PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of May, 2024
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2022, 2023, YTD 2024.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain Capital
03
98.0%
Altamont Capital
07
95.9%
HarbourVest
05
93.9%
Carlyle Group
09
91.8%
K1 Investment Management
06
89.8%
Advent International Corporation
13
87.8%
Ardian
08
85.7%
Partners Group
02
83.7%
Insight Venture Partners
08
81.6%
Blackstone Group
08
79.6%
Audax Group
11
77.6%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
02
75.5%
Vista Equity Partners
10
73.5%
Hamilton Lane
06
71.4%
Providence Strategic Growth
09
69.4%
Novacap
04
67.3%
Constellation Software Inc
01
65.3%
Graham Partners
07
63.3%
Global Infrastructure Partners
18
61.2%
Silver Lake
02
59.2%
The Riverside Company
05
57.1%
LGT Capital Partners
23
55.1%
Brown Brothers Harriman
06
53.1%
General Atlantic
17
51.0%
H.I.G. Capital
04
49.0%
Arrowroot Capital
21
46.9%
Pathway Capital Management
06
44.9%
JMI Equity
22
42.9%
NextGen Growth Partners
18
40.8%
Eurazeo
22
38.8%
Percentile rank on racial diversity based on how balanced companies are across five primary groups: Caucasian, Asian, African American, Latino/Spanish Origin and Other
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.
Female Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Centerbridge Partners (53.2%)
01
98.2%
Providence Strategic Growth (47.2%)
01
96.4%
Cerberus Capital Management (45.6%)
18
94.5%
Alpine Investors (39.9%)
10
92.7%
NextGen Growth Partners (39.9%)
15
90.9%
Silver Lake (39.9%)
02
89.1%
Novacap (38.1%)
11
87.3%
Blackstone Group (36.9%)
31
85.5%
Equity Group Investments (36.5%)
06
83.6%
Apollo Global Management (36.5%)
06
81.8%
JMI Equity (35.4%)
02
80.0%
Partners Group (35.1%)
01
78.2%
Hamilton Lane (34.6%)
23
76.4%
Starwood Capital Group (31.3%)
02
74.5%
Altamont Capital (31.3%)
07
72.7%
Bain Capital (27.3%)
08
70.9%
LLR Partners (26.6%)
04
69.1%
Accordion Partners (23.8%)
24
67.3%
Accel-KKR (23.8%)
25
65.5%
Koch Equity Development (23.8%)
13
63.6%
Advent International Corporation (22.8%)
27
61.8%
Global Infrastructure Partners (19.8%)
05
60.0%
AEA Investors (17.0%)
27
58.2%
Insight Venture Partners (17.0%)
29
56.4%
Roark Capital Group (17.0%)
30
54.5%
Audax Group (14.9%)
07
52.7%
Ardian (13.3%)
10
50.9%
Vista Equity Partners (11.9%)
10
49.1%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (11.0%)
24
47.3%
Summit Partners (3.8%)
11
45.5%
Estimate percentage of females is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.
Athletic Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Graham Partners (44.7%)
No
98.2%
CIM Group (42.6%)
01
96.4%
Volition Capital (42.6%)
01
94.5%
Constellation Software Inc (39.2%)
02
92.7%
AEA Investors (30.5%)
05
90.9%
Cinven (26.7%)
11
89.1%
The Riverside Company (23.7%)
11
87.3%
JMI Equity (23.7%)
01
85.5%
Summit Partners (22.6%)
10
83.6%
Accel-KKR (22.6%)
10
81.8%
Koch Equity Development (22.6%)
05
80.0%
K1 Investment Management (21.3%)
10
78.2%
LLR Partners (17.8%)
25
76.4%
Cerberus Capital Management (16.2%)
29
74.5%
L Catterton (16.2%)
15
72.7%
Altamont Capital (16.2%)
13
70.9%
Insight Venture Partners (16.2%)
15
69.1%
Alpine Investors (14.2%)
11
67.3%
Audax Group (14.2%)
14
65.5%
Silver Lake (14.2%)
15
63.6%
Ardian (13.1%)
15
61.8%
Bain Capital (11.2%)
19
60.0%
Providence Strategic Growth (10.3%)
11
58.2%
Novacap (10.3%)
20
56.4%
Blackstone Group (9.5%)
14
54.5%
Advent International Corporation (8.1%)
01
52.7%
Partners Group (7.4%)
01
50.9%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (5.7%)
02
49.1%
Providence Equity (2.6%)
41
47.3%
Accordion Partners (2.6%)
44
45.5%
Estimated percentage of varsity athletes is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics.
Military Representation
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Silver Lake (25.1%)
No
98.2%
Ardian (12.5%)
No
96.4%
Hamilton Lane (6.7%)
01
94.5%
Summit Partners (0.2%)
36
92.7%
CIM Group (0.2%)
12
90.9%
Providence Equity (0.2%)
32
89.1%
Accordion Partners (0.2%)
36
87.3%
Arrowroot Capital (0.2%)
47
85.5%
Volition Capital (0.2%)
12
83.6%
GCM Grosvenor (0.2%)
43
81.8%
Accel-KKR (0.2%)
35
80.0%
Mvision Private Equity Advisors (0.2%)
17
78.2%
Koch Equity Development (0.2%)
17
76.4%
Warburg Pincus (0.2%)
63
74.5%
TPG Global (0.2%)
59
72.7%
Equity Group Investments (0.2%)
35
70.9%
Blackford Capital (0.2%)
43
69.1%
EQT Partners (0.2%)
30
67.3%
Apollo Global Management (0.2%)
37
65.5%
Centerbridge Partners (0.2%)
51
63.6%
LP Analyst (0.2%)
38
61.8%
Pathway Capital Management (0.2%)
32
60.0%
Brown Brothers Harriman (0.2%)
27
58.2%
Global Infrastructure Partners (0.2%)
54
56.4%
General Atlantic (0.2%)
51
54.5%
Eurazeo (0.1%)
36
52.7%
Cerberus Capital Management (0.1%)
56
50.9%
AEA Investors (0.1%)
36
49.1%
L Catterton (0.1%)
36
47.3%
Starwood Capital Group (0.1%)
51
45.5%
Estimated percentage of employees with military association is shown in parenthesis after the company name
Companies with only 10 or more submissions included
The up and down arrows next to each company represent the relative increase or decrease in position compared to the prior year report. The "= =" equal signs means there was no change and the "+ +" plus signs indicate a new company on the statistics
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