Partners Group completes investment in Grupo Santillana on behalf of its clients
Press release
Baar-Zug, 9 July 2010
Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has recently closed a direct investment in Santillana on behalf of its clients together with its investment partner DLJ South American Partners. This will further back Santillana's presence in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil and Mexico, and support the consolidation of its leadership in the educational and general publishing sector in the region.
Santillana is the leading publisher in the educational text book and general publishing sectors in Latin America and Spain. The company has an extensive footprint in the former market and holds the #1 market share position in educational publishing in most of the countries in which it operates. Partners Group plans to further support Santillana's expansion strategy by leveraging its global industry network.
About Partners Group
Partners Group is a global private markets investment management firm with over CHF 25 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, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm employs over 360 people, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: PGHN) with a market capitalization of about CHF 3.5 billion with a clear majority owned by its 36 Partners and all employees.
Contact:
Dr. Cyrill Wipfli, Partner
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +41 41 768 85 71
E-mail: [email protected]
Philip Sauer
Phone: +41 41 768 86 60
E-mail: [email protected]
Press release
Baar-Zug, 9 July 2010
Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has recently closed a direct investment in Santillana on behalf of its clients together with its investment partner DLJ South American Partners. This will further back Santillana's presence in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil and Mexico, and support the consolidation of its leadership in the educational and general publishing sector in the region.
Santillana is the leading publisher in the educational text book and general publishing sectors in Latin America and Spain. The company has an extensive footprint in the former market and holds the #1 market share position in educational publishing in most of the countries in which it operates. Partners Group plans to further support Santillana's expansion strategy by leveraging its global industry network.
About Partners Group
Partners Group is a global private markets investment management firm with over CHF 25 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, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm employs over 360 people, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: PGHN) with a market capitalization of about CHF 3.5 billion with a clear majority owned by its 36 Partners and all employees.
Contact:
Dr. Cyrill Wipfli, Partner
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: +41 41 768 85 71
E-mail: [email protected]
Philip Sauer
Phone: +41 41 768 86 60
E-mail: [email protected]