Level 20 and the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) are pleased to publish our latest UK Diversity & Inclusion Report (2023): A comprehensive analysis of gender and ethnicity representation in PE and VC firms in the UK.
Please see below the UK comparison tool to enable GP firms (and their LP investors) to easily benchmark levels of diversity in UK teams supported by a data pack, containing all results from the analysis.
Use of this data should be credited to Level 20 and the BVCA. Please notify of use here research@level20.org.
Level 20 and the BVCA will continue to repeat data collection every 2 years so that firms can measure progress in the UK.
It is encouraging to see the percentage of women working in investment roles gradually increasing, albeit slowly but particularly evident at the mid and junior levels. A continuous commitment to tracking representation will maintain a focus on progress, but there remains much more work to be done.
Pam Jackson, CEO (2019- April 2023)
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Media contact
- Karen Keaney
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- Email: kkeany@bvca.co.uk
About Level 20
Level 20 is a not-for-profit organisation formed in 2015 by 12 senior private equity professionals representing GPs and LPs. It aims to work with the leaders of the European private equity industry to attract and retain more diverse talent across the industry including women, such that they will account for at least 20% of senior professionals. For more information, visit www.level20.org.
About BVCA
The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, as the representative body for private equity and venture capital, connects institutional investors, fund managers, companies, advisers and service providers together, with our membership currently comprising more than 700 businesses from across the private capital ecosystem. This includes more than 325 PE and VC firms, 100 institutional investors and 220 professional services firms.
Private capital drives growth – providing the funding, expertise and long-term view that enables companies to innovate and flourish. Our mission is to advocate the transformative nature of the private equity and venture capital community.
An integral part of the BVCA’s mission is to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) within the industry and support firms to build inclusive environments in which everyone can thrive. In addition to conducting research such as the report published today, the BVCA promotes diversity through internal governance, engagement with industry and government initiatives and events and networking. More can be found on our website.
