PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2017
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2015, 2016, 2017.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
HarbourVest
No
98.4%
Alpine Investors
New
96.8%
The Abraaj Group
08
95.2%
Bain Capital
20
93.5%
Warburg Pincus
03
91.9%
Apollo Global Management
02
90.3%
Vista Equity Partners
36
88.7%
Carlyle Group
05
87.1%
LGT Capital Partners
New
85.5%
Blackstone Group
05
83.9%
Silver Lake
03
82.3%
Pantheon Ventures
New
80.6%
Summit Partners
06
79.0%
JMI Equity
15
77.4%
Search Fund Accelerator
New
75.8%
Hamilton Lane
17
74.2%
Starwood Capital Group
03
72.6%
H.I.G. Capital
01
71.0%
Onex
06
69.4%
The Riverside Company
08
67.7%
Partners Group
03
66.1%
Audax Group
01
64.5%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
08
62.9%
Fosun
17
61.3%
TA Associates
14
59.7%
Accel-KKR
New
58.1%
Advent International Corporation
New
56.5%
OMERS
New
54.8%
Eurazeo
New
53.2%
3i
24
51.6%
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
Blue Sage Capital (68.5%)
New
98.5%
Ethika Investments, LLC (62.2%)
New
97.0%
Siguler Guff (44.4%)
New
95.5%
Graham Partners (26.4%)
01
93.9%
Brown Brothers Harriman (26.4%)
New
92.4%
Fosun (23.4%)
04
90.9%
JMI Equity (23.4%)
30
89.4%
Warburg Pincus (23.2%)
03
87.9%
Balbec Capital LP (22.2%)
02
86.4%
Blackstone Group (21.9%)
06
84.8%
Advent International Corporation (21.1%)
New
83.3%
Alpine Investors (18.5%)
New
81.8%
AEA Investors (18.5%)
New
80.3%
Starwood Capital Group (17.3%)
07
78.8%
Hamilton Lane (14.1%)
09
77.3%
Accel-KKR (13.9%)
New
75.8%
Audax Group (13.2%)
No
74.2%
The Abraaj Group (13.2%)
29
72.7%
H.I.G. Capital (13.2%)
01
71.2%
Search Fund Accelerator (12.3%)
New
69.7%
CITIC Capital (12.3%)
11
68.2%
Summit Partners (11.1%)
06
66.7%
Onex (11.1%)
08
65.2%
The Riverside Company (10.1%)
25
63.6%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (7.4%)
05
62.1%
Carlyle Group (5.3%)
17
60.6%
Apollo Global Management (4.8%)
24
59.1%
Bain Capital (4.8%)
14
57.6%
Chatham Capital (2.2%)
06
56.1%
Susquehanna Growth Equity (2.2%)
New
54.5%
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
Blue Sage Capital (68.9%)
New
98.5%
Bostonian Capital Management Company (62.6%)
01
97.0%
Tailwind Capital (42.6%)
New
95.5%
Audax Group (38.3%)
04
93.9%
Cerberus Capital Management (35.5%)
02
92.4%
Alpine Investors (35.5%)
New
90.9%
AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (35.5%)
New
89.4%
Advent International Corporation (31.3%)
New
87.9%
Brown Brothers Harriman (26.7%)
New
86.4%
Fosun (23.7%)
15
84.8%
Search Fund Accelerator (23.7%)
New
83.3%
Summit Partners (21.3%)
05
81.8%
Partners Group (20.7%)
No
80.3%
AEA Investors (18.9%)
New
78.8%
Pantheon Ventures (18.9%)
New
77.3%
Silver Lake (18.9%)
01
75.8%
TPG Global (17.8%)
33
74.2%
Lone Star Funds (16.2%)
13
72.7%
Hamilton Lane (14.2%)
No
71.2%
3i (14.2%)
10
69.7%
Fortress Investment Group (14.2%)
19
68.2%
Bain Capital (13.6%)
01
66.7%
H.I.G. Capital (13.3%)
19
65.2%
Starwood Capital Group (11.8%)
10
63.6%
Blackstone Group (11.2%)
07
62.1%
The Riverside Company (10.3%)
23
60.6%
Warburg Pincus (9.7%)
11
59.1%
Chatham Capital (2.6%)
05
57.6%
Susquehanna Growth Equity (2.6%)
New
56.1%
Balbec Capital LP (2.6%)
05
54.5%
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
HarbourVest (14.3%)
No
98.5%
Chatham Capital (0.1%)
02
97.0%
Susquehanna Growth Equity (0.1%)
New
95.5%
Tailwind Capital (0.1%)
New
93.9%
Balbec Capital LP (0.1%)
15
92.4%
General Atlantic (0.1%)
13
90.9%
Rosewood Private Investments (0.1%)
New
89.4%
Pine Brook (0.1%)
New
87.9%
Sofina (0.1%)
New
86.4%
EIG Global Energy Partners (0.1%)
New
84.8%
Actera Group (0.1%)
New
83.3%
Bostonian Capital Management Company (0.1%)
14
81.8%
WL Ross and Co LLC (0.1%)
14
80.3%
Oman Investment Fund (0.1%)
New
78.8%
Ethika Investments, LLC (0.1%)
New
77.3%
Spell Capital Partners (0.1%)
New
75.8%
Cerberus Capital Management (0.1%)
12
74.2%
CIM Group (0.1%)
10
72.7%
IK Investment Partners (0.1%)
New
71.2%
Blackford Capital (0.1%)
09
69.7%
Grosvenor Capital Management (0.1%)
New
68.2%
Alpine Investors (0.1%)
New
66.7%
Providence Equity (0.1%)
New
65.2%
Blue Sage Capital (0.1%)
New
63.6%
GTCR (0.1%)
13
62.1%
AEA Investors (0.1%)
New
60.6%
Windjammer Capital Investors (0.1%)
New
59.1%
AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC (0.1%)
New
57.6%
Pantheon Ventures (0.1%)
New
56.1%
Silver Lake (0.1%)
06
54.5%
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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