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Partners Group

Partners Group
Leadership team

Alfred Gantner (Founder)

Dr. Marcel Erni (Founder)

Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Baar, Zug, Switzerland
Established
1996
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001534259
Net Income
1B - 20B
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
PGHN
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Overview
Location
Summary

Partners Group is a private equity firm capitalizing on growth trends and transforming businesses and assets into market leaders.Partners Group are a unique, global alternative asset manager with strong Swiss roots, proactively providing their international client base with innovative, customized solutions.With CHF 19.2 billion in private equity assets under management, a global team of over 130 private equity professionals in seven offices, and over 300 partnershipinvestments led by over 200 general partners, Partners Group is one of the largest private equity asset managers worldwide.

History

1996: Founded in 1996, the firm is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland with global offices.

1998: TPG merged with Baldwin Resource Group (BRG). Founded by Bill Baldwin in 1998, BRG specialized in insurance solutions, employee benefits, risk management, and business consulting.

2002: Jo Bryson, former CEO of the OMA, has known Bruce since 2002, and she stated, “The relationship between customer (OMA) and vendor (Kerr-Cruickshank) blossomed.”

2006: Partners Group is a joint stock company under Swiss law, listed on the Swiss Exchange since its 2006 initial public offering (minority floating). Around 45% of the shares are held by all employees and partners.

2007: When Judy retired in 2007, TPG created a service award named in her honor.

2011: BRG later merges with TPG in 2011, bringing co-founder Bill Meacham on board.

2014: Three new offices open in Sydney, Luxembourg and Beijing (our China office is later relocated to Shanghai in 2014). Partners Group signs up to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and is among the first private markets signatories.

2016: As of 2016, according to Forbes' annual billionaire's list, founders Gantner, Erni, and Wietlisbach are listed as three of the 25 wealthiest private equity managers in the world, each with net worths totaling $1.3 billion.

2018: In January 2018, Royal Dutch Shell purchased the company's 44% minority interest in solar energy firm Silicon Ranch for an estimated $200 million.

2019: Our Health & Productivity division (renamed PartnerWell in 2019) was added. In 2019, the firm opened its 129,400-square-foot North American headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.

2020: In September 2020, Partners Group is admitted to the blue-chip Swiss Market Index (SMI) of the Top 20 largest Swiss stocks. Although 2020 was a challenge for the entire world, TPG nonetheless achieved many of its goals that had been put into place.

2021: In 2021, Partners Group was selected by Malaysia's Employees Provident Fund to manage a substantial portion of its US$600 million Shariah Private Equity Direct/Co-Investment Fund - the largest of its kind in the world.

Mission

We create lasting positive impact we manage assets with a long-term perspective to the benefit of individuals and societies worldwide.

Vision

We want to be the first choice of businesses looking for HR solutions. When people think HR, we want them to think G&A.

Key Team

Cheng Hye Cheah (Co-Chairman & Co-Chief Investment Officer)

Urs Wietlisbach (Founder)

Joseph P. Landy (Board Member)

Alfred Gantner (Founder)

Urs Wietlisbach (Founder)

Dr. Marcel Erni (Founder)

Adam Howarth (Board Member)

Joseph P. Landy (Board Member)

Amr Mekkawi (COO)

Urs Wietlisbach (Founder)

Andrea Bruhin (Board Member)

Adam Howarth (Board Member)

Andreas Baumann (Partner)

Andrea Bruhin (Board Member)

Andreas Knecht (Partner, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Head Corporate Operations)

Andrew Campbell (Board Member)

Alfred Gantner (Founder)

Anthony Shontz (Board Member)

Dr. Marcel Erni (Founder)

Charles Dallara (Board Member)

Joseph P. Landy (Board Member)

References
Partners Group
Leadership team

Alfred Gantner (Founder)

Dr. Marcel Erni (Founder)

Number of Employees
1,000 - 20,000
Headquarters
Baar, Zug, Switzerland
Established
1996
Company Registration
SEC CIK number: 0001534259
Net Income
1B - 20B
Revenue
Above - 1B
Traded as
PGHN
Social Media