Our team
Kirsta Anderson
Partner, Chief People Officer
Kirsta Anderson is Partners Group's Chief People Officer and Global Head of the Human Resources business department, based in Zug and London. She is a member of the Executive Team, the Global Executive Board and is also the Co-Chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Prior to joining Partners Group, she was a Senior Partner at Korn Ferry, where she built and led their global Culture Transformation practice. Before that she led global client relationships in the telecoms and financial services sectors and advanced the firm's talent management practice. She holds a master's degree in Philosophy of Science from Stanford University, California, USA and a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Sociology from New York University, USA.
Bill Berry
Partner, Head Private Debt
Bill Berry is Head of the Private Debt business department, based in Denver. He is member of the Global Executive Board and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was Co-President of Capula Investment Management and worked at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch in a variety of senior roles including Global Co-Head of Counterparty Portfolio Management (CPM) and Head of EMEA Structured Credit and Securitization and Solutions. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University, New Jersey and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.
Mike Bryant
Partner, Co-Head Private Real Estate and Head Private Real Estate Europe
Mike Bryant is Co-Head of Partners Group's London office, Co-Head of the Private Real Estate business department and Head of the European Private Real Estate business unit. He is a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee and Chairman of the Private Real Estate Integrated Investment Committee and the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee, and has 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, Mike worked at GE Capital Real Estate, HVB Real Estate Capital, Erste Bank, Coopers and Lybrand, and Cushman and Wakefield. At GE Capital Real Estate he held a broad variety of leadership roles, including leading the European asset management and risk functions. He holds a master's degree from Cambridge University, UK, and is a qualified chartered surveyor.
Roberto Cagnati
Partner, Chief Risk Officer, Head Portfolio Solutions
Roberto Cagnati is Partners Group's Chief Risk Officer and Head of the Portfolio Solutions business department, based in Zug. He is a member of the Executive Team, the Global Portfolio Committee, the Global Executive Board, as well as Deputy Chairman of the Private Markets Relative Value Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2004 and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, Roberto worked at Deutsche Bank Asset Management and Credit Suisse Private Banking in the alternative investment space. He holds a master's degree in economics with a specialization in statistics and financial markets from the University of Konstanz, Germany.
Robert Collins
Partner, Head Private Wealth US
Robert Collins is Head Private Wealth US, Head of Partners Group's New York Office and a member of the Global Executive Board. He leads Partners Group's US private wealth and defined contribution practice and is President, Portfolio Manager and Member of the Board of Managers of Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC. He also chairs Partners Group (USA) Inc.'s Investment Committee. Robert joined the firm in 2005 as a member of the Private Equity investment team and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS Warburg and Salomon Smith Barney. Robert holds an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University, where he was a Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow, and a BA from Tulane University, where he majored in economics and history. He is a CFA charterholder.
André Frei
Partner, Chairman of Sustainability
André Frei is Partners Group's Chairman of Sustainability overseeing Partners Group's ESG and stakeholder impact initiatives, based in Zug. He has been with Partners Group since 2000 and has 21 years of industry experience. André is also Chairman of the Board of Restor Eco AG, a company that provides data on and monitoring tools for the global ecosystem and offers services for the implementation of climate mitigation projects. Previously, he served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group between 2013 and 2021 and, prior to that, as Chief Risk Officer between 2008 and 2013 and he was the Head of the Client Services business department. He holds a master's degree in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. He is also a CFA charterholder.
Fredrik Henzler
Partner, Private Equity
Fredrik Henzler is part of the Private Equity business department, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee and Chairs the Valuation Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Form Technologies and United States Infrastructure Corporation. Fredrik has been with Partners Group since 2012 and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a founding Partner of BrainNet Supply Management Group AG, a leading supply chain consultancy sold to KPMG in 2012. Building up the Private Equity practice, he led more than 50 operational efficiency projects for portfolio companies of private equity sponsors including Advent, Cinven, CVC, KKR and TPG. He holds a master’s degree in finance and accounting from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
Israel Javier
Co-Head Finance Shared Services, Head Manila Office
Israel Javier is Co-Head of Finance Shared Services and Head of Partners Group's Manila Office. He is a member of the Global Executive Board has 19 years of relevant experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at PwC Philippines and UK and Arvato Corp. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and is a Philippine certified public accountant.
Juri Jenkner
Partner, Head Private Infrastructure
Juri Jenkner is Head of the Private Infrastructure business department, based in Zug. He is a member of the Executive Team and the Global Executive Board. He is also a member of the Global Investment Committee and Chairman of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. Previously, he served as Co-Head of the Private Debt business department and Head of the European Private Debt business unit. He has been with Partners Group since 2004 and has 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Privatbankiers Merck Finck & Co. He holds a master's degree in finance from the Lorange Institute of Business Zurich, Switzerland. He is also a certified European financial analyst.
Andreas Knecht
Partner, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Head Corporate Operations
Andreas Knecht is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Partners Group, based in Zug. He is Head of the Corporate Operations business department and a member of the Executive Team and Global Executive Board. Andreas has been with Partners Group since 2009 and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as an attorney at a number of different law firms, including Niederer Kraft & Frey, Zurich, advising corporate clients in M&A and financing matters, and as co-lead at Man Group's Continental Europe legal team. He holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and an LL.M. from New York University, USA. He is also admitted to the Swiss bar.
Dr. Guido Koch
Partner, Co-Head Client Solutions
Dr. Guido Koch is Co-Head of the Client Solutions business department and Co-Head of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. He is also a member of the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as a management consultant at Droege & Comp in Asia and Europe, with a focus on the Asia operations of European headquartered firms. He holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Hamburg, Germany and a PhD in international management from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. He is also a research fellow of the SMU/Wharton research center.
David Layton
Partner, Chief Executive Officer and Head Private Equity
David Layton is the Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group, based in the firm's Americas headquarters in Colorado. He leads the Executive Team and the Global Executive Board. He is also the Head of the Private Equity business department and member of the Global Investment Committee. Previously, he was the Head of Partners Group's Private Equity business in the Americas and has represented Partners Group on the Board of Directors of several of the firm's portfolio companies, including Universal Services of America, Nobel Learning Communities, MicroPoise Measurement Systems, Cabot Credit Management, Pacific Bells, and Strategic Partners. David has been with Partners Group since 2005 and has 18 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management.
Dr. Kevin Lu
Partner, Chairman of Asia
Dr. Kevin Lu is Partners Group’s Chairman of Asia, a member of the Global Executive Board and Head of Partners Group’s Singapore office. Additionally, he chairs the PG LIFE Impact Committee and leads the development of relationships with key strategic clients in Asia. Kevin has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he served as Asia Regional Director and Chief Financial Officer at the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), overseeing MIGA's finance, investments, portfolio management and risk analytics functions. He has also served on the advisory board of the World Bank's Global Infrastructure Facility, Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Centre Advisory Panel, the International Experts Advisory Committee of Insurance Asset Management Association of China, and the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on China. Dr. Kevin Lu has furthermore published commentaries in the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Financial Times and the Straits Times. He is a Distinguished Fellow at INSEAD, Singapore.
Marlis Morin
Partner, Head Client Services
Marlis Morin is Head of the Client Services business department, based in Singapore, and is a member of the Executive Team and the Global Executive Board. She has been with Partners Group since 2003 and has 27 years of industry experience, having previously built and headed the firm's Group Internal Audit function. She also opened Partners Group's services and operations hub in Manila. Prior to joining Partners Group, Marlis worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds as Head of Marketing Services for the European Retail Marketing, at Raiffeisen Landesbank Suedtirol and at Raiffeisenkasse Eisacktal. She holds a master's degree in international economics and business studies from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and Marquette University in Wisconsin, USA.
Stefan Näf
Partner, Chairman of Clients
Stefan Näf is Partners Group's Chairman of Clients, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. Previously, he was part of the Private Equity Directs and Primaries business unit and subsequently founded the firm's London office. He was also formerly Head of the Client Solution business department. He has been with Partners Group since 2000 and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at the European Institute for Risk Management (EIRM). He holds a master’s degree in banking and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
Hans Ploos van Amstel
Partner, Chief Financial Officer, Head Group Finance and Corporate Development
Hans Ploos van Amstel is the Chief Financial Officer of Partners Group, based in Zug. He is Head of the Group Finance & Corporate Development business department and a member of the Executive Team and Global Executive Board, with 31 years of relevant experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, Hans was CFO of Adecco Group, Switzerland, from 2015 to 2020. He started his career in Finance at Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the Netherlands in 1989. Between 1992 and 2003, he held positions of increasing responsibility in P&G across Saudi Arabia, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. In 2003, he joined Levi Strauss & Co. in Belgium, as Vice President Finance & Operation Europe, and moved to the USA as global Chief Financial Officer in 2005. He was CFO of COFRA Group from 2009 to 2013, before acting as co-CEO of C&A Europe for a transition period until 2015. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Economische Hogeschool of Eindhoven, and an MBA in Marketing & Finance from the University of Brabant, both in the Netherlands.
Dr. Stephan Schäli
Partner, Chief Investment Officer
Dr. Stephan Schäli is the Chief Investment Officer of Partners Group and member of the Global Executive Board, based in Zug. He is furthermore the Deputy Chairman of the Global Investment Committee, Chairman of the Global Portfolio Committee and a member of the Private Equity Growth Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS and Goldman Sachs & Co. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Illinois, USA and a PhD in business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
Dr. Yves Schneller
Partner, Head Investment Services
Dr. Yves Schneller is Head of the Investment Services business department, Head of the Transaction Services business unit and a member of the Global Executive Board, based in Zug. He has been with Partners Group since 2008, previously heading the Transaction Services team, and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Baer & Karrer, specializing in international and domestic M&A transactions (focusing on private M&A and private equity transactions, including secondary buyouts and public to private transactions). He holds a PhD in business law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland on the topic of liabilities in merger law and is also admitted to the Swiss bar.
Dr. Raymond Schnidrig
Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Head Technology
Dr. Raymond Schnidrig is the Chief Technology Officer of Partners Group and Head of the Technology business unit, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board and has been with Partners Group since 2010. He has 28 years of industry experience and, prior to joining Partners Group, worked for eight years at Goldman Sachs and co-founded an ETH spin-off company in the computational finance space. He holds a PhD in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Martin Scott
Partner, Head of Australia
Martin Scott is Head of Partners Group’s Sydney office and Head of the Australian Client Solutions business unit, as well as a member of the Global Executive Board and Director of Partners Group Australia. Martin has 28 years of industry experience and joined Partners Group in 2008 when he commenced the firm's Australian operations. Prior to joining Partners Group, he held senior roles at Zurich Investments, where he was Head of Investment Sales; Zurich Scudder; Tyndall Investment Management; and Citigroup. He holds a marketing diploma from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia and studied business at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Anthony Shontz
Partner, Co-Head Private Equity Integrated Investments
Anthony Shontz is Head of Partners Group's Denver office, Co-Head of the Private Equity Integrated Investments business unit, and a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees and the Private Equity Integrated Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 20 years of industry experience, previously working at Pacific Private Capital and Prudential Capital Group. Anthony holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Brigham Young University, Utah, USA and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.
Dr. Michael Studer
Partner, Portfolio Solutions
Dr. Michael Studer is part of the Portfolio Solutions business department, based in Zug. He a member of the Global Investment Committee and the Private Markets Relative Value Committee and the Deputy Chair of the Global Portfolio Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has 26 years of industry experience. Previously, he was a member of the Global Executive Board and served as the firm's Chief Risk Officer as part of the Executive Committee from 2013 to 2021. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Christian Unger
Partner, Head Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance
Christian Unger is Head of the Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance business unit, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company Civica. Christian has been with Partners Group since 2013, bringing 26 years of industry experience in the media and digital space. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was global CEO of Ringier AG, Switzerland’s largest media company. During that time, he was also Chairman of Betty Bossi AG and board member of Scout24, jobs.ch, RingierAxelSpringer AG and Publigroupe AG. Before Ringier, he was CEO of QXL Ricardo, a publicly listed e-commerce company (at the LSE in London) which he sold to Naspers for 2bn CHF in 2008. Christian started his career at Bertelsmann AG and holds a master’s degree in economics from the European Business School, Germany.
Marc Weiss
Partner, Co-Head Private Real Estate
Marc Weiss is Co-Head of the Private Real Estate business department and Co-Head of the Private Real Estate Americas business unit, based in New York. He is a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee, the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee and the Private Real Estate Integrated Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 34 years of industry experience, having worked at Commonfund, Kenneth Leventhal & Company, Ernst & Young, LLP, UBS Asset Management and Pension Consulting Alliance, Inc., whose discretionary asset management business was integrated into Partners Group. Over the course of his career, he has accumulated significant experience in underwriting direct and indirect real estate investments, performing valuations, overseeing portfolio management as well as capital markets related investment activity including financings, debt and equity restructurings and IPO's. He holds an MBA from the Cornell University Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management in New York, USA. He was also a certified public accountant.