PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of December, 2025
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2023, 2024, 2025.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
HarbourVest
No
98.5%
Audax Group
13
97.1%
Accel-KKR
30
95.6%
Vista Equity Partners
01
94.1%
Ardian
02
92.6%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
02
91.2%
Altamont Capital
03
89.7%
Blackstone Group
03
88.2%
H.I.G. Capital
07
86.8%
Advent International Corporation
08
85.3%
Bain Capital
05
83.8%
Partners Group
02
82.4%
Graham Partners
No
80.9%
K1 Investment Management
03
79.4%
Hamilton Lane
03
77.9%
Star Mountain Capital
New
76.5%
General Atlantic
01
75.0%
Warburg Pincus
02
73.5%
Carlyle Group
09
72.1%
Eurazeo
02
70.6%
Aldrich Capital Partners
09
69.1%
Odyssey Investment Partners
New
67.6%
The Riverside Company
16
66.2%
Adams Street Partners
05
64.7%
Susquehanna Growth Equity
New
63.2%
Actis
12
61.8%
Insight Partners
New
60.3%
I Squared Capital
New
58.8%
Incline Equity Partners
New
57.4%
Novacap
10
55.9%
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
Centerbridge Partners (70.8%)
01
98.8%
NextGen Growth Partners (65.6%)
01
97.5%
Charlesbank Capital Partners (54.1%)
01
96.3%
Apollo Global Management (53.1%)
01
95.1%
I Squared Capital (47.7%)
02
93.8%
LLR Partners (47.2%)
16
92.6%
Cinven (46.4%)
25
91.4%
Hamilton Lane (46.2%)
08
90.1%
Livingbridge (44.9%)
New
88.9%
CriticalPoint Capital (44.9%)
New
87.7%
Trive Capital (44.9%)
New
86.4%
GCM Grosvenor (44.9%)
25
85.2%
Graham Partners (41.6%)
05
84.0%
Partners Group (39.4%)
05
82.7%
Novacap (39.0%)
02
81.5%
Global Infrastructure Partners (37.4%)
06
80.2%
Altamont Capital (37.4%)
03
79.0%
Odyssey Investment Partners (37.4%)
New
77.8%
Ardian (33.0%)
20
76.5%
Vista Equity Partners (32.5%)
11
75.3%
General Atlantic (32.1%)
03
74.1%
Astorg Partners (32.1%)
New
72.8%
Audax Group (29.5%)
10
71.6%
Bain Capital (29.1%)
02
70.4%
Accel-KKR (28.1%)
No
69.1%
Starwood Capital Group (24.9%)
03
67.9%
Alpine Investors (24.9%)
16
66.7%
GTCR (24.9%)
07
65.4%
Accordion Partners (24.9%)
02
64.2%
One Equity Partners (24.9%)
New
63.0%
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
Lone Star Funds (62.8%)
New
98.8%
Creador (44.9%)
61
97.5%
Aldrich Capital Partners (35.7%)
01
96.3%
Sweetwater Private Equity (35.7%)
New
95.1%
Cerberus Capital Management (35.7%)
03
93.8%
Carlyle Group (31.4%)
34
92.6%
Cinven (30.6%)
08
91.4%
AEA Investors (26.8%)
03
90.1%
Providence Strategic Growth (26.8%)
26
88.9%
K1 Investment Management (26.2%)
07
87.7%
The Riverside Company (24.2%)
05
86.4%
Starwood Capital Group (23.8%)
60
85.2%
Alpine Investors (23.8%)
01
84.0%
GTCR (22.8%)
06
82.7%
Trive Capital (22.8%)
New
81.5%
Shore Capital Partners (22.8%)
New
80.2%
Hellman & Friedman LLC (22.8%)
New
79.0%
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (22.8%)
03
77.8%
DW Healthcare Partners (22.8%)
New
76.5%
TPG Global (22.4%)
02
75.3%
Warburg Pincus (21.4%)
58
74.1%
Trivest Partners (19.0%)
09
72.8%
Main Street Capital (19.0%)
11
71.6%
HarbourVest (16.5%)
56
70.4%
Rubicon Technology Partners (16.3%)
28
69.1%
Roark Capital Group (16.3%)
04
67.9%
Blackstone Group (15.9%)
07
66.7%
Hamilton Lane (15.7%)
03
65.4%
NextGen Growth Partners (14.3%)
08
64.2%
Apollo Global Management (14.3%)
02
63.0%
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
Eurazeo (28.9%)
No
98.8%
Starwood Capital Group (22.4%)
50
97.5%
Portfolio Advisors LLC (20.4%)
14
96.3%
Cerberus Capital Management (17.0%)
01
95.1%
Advent International Corporation (11.3%)
No
93.8%
Ardian (8.1%)
02
92.6%
HarbourVest (5.4%)
62
91.4%
Blackstone Group (2.3%)
01
90.1%
GTCR (0.4%)
25
88.9%
Accordion Partners (0.4%)
04
87.7%
One Equity Partners (0.4%)
New
86.4%
Silver Lake (0.4%)
10
85.2%
Livingbridge (0.4%)
New
84.0%
Lone Star Funds (0.4%)
New
82.7%
Altas Partners (0.4%)
31
81.5%
CriticalPoint Capital (0.4%)
New
80.2%
CIM Group (0.4%)
28
79.0%
BlackFin Capital Partners (0.4%)
New
77.8%
Trive Capital (0.4%)
New
76.5%
Flexpoint Ford (0.4%)
New
75.3%
Bregal Sagemount (0.4%)
New
74.1%
Shore Capital Partners (0.4%)
New
72.8%
KSL Capital Partners (0.4%)
New
71.6%
Bridge Investment Group (0.4%)
New
70.4%
Mvision Private Equity Advisors (0.4%)
01
69.1%
Hellman & Friedman LLC (0.4%)
New
67.9%
Level Equity (0.4%)
New
66.7%
Adams Street Partners (0.4%)
13
65.4%
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (0.4%)
11
64.2%
GCM Grosvenor (0.4%)
09
63.0%
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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