Private Equity CFO Compensation Survey

PE-backed businesses are under more scrutiny than ever to attract and retain world-class finance leaders. Yet genuine, role-specific benchmarking for CFOs remains fragmented – and often impossible to access.

Start the survey in confidence and help build a clearer, more transparent market for PE CFOs.

Exit-orientated CFOs in particular are difficult to benchmark. Packages are highly bespoke, exit multiples are usually confidential, and equity structures are rarely shared openly. As a result, most CFOs are left comparing themselves against outdated or overly broad market data.

We are addressing this by building one of the most current and detailed views of CFO compensation across the private equity landscape.

This short survey covers:

• Company profile – sector, ownership, growth, scale
• CFO remit – scope, board exposure, capital event experience
• Compensation – base, bonus, benefits and equity
• Equity outcomes – vesting structures, value realisation and exit multiples

Your responses are fully anonymous. We cannot identify you unless you choose to leave your email to receive the anonymised results.

Why take part

• Benchmark your package against peers in similar ownership, growth and sector environments
• Understand how base, bonus, LTIP and equity structures are evolving in PE-backed businesses
• See how capital event experience influences total remuneration
• Gain access to one of the most accurate compensation snapshots for PE CFOs in 2025

Who should participate

CFOs currently operating in private equity-backed businesses (majority or minority), as well as those with prior PE experience who want to benchmark themselves for future opportunities.

Not a current or former CFO? Click here to receive the insights once the survey findings are published.

Receive the full results

At the end of the survey, you can opt in to receive:

• Anonymised compensation averages across the PE CFO community
• A brief summary of the trends and insights we identify from the data

We will not share any individual responses, and all data will remain confidential and used solely for the purposes of this aggregated analysis.

Learn more about our Private Equity capabilities by getting in touch with Molly:

Molly Hogan – Head of Portfolio Talent

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Email: mhogan@hpexec.com  | Phone: +442039493676