In the Media

Mallowstreet, in partnership with Partners Group, surveyed over 50 UK Defined Contribution pension schemes, master trusts and investment consultants to understand their interests, needs and concerns when considering illiquid assets such as private markets. The findings suggest allocations to private markets could increase and that there is interest from UK pension schemes in a variety of private markets assets.

Partners Group's Head of ESG & Sustainability, Carmela Mondino, spoke to Private Equity International about how the COVID-19 pandemic has further prioritized human capital as an ESG consideration for the firm when supporting its portfolio companies.

In a recent Factsheet published by data provider Preqin, Partners Group was featured in a performance ranking of the largest diversified global buyout firms following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). According to Preqin, the high valuation environment that persisted post-GFC ushered in a new era of private equity investing focused more on operational value creation to generate returns.

In this report from Swiss Sustainable Finance, Partners Group looks at how private equity managers are ideally positioned to not only invest in businesses or projects that support the low carbon transition, but also better manage the environmental impact of their portfolio assets than public markets firms. This is because private equity managers typically have a stronger influence over how assets are managed, enabling them to implement sustainability initiatives more effectively. Partners Group also explains in the report how we assess the potential for assets to support the low carbon transition and how impact is measured longer term.

This SASB report outlines how Partners Group navigates the ESG ecosystem, and how our approach considers key principles, frameworks, and industry standards that shape responsible investment, ESG, and impact integration. To demonstrate the practical application of these concepts, the case study examines our direct equity investment in EyeCare Partners, the largest vertically integrated medical vision services provider in the US, which we acquired in December 2019 on behalf of our clients.

In an excerpt from one of our Thematic Research papers, published by Institutional Real Estate, Inc., Partners Group's Infrastructure Research team assesses how technology expands the investable infrastructure universe and can unlock value creation potential for its portfolio companies. Through our Thematic Sourcing process, we aim to identify these disruptions early and capitalize on the opportunities to generate positive returns for our clients, while preparing our businesses for the economic landscape of tomorrow.