Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, has surpassed its target of USD 15.0bn in client commitments for its fifth direct private equity program. The Program comprises commitments to Partners Group’s fifth direct private equity fund, Partners Group Direct Equity V[2], and to the bespoke client solutions and open-ended funds that allocate to the same direct private equity strategy.
The Program is supported by one of the industry’s largest middle market private equity teams, with around 200 investment professionals located across Partners Group’s offices in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. These teams draw on a differentiated thematic sourcing approach to identify market-leading companies with transformational potential. Partners Group’s large network of over 180 seasoned external industry experts then act as operating directors at portfolio companies to drive value creation and entrepreneurship from the board level.
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Partners Group applies deep thematic research to identify high conviction sub-sectors supported by resilient long-term global trends across four industry verticals: Technology, Health & Life, Goods & Products, and Services. Through its entrepreneurial governance approach, the firm partners with management teams to build a value creation plan around clearly defined strategic pillars. At the time of closing, the Program was committed to companies including Breitling, a leading Swiss watchmaker; SureWerx, a North American supplier of mission-critical personal protective equipment, safety gear, and tool solutions; and ROSEN Group, a global provider of inspection services for crucial energy infrastructure assets.
Kim Nguyen, Partner, Head Private Equity Services Vertical, comments: “We spend years delving deep into thematic growth trends to develop the winning business models of the future and identify companies in niche ecosystems with the highest value creation potential. Our teams, reinforced with the bespoke expertise of leaders from operational backgrounds, support our portfolio companies to apply these models in order for them to thrive in a rapidly changing economy.”
Investors in the Program are a mix of new and existing clients, including public and corporate pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowment funds, foundations, and individual investors
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