Firm Updates

We are proud to announce our newest strategic partnership, with Erste Asset Management, a leading asset manager in Central and Eastern Europe, to launch a one-stop private markets solution for Erste Group's private and institutional clients. 

 Austria

 Private Wealth

Ben McLean joins Partners Group as a Managing Director focused on Private Equity Directs business development. Ben brings senior leadership experience from UBS, Credit Suisse, and Citi, where he advised global family offices and institutional investors on alternative investments. He will be based in Zug and transition to Denver in early 2026.

 USA

 Private Equity

Partners Group and Mediobanca Private Banking, the private wealth division of Mediobanca, a member of one of Italy's largest banking groups, today announce an exclusive partnership to provide Italian investors with access to a private markets royalties evergreen fund for the first time. Our cross-sector royalties strategy offers Italian investors a differentiated diversification opportunity in an uncorrelated asset class, which was previously reserved primarily for large international institutional investors.

 Italy

 Royalties

Partners Group has entered into a strategic agreement with BBVA, a leading global financial services group, to launch a cross-asset class private markets evergreen fund in Spain. BBVA's fund, BBVA Open to Partners Group Mercados Privados IX, FIL, will invest exclusively in Partner Group-led investments and be offered in an evergreen format. It is aimed at providing access to a well-diversified portfolio across regions, financing stages, and asset classes, including private equity, real assets and private credit. The fund offers diversification across direct, co-investments, primary, and secondary opportunities.

Spain

Private Wealth

Partners Group has invested over USD 1 billion through its growth equity strategy in 2025 to-date. Under the Strategy, Partners Group targets both growth buyouts, which typically includes companies with scaled revenues and early profitability, and minority growth investments, where the firm acquires stakes in fast-growing emerging companies with a path to profitability. Partners Group has closed seven transactions in 2025. The firm invests in growth equity opportunities through its growth focused open-ended evergreen fund, which is available to investors in the US, as well as other eligible private equity products.

USA

Private Equity

Partners Group has invested USD 4 billion in private equity secondaries opportunities globally so far this year on behalf of its clients. This represents a 25% increase on the USD 3.2 billion the firm invested in private equity secondaries during full-year 2024. The pace of deployment over the last nine months means Partners Group is on track for a record investment year in 2025. The firm has completed 27 private equity secondaries investments this year, including both LP-portfolios and continuation vehicles. 

Global

Private Equity