Women in PE

Sherrese Clarke Soares, founder of HarbourView Equity Partners, sets the tempo for women aspiring to the C-suite. We salute 10 accomplished professionals and their achievements in a hyper-competitive field of play.

For some women, the advent of remote working has been an unexpected godsend, for others it may end up hindering their professional progress. Flexible work opens doors, but it’s not clear for how long.

Keeping tabs on what some of last year's roster have been up to.

Their success provides lessons for the next generation and sheds light on what the industry needs to do to be more inclusive.

One glaring gap that still exists in private equity is at the deal partner level, including on investment committees, where there is a dearth of female voices.

Buyouts presents its annual list of 10 women making waves in private equity. As the industry very slowly diversifies, women leaders today will help shape the industry as a more inclusive place to work for future generations.

In 2018, female GPs led only 3.1 percent of total PE transactions, down from 4 percent the year before, which was a high point for the industry, according to PitchBook.