Sector: PE Backed Finance/Insurance

Location: UK

The Challenge

Our client is a private equity firm focused on investing in mid‑market businesses across Europe. We were engaged to benchmark the total compensation packages for the senior leadership team within one of their portfolio companies, covering remuneration from base salary through to equity incentives.

What we delivered

We identified six target companies to benchmark against and conducted thorough and deep desk-based research to identify trends in compensation structure.

Using a multi-source approach, we combined our findings to deliver a framework for compensation across three core stages. 

Outcomes

The project was delivered successfully within five days. We provided a comprehensive overview of our methodology and insights, alongside clearly defined frameworks for senior leadership compensation across pre‑authorisation, post‑authorisation, and maturity stages.

Compensation was structured and benchmarked across base salary, bonus, pension, long‑term incentive plans (LTIP), and sweet equity participation.