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
Ardian
02
98.5%
Audax Group
13
97.0%
Accel-KKR
31
95.5%
Vista Equity Partners
No
93.9%
HarbourVest
04
92.4%
Blackstone Group
01
90.9%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
02
89.4%
Altamont Capital
03
87.9%
H.I.G. Capital
07
86.4%
Advent International Corporation
08
84.8%
Bain Capital
05
83.3%
Partners Group
02
81.8%
Graham Partners
No
80.3%
K1 Investment Management
03
78.8%
Hamilton Lane
03
77.3%
Star Mountain Capital
New
75.8%
General Atlantic
01
74.2%
Carlyle Group
15
72.7%
Warburg Pincus
01
71.2%
Eurazeo
02
69.7%
Aldrich Capital Partners
09
68.2%
HarbourVest Partners
New
66.7%
Odyssey Investment Partners
New
65.2%
Adams Street Partners
05
63.6%
Susquehanna Growth Equity
New
62.1%
Actis
13
60.6%
Insight Partners
New
59.1%
Novacap
13
57.6%
The Riverside Company
11
56.1%
Incline Equity 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
Centerbridge Partners (70.8%)
01
98.7%
NextGen Growth Partners (65.6%)
01
97.4%
Charlesbank Capital Partners (54.2%)
01
96.1%
Apollo Global Management (53.1%)
01
94.7%
LLR Partners (47.2%)
17
93.4%
Cinven (46.4%)
26
92.1%
Livingbridge (45.0%)
New
90.8%
CriticalPoint Capital (45.0%)
New
89.5%
Trive Capital (45.0%)
New
88.2%
GCM Grosvenor (45.0%)
27
86.8%
Graham Partners (41.7%)
06
85.5%
Hamilton Lane (40.3%)
08
84.2%
Partners Group (39.4%)
05
82.9%
Global Infrastructure Partners (37.5%)
04
81.6%
Altamont Capital (37.5%)
04
80.3%
Odyssey Investment Partners (37.5%)
New
78.9%
I Squared Capital (36.1%)
10
77.6%
Novacap (35.0%)
02
76.3%
Ardian (34.4%)
20
75.0%
General Atlantic (32.1%)
04
73.7%
Astorg Partners (32.1%)
New
72.4%
Audax Group (29.5%)
11
71.1%
Bain Capital (29.2%)
03
69.7%
Accel-KKR (28.1%)
01
68.4%
Starwood Capital Group (25.0%)
02
67.1%
Vista Equity Partners (25.0%)
05
65.8%
Alpine Investors (25.0%)
16
64.5%
Carlyle Group (25.0%)
20
63.2%
GTCR (25.0%)
06
61.8%
Accordion Partners (25.0%)
03
60.5%
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
Lone Star Funds (63.0%)
New
98.7%
Creador (45.0%)
62
97.4%
Aldrich Capital Partners (35.8%)
01
96.1%
Sweetwater Private Equity (35.8%)
New
94.7%
Cerberus Capital Management (35.8%)
03
93.4%
Carlyle Group (35.0%)
27
92.1%
Cinven (30.7%)
09
90.8%
AEA Investors (26.9%)
03
89.5%
Providence Strategic Growth (26.9%)
25
88.2%
HarbourVest Partners (26.9%)
New
86.8%
K1 Investment Management (26.2%)
07
85.5%
Starwood Capital Group (23.9%)
62
84.2%
Alpine Investors (23.9%)
02
82.9%
GTCR (23.0%)
07
81.6%
Trive Capital (23.0%)
New
80.3%
Shore Capital Partners (23.0%)
New
78.9%
Hellman & Friedman LLC (23.0%)
New
77.6%
DW Healthcare Partners (23.0%)
New
76.3%
TPG Global (22.5%)
03
75.0%
Warburg Pincus (21.5%)
61
73.7%
Trivest Partners (19.2%)
07
72.4%
Main Street Capital (19.2%)
10
71.1%
The Riverside Company (17.9%)
17
69.7%
Hamilton Lane (17.5%)
04
68.4%
Rubicon Technology Partners (16.4%)
28
67.1%
Roark Capital Group (16.4%)
05
65.8%
Blackstone Group (14.6%)
11
64.5%
NextGen Growth Partners (14.4%)
09
63.2%
Apollo Global Management (14.4%)
No
61.8%
Koch Equity Development (14.4%)
06
60.5%
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
Eurazeo (28.9%)
No
98.7%
Starwood Capital Group (22.5%)
52
97.4%
Portfolio Advisors LLC (20.4%)
14
96.1%
Cerberus Capital Management (17.0%)
01
94.7%
HarbourVest Partners (12.8%)
New
93.4%
Advent International Corporation (11.4%)
01
92.1%
Ardian (8.4%)
03
90.8%
Blackstone Group (2.4%)
01
89.5%
GTCR (0.4%)
27
88.2%
Accordion Partners (0.4%)
04
86.8%
One Equity Partners (0.4%)
New
85.5%
Livingbridge (0.4%)
New
84.2%
Lone Star Funds (0.4%)
New
82.9%
Altas Partners (0.4%)
34
81.6%
CriticalPoint Capital (0.4%)
New
80.3%
CIM Group (0.4%)
31
78.9%
BlackFin Capital Partners (0.4%)
New
77.6%
Trive Capital (0.4%)
New
76.3%
Flexpoint Ford (0.4%)
New
75.0%
Shore Capital Partners (0.4%)
New
73.7%
Mvision Private Equity Advisors (0.4%)
04
72.4%
Hellman & Friedman LLC (0.4%)
New
71.1%
Level Equity (0.4%)
New
69.7%
Adams Street Partners (0.4%)
18
68.4%
GCM Grosvenor (0.4%)
16
67.1%
DW Healthcare Partners (0.4%)
New
65.8%
bpifrance (0.4%)
12
64.5%
Brown Brothers Harriman (0.4%)
34
63.2%
Aldrich Capital Partners (0.4%)
08
61.8%
Charlesbank Capital Partners (0.4%)
08
60.5%
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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