Quick clarification on background direction:
Backgrounds should have depth and texture, not flat color fields. Avoid pure white, light grey, or solid black backgrounds. Think matte, architectural materials — stone, graphite, concrete, steel — not blank canvases. Subtle tonal variation is encouraged. Obvious gradients or decorative patterns are not.
All other brief requirements remain the same.

Hi, can you please add your references of the design style? thank you

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Do dark, premium metalic textrue.

Hello, Contest holder, I have submitted my design option as per your latest comment. Please check and share your opinion if I am on the right direction or not?
Design Id #36822875

Hello, should the logo "The Private Equity Group" be used in the design or just the placeholder GJ for your logo? It would help if you could provide individual feedback on submissions, so updates can be worked on.

Update — Additional Color Direction
In addition to the dark charcoal/slate direction already described, I'm also interested in seeing variants with:

Dark navy blue — Deep, authoritative, intelligence-community feel. Same textured/matte treatment, not flat or bright.
Warm charcoal with steel blue accent — Keep the dark base but introduce a subtle steel blue gradient, accent line, or tonal shift. Sophisticated, modern, adds dimension without adding color noise.

Both should maintain the same premium, restrained, architectural feel described in the original brief. No bright blues, no corporate PowerPoint energy — think midnight, think depth, think weight.
Everything else in the brief remains the same.