PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2020
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2018, 2019, 2020.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Alpine Investors
01
99.1%
LLR Partners
24
98.2%
Warburg Pincus
04
97.2%
Grosvenor Capital Management
01
96.3%
Aldrich Capital Partners
77
95.4%
Advent International Corporation
11
94.5%
Bain Capital
06
93.6%
Alinda Capital Partners
03
92.7%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
No
91.7%
Carlyle Group
05
90.8%
Blackstone Group
01
89.9%
Summit Partners
06
89.0%
Adams Street Partners
14
88.1%
TPG Global
01
87.2%
Apollo Global Management
08
86.2%
The Riverside Company
06
85.3%
JMI Equity
03
84.4%
Search Fund Accelerator
02
83.5%
LGT Capital Partners
03
82.6%
Starwood Capital Group
04
81.7%
Vista Equity Partners
13
80.7%
Altamont Capital
62
79.8%
Charlesbank Capital Partners
04
78.9%
H.I.G. Capital
02
78.0%
Ardian
04
77.1%
Hamilton Lane
04
76.1%
OMERS
02
75.2%
Partners Group
No
74.3%
Aquiline Capital Partners
07
73.4%
HGGC
19
72.5%
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
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (62.7%)
01
99.2%
Generational Transfer Entrepreneurs (42.7%)
04
98.4%
L Catterton (42.7%)
New
97.6%
Volition Capital (42.7%)
New
96.8%
Accel-KKR (37.6%)
23
96.0%
Grosvenor Capital Management (36.1%)
18
95.2%
Blue Sage Capital (35.6%)
06
94.4%
Copley Equity Partners (35.6%)
New
93.6%
Alinda Capital Partners (35.6%)
02
92.8%
Fosun (34.4%)
05
92.0%
The Riverside Company (33.9%)
01
91.2%
OMERS (32.4%)
14
90.4%
JMI Equity (31.8%)
08
89.6%
Insight Venture Partners (31.3%)
01
88.8%
Cerberus Capital Management (31.3%)
07
88.0%
HQ Capital (30.5%)
New
87.2%
Golden Gate Capital (30.5%)
13
86.4%
Partners Group (26.9%)
12
85.6%
American Securities (26.1%)
05
84.8%
Warburg Pincus (25.6%)
08
84.0%
Blackstone Group (24.5%)
02
83.2%
Alpine Investors (24.1%)
13
82.4%
Aquiline Capital Partners (23.7%)
02
81.6%
Susquehanna Growth Equity (22.7%)
09
80.8%
Mvision Private Equity Advisors (22.7%)
New
80.0%
Monomoy Capital Partners (22.7%)
New
79.2%
Parthenon Capital Partners (22.7%)
09
78.4%
Alcazar Capital (22.7%)
08
77.6%
Eldridge Industries (22.7%)
08
76.8%
Vector Capital (22.7%)
New
76.0%
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
PNC Mezzanine Capital (63.2%)
01
99.2%
Providence Equity (52.0%)
14
98.4%
Aquiline Capital Partners (46.2%)
06
97.6%
EnCap Investments L.P. (46.2%)
01
96.8%
Pantheon Ventures (43.2%)
08
96.0%
Volition Capital (43.2%)
New
95.2%
Colony Capital LLC (43.2%)
01
94.4%
Parthenon Capital Partners (43.2%)
16
93.6%
Quantum Energy Partners (43.2%)
02
92.8%
Blue Sage Capital (36.0%)
09
92.0%
Copley Equity Partners (36.0%)
New
91.2%
Comvest Partners (36.0%)
New
90.4%
Portfolio Advisors LLC (36.0%)
New
89.6%
Trivest Partners (36.0%)
New
88.8%
Aldrich Capital Partners (36.0%)
08
88.0%
K1 Investment Management (35.1%)
04
87.2%
Hamilton Lane (34.9%)
10
86.4%
Landmark Partners (32.2%)
03
85.6%
Cerberus Capital Management (31.3%)
10
84.8%
AlpInvest Partners (29.7%)
12
84.0%
Accel-KKR (28.7%)
14
83.2%
Graham Partners (28.7%)
06
82.4%
HarbourVest (28.0%)
17
81.6%
Brown Brothers Harriman (27.0%)
14
80.8%
FSN Capital (27.0%)
71
80.0%
Pretium Partners LLC (23.2%)
06
79.2%
Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) (23.2%)
New
78.4%
L Catterton (23.2%)
New
77.6%
Mvision Private Equity Advisors (23.2%)
New
76.8%
Monomoy Capital Partners (23.2%)
New
76.0%
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
HarbourVest (22.8%)
No
99.2%
Mvision Private Equity Advisors (20.2%)
New
98.4%
Providence Equity (12.6%)
No
97.6%
Boyne Capital (12.6%)
New
96.8%
Summit Partners (7.2%)
01
96.0%
Grosvenor Capital Management (5.9%)
01
95.2%
Carlyle Group (5.3%)
03
94.4%
Bain Capital (5.0%)
01
93.6%
Partners Group (3.4%)
02
92.8%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (3.2%)
04
92.0%
Vista Equity Partners (3.2%)
03
91.2%
Blackstone Group (1.6%)
01
90.4%
Generational Transfer Entrepreneurs (0.2%)
37
89.6%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (0.2%)
37
88.8%
Pretium Partners LLC (0.2%)
02
88.0%
Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) (0.2%)
New
87.2%
Victory Park Capital (0.2%)
02
86.4%
Pantheon Ventures (0.2%)
68
85.6%
Susquehanna Growth Equity (0.2%)
49
84.8%
PNC Mezzanine Capital (0.2%)
04
84.0%
Cinven (0.2%)
04
83.2%
L Catterton (0.2%)
New
82.4%
Volition Capital (0.2%)
New
81.6%
BlackFin Capital Partners (0.2%)
New
80.8%
Colony Capital LLC (0.2%)
03
80.0%
Stockbridge Capital Group (0.2%)
03
79.2%
Shore Capital Partners (0.2%)
New
78.4%
Peak Rock Capital (0.2%)
No
77.6%
Parthenon Capital Partners (0.2%)
04
76.8%
Monomoy Capital Partners (0.2%)
New
76.0%
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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