Partners Group provides mezzanine financing to RBS WorldPay on behalf of its clients
Press release
Baar-Zug, 16 December 2010
Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, provided mezzanine debt financing to RBS WorldPay, a global payments-services business, on behalf of its clients. The transaction was in connection with the acquisition of RBS WorldPay by Advent International and Bain Capital.
RBS WorldPay is a global leader in payment processing with operations in more than 40 countries. On average, the company processes over twelve million transactions per day. Growth prospects for the business are strong and will be driven by a further substitution of cheque and cash payments by card payments. RBS WorldPay has a leading market position with a 44% market share of transactions processed in the United Kingdom.
Juri Jenkner, Head of Partners Group's London office and Managing Director in the Private Debt practice at Partners Group comments: "We are delighted to be a mezzanine lender to RBS WorldPay. The company provides services which are an integral part of today's card payment infrastructure and RBS WorldPay has the scale required to continue playing a leading role in its market."
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, Munich, 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]
Press release
Baar-Zug, 16 December 2010
Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, provided mezzanine debt financing to RBS WorldPay, a global payments-services business, on behalf of its clients. The transaction was in connection with the acquisition of RBS WorldPay by Advent International and Bain Capital.
RBS WorldPay is a global leader in payment processing with operations in more than 40 countries. On average, the company processes over twelve million transactions per day. Growth prospects for the business are strong and will be driven by a further substitution of cheque and cash payments by card payments. RBS WorldPay has a leading market position with a 44% market share of transactions processed in the United Kingdom.
Juri Jenkner, Head of Partners Group's London office and Managing Director in the Private Debt practice at Partners Group comments: "We are delighted to be a mezzanine lender to RBS WorldPay. The company provides services which are an integral part of today's card payment infrastructure and RBS WorldPay has the scale required to continue playing a leading role in its market."
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, Munich, 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]