies such as GP stakes and GP-led secondaries heats up, PE firms struggle to find a sufficient pool of experienced candidates.Article
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CompensationLarge cash salaries, shorter vesting times lure talent to $1B+ investment firms
September 14, 2022The largest cohort of investment firms take an approach to compensation that is different from the rest of the market, according to the results from the Thelander-PitchBook Investment Firm Compensation Survey.Article
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CompensationHow much do investors get paid? An inside look at compensation trends
July 13, 2022Investor pay packages have become more generous overall in recent years, but the picture varies across roles, according to a recent J.Thelander-PitchBook survey.Article
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CompensationOptions for options: New products emerge to help employees take control of their equity
February 27, 2022Employee stock options are becoming a pervasive form of compensation, as startups stay private longer and fight to attract talent. But options are expensive to exercise, leading new companies and funds to create paths for employees to handle vested shares.Article
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CompensationVC, PE firms resort to salary hikes amid historic quitting spree
September 22, 2021The ongoing tidal wave of employees quitting their jobs in search of more money and flexibility has not spared investment firms.Article
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CompensationBonus payouts: Another sign of VC, PE firms’ bounty in 2020
June 29, 2021With VC firms turning out to be as busy as ever in 2020, many paid out bonuses in addition to keeping pay packages steady and increasing salaries in an otherwise tumultuous year.Article
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CompensationWorkplace diversity and pay equity data now in demand among job seekers
July 12, 2020As a horde of newly laid-off workers navigate job listings, there has been a spike in demand for data on employee diversity and pay equity—now more than ever.Article
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CompensationPay cuts getting worse for lower-level roles at VC-backed companies
April 21, 2020Empty San Francisco streets are indicative of difficult times across VC, as startups increasingly turn to salary cuts to weather the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.Article
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CompensationHow CEO pay at tech and biotech companies varies across the US
March 3, 2020Anecdotally, the dissemination of venture capital beyond just a heavy concentration in Silicon Valley is a well-told story by now—and the data really drives the point home.Article
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CompensationAn inside look at where VCs and corporate VCs recruit talent
February 25, 2020Corporate venture capital’s growing impact on the VC landscape has been unmistakable. But outside of VC deals, CVC is also after VC talent.Article
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