PRIVATE EQUITY DIVERSITY STATS - As of August, 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
97.9%
HarbourVest
01
95.7%
Ardian
02
93.6%
Tikehau Capital
New
91.5%
Accel-KKR
02
89.4%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts)
No
87.2%
H.I.G. Capital
02
85.1%
Blackstone Group
No
83.0%
Graham Partners
04
80.9%
Roark Capital Group
22
78.7%
The Riverside Company
12
76.6%
Alpine Investors
19
74.5%
Star Mountain Capital
03
72.3%
Vista Equity Partners
10
70.2%
Aldrich Capital Partners
06
68.1%
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners
New
66.0%
Carlyle Group
02
63.8%
Odyssey Investment Partners
04
61.7%
Bain Capital
08
59.6%
Susquehanna Growth Equity
05
57.4%
Koch Equity Development
20
55.3%
Actis
04
53.2%
Insight Partners
04
51.1%
Partners Group
12
48.9%
Hamilton Lane
10
46.8%
I Squared Capital
02
44.7%
Altas Partners
New
42.6%
Incline Equity Partners
01
40.4%
TPG Global
35
38.3%
OMERS
09
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 (64.9%)
06
98.4%
Centerbridge Partners (64.9%)
01
96.8%
Partners Group (56.8%)
11
95.2%
Audax Group (52.1%)
19
93.5%
I Squared Capital (47.7%)
No
91.9%
Livingbridge (44.9%)
03
90.3%
NextGen Growth Partners (44.9%)
05
88.7%
CriticalPoint Capital (44.9%)
02
87.1%
Trive Capital (44.9%)
02
85.5%
Shore Capital Partners (44.9%)
23
83.9%
GCM Grosvenor (44.9%)
01
82.3%
Ardian (42.6%)
07
80.6%
Hamilton Lane (41.6%)
05
79.0%
Apollo Global Management (37.4%)
10
77.4%
International Finance Corporation (37.4%)
New
75.8%
Odyssey Investment Partners (37.4%)
02
74.2%
Graham Partners (35.0%)
04
72.6%
Astorg Partners (32.1%)
04
71.0%
Accel-KKR (32.1%)
06
69.4%
Alpine Investors (32.1%)
07
67.7%
Carlyle Group (28.1%)
18
66.1%
Bain Capital (25.0%)
02
64.5%
Pathway Capital Management (24.9%)
New
62.9%
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners (24.9%)
New
61.3%
TPG Global (21.6%)
21
59.7%
Aldrich Capital Partners (20.8%)
14
58.1%
Warburg Pincus (20.8%)
22
56.5%
Vista Equity Partners (20.8%)
08
54.8%
Roark Capital Group (20.8%)
16
53.2%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (19.3%)
07
51.6%
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%)
No
98.4%
Creador (45.0%)
No
96.8%
Starwood Capital Group (43.0%)
09
95.2%
Carlyle Group (39.4%)
02
93.5%
Aldrich Capital Partners (35.9%)
02
91.9%
Sweetwater Private Equity (35.9%)
02
90.3%
Warburg Pincus (35.9%)
14
88.7%
Novacap (30.7%)
26
87.1%
Providence Strategic Growth (30.7%)
No
85.5%
K1 Investment Management (30.7%)
No
83.9%
NextGen Growth Partners (23.0%)
18
82.3%
Trive Capital (23.0%)
03
80.6%
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (23.0%)
05
79.0%
TPG Global (21.0%)
06
77.4%
HarbourVest (19.7%)
09
75.8%
Apollo Global Management (19.2%)
14
74.2%
Roark Capital Group (19.2%)
09
72.6%
Blackstone Group (16.6%)
09
71.0%
The Riverside Company (16.4%)
08
69.4%
Accel-KKR (16.4%)
12
67.7%
Incline Equity Partners (16.4%)
12
66.1%
Tikehau Capital (16.4%)
New
64.5%
Alpine Investors (16.4%)
10
62.9%
H.I.G. Capital (14.4%)
14
61.3%
Hamilton Lane (14.3%)
03
59.7%
Bain Capital (12.8%)
11
58.1%
Partners Group (10.5%)
16
56.5%
Audax Group (9.6%)
11
54.8%
Ardian (6.8%)
12
53.2%
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (5.2%)
10
51.6%
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 (6.3%)
04
95.2%
Ardian (6.0%)
02
93.5%
Cinven (0.3%)
45
91.9%
Livingbridge (0.3%)
07
90.3%
Lone Star Funds (0.3%)
07
88.7%
NextGen Growth Partners (0.3%)
50
87.1%
CriticalPoint Capital (0.3%)
07
85.5%
CIM Group (0.3%)
07
83.9%
Advent International Corporation (0.3%)
06
82.3%
Trivest Partners (0.3%)
30
80.6%
Star Mountain Capital (0.3%)
30
79.0%
Monomoy Capital Partners (0.3%)
30
77.4%
Trive Capital (0.3%)
04
75.8%
Flexpoint Ford (0.3%)
04
74.2%
Shore Capital Partners (0.3%)
05
72.6%
Centerbridge Partners (0.3%)
27
71.0%
KSL Capital Partners (0.3%)
04
69.4%
Constellation Software Inc (0.3%)
New
67.7%
Pathway Capital Management (0.3%)
New
66.1%
Campbell Lutyens (0.3%)
26
64.5%
TowerBrook Capital Partners LP (0.3%)
06
62.9%
GCM Grosvenor (0.3%)
06
61.3%
DW Healthcare Partners (0.3%)
06
59.7%
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners (0.3%)
New
58.1%
Siguler Guff (0.3%)
07
56.5%
Aldrich Capital Partners (0.3%)
07
54.8%
Sweetwater Private Equity (0.3%)
08
53.2%
Blueprint Equity (0.3%)
09
51.6%
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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