PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2022
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2020, 2021, 2022.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Global Infrastructure Partners
12
99.0%
Vista Equity Partners
01
98.1%
Constellation Software Inc
51
97.1%
Blackstone Group
02
96.1%
Advent International Corporation
02
95.1%
LLR Partners
04
94.2%
Bain Capital
12
93.2%
Arrowroot Capital
33
92.2%
Permira Advisers
02
91.3%
Veritas Capital Fund Management, LLC
03
90.3%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
04
89.3%
Novacap
35
88.3%
Pathway Capital Management
12
87.4%
Centerbridge Partners
15
86.4%
Hamilton Lane
46
85.4%
K1 Investment Management
10
84.5%
Partners Group
03
83.5%
LGT Capital Partners
05
82.5%
TPG Global
03
81.6%
Apollo Global Management
06
80.6%
Insight Venture Partners
21
79.6%
The Carlyle Group
34
78.6%
Starwood Capital Group
02
77.7%
The Riverside Company
38
76.7%
Roark Capital Group
21
75.7%
Graham Partners
37
74.8%
Providence Strategic Growth
New
73.8%
Silver Lake
05
72.8%
Alpine Investors
11
71.8%
Main Street Capital
18
70.9%
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 (59.3%)
No
99.2%
Providence Strategic Growth (57.3%)
New
98.3%
Silver Lake (51.5%)
25
97.5%
Centerbridge Partners (41.5%)
13
96.6%
Eurazeo (35.9%)
08
95.8%
Monomoy Capital Partners (35.9%)
01
94.9%
Parthenon Capital Partners (35.9%)
05
94.1%
New Mountain Capital (35.9%)
18
93.2%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (35.7%)
06
92.4%
Starwood Capital Group (34.6%)
12
91.5%
Partners Group (33.6%)
01
90.7%
Accel-KKR (31.5%)
02
89.8%
Adams Street Partners (30.8%)
85
89.0%
Global Infrastructure Partners (28.7%)
06
88.1%
Audax Group (28.6%)
04
87.3%
Volition Capital (26.9%)
11
86.4%
General Atlantic (26.9%)
14
85.6%
Vista Equity Partners (26.8%)
03
84.7%
The Riverside Company (24.5%)
10
83.9%
Cerberus Capital Management (24.5%)
12
83.1%
Warburg Pincus (24.4%)
09
82.2%
HQ Capital (23.9%)
06
81.4%
Blackstone Group (23.1%)
04
80.5%
Alpine Investors (23.1%)
13
79.7%
Aquiline Capital Partners (23.1%)
21
78.8%
Export Development Canada (23.1%)
02
78.0%
International Finance Corporation (23.1%)
21
77.1%
Selection Capital LLC (23.1%)
New
76.3%
Ares Capital Management (23.1%)
21
75.4%
American Securities (23.1%)
20
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
Volition Capital (51.6%)
13
99.2%
Audax Group (50.7%)
16
98.3%
Constellation Software Inc (42.7%)
12
97.5%
FSN Capital (42.6%)
15
96.6%
Trivest Partners (42.6%)
01
95.8%
CIM Group (42.6%)
New
94.9%
Graham Partners (39.4%)
01
94.1%
K1 Investment Management (36.0%)
05
93.2%
Equity Group Investments (35.5%)
03
92.4%
Roark Capital Group (34.4%)
12
91.5%
JMI Equity (30.4%)
72
90.7%
Cerberus Capital Management (29.2%)
05
89.8%
Alpine Investors (28.5%)
12
89.0%
Summit Partners (28.4%)
35
88.1%
HarbourVest (27.5%)
08
87.3%
Copley Equity Partners (26.6%)
09
86.4%
Portfolio Advisors LLC (26.6%)
04
85.6%
The Riverside Company (24.4%)
26
84.7%
The Carlyle Group (24.1%)
09
83.9%
Partners Group (23.8%)
07
83.1%
Landmark Partners (23.6%)
12
82.2%
Pretium Partners LLC (22.6%)
New
81.4%
Raine Group (22.6%)
New
80.5%
American Securities (22.6%)
23
79.7%
Trive Capital (22.6%)
New
78.8%
Accel-KKR (21.3%)
15
78.0%
Silver Lake (21.3%)
21
77.1%
Fortress Investment Group (18.8%)
14
76.3%
Coller Capital (18.8%)
08
75.4%
Providence Equity (18.8%)
29
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
Silver Lake (20.1%)
81
99.2%
Boyne Capital (14.4%)
No
98.3%
Vista Equity Partners (8.7%)
01
97.5%
The Carlyle Group (7.7%)
02
96.6%
Ardian (5.6%)
111
95.8%
Bain Capital (4.2%)
02
94.9%
Carlyle Group (3.4%)
No
94.1%
Hamilton Lane (3.1%)
112
93.2%
Partners Group (2.0%)
No
92.4%
Search Fund Accelerator (0.1%)
57
91.5%
TA Associates (0.1%)
28
90.7%
FSN Capital (0.1%)
41
89.8%
Aquiline Capital Partners (0.1%)
19
89.0%
GTCR (0.1%)
37
88.1%
Maranon Capital (0.1%)
37
87.3%
Export Development Canada (0.1%)
04
86.4%
Trivest Partners (0.1%)
04
85.6%
GI Partners (0.1%)
New
84.7%
Pretium Partners LLC (0.1%)
New
83.9%
International Finance Corporation (0.1%)
55
83.1%
CIM Group (0.1%)
New
82.2%
The Family Office (0.1%)
New
81.4%
Sofina (0.1%)
05
80.5%
Selection Capital LLC (0.1%)
New
79.7%
Raine Group (0.1%)
New
78.8%
KVLR Capital (0.1%)
New
78.0%
Inverness Graham Investments (0.1%)
04
77.1%
Ares Capital Management (0.1%)
19
76.3%
Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe WCAS (0.1%)
05
75.4%
Astorg Partners (0.1%)
New
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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