PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of July, 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
No
97.9%
Ardian
02
95.7%
Tikehau Capital
New
93.6%
Accel-KKR
02
91.5%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
No
89.4%
HarbourVest
02
87.2%
H.I.G. Capital
02
85.1%
Blackstone Group
01
83.0%
Graham Partners
04
80.9%
Roark Capital Group
23
78.7%
HarbourVest Partners
11
76.6%
Alpine Investors
19
74.5%
The Riverside Company
11
72.3%
Star Mountain Capital
02
70.2%
Vista Equity Partners
12
68.1%
Aldrich Capital Partners
05
66.0%
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners
New
63.8%
Carlyle Group
01
61.7%
Odyssey Investment Partners
04
59.6%
Bain Capital
09
57.4%
Susquehanna Growth Equity
05
55.3%
Koch Equity Development
20
53.2%
Actis
04
51.1%
Insight Partners
04
48.9%
Partners Group
13
46.8%
Hamilton Lane
11
44.7%
Altas Partners
New
42.6%
I Squared Capital
04
40.4%
Incline Equity Partners
01
38.3%
OMERS
10
36.2%
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
98.4%
Centerbridge Partners (64.8%)
01
96.8%
Partners Group (56.7%)
10
95.2%
Audax Group (52.0%)
19
93.7%
Livingbridge (44.8%)
03
92.1%
NextGen Growth Partners (44.8%)
04
90.5%
CriticalPoint Capital (44.8%)
02
88.9%
Trive Capital (44.8%)
02
87.3%
Shore Capital Partners (44.8%)
23
85.7%
GCM Grosvenor (44.8%)
01
84.1%
Ardian (42.6%)
08
82.5%
Hamilton Lane (41.6%)
05
81.0%
Apollo Global Management (37.3%)
09
79.4%
International Finance Corporation (37.3%)
New
77.8%
Alpine Investors (37.3%)
12
76.2%
Odyssey Investment Partners (37.3%)
No
74.6%
I Squared Capital (36.0%)
No
73.0%
Graham Partners (34.9%)
06
71.4%
Astorg Partners (32.0%)
03
69.8%
Accel-KKR (32.0%)
05
68.3%
Carlyle Group (28.0%)
17
66.7%
Bain Capital (24.9%)
02
65.1%
Pathway Capital Management (24.8%)
New
63.5%
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners (24.8%)
New
61.9%
TPG Global (23.1%)
20
60.3%
Aldrich Capital Partners (20.7%)
13
58.7%
Warburg Pincus (20.7%)
21
57.1%
Vista Equity Partners (20.7%)
08
55.6%
Roark Capital Group (20.7%)
15
54.0%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (20.2%)
06
52.4%
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 (63.1%)
No
98.4%
Creador (45.1%)
No
96.8%
Starwood Capital Group (43.1%)
10
95.2%
Carlyle Group (39.4%)
02
93.7%
Aldrich Capital Partners (35.9%)
02
92.1%
Sweetwater Private Equity (35.9%)
02
90.5%
Novacap (35.9%)
27
88.9%
Warburg Pincus (35.9%)
14
87.3%
Providence Strategic Growth (30.8%)
No
85.7%
K1 Investment Management (30.8%)
01
84.1%
HarbourVest Partners (23.9%)
01
82.5%
NextGen Growth Partners (23.1%)
17
81.0%
Trive Capital (23.1%)
03
79.4%
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (23.1%)
05
77.8%
TPG Global (22.5%)
06
76.2%
Apollo Global Management (19.2%)
14
74.6%
Alpine Investors (19.2%)
03
73.0%
Roark Capital Group (19.2%)
08
71.4%
Blackstone Group (16.6%)
08
69.8%
The Riverside Company (16.5%)
08
68.3%
Accel-KKR (16.5%)
11
66.7%
Incline Equity Partners (16.5%)
11
65.1%
Tikehau Capital (16.5%)
New
63.5%
H.I.G. Capital (14.4%)
14
61.9%
Hamilton Lane (14.4%)
03
60.3%
HarbourVest (12.8%)
15
58.7%
Bain Capital (12.8%)
10
57.1%
Partners Group (10.5%)
16
55.6%
Audax Group (9.6%)
10
54.0%
Ardian (6.8%)
12
52.4%
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 (40.3%)
01
98.4%
Blackstone Group (16.1%)
06
96.8%
HarbourVest Partners (11.3%)
02
95.2%
Ardian (6.0%)
03
93.7%
Cinven (0.3%)
43
92.1%
Livingbridge (0.3%)
06
90.5%
Lone Star Funds (0.3%)
06
88.9%
NextGen Growth Partners (0.3%)
48
87.3%
CriticalPoint Capital (0.3%)
06
85.7%
CIM Group (0.3%)
06
84.1%
Advent International Corporation (0.3%)
05
82.5%
Trivest Partners (0.3%)
28
81.0%
Star Mountain Capital (0.3%)
28
79.4%
Monomoy Capital Partners (0.3%)
28
77.8%
Trive Capital (0.3%)
03
76.2%
Flexpoint Ford (0.3%)
03
74.6%
Shore Capital Partners (0.3%)
04
73.0%
Centerbridge Partners (0.3%)
25
71.4%
KSL Capital Partners (0.3%)
03
69.8%
Constellation Software Inc (0.3%)
New
68.3%
Pathway Capital Management (0.3%)
New
66.7%
Campbell Lutyens (0.3%)
24
65.1%
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (0.3%)
04
63.5%
GCM Grosvenor (0.3%)
04
61.9%
DW Healthcare Partners (0.3%)
04
60.3%
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners (0.3%)
New
58.7%
Siguler Guff (0.3%)
05
57.1%
Aldrich Capital Partners (0.3%)
05
55.6%
Sweetwater Private Equity (0.3%)
06
54.0%
Novacap (0.3%)
44
52.4%
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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