R. Michael Holt
Founder & Managing Director
Mike Holt is an expert in private equity organizational and human resources issues, including compensation and performance management. He has designed numerous carried interest and co-investment plans, as well as annual incentive plans. He also has consulted with various real estate and investment/funds management organizations
Prior to founding Holt Private Equity Consultants in 2001, Mike was a consultant with William M. Mercer, KPMG, and Hay Management Consultants, where he conducted private equity compensation surveys. Previously, he was head of compensation and employee benefits at Norwest (now Wells Fargo) and for Pillsbury (consumer products).
Mike has been a speaker at numerous conferences and webinars; has written and been quoted in various articles; and has been an expert witness in several legal matters.
Mike received his undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Roosevelt University. He also served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
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Please click here to download a representative list of past and current Private Equity/Real Estate clients.
Partial Client List
Venture Capital clients have included Bain Capital, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Google Ventures, Highland Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, InterWest Partners, Mayfield Fund, New Enterprise Associates, Norwest Venture Partners, Summit Partners, and Venrock.
LBO/Growth Capital/etc. clients have included Adams Street Partners, Apax Partners, Carlyle, Churchill Capital, Great Hill Partners, Investcorp, Norwest Equity Partners, Oaktree Capital Management, Riverside Company, Stepstone Group and Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
Institutional clients have included A.I.G., BancOne, Bank of America, Cargill, CitiGroup, General Motors, Intel, John Hancock, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lehman Brothers, New York Life, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Pfizer, Reuters, and St. Paul Companies.