It's Riches to (Really Nice) Rags for Private Equity, Informal Survey Finds

Following this week's report that private equity compensation is sputtering to a standstill, it's no surprise an annual informal survey from PE advisory Semaphore would concur. Semaphore runs an informal survey to cover rarely asked questions like: How confident are you in your competitors, and Do I expect to make more, less, or the same amount of money in 2009? Last year, just over half of survey respondents said they expected their compensation to rise in 2009. But this year's survey shows that that was delusional thinking-only 12% of survey respondents actually saw their salaries increase in 2009. Ouch.

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