Private Equity

Top women in drive to change face of private equity

Mentoring group aims to boost proportion of top jobs held by women to 20% from today's 5%

Hanneke Smits
Hanneke Smits

A group has been set up to boost the number of women in European private equity.

Level 20 aims to increase the percentage of top women executives to 20% by 2020. The level today is 5%, according to the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

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