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Fees trump carry in GP compensation

Management fees more than triple what GPs earn from performance-based carried interest, according to research exclusive to sister site PEM which could fuel the industry’s debate over private equity fee structures.

ByNicholas Donato
28 January 2013•6 mins read
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