The world's largest private equity firm, which said the discrepancy was due to three-quarters of its investment team being male, pays men on average 30% more an hour.
Private equity and real estate secondaries funds are seeking around $9bn more compared with the first quarter of last year.
Secondaries Investor’s annual law firm survey saw an increase in funds of funds and secondaries funds’ sell-side activity and a rise in complex deal types.
High pricing, more robust information and GPs being more actively involved in deals will lead to an increase of around 25%, according to research by Lazard obtained exclusively by Secondaries Investor.
Greenhill Cogent, Evercore and Park Hill worked on around $30bn in total deal volume, according to Secondaries Investor's annual advisory firm survey.
Data from NYPPEX and Elm Capital show holding on to the oldest of these assets might not be worth the trouble.
The net pooled returns of secondaries funds beat ILPA's all-alternatives benchmark across a quarterly, yearly and 10-year basis.
Key takeaways from the advisory firm's latest report, including expectations of reduced price volatility and the diminished presence of buyout funds this year.
Dollar volume climbed $1bn year-on-year as endowments reduced their legacy fund portfolios and fund sponsors continued to recapitalise funds and partnerships.
Record volumes, high prices and the growing popularity of VC funds are among the trends outlined in recent reports from the secondaries advisors.