diversity

Diversity dominated discussion at IPEM 2020 in Cannes – but will these words turn into action?

Although both issues are increasingly industry talking points, they are a priority for only a few LPs, and lack of gender balance in GPs is rarely a deal-breaker, writes Amy Carroll.

You don’t often hear of an investor point-blank refusing to engage with a manager on the grounds of a lack of diversity. But that’s exactly what delegates heard from a GP at the Women in Private Equity Forum, held in London in November. The GP had presented its latest fund offering to a Nordic state […]

In this three-minute video, delegates at PEI's Women in Private Markets Forum in London share whether LPs are seeking enough from their GPs to better promote diversity.

How to achieve diversity, dealing with late-cycle ‘schizophrenia’, technology and regulatory risk, and why the right questions are crucial for ESG implementation were some of the key topics covered.

With ever-increasing scrutiny of corporate behaviour and calls for greater diversity, the industry is grappling with how to invest responsibly. 

A study by HEC Paris and MVision Private Equity Advisers finds that gender diverse investment committee teams outperform all-male teams across several industry metrics.

Just over a third of private equity managers consider diversity in their investment processes, according to LGT Capital Partners' ESG Report 2019.

Sister publication pfm puts stats to the trends this month: gender pay gaps, diversity attitudes and GP commitments.

Private fund CFOs: if you haven’t been tasked with creating a more diverse workforce, you probably will be.