Since our foundation in 1996, we have seen things differently. Our culture of entrepreneurship has led to many industry firsts over the years.
Overview
1996
Our three founders, Marcel Erni, Alfred Gantner and Urs Wietlisbach, establish Partners Group in Zug, Switzerland, with the intention of building a different kind of firm
1998
We complete the then largest private equity secondary transaction, marking a milestone for the industry and highlighting our differentiated approach to investment
2000
We bring our transformational investing and bespoke client solutions to the US with the opening of an office in New York; we make our first investments in Asia and Latin America
2004
We bring our transformational investing and bespoke client solutions to Asia with the opening of an office in Singapore; we complete our first private infrastructure investment
2008
Our bespoke mandate solutions for institutional investors gain momentum with several significant client commitments; with stakeholder impact in mind, we are one of the first large private markets firms to sign up to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment
2010
We bring our bespoke client solutions to the Middle East with the opening of our Dubai office; we close the first fund dedicated to our flagship private equity buyout strategy at its hard cap
2012
In a banner year, we close flagship funds in real estate, private debt, direct infrastructure, and private equity secondaries, with strong support from institutional investors around the world
2016
We further expand our global presence with the opening of a hub office in Manila; we launch the industry's first private equity European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF)
2020
We pass USD 100 billion in AuM and are admitted to the Swiss Market Index of the top 20 largest Swiss stocks
2022
We formalize our private wealth client solutions into a Private Wealth business unit, further committing to expand access to private markets for individual investors
1997
We launch our first listed private equity fund in Luxembourg and then Switzerland
1999
We make our first direct private equity, real estate, and mezzanine investments
2001
We launch our first evergreen private markets fund as we seek to expand investor access to the asset class
2006
Partners Group becomes one of the first private markets firms to go public as we list on the SIX Swiss Exchange
2009
We launch the industry's first US evergreen private equity fund under the 1940 Act
2011
We bring our transformational investing and bespoke client solutions to Latin America with the opening of our São Paulo office
2015
Continuing to build solutions differently, we launch the first private markets offering for the Defined Contribution market in the US; similar offerings in the UK and Australia soon follow
2019
We open our new Americas headquarters, a purpose-built campus in Broomfield, Colorado, that is literally “built differently”; we expand into Canada with the opening of a Toronto office
2021
Our focus on stakeholder impact is recognized through our inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
2024
We open an office in Hong Kong, bringing our total number of offices in Asia to seven and worldwide to 21
1996
Our three founders, Marcel Erni, Alfred Gantner and Urs Wietlisbach, establish Partners Group in Zug, Switzerland, with the intention of building a different kind of firm
1997
We launch our first listed private equity fund in Luxembourg and then Switzerland
1998
We complete the then largest private equity secondary transaction, marking a milestone for the industry and highlighting our differentiated approach to investment
1999
We make our first direct private equity, real estate, and mezzanine investments
2000
We bring our transformational investing and bespoke client solutions to the US with the opening of an office in New York; we make our first investments in Asia and Latin America
2001
We launch our first evergreen private markets fund as we seek to expand investor access to the asset class
2004
We bring our transformational investing and bespoke client solutions to Asia with the opening of an office in Singapore; we complete our first private infrastructure investment
2006
Partners Group becomes one of the first private markets firms to go public as we list on the SIX Swiss Exchange
2008
Our bespoke mandate solutions for institutional investors gain momentum with several significant client commitments; with stakeholder impact in mind, we are one of the first large private markets firms to sign up to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment
2009
We launch the industry's first US evergreen private equity fund under the 1940 Act
2010
We bring our bespoke client solutions to the Middle East with the opening of our Dubai office; we close the first fund dedicated to our flagship private equity buyout strategy at its hard cap
2011
We bring our transformational investing and bespoke client solutions to Latin America with the opening of our São Paulo office
2012
In a banner year, we close flagship funds in real estate, private debt, direct infrastructure, and private equity secondaries, with strong support from institutional investors around the world
2015
Continuing to build solutions differently, we launch the first private markets offering for the Defined Contribution market in the US; similar offerings in the UK and Australia soon follow
2016
We further expand our global presence with the opening of a hub office in Manila; we launch the industry's first private equity European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF)
2019
We open our new Americas headquarters, a purpose-built campus in Broomfield, Colorado, that is literally “built differently”; we expand into Canada with the opening of a Toronto office
2020
We pass USD 100 billion in AuM and are admitted to the Swiss Market Index of the top 20 largest Swiss stocks
2021
Our focus on stakeholder impact is recognized through our inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
2022
We formalize our private wealth client solutions into a Private Wealth business unit, further committing to expand access to private markets for individual investors
2024
We open an office in Hong Kong, bringing our total number of offices in Asia to seven and worldwide to 21