Citi's Talent Fight with PE, Boots Deal, LIV's Lifeline
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If Citi is openly competing with private equity for talent on a deals show, compensation and carry-style upside are bleeding further into bank and corporate hiring. Operators should expect more churn in top finance and corp dev roles—and design incentives that look less like salary bands and more like deal-linked upside.
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