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Private equity industry has an incentive to prioritize women

The private equity industry has had its struggles in achieving gender balance just like the rest of Wall Street. But it has the most incentive to do so. Private equity firms struck about $120 billion of buyout deals for US companies last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg based on pending and completed transactions. Leading the charge were takeovers ...

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Google has a diversity problem and a lawsuit problem

On the face of it, the idea that Google is discriminating against white men is laugh-out-loud funny. In 2016, according to the company’s most recent diversity report, Google was 69% male and 56% white. Some 53% of the engineering positions were held by white men. Leadership was 75% male and 68% white. Meanwhile 2% of Google employees were black, and ...

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Mercedes, BMW crowd into $100,000 coupe market in dash for cash

Bloomberg As the auto industry prepares for an age of zero emissions, it’s the flashy coupes and gas guzzlers that will pave the way. At the Geneva International Motor Show this week, BMW AG unveiled the high-performance M8 Gran Coupe concept, and Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz showcased the AMG GT four-door coupe, sporting a V-8 engine that emits more than twice ...

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