Dr. Marcel Erni is the Co-Founder of Partners Group. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at RBC Capital Markets and GE Capital. Previously, he served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group between 2013 and 2021 and, prior to that, as Chief Risk Officer between 2008 and 2013 and he was the Head of the Client Services business department. Managing Director, Private Equity Health and Life. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Gordon Bellis. Erik Gunnervall is Head of Partners Group's Zug office, Head of Client Solutions for Switzerland and part of the European Client Solutions business unit. While at OPE Michael was responsible for all aspects of sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, and was involved with three portfolio company boards to support management in the areas of strategic planning, operations and finance. He is a member of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 13 years of industry experience. Previously, he was the Head of Partners Group's Private Equity business department and has represented Partners Group on the Board of Directors of several of the firm's portfolio companies, including Universal Services of America, Nobel Learning Communities, MicroPoise Measurement Systems, Cabot Credit Management, Pacific Bells, and Strategic Partners. Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions Middle East and Africa. Christian Wicklein is Co-Head of Private Wealth, based in Zug. Bush and Ronald Reagan administrations: Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Policy Development and Senior Advisor for Policy to the Secretary of the Treasury, United States Executive Director of the IMF, and, concurrently, Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Economic Policy and US Alternate Executive Director at the IMF. He is Head of the Corporate Operations business department and a member of the Executive Team and Global Executive Board. Managing Director, Private Equity Services. Jochen Weirich is part of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. She has been with Partners Group since 2010 and has 20 years of industry experience. He is a member of the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee. He holds a masters degree in finance from EMLYON Business School, France. Roy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Amann Girrbach AG and STADA Arzneimittel AG, and has been with Partners Group since 2004. He holds a PhD in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. He was previously part of the Private Real Estate Integrated Investments business unit. She holds a masters degree in banking and finance from the University of St Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. Sujit John is part of the Private Equity Health and Life business unit, based in New York. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Scotia Bank and Scotia Holdings (US) Inc. and of the Middle East Investment Initiative and a director at large of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Martin Scott is Head of Partners Groups Sydney office and Head of the Australian Client Solutions business unit, as well as a member of the Global Executive Board and Director of Partners Group Australia. He holds a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from Hamilton College, New York, USA. Mr. Penner was the driving force behind the recently established multi-disciplinary "Michael D. Penner Initiative of ESG" at the Universit de Montreal. Michael Sexton is part of the Private Equity Services business unit, based in Denver. Karin Hallin is Head of Clients Solutions for Latin America as part of the Client Solutions Americas business unit. He is responsible for all debt financing-related aspects of Partners Group's Private Equity and Private Infrastructure Direct investments globally across their life cycle. Goldman Sachs Capital Partners is the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs, focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments globally. Previously, he was Head of the Client Solutions Americas business unit, based in New York. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 20 years of industry experience. Gordon Bellis. Managing Director, Co-Head Client Solutions EMEA. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at AlpInvest Partners, RBS, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young. Prior to joining Partners Group, he held senior roles at Zurich Investments, where he was Head of Investment Sales; Zurich Scudder; Tyndall Investment Management; and Citigroup. Raniero's previous roles also include BNP Paribas, as Country Head of Capital Markets in Italy; Citigroup, as Co-Head of the Capital Markets division in Italy; and Lehman Brothers. He has been with Partners Group since 2004 and has 19 years of industry experience. Luv Parikh is a part of the Asian Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Singapore. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as an attorney at a number of different law firms, including Niederer Kraft & Frey, Zurich, advising corporate clients in M&A and financing matters, and as co-lead at Man Group's Continental Europe legal team. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 19 years of industry experience. He has 20 years of industry experience. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Benjamin Gordon He has 26 years of industry experience, predominantly in the energy, automotive and engineered products sector. Oecon degree in accounting and finance from the University of Iceland. He has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to his time in Asia, he was part of Partners Group's Private Equity Directs and Primaries Americas business, based in New York. He has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has 27 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelors degree in law and science from the University of Otago, New Zealand and is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Central European Industrial Fund, Investment Circle Germany-Spain S.A., Nordic Tower Properties AB, Skylab and Norwegian Lights AS. Michael Penner is an Operating Partner and Chairman of Canada. He has been with Partners Group since 2004 and has 22 years of industry experience. Before joining Blackstone, Joe was an Executive Director at GreenOak Real Estate Advisors in New York, where he focused on acquisitions in the U.S., Greater China, and India. She has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 16 years of industry experience. Eicke Schinn is the Global Head of the Product Accounting business unit, based in Zug. Previously, Ed was a Managing Director at the American Infrastructure Fund, where he focused on transportation, midstream oil and gas, and asset intensive real property infrastructure. He has been with Partners Group since 2002 and has 24 years of industry experience. Manas holds eight US patents and is a member of the Mumbai chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Managing Director, Senior Member of Management. Gordon joined Bain Capital in 1997. He is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee, the Direct Debt Asia Investment Committee and the Direct Debt Europe Investment Committee and Chairman of the Special Situations Investment Committee. Meet CiCi Bellis, The Teen Who Pulled Off US Open's First Stunner Vanessa Camilleri is Head of Partners Group's Luxembourg office and part of the Platform Services business unit. She is a member of the Executive Team, the Global Executive Board and is also the Co-Chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Partner, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Americas. At GE Capital Real Estate he held a broad variety of leadership roles, including leading the European asset management and risk functions. Gordon Bellinger. He is Chairman of the Direct Debt US Investment Committee, Co-Chairman of the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee and a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Direct Debt Asia Investment Committee, the Special Situations Investment Committee, and the Direct Debt Europe Investment Committee. She is admitted to the bar in Malta. He has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 18 years of industry experience. Before that she served as Group CEO of Swedavia (Swedish airports), MTR Nordics and deputy CEO of Veolia Transport Sweden and also has extensive experience as Non-Executive Board member of several listed and non-listed companies. He has been with Partners Group since 2000 and has 28 years of industry experience. They are known for both their top 5 distressed fund and top REPE (Real Estate Private Equity) business. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked for Tristan Capital Partners as Executive Director, responsible for sourcing, structuring and executing of real estate deals and joint ventures across Europe as well as UBS Asset Management in Europe and the US. Andre Blanadet (MBA) Tom Stein is Head of Private Debt in the Americas, based in Denver. Anthony Shontz is Head of Partners Group's Denver office, Co-Head of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, and a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees and the Private Equity Partnership Investment Committee. Managing Director, Co-Head Private Wealth. Mark has also been engaged in senior investment advisory roles for Mountain Bridge Advisors and Nebula Capital, where he focused on liquid debt investment and U.S. CLO management and investment strategies. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2011 and has 19 years of industry experience. Dr. Cyrill Wipfli is Vice Chairman of Asia and part of the Portfolio Management business unit, based in Zug. Managing Director, Private Real Estate Europe. She has 14 years of industry experience. He holds a master's degree in business law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. She has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 18 years of industry experience. Previously, he served as Co-Head of the Private Debt business department and Head of the European Private Debt business unit. He leads the Executive Team and the Global Executive Board. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG. He has 15 years of industry experience. William Swayne is part of the Private Equity Services business unit, based in New York. He is a member of the Global Executive Board has 20 years of relevant experience. He represented Partners Group during 10 years on the board of the Swiss Asset Management Association sat on its sustainability committee and has been its president for six years. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a financial consultant at VZ VermgensZentrum. The story says her father Gordon who works for a private equity fund in San Francisco made enough as an investment manager to supply his daughter with a She has also advised multi-national companies in the area of corporate governance, SOX implementations, IFRS, internal audit and regulatory matters. Prior to founding Partners Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. Andreas Holzmller is part of the Private Equity Goods and Products business unit, based in Munich. He is a member of the Private Equity Partnership Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees. Prior to joining Partners Group, he invested in, developed, and sold numerous companies, including co-founding GermanCapital (former GI Ventures), whose team was subsequently integrated into Partners Group in 2010. She is a member of the Private Infrastructure and Global Investment Committee. Benjamin is a former member of the Business Roundtable (BRT) and the Wall Street Journal CEO Council and previously served on the Board of the Federation of American Hospitals and InnovaCare Health. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to Partners Group, he served as a Partner for 4 years at 3i Debt Management Investments, part of 3i Group, and was responsible for their CLO and loan fund business. Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Asset Management. She has been with Partners Group since October 2022 and has 30 years of industry experience working and investing in next generation infrastructure. He is a member of the firm's Client Oversight Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company Vermaat. He joined Partners Group in 2022 and has 18 years of private equity experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2013 and has 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at KPMG and Mercer. Before joining Partners Group, he worked at KPMG in Guernsey within their trust and company administration and was an auditor with Power & Hunter in Dublin. Breaking into Angelo Gordon & Co Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at StepStone Group, UBS and PwC. He Adam Pilchman is part of the Private Debt Americas business unit, based in New York. Managing Director, Head Structuring Solutions. He is a member of the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Services Investment Committee. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of Durham, UK. Log In. Dr. Kevin Lu has furthermore published commentaries in the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Financial Times and the Straits Times. Chris Ip is part of the Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance business unit, based in Singapore. She has 13 years of industry experience. He is a member of the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Technology Investment Committee as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Guardian Early Learning and Straive. Sign Up. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 13 years of industry experience. Essentially, as soon as the recent college grads get to the Wall Street investment banks, they are getting recruited to leave to go to private-equity firms. Martin has 29 years of industry experience and joined Partners Group in 2008 when he commenced the firm's Australian operations. Walter has been with Partners Group since 1998 and has 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2012 and has 16 years of industry experience. Gordon Bellis. Gordon Bellis is on Facebook. Steffen Meister is a Partner of the firm and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Partners Group Holding AG, based in Zug. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was global CEO of Ringier AG, Switzerlands largest media company. He is also admitted to the Swiss bar. Managing Director, Client Solutions Americas. Dr. Yves Schneller is Head of the Investment Services business department and a member of the Global Executive Board, based in Zug. Ed Diffendal is Co-Head of Private Infrastructure in the Americas, based in Denver. He was previously a senior partner with McKinsey & Company, and a leader in the Private Equity/Principal Investor practice in Asia. He holds an MSc from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland; an MBA from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and is an alumnus of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation. He holds a degree in economics and business administration from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland, and is a Swiss certified public accountant. Before that she led global client relationships in the telecoms and financial services sectors and advanced the firm's talent management practice. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Fermaca, VSB Renewables and Techem. Before Pine Brook, he was at Credit Suisse in the Special Opportunities group focusing on principal investments in renewable energy, infrastructure and mining. Managing Director, Head Client Solutions Latin America. Previously, Lukas was Head of Human Resources and a member of the Global Executive Board, and has been with Partners Group since 2008, with 20 years of industry experience. Felix Haldner is an Advisory Partner focused on client relationships and on board work as an operating director including for LSE listed Princess Private Equity Holding Ltd. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at UBS AG as Team Head in Latin America Client Solutions and at ABB Ltd. as a key account manager in Latin America for high voltage sub-stations. WebGordon Brothers Group provides global advisory, operating and financial services to companies at times of growth or restructuring. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and an MBA from Stanford University, California, USA. He is Chairman of the Global Liquid Loans Investment Committee and a member of the Special Situations Investment Committee. The Apollo team has deep experience across sectors, industries and geographies and expertise in private equity, real estate equity, and impact investing. Erik Kaas is Partners Groups Chairman of Europe and part of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. Ziad Nasr is Head of Client Solutions for the Middle East and Africa, based in Dubai. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 18 years of industry experience. She holds a masters degree in European Union law from the Collge dEurope, Belgium. He has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 17 years of industry experience. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Version 1, Emeria, Schleich and Cerba. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's current portfolio companies Action, Kaffee Partner, Vishal Mega Mart and KinderCare Learning Centers, and was a Board Member of previous portfolio companies, such as AHT Cooling Systems, Austria; Bartec Safety Switchgear, Germany; and VAT Group Vacuum Valves, Switzerland. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at J.P. Morgan in the EMEA Acquisition and Leveraged Finance team. Todd holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Michigan, USA. Managing Director, Head Corporate Development. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at BGF Investments and Standard Life Investments. Join Facebook to connect with Gordon Bellis and others you may know. With 18 years of industry experience, Roy has also held positions in M&A at Morgan Stanley, economic research at UBS Warburg, in audit at KPMG and finance at Procter & Gamble. Roy Baumann is Co-Head Private Equity Partnership Investments Europe, based in Zug, and is a member of the Private Equity Partnership Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees. He is also a Fellow of the International Compliance Association. He has been with Partners Group since 2010 and has 22 years of industry experience. CGC 09 495708 in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Partner, Head Private Equity Health and Life. Managing Director, Co-Head Private Real Estate Asset Management. Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Europe. Gordon Brothers Group provides global advisory, operating and financial services to companies at times of growth or restructuring. Managing Director, Head Client Solutions Southern Europe, France and Israel. He holds a Diploma in economics. He holds a bachelors degree in finance from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA. WebHe is a member of the Executive Team, the Global Portfolio Committee, the Global Executive Board, as well as Deputy Chairman of the Private Markets Relative Value Committee. Jonathan Abraham is part of the Australian Client Solutions business unit, based in Sydney. Andreas Baumann is part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, based in Zug. She has been with Partners Group since 2006 and has 16 years of industry experience. Previously, he was a member of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee and Head of Private Infrastructure Asia. He has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has 29 years of industry experience. Steffen Meister is furthermore the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Crossiety AG, a social media platform for local communities in Switzerland, and a member of the Board of Directors of FAIRTIQ AG, a company providing advanced travel payment solutions for the public transport sector. Managing Director, Head Client Solutions Services. Should you have any changes, corrections or questions, please contact us at reunions@anderson.ucla.edu, 110 Westwood Plaza Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Australian Industrial Energy, DUET Group, Macquarie Group, Westpac Banking Group and Deloitte and Touche. Before that, Vageesh was with McKinsey & Co advising clients across consumer goods and financial services industries. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at J.P. Morgan Partners (Private Equity, South and Southeast Asia) and Helix Investments (India Head, Private Equity). Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Managing Director at Blackstone Real Estate based in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo, responsible for real estate acquisitions and initiatives in China and Japan. Christopher Hardison is part of the Private Debt Americas business unit, based in New York. People He has 28 years of industry experience and, prior to joining Partners Group, was a Partner at Perennius Capital Partners, which was integrated into Partners Group in 2013. Managing Director, Head Project Management Office. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Sal. He is also a Swiss certified public accountant. He is a member of the Global Portfolio Committee and the Private Equity Integrated Investment Committee. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA and a bachelors degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Christian Hertig is part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, based in Zug. Prior to joining Partners Group, he had assignments at Airbus S.A.S. He serves on the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Kindercare Learning Centers, Form Technologies, Curvature and United States Infrastructure Corporation. Robert Collins is Co-Head of Private Wealth, Head of Partners Group's New York Office and a member of the Global Executive Board. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as a management consultant at Droege & Comp in Asia and Europe, with a focus on the Asia operations of European headquartered firms. Stefan Nf is Partners Group's Chairman of Clients, based in Zug. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. At Sigma, Andrew focused on due diligence, negotiations, investments, as well as the operational due diligence of administrators and other key service providers for those funds. Alfred Gantner is the Co-Founder of Partners Group. Prior to joining Partners Group, Manas co-led TPG's growth investments in India, having started his investing career with Matrix Partners, where he was responsible for investments in mobility and financial services. Previously, he was a member of the Global Executive Board and served as the firm's Chief Risk Officer as part of the Executive Committee from 2013 to 2021. Previously, he worked at MidOcean Partners, Sun Capital Partners and Lazard. He has established and led real estate operating businesses across Europe. He holds a master's degree in finance and econometrics from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland. Gordon Brothers appraises, acquires, sells, He served as Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group from 1996 to 2005 and subsequently as Executive Chairman from 2005 to 2014. He began his career after receiving his MBA as an energy project developer at Enron. He has 29 years of industry experience and, prior to joining Partners Group, worked for eight years at Goldman Sachs and co-founded an ETH spin-off company in the computational finance space. Cdric Pouyan is part of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. Trish Halamandaris (MBA), Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this donor honor roll. Gordon Bellis (MBA) David Boden (MBA) Stefanie Bond (MBA) Katherine (MBA) & Eugene (MBA) Chen; Jeffrey Clyde (MBA) Gregory Ennis (MBA) John Fargis (MBA) Joanna Asfour is part of the Client Solutions business department, based in London. Bellis He is also a research fellow of the SMU/Wharton research center. Nils Bartel is Global Head of the Capital Markets business unit, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee and Chairman of the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Health and Life Investment Committee. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked for Credit Suisse within their Swiss Corporates team, arranging financing solutions for international corporates headquartered in Switzerland. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was responsible for the Long-Term Investments portfolios for several entities of Allianz Group, having started his career working at Mercer Management Consulting and the Research Institute for International Management. Nick Kuys is part of the Private Infrastructure Asset Management team, based in Sydney. He holds an MBA from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to joining Partners Group, Peter was Managing Director at Paine Schwartz Partners, a US private equity firm where he led the operating team and also operated two portfolio companies as the CEO. Eric Shepsman is part of the Private Real Estate Americas business unit, based in Denver. She has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 34 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, Andrew was a Partner at Phoenix Equity Partners, and worked at Deloitte Corporate Finance and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie. Dr. Stephan Schli is the Chief Investment Officer of Partners Group and member of the Global Executive Board, based in Zug. Consulting and Apax Partners. Webgordon bellis private equity. Managing Director, Head Luxembourg, Platform Services. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UniCredit Group, L.E.K. He has 32 years of industry experience, having previously worked at UBS as Head Resources Region Central Switzerland. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Credit Suisse Financial Services. Ron Lamontagne is Head of Private Real Estate in the Americas, based in New York, and is a member of the Global Investment Committee and the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee. He holds a bachelors degree in management from Boston College, Massachusetts, USA. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Climeworks, atNorth, Greenlink, QNTM and CapeOmega. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Standard Bank, Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs. David has been with Partners Group since 2005 and has 20 years of industry experience. Bellis started her career with junior tournaments and performed brilliantly, winning Andreas Jauker is the Global Co-Head of the Compliance business unit, based in Zug. Previously, he was Head of Partners Group's New York office and Co-Head Private Equity Integrated Investments. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was an Investment Director at MML Capital Partners, and worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners and BNP Paribas in Mergers and Acquisitions. He is also a chartered alternative investment analyst. She is a certified FINMA lead auditor, Swiss and Turkish Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Istanbul, Turkey. He is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Direct Debt US Investment Committee, the Global Liquid Loans Investment Committee and Co-Chairman of the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee, Chairman of the Direct Debt Europe Investment Committee and Chairman of the Direct Debt Asia Investment Committee. He is a Board Observer of the Board of Directors of the firms current portfolio company KR Group, UK. He is a member of the Private Equity Integrated Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investment Committees. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Kenneth Leventhal & Co., Ernst & Young, Prudential Realty Group and Pension Consulting Alliance. from the University of Pennsylvania, USA and is admitted to the New York state bar.
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