diversity

The venture community’s use of ‘pattern matching’ past successes to find the next big opportunity has excluded many female- and diverse-owned start-ups from raising capital.

As Pride Month comes to an end, we spoke to Blackstone, KKR, Partners Group and Out Investors about how the private equity industry can better support LGBT+ professionals and promote more inclusivity.

The new diversity head at CalPERS will be involved in manager selection and monitoring.

If mid-market firms are doing nothing on diversity, they are not alone... but they are in the minority.

Devin Glenn, formerly at law firm Skadden Arps, reports to global head of human resources Paige Ross.

Oaktree accelerates its diversity plans with a new D&I head and a $90m partnership with Apollo and Ares to attract black students.

Marlene Timberlake D'Adamo moves into the position, having been chief compliance officer.

At the 20 largest private credit firms, fewer than 4% of investment or distribution professionals identify as either Black or Latinx, says executive search firm Jensen Partners.

The firm provides credit options for small and medium-sized US businesses and earmarks some capital to be invested in diverse-owned companies.

The CIO of Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund explains what actions some LPs are expecting their managers to have taken after committing to diversity initiatives last year.