2012 Private Equity & VC

Compensation Report Summary

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Questions Answered

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– Compensation average and ranges?

– Base vs. bonus payouts?

– Which titles earn the most and how?

– Who shares in carried interest and at what level?

– How does fund size and performance affect pay?

– Impact of hours worked on compensation?

– Vacation earned vs. taken?

– And much more…

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Experience

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

<2

2-5

6-9

10-15

16-19

20+

Percentage of Respondents

Year

sWork vs. Industry Experience

Industry

Work

Firm Profile

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Both VC and Private Equity21%

Private Equity56%

Venture Capital23%

Type of Firm

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Fund Profile

< $100 mill24%

$100 mill to $1 B59%

More than $1 B17%

Size of Most Recent Fund

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Size Matters

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Changes in Compensation

4%6%

44%

3%

19%

19%

4%

1%

Cash Earning This Year vs. Last

Decreased by More than 20%

Decreased this Year

Same as Last Year

Increased Less than 10%

Increased 10% to 20%

Increased 21% to 50%

Increased 51% to 100%

More than Double

Compensation

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$- $500,000 $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,500,000

$50,000 or less

$50,000 to $100,000

$100,000 to $150,000

$150,000 to $200,000

$200,000 to $250,000

$250,000 to $300,000

$300,000 to $500,000

$500,000 to $1 mill

More than $1 million

USD

How They Made Their Money in 2011

Base

Bonus

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Fund Performance

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

Down 10%+

Down 1%-10%

Even

Up 1%-10%

Up 10%-25%

Up 25%+

Percentage of Respondents

Fund Performance (2011)

Bonus

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USD

Fund Performance

Expected Bonus Level by Fund Performance

Compensation by Firm Size

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USD

Firm Size by Number of Employees

Compensation by Firm Size

Bonus

Base

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Carried Interest

Less than 20%43%

More than 20%9%

Standard 20%48%

Size of the Carry Pool

Carry Allocations

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