Partners Group,announces office opening in Munich and promotions

Partners Group,announces office opening in Munich and promotions

Press release

Baar-Zug, 13 December 2010

Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, announces its year-end senior management promotions and the opening of a new office in Munich.

The firm promotes the following members of the management team to Managing Directors:

Andreas Baumann, Private Equity Directs & Primaries, Singapore

Kelvin Chan, Private Equity Directs & Primaries, Singapore

Erik Gunnervall, Investments Solutions, Zug

Juri Jenkner, Private Debt, London

Andreas Knecht, General Counsel, Zug

Robert Lustenberger, Investment Solutions, Zug

Peter Nietzer, Private Equity Directs & Primaries, Munich

Philipp Schnyder, Private Equity Secondaries, Zug

Dr. Jürgen Diegruber and Armin Weiland will become Partners of the firm and establish the new Munich office, which will serve as an important hub to further expand Partners Group's investment activities in Europe.

Prior to joining Partners Group, serial entrepreneur Dr. Jürgen Diegruber has invested in, developed and successfully sold numerous companies during decades. In 2005, he founded GermanCapital, a specialist for financing solutions in the European small and mid-cap sector.

Prior to joining Partners Group, Armin Weiland has held several senior management positions in the field of mergers and acquisitions. Before co-founding GermanCapital in 2005, he was heading the global mergers and acquisitions practice of HypoVereinsbank.

About Partners Group

Partners Group is a global private markets investment management firm with over EUR 20 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure. The firm manages a broad range of funds and customized portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors. Partners Group is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm employs over 400 people and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: PGHN) with a market capitalization of above CHF 4.5 billion with a clear majority owned by its 36 Partners and all employees.

 

Investor relations contact

Philip Sauer

Phone: +41 41 768 86 60

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Media relations contact

Dr. Anna Hollmann

Phone: +41 41 768 83 72

E-mail: [email protected]

 

www.partnersgroup.com

 

Press release

Baar-Zug, 13 December 2010

Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, announces its year-end senior management promotions and the opening of a new office in Munich.

The firm promotes the following members of the management team to Managing Directors:

Andreas Baumann, Private Equity Directs & Primaries, Singapore

Kelvin Chan, Private Equity Directs & Primaries, Singapore

Erik Gunnervall, Investments Solutions, Zug

Juri Jenkner, Private Debt, London

Andreas Knecht, General Counsel, Zug

Robert Lustenberger, Investment Solutions, Zug

Peter Nietzer, Private Equity Directs & Primaries, Munich

Philipp Schnyder, Private Equity Secondaries, Zug

Dr. Jürgen Diegruber and Armin Weiland will become Partners of the firm and establish the new Munich office, which will serve as an important hub to further expand Partners Group's investment activities in Europe.

Prior to joining Partners Group, serial entrepreneur Dr. Jürgen Diegruber has invested in, developed and successfully sold numerous companies during decades. In 2005, he founded GermanCapital, a specialist for financing solutions in the European small and mid-cap sector.

Prior to joining Partners Group, Armin Weiland has held several senior management positions in the field of mergers and acquisitions. Before co-founding GermanCapital in 2005, he was heading the global mergers and acquisitions practice of HypoVereinsbank.

About Partners Group

Partners Group is a global private markets investment management firm with over EUR 20 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure. The firm manages a broad range of funds and customized portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors. Partners Group is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm employs over 400 people and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: PGHN) with a market capitalization of above CHF 4.5 billion with a clear majority owned by its 36 Partners and all employees.

 

Investor relations contact

Philip Sauer

Phone: +41 41 768 86 60

E-mail: [email protected]

 

Media relations contact

Dr. Anna Hollmann

Phone: +41 41 768 83 72

E-mail: [email protected]

 

www.partnersgroup.com