DE&I

As investing with a gender lens gains increasing traction, we take a closer look at what this strategy entails and what is driving its growth.

Our new programme spotlights women whose achievements, innovation and leadership are reshaping private markets across a broad range of asset classes.

In a notoriously male-dominated industry, progress on increasing gender diversity is a slow-moving beast.

Opportunities for women in the private funds industry have never been greater, but there is still a way to go, writes Gill Wadsworth.

Given their more limited ability to influence DE&I at the asset level, private debt managers initially faced less scrutiny on the issue from LPs. That is now beginning to change.

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

Seeding and GP-stakes platforms that target diverse managers are a step in the right direction.

Representatives Maxine Waters of California and Joyce Beatty of Ohio included the two big private equity players among a list of 31 investment managers who received the letter.

The PE heavyweight’s GP platform, which aims to back the next-generation of diverse managers, will provide both seed capital and working capital of more than a year to its GPs.

The digital publication will provide insight into the burgeoning sectors of ESG and impact investing in private markets.