Got an offer, but much lower than expected from a PE firm…anyone have experience negotiating? Was super excited about this opportunity, but got a low offer. PE value creation role

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Value creation role is probably Ops team and not deal team, right? Is that why the mismatch?

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Yup, it’s ops. But the other 2 firms are their equivalent ops / value creation teams as well

How low was the offer compared to your expectations

What role? Can’t offer any feedback without knowing what role / level it’s at and your YoE.

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I ended up going a different route, but had a value creation offer that was ~125 base, 50 bonus at the associate level. MM fund though

I’m at a PE value creation role. 135 base - 30 bonus + 80 carry per year (not cash as it’s structured to keep me here at least 2 years). Recent fund ~$2B. Feel free to DM me

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