PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2014
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2012, 2013, 2014.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Bain Capital
02
98.5%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
01
97.0%
Partners Group
16
95.5%
H.I.G. Capital
02
93.9%
Audax Group
03
92.4%
Silver Lake
New
90.9%
American Capital
New
89.4%
Sun Capital
01
87.9%
Hypatia Capital Group
15
86.4%
Blackstone Group
01
84.8%
Mesirow Financial
05
83.3%
GTCR
01
81.8%
3i
New
80.3%
Warburg Pincus
08
78.8%
Hamilton Lane
11
77.3%
Fortress Investment Group
02
75.8%
Gores Group
New
74.2%
Summit Partners
08
72.7%
The Riverside Company
06
71.2%
Carlyle Group
05
69.7%
Brown Brothers Harriman
09
68.2%
TPG Global
05
66.7%
Teachers Private Capital
17
65.2%
Colony Capital LLC
09
63.6%
HarbourVest
09
62.1%
Apollo Global Management
01
60.6%
General Atlantic
09
59.1%
Patron Capital
08
57.6%
Starwood Capital Group
06
56.1%
Leonard Green and Partners
New
54.5%
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
Level Equity (61.9%)
New
98.1%
CIM Group (41.9%)
New
96.3%
Carlyle Group (34.1%)
No
94.4%
General Atlantic (26.2%)
03
92.6%
HGGC (21.9%)
New
90.7%
TA Associates (21.9%)
New
88.9%
McCarthy Capital (21.9%)
New
87.0%
Colony Capital LLC (21.9%)
06
85.2%
Hamilton Lane (21.0%)
04
83.3%
Bain Capital (16.1%)
01
81.5%
Silver Lake (15.7%)
New
79.6%
Warburg Pincus (13.7%)
New
77.8%
HarbourVest (12.2%)
06
75.9%
Teachers Private Capital (12.2%)
New
74.1%
Blackstone Group (11.1%)
03
72.2%
Partners Group (11.0%)
13
70.4%
TPG Global (9.1%)
09
68.5%
H.I.G. Capital (8.4%)
08
66.7%
Tailwind Capital (1.9%)
New
64.8%
CSL Capital Management (1.9%)
07
63.0%
Tenaska Capital Management (1.9%)
New
61.1%
TorreyCove Capital Partners LLC (1.9%)
New
59.3%
Advent International Corporation (1.9%)
New
57.4%
AEA Investors (1.9%)
10
55.6%
GTCR (1.9%)
New
53.7%
3i (1.9%)
New
51.9%
Centerbridge Partners (1.9%)
New
50.0%
Leonard Green and Partners (1.9%)
New
48.1%
American Infrastructure MLP Funds (1.9%)
New
46.3%
CCMP Capital Advisors (1.9%)
New
44.4%
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 (62.2%)
No
98.5%
JRK Property Holdings (42.2%)
No
97.0%
Mesirow Financial (35.2%)
02
95.5%
Audax Group (34.2%)
01
94.0%
Partners Group (28.3%)
01
92.5%
Brown Brothers Harriman (25.9%)
01
91.0%
Apollo Global Management (23.4%)
27
89.6%
Angelo Gordon & Co (22.2%)
New
88.1%
Summit Partners (22.2%)
01
86.6%
Centerbridge Partners (22.2%)
New
85.1%
American Infrastructure MLP Funds (22.2%)
New
83.6%
First Reserve (22.2%)
01
82.1%
H.I.G. Capital (19.6%)
02
80.6%
Cerberus Capital Management (18.5%)
04
79.1%
Apollo Capital (18.5%)
06
77.6%
Fortress Investment Group (16.2%)
35
76.1%
Sun Capital (15.9%)
05
74.6%
American Capital (15.9%)
New
73.1%
The Riverside Company (14.1%)
05
71.6%
Silver Lake (13.9%)
New
70.1%
General Atlantic (12.3%)
05
68.7%
Warburg Pincus (11.1%)
11
67.2%
Hamilton Lane (9.2%)
06
65.7%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (8.8%)
06
64.2%
Bain Capital (8.5%)
19
62.7%
Blackstone Group (5.4%)
07
61.2%
Tailwind Capital (2.2%)
New
59.7%
Transportation Resource Partners (2.2%)
07
58.2%
Camden Partners (2.2%)
06
56.7%
CIM Group (2.2%)
New
55.2%
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 (50.3%)
No
98.5%
Colony Capital LLC (30.2%)
No
97.0%
CDIB Capital (17.0%)
No
95.5%
Blackstone Group (1.3%)
47
94.0%
Tailwind Capital (0.4%)
New
92.5%
Transportation Resource Partners (0.4%)
01
91.0%
Angelo Gordon & Co (0.4%)
New
89.6%
Camden Partners (0.4%)
01
88.1%
CIM Group (0.4%)
New
86.6%
Sberbank CIB (0.4%)
01
85.1%
Coller Capital (0.4%)
01
83.6%
Millstein and Co (0.4%)
01
82.1%
Patron Capital (0.4%)
01
80.6%
CSL Capital Management (0.4%)
No
79.1%
AEA Investors (0.4%)
No
77.6%
TorreyCove Capital Partners LLC (0.4%)
New
76.1%
HGGC (0.4%)
New
74.6%
TA Associates (0.4%)
New
73.1%
Roark Capital Group (0.4%)
New
71.6%
Summit Partners (0.4%)
03
70.1%
Sageview Capital (0.4%)
New
68.7%
Sankaty Advisors (0.4%)
04
67.2%
DBS Group (0.4%)
08
65.7%
EnCap Investments L.P. (0.4%)
New
64.2%
3i (0.4%)
New
62.7%
McCarthy Capital (0.4%)
New
61.2%
Centerbridge Partners (0.4%)
New
59.7%
American Infrastructure MLP Funds (0.4%)
New
58.2%
JRK Property Holdings (0.4%)
05
56.7%
Capstone Infrastructure (0.4%)
New
55.2%
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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