PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2023
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2021, 2022, 2023.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Global Infrastructure Partners
No
98.9%
Vista Equity Partners
No
97.8%
Blackstone Group
No
96.6%
Arrowroot Capital
04
95.5%
Adams Street Partners
28
94.4%
K1 Investment Management
10
93.3%
HarbourVest
52
92.1%
General Atlantic
42
91.0%
Bain Capital
02
89.9%
Altamont Capital
37
88.8%
Veritas Capital Fund Management, LLC
01
87.6%
Partners Group
06
86.5%
Carlyle Group
04
85.4%
Constellation Software Inc
10
84.3%
Hamilton Lane
No
83.1%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
05
82.0%
Advent International Corporation
12
80.9%
Novacap
06
79.8%
H.I.G. Capital
16
78.7%
Insight Venture Partners
02
77.5%
Silver Lake
07
76.4%
Ardian
24
75.3%
Audax Group
13
74.2%
Roark Capital Group
01
73.0%
LLR Partners
19
71.9%
L Catterton
06
70.8%
Providence Strategic Growth
No
69.7%
Graham Partners
02
68.5%
OMERS
19
67.4%
The Riverside Company
06
66.3%
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
Parthenon Capital Partners (53.0%)
06
99.0%
Centerbridge Partners (51.8%)
02
98.1%
Providence Strategic Growth (51.8%)
01
97.1%
Silver Lake (47.1%)
01
96.1%
HQ Capital (45.4%)
17
95.1%
Apollo Global Management (41.8%)
56
94.2%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (38.7%)
02
93.2%
Aquiline Capital Partners (36.3%)
17
92.2%
New Mountain Capital (36.3%)
01
91.3%
JMI Equity (35.3%)
36
90.3%
NextGen Growth Partners (34.5%)
44
89.3%
Bain Capital (32.7%)
20
88.3%
Starwood Capital Group (32.1%)
03
87.4%
Adams Street Partners (31.1%)
01
86.4%
LLR Partners (29.9%)
27
85.4%
Partners Group (29.8%)
05
84.5%
L Catterton (28.9%)
16
83.5%
Novacap (28.8%)
97
82.5%
Vista Equity Partners (28.1%)
01
81.6%
Alpine Investors (27.2%)
04
80.6%
Equity Group Investments (27.2%)
67
79.6%
Charlesbank Capital Partners (27.2%)
29
78.6%
General Atlantic (26.5%)
06
77.7%
Global Infrastructure Partners (26.5%)
10
76.7%
Warburg Pincus (26.1%)
04
75.7%
Hamilton Lane (25.6%)
28
74.8%
Audax Group (24.6%)
12
73.8%
Cerberus Capital Management (24.4%)
08
72.8%
Altamont Capital (24.2%)
11
71.8%
Eurazeo (24.2%)
25
70.9%
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
Constellation Software Inc (46.4%)
02
99.0%
Graham Partners (43.6%)
05
98.1%
CIM Group (42.1%)
03
97.1%
Volition Capital (42.1%)
03
96.1%
Audax Group (41.8%)
03
95.1%
Summit Partners (38.8%)
08
94.2%
Roark Capital Group (37.3%)
03
93.2%
Alpine Investors (26.9%)
05
92.2%
Equity Group Investments (26.3%)
No
91.3%
The Riverside Company (25.5%)
08
90.3%
JMI Equity (23.4%)
No
89.3%
Copley Equity Partners (22.1%)
04
88.3%
Fortress Investment Group (22.1%)
14
87.4%
Pretium Partners LLC (22.1%)
07
86.4%
Landmark Partners (22.1%)
05
85.4%
American Securities (22.1%)
07
84.5%
Koch Equity Development (22.1%)
New
83.5%
Cinven (21.1%)
87
82.5%
AEA Investors (21.1%)
12
81.6%
K1 Investment Management (19.4%)
12
80.6%
Accel-KKR (18.5%)
04
79.6%
LLR Partners (17.1%)
23
78.6%
Coller Capital (15.8%)
05
77.7%
H.I.G. Capital (15.8%)
13
76.7%
LGT Capital Partners (15.1%)
15
75.7%
Carlyle Group (14.1%)
20
74.8%
Vista Equity Partners (14.1%)
11
73.8%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (13.0%)
06
72.8%
Advent International Corporation (12.9%)
24
71.8%
Ardian (12.4%)
09
70.9%
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 (18.2%)
No
99.0%
Vista Equity Partners (9.1%)
01
98.1%
Ardian (9.1%)
01
97.1%
Advent International Corporation (4.2%)
108
96.1%
Hamilton Lane (3.6%)
02
95.1%
Partners Group (2.0%)
02
94.2%
Copley Equity Partners (0.1%)
58
93.2%
Fortress Investment Group (0.1%)
28
92.2%
Export Development Canada (0.1%)
06
91.3%
Golden Gate Capital (0.1%)
27
90.3%
RCP Advisors (0.1%)
27
89.3%
Susquehanna Growth Equity (0.1%)
29
88.3%
Permira Advisers (0.1%)
73
87.4%
Bridge Investment Group (0.1%)
New
86.4%
Pretium Partners LLC (0.1%)
03
85.4%
Wind Point Partners (0.1%)
New
84.5%
Thomas H Lee Partners (THL) (0.1%)
44
83.5%
TZP (0.1%)
31
82.5%
CIM Group (0.1%)
01
81.6%
Amundi (0.1%)
New
80.6%
Helios Investment Partners (0.1%)
New
79.6%
Sofina (0.1%)
No
78.6%
Rubicon Technology Partners (0.1%)
New
77.7%
ICONIQ Capital (0.1%)
New
76.7%
Volition Capital (0.1%)
43
75.7%
Landmark Partners (0.1%)
49
74.8%
Monomoy Capital Partners (0.1%)
23
73.8%
Welsh Carson Anderson Stowe WCAS (0.1%)
01
72.8%
Altas Partners (0.1%)
22
71.8%
American Securities (0.1%)
01
70.9%
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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