Firm Updates

Partners Group is pleased to welcome Mike Longman, who has joined us as a Managing Director and Operator in our Private Equity Goods and Products Vertical, based in Denver. Mike spent over 20 years with Eaton, a multinational power management company with over 85,000 employees, in various management roles, most recently as President, Critical Power & Digital Infrastructure. Previously, Mike spent 16 years at McKinsey.

With his deep operating skillset from a successful career in industry, Mike will be actively involved in implementing the value creation plans required to transform our portfolio companies as well as evaluating growth themes and new potential investments across our goods and products portfolio. Mike is the latest in a series of senior hires that deepen our industry experience across private equity.

Partners Group has appointed Michael Marquardt, Partner and Head of Business Services, to the firm's Executive Team. Michael, who is based in Singapore, joined Partners Group in March 2024 from IQ-EQ, a global service provider using advanced technology to offer administration, compliance, and reporting solutions for the investment sector, where he served as Regional CEO for Asia. Previously, Michael was at BlackRock for 17 years, where his last role was as Asia-Pacific COO. At Partners Group, Michael is responsible for overseeing the firm's Business Services platform.

We are pleased to announce the appointments of Suhail Albaz, Chairman and Managing Director, and Nael Antaki, Head of Institutional Client Solutions for the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, based in our Dubai office. They bring over four decades of experience in the global investment management industry and extensive experience in building relationships with institutional investors across the region, reinforcing our long-term ambitions and commitment to this market.

Suhail joined Partners Group in summer 2023. Prior to Partners Group, he held leadership positions at Natixis Investment Managers and Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

Nael has 17 years of experience in banking and asset management, including leadership positions at Natixis Investment Managers, where he was responsible for building relationships with regional institutional investors.

We are pleased to announce that Sanjay Ravi will be joining our Private Equity Technology Industry Vertical as a Managing Director, based in Denver.

Sanjay previously worked at Microsoft for 17 years, most recently as General Manager of the Automotive, Mobility & Transportation industry solutions business unit, which involved building strategic corporate partnerships globally and enabling digital transformation initiatives across the mobility landscape. Sanjay also held leadership roles across the Discrete Manufacturing and Tech & Electronics industry sectors.

Prior to Microsoft, Sanjay worked at i2 Technologies, a specialist software company focused on supply chain management. Sanjay brings of wealth of software industry knowledge and expertise and will play an important role in identifying and transforming technology investments.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Will Chen as a Managing Director in our Private Equity Technology Industry Vertical, based in Denver.

Will has over 20 years of experience working in the technology and software sectors. He has a proven track record sourcing investments and leading successful value creation programs at portfolio companies. For example, in his previous role at Goldman Sachs, Will sourced and led investments in innovative companies such as Aptos, project44, and Fortress Information Security. Prior to that, Will held positions at Apax Partners and Bain & Company.

Partners Group’s Private Equity Technology team has been active in recent years, acquiring a majority stake in Cloudflight, a digital transformation services provider in Europe, and Forterro, a pan-European software services provider for small and mid-sized businesses. The team has also invested in VelocityEHS, an environmental, health, and safety software platform in the US.

A big welcome to Jose Mahomar who has joined Partners Group as a Managing Director, Head of US Consultants, in New York.

Prior to joining Partners Group, Jose spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, most recently as a Managing Director within the Americas Client Business, where he co-led the Americas Consultant Relations team. In this role, Jose was responsible for developing and maintaining strategic relationships with institutional investment consultants across North America.

Jose brings deep industry experience and will be a key addition to the Partners Group organization.