Partners Group

Our private wealth business was recognized at the Citywire Asia Asset Management Awards 2024 where Partners Group won Best Liquid Alternatives Manager for the second year in a row. These awards identify Asia’s top third-party providers of asset management products to private banks and wealth managers.   Partners Group has been catering to the private wealth segment for over 20 years and now has more than USD 45 billion across its open-ended evergreen programs, including five funds that are available in the Asian market. Earlier this year, we opened our office in Hong Kong, which represents our seventh office in the region.

We believe that the infrastructure secondaries market is now at an inflection point, with transaction volumes set to quadruple or even quintuple by 2030. Crucially, we are currently in a buyer’s market, with dry powder significantly below annual transaction volumes.   In this new paper, we examine the key factors driving the evolution of infrastructure secondaries and explain why we favor the mid-market segment. Using data and case studies, we outline how the infrastructure secondaries market has evolved from a niche sector into one of the hottest areas of private markets.   Read our research paper here: https://lnkd.in/e5P34FHC

Andrew Bellis, our head of private credit, and Lori Pomerantz, our head of business development for private credit, spoke with Private Debt Investor about how liquidity is increasingly becoming a hot topic across the asset class. Andrew and Lori talked about the drivers of liquidity at the asset and fund level, how open-ended evergreen funds address liquidity for investors, and the growth of private credit secondaries. You can read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/e3nxdeah

Move-in day is here! Our new Zug campus, which took over three years to build, opens its doors today. It comprises three interconnected buildings: The Foundry, The Factory and The Greenery, symbolizing our identity as business builders and innovators. Colleagues and guests will find open-plan workspaces to promote collaboration and transparency and unique design features like floating meeting rooms, which offer a bird’s-eye view of our workspaces to reflect our culture of putting clients at the center of our business.   #BuiltDifferentlytoBuildDifferently

Partners Group is investing in Neara, the first AI-powered predictive modeling software platform for critical infrastructure, on behalf of our clients. Partners Group is participating in a USD 31 million Series C funding round. Neara’s digital modeling technology, pictured below, enables utilities to adopt a more proactive approach to network optimization, with simulations that surface safety and reliability risks and identify the most effective remediation actions. This modelling enables utilities to execute faster, more informed decisions.   Cyrus Driver, Managing Director, Partners Group, says: "In many cases, infrastructure is lagging behind rapidly changing societal needs, including across the energy grid, transportation, and digital infrastructure. As a result, it’s never been more important that every dollar invested in infrastructure demonstrably improves performance. Neara’s industry-leading technology is essential for every asset owner to run high-functioning and resilient infrastructure. We have deep thematic conviction in Neara's offering and we are already working with management on multiple opportunities to deploy its solutions within Partners Group's global network." #PrivateEquity #Infrastructure

Our Quarterly Liquid Credit Market Commentary presents the latest data on the loan markets. In Q3 2024, the global loan markets remained active, with loan repricing and maturity extensions driving the pace. Click the link below to read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/eBXQzWbP

At Partners Group, we are built differently to build differently. Sometimes, we take that quite literally. In August 2021, we broke ground on our new HQ in Zug, Switzerland. Now, the excitement is mounting as we prepare to open the doors to our new campus on 31 October. Check out the video below to see why!

Our portfolio company Żabka Polska, a leading chain of convenience stores across Poland, began trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange last week. This follows the pricing on 10 October 2024 of its initial public offering ("IPO") of 300,000,000 common shares at PLN 21.50 per share. Partners Group invested in Zabka in 2019, acquiring a minority stake from majority owner CVC Capital Partners, on behalf of our clients. Through this IPO, Partners Group will have partially realized its investment and will remain a significant shareholder in the company.   Zabka has more than 10,500 stores, supplemented by 24/7 autonomous unmanned Zabka Nano Stores, as well as an advanced digital offering. Zabka's business is supported by its logistics platform, which includes eight distribution centers, 19 cross-docking facilities, and dedicated dark store and dark kitchen infrastructure.   Pascal Jean-Noël Noth, Managing Director, Partners Group, says: "In Zabka, we saw a company with strong foundations, a loyal customer base, and a compelling growth strategy that is built around making people's lives easier. Zabka's outstanding management team has successfully steered the company through Covid, inflation, and supply chain disruption, and we are proud to continue to be part of the company's success story."   You can read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/e6qTp-Gc

For anyone who missed our Global Co-Head of Private Wealth, Robert Collins, in his panel on 'The Case for Evergreen Solutions' at the CAIS Summit yesterday, see below for a deep dive on the topic that was recorded on the sidelines.

Last week Partners Group had the pleasure of hosting the inaugural PG Women's Academy for Merrill Lynch financial advisors at our Denver campus. While we regularly run PG Academies to share our private markets knowledge with financial advisors, this time we developed sessions specifically for women financial advisors to meet leaders from both firms and network with their peers. Like Partners Group, Merrill Lynch has a high focus on fostering a community to empower women throughout its organization. Partners Group and Merrill Lynch leaders shared their insights on private markets, with keynote speeches by Anne Lester, a member of the Partners Group Board of Directors, and sessions with trailblazers who drive our value-creation efforts. Our event provided attendees with a deeper understanding of how alternatives can support their clients' financial goals, and created a space for them to network amongst each other, fostering connections and encouraging collaboration.