PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2021
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2019, 2020, 2021.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Vista Equity Partners
20
99.1%
LLR Partners
No
98.1%
Advent International Corporation
03
97.2%
Summit Partners
08
96.3%
Search Fund Accelerator
13
95.3%
Blackstone Group
05
94.4%
Veritas Capital Fund Management, LLC
New
93.5%
Aldrich Capital Partners
03
92.5%
Grosvenor Capital Management
05
91.6%
American Securities
45
90.7%
Permira Advisers
21
89.7%
Main Street Capital
76
88.8%
Global Infrastructure Partners
New
87.9%
Carlyle Group
04
86.9%
Apollo Global Management
No
86.0%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
07
85.0%
Landmark Partners
34
84.1%
Alpine Investors
17
83.2%
Bain Capital
12
82.2%
Partners Group
08
81.3%
Starwood Capital Group
01
80.4%
TPG Global
08
79.4%
LGT Capital Partners
04
78.5%
NextGen Growth Partners
15
77.6%
Pathway Capital Management
33
76.6%
OMERS
01
75.7%
H.I.G. Capital
03
74.8%
Centerbridge Partners
42
73.8%
Boyne Capital
02
72.9%
Fortress Investment Group
42
72.0%
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
L Catterton (68.8%)
02
99.2%
Parthenon Capital Partners (39.1%)
25
98.3%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (35.6%)
39
97.5%
Aquiline Capital Partners (35.5%)
19
96.6%
Volition Capital (35.5%)
01
95.8%
JMI Equity (35.5%)
07
94.9%
Monomoy Capital Partners (35.5%)
19
94.1%
Ares Capital Management (35.5%)
New
93.2%
The Riverside Company (29.7%)
02
92.4%
Partners Group (29.3%)
08
91.5%
Audax Group (28.0%)
29
90.7%
Warburg Pincus (27.0%)
08
89.8%
Eurazeo (26.6%)
65
89.0%
Accel-KKR (26.6%)
09
88.1%
Vista Equity Partners (26.2%)
16
87.3%
OMERS (25.6%)
04
86.4%
HQ Capital (23.7%)
01
85.6%
Centerbridge Partners (23.7%)
74
84.7%
Fosun (23.7%)
09
83.9%
Copley Equity Partners (23.7%)
12
83.1%
LP Analyst (23.7%)
14
82.2%
Global Infrastructure Partners (23.7%)
New
81.4%
Starwood Capital Group (22.9%)
24
80.5%
Carlyle Group (22.7%)
20
79.7%
Export Development Canada (22.6%)
New
78.8%
RCP Advisors (22.6%)
New
78.0%
New Mountain Capital (22.6%)
New
77.1%
Silver Lake (21.3%)
90
76.3%
Blackstone Group (21.1%)
08
75.4%
Grosvenor Capital Management (19.4%)
24
74.6%
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
Providence Equity (59.0%)
01
99.2%
EnCap Investments L.P. (51.6%)
02
98.3%
Trivest Partners (42.6%)
11
97.5%
Aldrich Capital Partners (42.6%)
11
96.6%
Graham Partners (39.5%)
17
95.8%
Landmark Partners (37.6%)
12
94.9%
AEA Investors (35.5%)
New
94.1%
Equity Group Investments (35.5%)
New
93.2%
Comvest Partners (35.5%)
03
92.4%
Volition Capital (35.5%)
04
91.5%
Constellation Software Inc (35.5%)
New
90.7%
Copley Equity Partners (34.8%)
01
89.8%
Hamilton Lane (32.7%)
04
89.0%
Cerberus Capital Management (31.7%)
05
88.1%
Audax Group (31.5%)
16
87.3%
K1 Investment Management (31.3%)
No
86.4%
FSN Capital (30.4%)
08
85.6%
Adams Street Partners (30.4%)
17
84.7%
Portfolio Advisors LLC (30.4%)
06
83.9%
Roark Capital Group (29.5%)
102
83.1%
HarbourVest (27.0%)
02
82.2%
Parthenon Capital Partners (26.6%)
14
81.4%
Alpine Investors (24.3%)
40
80.5%
Carlyle Group (22.7%)
09
79.7%
NewRoad Capital Partners (22.6%)
New
78.8%
Partners Group (20.2%)
16
78.0%
H.I.G. Capital (19.8%)
20
77.1%
Insight Venture Partners (19.4%)
04
76.3%
AlpInvest Partners (19.4%)
09
75.4%
Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) (18.9%)
03
74.6%
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
Providence Equity (14.4%)
02
99.2%
Boyne Capital (12.6%)
02
98.3%
Summit Partners (10.1%)
02
97.5%
Vista Equity Partners (9.7%)
07
96.6%
Grosvenor Capital Management (9.2%)
01
95.8%
Carlyle Group (6.1%)
01
94.9%
Bain Capital (3.9%)
01
94.1%
Partners Group (3.6%)
01
93.2%
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (0.1%)
New
92.4%
Lone Star Funds (0.1%)
85
91.5%
Export Development Canada (0.1%)
New
90.7%
Trivest Partners (0.1%)
40
89.8%
RCP Advisors (0.1%)
New
89.0%
BlackFin Capital Partners (0.1%)
10
88.1%
Stockbridge Capital Group (0.1%)
11
87.3%
Aldrich Capital Partners (0.1%)
43
86.4%
Fulcrum Capital Partners Inc (0.1%)
43
85.6%
Symphony Technology Group (0.1%)
13
84.7%
Inverness Graham Investments (0.1%)
New
83.9%
Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe WCAS (0.1%)
New
83.1%
NewRoad Capital Partners (0.1%)
New
82.2%
Centre Lane Partners LLC (0.1%)
40
81.4%
Atlantic Street Capital Partners (0.1%)
15
80.5%
Huron Capital Partners (0.1%)
New
79.7%
Riverstone Holdings (0.1%)
14
78.8%
New Mountain Capital (0.1%)
New
78.0%
Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) (0.1%)
11
77.1%
AEA Investors (0.1%)
New
76.3%
Aquiline Capital Partners (0.1%)
53
75.4%
Ironbridge Equity Partners (0.1%)
16
74.6%
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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