PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2013
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2011, 2012, 2013.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
No
98.0%
H.I.G. Capital
No
96.0%
Bain Capital
06
94.0%
Hamilton Lane
09
92.0%
Golden Gate Capital
New
90.0%
Mesirow Financial
New
88.0%
Sun Capital
New
86.0%
Audax Group
03
84.0%
Blackstone Group
06
82.0%
Summit Partners
New
80.0%
GTCR
New
78.0%
Brown Brothers Harriman
05
76.0%
The Riverside Company
07
74.0%
Fortress Investment Group
New
72.0%
Colony Capital LLC
05
70.0%
HarbourVest
01
68.0%
TPG Global
09
66.0%
General Atlantic
07
64.0%
Partners Group
15
62.0%
Patron Capital
New
60.0%
First Reserve
New
58.0%
Warburg Pincus
New
56.0%
Starwood Capital Group
01
54.0%
Hypatia Capital Group
12
52.0%
Carlyle Group
New
50.0%
Sankaty Advisors
New
48.0%
Apollo Global Management
New
46.0%
Coller Capital
New
44.0%
Cerberus Capital Management
New
42.0%
Onex
New
40.0%
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
General Atlantic (29.6%)
No
97.0%
Colony Capital LLC (21.4%)
New
93.9%
Carlyle Group (17.8%)
New
90.9%
Golden Gate Capital (15.3%)
06
87.9%
Hamilton Lane (15.3%)
New
84.8%
DBS Group (15.3%)
04
81.8%
HarbourVest (13.4%)
05
78.8%
TPG Global (13.4%)
05
75.8%
Brown Brothers Harriman (10.7%)
05
72.7%
H.I.G. Capital (9.7%)
06
69.7%
Bain Capital (8.2%)
06
66.7%
Blackstone Group (2.9%)
07
63.6%
CSL Capital Management (1.4%)
New
60.6%
AEA Investors (1.4%)
New
57.6%
Abbott Capital (1.4%)
10
54.5%
Onex (1.4%)
New
51.5%
Cerberus Capital Management (1.4%)
New
48.5%
Pantheon Ventures (1.4%)
New
45.5%
JRK Property Holdings (1.4%)
New
42.4%
Sun Capital (1.4%)
New
39.4%
Starwood Capital Group (1.4%)
New
36.4%
VIYM (1.4%)
New
33.3%
Apollo Global Management (1.1%)
New
30.3%
CDIB Capital (1.1%)
17
27.3%
First Reserve (1.1%)
New
24.2%
Amundi (1.0%)
New
21.2%
American Capital (1.0%)
16
18.2%
Mesirow Financial (1.0%)
22
15.2%
Partners Group (1.0%)
21
12.1%
Audax Group (0.8%)
16
9.1%
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
Sberbank CIB (62.5%)
New
98.0%
JRK Property Holdings (42.5%)
New
96.1%
Audax Group (41.2%)
02
94.1%
Partners Group (39.0%)
01
92.2%
Mesirow Financial (35.4%)
New
90.2%
Bain Capital (26.0%)
04
88.2%
Brown Brothers Harriman (24.0%)
03
86.3%
Summit Partners (22.5%)
New
84.3%
Apollo Capital (22.5%)
New
82.4%
Cerberus Capital Management (22.5%)
New
80.4%
Warburg Pincus (18.7%)
New
78.4%
Sun Capital (18.7%)
New
76.5%
First Reserve (18.7%)
New
74.5%
The Riverside Company (17.7%)
08
72.5%
H.I.G. Capital (15.6%)
07
70.6%
General Atlantic (14.0%)
11
68.6%
Hamilton Lane (12.5%)
02
66.7%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (5.6%)
04
64.7%
Blackstone Group (3.2%)
10
62.7%
Trivest Partners (2.5%)
10
60.8%
Transportation Resource Partners (2.5%)
10
58.8%
Carl Marks and Co (2.5%)
10
56.9%
Camden Partners (2.5%)
07
54.9%
Abbott Capital (2.5%)
07
52.9%
Coller Capital (2.5%)
New
51.0%
Millstein and Co (2.5%)
New
49.0%
Patron Capital (2.5%)
New
47.1%
Permira Advisers (2.5%)
New
45.1%
CSL Capital Management (2.5%)
New
43.1%
AEA Investors (2.5%)
New
41.2%
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
Mirae Asset (50.4%)
New
98.0%
Colony Capital LLC (30.3%)
01
96.1%
CDIB Capital (17.1%)
01
94.1%
Trivest Partners (0.5%)
01
92.2%
Transportation Resource Partners (0.5%)
01
90.2%
Carl Marks and Co (0.5%)
01
88.2%
Camden Partners (0.5%)
02
86.3%
Abbott Capital (0.5%)
02
84.3%
Sberbank CIB (0.5%)
New
82.4%
Coller Capital (0.5%)
New
80.4%
Millstein and Co (0.5%)
New
78.4%
Patron Capital (0.5%)
New
76.5%
Permira Advisers (0.5%)
New
74.5%
CSL Capital Management (0.5%)
New
72.5%
AEA Investors (0.5%)
New
70.6%
GTCR (0.5%)
New
68.6%
Summit Partners (0.5%)
New
66.7%
Sankaty Advisors (0.5%)
New
64.7%
Apollo Capital (0.5%)
New
62.7%
Tenaska Capital Management (0.5%)
New
60.8%
Apollo Global Management (0.5%)
New
58.8%
Cerberus Capital Management (0.5%)
New
56.9%
Onex (0.5%)
New
54.9%
JRK Property Holdings (0.5%)
New
52.9%
VIYM (0.5%)
New
51.0%
Hypatia Capital Group (0.4%)
19
49.0%
Warburg Pincus (0.4%)
New
47.1%
Teachers Private Capital (0.4%)
New
45.1%
Starwood Capital Group (0.4%)
17
43.1%
Golden Gate Capital (0.4%)
New
41.2%
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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