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Investment Professionals Remuneration, Equity & Outlook Report 2026
Our 2026 Investment Professionals Remuneration Report delivers a detailed view of compensation trends across private capital markets in the UK and Europe. Drawing on data from a broad cross-section of investment firms and professionals, this year’s report captures a market that is stabilising, with renewed momentum following a period of recalibration.
Exit Isn’t an Event: It’s a Five-Year Operating Strategy
Exit isn’t a twelve‑month sprint; it’s a five‑year operating strategy that starts the day you invest. By embedding exit thinking early, backing management teams that can deliver future relevance, and pressure‑testing the story through a buyer’s lens, operating partners turn value creation and exit readiness into the same disciplined, long‑term agenda.
Beyond the Buzz: Where AI Is (and Isn’t) Delivering Across Portfolio Talent Today
At PEI’s Operating Partners Forum Europe in London, Finatal’s Max Yish chaired a panel asking where AI is truly delivering in HR and talent, and where it still falls short. AI is driving clear gains in speed, productivity and time-to-hire, but its impact on hiring quality, operating models and leadership decision-making is uneven, with the most advanced use cases sitting beyond HR in engineering and go-to-market teams and many projects still failing because execution, not ambition, is the real constraint.
Finatal named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026
Finatal has been named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026 - our third consecutive year on the list.
From Deal to Delivery: How Operating Partners Are Redefining Value Creation in Private Equity
Finatal's Private Capital & Operating Partner practice sits at the point where dealmaking meets value creation - where investment theses…
AI is Rewriting Cybersecurity And Private Equity Now Has to Reprice That Risk
By Max Yish, Director of Data and Tech Leadership, Finatal Anthropic’s decision to deploy Mythos through Project Glasswing, alongside AWS, Apple, Google,…