PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of June, 2026
This employer diversity data is based solely on user submissions to the WSO Company Database for interviews and employment during 2024, 2025, YTD 2026.
Racial Diversity
Firm
YoY Δ
Percentile
Audax Group
01
97.7%
Ardian
01
95.3%
Accel-KKR
No
93.0%
HarbourVest
01
90.7%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
02
88.4%
Blackstone Group
No
86.0%
H.I.G. Capital
02
83.7%
Graham Partners
05
81.4%
Roark Capital Group
24
79.1%
HarbourVest Partners
12
76.7%
Alpine Investors
20
74.4%
Bain Capital
01
72.1%
Star Mountain Capital
03
69.8%
Aldrich Capital Partners
07
67.4%
Carlyle Group
03
65.1%
Odyssey Investment Partners
07
62.8%
Susquehanna Growth Equity
08
60.5%
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners
New
58.1%
Koch Equity Development
23
55.8%
Actis
06
53.5%
Tikehau Capital
New
51.2%
Insight Partners
05
48.8%
Partners Group
11
46.5%
Hamilton Lane
09
44.2%
I Squared Capital
07
41.9%
Incline Equity Partners
04
39.5%
OMERS
13
37.2%
K1 Investment Management
14
34.9%
DW Healthcare Partners
16
32.6%
Apollo Global Management
09
30.2%
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
Cinven (64.8%)
05
98.2%
Centerbridge Partners (64.8%)
01
96.4%
Partners Group (56.7%)
10
94.6%
Audax Group (52.0%)
18
92.9%
Livingbridge (44.8%)
03
91.1%
NextGen Growth Partners (44.8%)
04
89.3%
CriticalPoint Capital (44.8%)
02
87.5%
Trive Capital (44.8%)
02
85.7%
Shore Capital Partners (44.8%)
19
83.9%
GCM Grosvenor (44.8%)
01
82.1%
Ardian (42.6%)
08
80.4%
Hamilton Lane (41.6%)
05
78.6%
Graham Partners (37.4%)
01
76.8%
Apollo Global Management (37.3%)
10
75.0%
Alpine Investors (37.3%)
19
73.2%
Odyssey Investment Partners (37.3%)
No
71.4%
I Squared Capital (36.0%)
No
69.6%
Astorg Partners (32.0%)
03
67.9%
Accel-KKR (32.0%)
05
66.1%
Carlyle Group (28.0%)
15
64.3%
TPG Global (23.1%)
23
62.5%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (21.2%)
15
60.7%
Aldrich Capital Partners (20.7%)
15
58.9%
Warburg Pincus (20.7%)
23
57.1%
Roark Capital Group (20.7%)
18
55.4%
Blackstone Group (20.2%)
10
53.6%
OMERS (15.5%)
18
51.8%
Bain Capital (15.5%)
05
50.0%
The Riverside Company (4.8%)
19
48.2%
Lone Star Funds (4.8%)
20
46.4%
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 (63.2%)
No
98.2%
Creador (45.2%)
No
96.4%
Starwood Capital Group (43.2%)
09
94.6%
Carlyle Group (39.5%)
02
92.9%
Aldrich Capital Partners (36.0%)
02
91.1%
Sweetwater Private Equity (36.0%)
02
89.3%
Novacap (36.0%)
26
87.5%
Warburg Pincus (36.0%)
12
85.7%
Providence Strategic Growth (30.9%)
No
83.9%
K1 Investment Management (30.9%)
01
82.1%
HarbourVest Partners (24.0%)
01
80.4%
NextGen Growth Partners (23.2%)
16
78.6%
Trive Capital (23.2%)
02
76.8%
TPG Global (22.6%)
05
75.0%
Blackstone Group (19.8%)
12
73.2%
Apollo Global Management (19.4%)
13
71.4%
Tikehau Capital (19.4%)
New
69.6%
Alpine Investors (19.4%)
05
67.9%
Roark Capital Group (19.4%)
06
66.1%
Accel-KKR (16.6%)
11
64.3%
Incline Equity Partners (16.6%)
11
62.5%
H.I.G. Capital (14.5%)
15
60.7%
Hamilton Lane (14.4%)
03
58.9%
Partners Group (10.6%)
18
57.1%
Audax Group (9.7%)
13
55.4%
Ardian (6.8%)
14
53.6%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (5.8%)
12
51.8%
The Riverside Company (3.2%)
05
50.0%
Cinven (3.2%)
22
48.2%
Livingbridge (3.2%)
16
46.4%
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
Starwood Capital Group (40.4%)
01
98.2%
HarbourVest Partners (11.3%)
03
96.4%
Blackstone Group (9.6%)
05
94.6%
Ardian (6.0%)
03
92.9%
The Riverside Company (0.4%)
61
91.1%
Cinven (0.4%)
38
89.3%
Livingbridge (0.4%)
05
87.5%
Lone Star Funds (0.4%)
05
85.7%
NextGen Growth Partners (0.4%)
43
83.9%
CriticalPoint Capital (0.4%)
05
82.1%
CIM Group (0.4%)
05
80.4%
BlackFin Capital Partners (0.4%)
05
78.6%
Advent International Corporation (0.4%)
07
76.8%
Trivest Partners (0.4%)
22
75.0%
Star Mountain Capital (0.4%)
22
73.2%
Monomoy Capital Partners (0.4%)
22
71.4%
Trive Capital (0.4%)
01
69.6%
Flexpoint Ford (0.4%)
01
67.9%
Shore Capital Partners (0.4%)
01
66.1%
Centerbridge Partners (0.4%)
19
64.3%
Constellation Software Inc (0.4%)
New
62.5%
Campbell Lutyens (0.4%)
20
60.7%
GCM Grosvenor (0.4%)
02
58.9%
DW Healthcare Partners (0.4%)
02
57.1%
Aldrich Capital Partners (0.3%)
04
55.4%
Sweetwater Private Equity (0.3%)
05
53.6%
Novacap (0.3%)
43
51.8%
Altas Partners (0.3%)
14
50.0%
Blueprint Equity (0.3%)
04
48.2%
Actis (0.3%)
04
46.4%
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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