Afic research finds uptick in French female PE partners

Released earlier in the month, the report features data from 107 Afic members, responsible for 58.2% of all private equity investments in France between 2007-2014.

The document revealed a gradual rise in the proportion of women employed within the industry's investment teams since 2010, which climbed from the 16% recorded that year to the 20% found for 2014.

The jump was more marked within the partner ranks, where female headcount grew from 11% in 2013 to 15% in 2015 of all professionals; almost twice the 8% ratio observed both in 2011 and 2012.

Conversely, a drop was found among women holding a seat at private equity executive boards: after peaking at 15% in 2012, the figure has declined to 13% in 2013 and 12% in 2014, the lowest figure since 2010.

In addition, the proportion of female investment directors experienced a slight uptick – 20% to 21% – from 2013 to 2014, while analysts and project managers were consistent at the 30% figure from last year.

Across the board, the ratio of women within French private equity in 2014 was found by the report to remain at 41% of all employees, a repeat of the 2013 figure.

According to the research, women made up 31% of all promoted employees within French private equity houses in 2014. For the first time, female professionals secured a larger share of promotions than their male counterparts as 9% of women employed in PE were raised to a higher rank, as opposed to 7% of men.

Back in July, unquote" took an in-depth look at diversity, or the lack of, in private equity: read part one and part two of our findings here. 

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