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. She is also a CFA charterholder. 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. He has been with Partners Group since 2013 and was an independent member of the Board of Directors of Partners Group Holding AG, Chairman of the Americas and a member of the Board's Client Oversight Committee until 2019. Erik has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has 29 years of industry experience. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Concentra and as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Premier Practice Management. Charles Miller-Jones is part of the Private Equity Services business unit, based in London. Managing Director, Head Client Solutions Southern Europe, France and Israel. Co-Founder, Member of the Board of Directors. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boston University, Massachusetts, USA and a MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business, USA. Bellis comes from a comfortable background, to say the least, having learnt the game at a country club in San Francisco. He holds a bachelors degree in management from Boston College, Massachusetts, USA. He has been with Partners Group since 2005 and has 19 years of industry experience. He has 30 years of industry experience and, prior to joining Partners Group, worked at Rhne-Poulenc Group as Sales & Marketing Director where he served industrial industries such as Automotive, Pulp & Paper and Conveyor Belting. She has been with Partners Group since 2011 and has 16 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from Hamilton College, New York, USA. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company KinderCare. Pamela holds an MBA in finance and marketing from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business, USA. He is a member of the Private Equity Direct Leads, Direct Co-Investment and Direct Growth Investment Committees in Goods and Products. and MTU Aero Engines. She is a member of the Executive Team. He holds a master's degree in finance from the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a financial consultant at VZ VermgensZentrum. Australian Firm Slater & Gordon Set For Private Equity Takeover He has been with Partners Group since 2008, previously heading the Transaction Services team, and has 18 years of industry experience. Kevin Griffith (MBA) Partner, Head Private Real Estate and Head Private Real Estate Europe. He has 17 years of industry experience. 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 holds a master's degree in economics with a specialization in statistics and financial markets from the University of Konstanz, Germany. Robert joined the firm in 2005 as a member of the Private Equity investment team and has 23 years of industry experience. Sujit John is part of the Private Equity Health and Life business unit, based in New York. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Bank Vontobel AG, Swiss Life and FINMA. He has been with Partners Group since 2012 and has 15 years of industry experience. He holds a PhD in finance and banking from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland on the topic of valuation of private equity companies. The companies were formed over a forty-five year period with He has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Managing Director at CI Capital Partners. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Zurmont Management and SBC Warburg. Recent Posts. All rights reserved. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner at PwC where he advised clients from the insurance, asset management and private equity industries. Sign Up. Earlier in his career, Joel also worked at General Atlantic, McKinsey and Morgan Stanley. Karin Hallin is Head of Clients Solutions for Latin America as part of the Client Solutions Americas business unit. Managing Director, Global Head Product Accounting. 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. He has been with Partners Group since 1997 and has 44 years of industry experience. Gordon Brothers appraises, acquires, sells, invests and lends against a wide range of assets. Dr. Adrian Andermatt is Head of the Transaction Services business unit, based in Zug. She has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 20 years of industry experience. in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, USA. Christian Unger is Head of the Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance business unit, based in Zug. Trish Halamandaris (MBA), Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this donor honor roll. He also holds a masters degree in Medical Neuroscience and Neural Computation from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. Andrew Bellis is Head of the Private Debt business department, based in New York. Anne-Jan Jager is part of European Private Real Estate business unit, based in Zug. He holds an MBA from IMD Business School Lausanne, Switzerland. He began his career in real estate in 1997 at Morgan Stanley in their real estate investing and mergers & acquisitions departments in New York and London. He holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Hamburg, Germany and a PhD in international management from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. as Assistant Corporate Treasurer and as Corporate Treasurer of Actavis Group. Joanna Asfour is part of the Client Solutions business department, based in London. He is a member of the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee. Alfred Gantner is also a member of the Board's Investment Oversight Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has 26 years of industry experience. She is a member of the Private Infrastructure and Global Investment Committee. Based in New York, he serves as a member of the Private Equity Partnership Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees and as Chairman of the Private Equity Growth Investment Committee. Prior to joining Partners Group, Roberto worked at Deutsche Bank Asset Management and Credit Suisse Private Banking in the alternative investment space. Kevin has been with Partners Group since 2014. He is also a Swiss Certified Public Accountant. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Illinois, USA and a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Santa Clara, California, USA. He has 17 years of industry experience. Andr Frei is Partners Group's Chairman of Sustainability overseeing Partners Group's ESG and stakeholder impact initiatives, based in Zug. Andreas Knecht is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Partners Group, based in Zug. He holds a masters degree in law from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and an LL.M. WebHe is a member of the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Goods and Products Adjust your consent in the settings. 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. Bellis started her career with junior tournaments and performed brilliantly, winning In this capacity, he serves as the Chairman of several Partners Group portfolio companies including United States Infrastructure Corporation, Enfragen Renewable Energy, and Careismatic Brands, Inc., a medical apparel company. Dr. Kevin Lu has furthermore published commentaries in the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Financial Times and the Straits Times. 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. As of 2019, GS Capital Partners had raised approximately $39.9 billion since inception across seven funds and has invested over $17 billion. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs, the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States Air Force. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Fortum DH, Hanseatic Energy Hub and VSB Renewables. Previously he worked for Roland Berger, FAG Kugelfischer and DEKRA AG. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Managing Director at Global Infrastructure Partners where he focused on structured equity and credit investments in various infrastructure sectors. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Vice President in the Leveraged Finance group at Lehman Brothers, having previously worked on leveraged buyout transactions as a lawyer at Moses & Singer and White & Case LLP. Previously, Pamela held a number of positions at the firm, including Co-Head Private Real Estate, member of the Executive Committee and member of the Global Executive Board, in addition to being a US Office Head. He is a member of the board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce. Senior Management - Partners Group See Photos. Adam has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 22 years of industry experience. He also had leadership roles in McKinsey's Technology, Financial Services, Consumer and Retail practices in Asia and globally, working with global multinationals, local corporates and family-owned conglomerates. He is a Lead Operating Director (Chair) for the firm's portfolio assets Ararat Wind Farm, Grassroots and Murra Warra Wind Farm in Australia. She holds a master's degree in international economics and business studies from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and Marquette University in Wisconsin, USA. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as an attorney at Deutsche Bank, UBS and Br&Karrer and most recently as a member of the executive committee of Zuger Kantonalbank. At Partners Group he previously served as Head of the Investment Structures business department and was a member of the Executive Board for 12 years. Cdric Pouyan is part of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. 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. Anthony holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Brigham Young University, Utah, USA and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Illinois, USA. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Fermaca, VSB Renewables and Techem. He has 23 years of industry experience. He holds a degree in economics and business administration from the Management School of Zurich, Switzerland. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a bachelor's degree in Geography from the University of Durham, UK. She has 20 years of industry experience. He was previously part of the Private Real Estate Integrated Investments business unit. 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. Angelo Gordon focuses on the global credit and real estate markets. He holds a PhD in business law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland, and is also admitted to the Swiss bar. He is also a Financial Risk Manager. He serves on the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Kindercare Learning Centers, Form Technologies, Curvature and United States Infrastructure Corporation. 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 started with the firm as a member of the Associate Program and later joined the Corporate Development and Communications team, which he headed from 2014 to 2017. She holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford, UK. Benjamin A. Breier is Head of US Private Equity Health and Life, based in Denver. He is a member of the Global Direct Debt, the Direct Debt Europe and the Direct Debt Asia Investment Committees as well as a board observer for the firm's portfolio companies Labeyrie and Idemia. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 15 years of industry experience. He is a member of the Private Equity Integrated Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investment Committees. He has been with Partners Group since 2000 and has 23 years of industry experience. CiCi Bellis Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life Todd Bright is Head of Partners Groups Houston office and Co-Head of Private Infrastructure in the Americas, as well as sitting on the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee and the Global Investment Committee. Breaking into Angelo Gordon & Co He served as Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group from 1996 to 2005 and subsequently as Executive Chairman from 2005 to 2014. See Photos. He is also a CFA charterholder, a certified Swiss stock trader and holds the Financial Risk Manager designation. 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. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. Managing Director, Private Equity Health and Life. He has 20 years of industry experience. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies EyeCare Partners and Confluent. Luv Parikh is a part of the Asian Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Singapore. Managing Director, Head Private Real Estate Asia. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Citibank. Managing Director, Client Solutions Europe. He was also formerly the Co-Head of the Portfolio Management business unit and Co-Head of the Asian Client Solutions. He holds a PhD in physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Gordon Bellis is on Facebook. He has 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 15 years of industry experience, having joined Partners Group from Credit Suisse Private Banking, J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse First Boston. He has been with Partners Group since 2004 and has 19 years of industry experience. Jochen Weirich is part of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees, Chairman of the Private Equity Partnership Investments Investment Committee, and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Aavas Financiers, CSS Corp., and EuroKids. References to "assets under management" or "AUM" are as defined in Apollo Global Management, Inc.'s latest earnings release. She holds a masters degree in international business and languages from Heriot-Watt University, UK. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Deutsche Bank. He has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was global CEO of Ringier AG, Switzerlands largest media company. He has 17 years of industry experience. Partner, Chief Risk Officer, Head Portfolio Solutions. She also opened Partners Group's services and operations hub in Manila. WebMary Bellis - Developing World Markets Mary Bellis Office Manager/HR/Paralegal United States Mary joined DWM in 2019 with years of experience coordinating US companies interactions with companies and institutions outside the US. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies EyeCare Partners, PCI Pharma Services, Pharmathen and Axia. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at C-Matrix Communications, one of the leading PR, communications and marketing consultancies in Switzerland, where she was responsible for healthcare and telecommunications mandates. Log In. Managing Director, Private Equity Partnership Investments. Urs Wietlisbach is the Co-Founder of Partners Group. He also chairs the Valuation Committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company United States Infrastructure Corporation. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked for Credit Suisse within their Swiss Corporates team, arranging financing solutions for international corporates headquartered in Switzerland. Previously, he served as Co-Head of the Private Infrastructure business department and Chairman of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. Managing Director, Co-Head Private Wealth. She has also advised multi-national companies in the area of corporate governance, SOX implementations, IFRS, internal audit and regulatory matters. Scott Essex is an Advisory Partner focusing on the firm's private debt business, based in New York. from the University of Pennsylvania, USA and is admitted to the New York state bar. He holds a masters degree in accounting and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. She holds a masters degree in European Union law from the Collge dEurope, Belgium. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Oscar Huggare is Co-Head of the European, Middle East and Africa Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. He holds a master's degree in banking and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. She has been with Partners Group since 2006 and has 16 years of industry experience. Gordon Bellis. WebHe has advised a wide range of listed and privately held corporate, private equity and financial companies on Belgian and cross-border M&A transactions, including restructuring, Managing Director, Private Equity Goods and Products. Managing Director, Head Private Equity Partnership Investments Asia. Prior to joining Partners Group, Mark spent 15 years with Mizuho Bank (formerly Fuji Bank) in New York, where he served as co-founder and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Mountain Capital U.S. CLO management platform and was also a Senior Team Leader in Fuji Bank's U.S. Josef Bieri is an Advisory Partner and has focused on client relationships, sourcing, growing Partners Groups network and internal staff development and education since 2012. Previously, Andreas was Head of the Americas, based in New York, and a member of the Executive Committee from 2014 to 2017. 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 at Sal. She has been with Partners Group since October 2022 and has 30 years of industry experience working and investing in next generation infrastructure. Dr. Stephan Schli is the Chief Investment Officer of Partners Group and member of the Global Executive Board, based in Zug. Eric Shepsman is part of the Private Real Estate Americas business unit, based in Denver. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at J.P. Morgan in the EMEA Acquisition and Leveraged Finance team. Mr. Penner was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hydro-Quebec from 2014 to 2018. Bellis would have won $60,000 for the first-round victory but explained patiently why it was easy turning it down. 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. Stefanie Breuer is part of the Private Equity business department, based in Zug. Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Asset Management. Andres Small is part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, based in New York. Before that, Manas was engaged in designing and selling cutting-edge telecom solutions for start-ups such as MaxComm Technologies (acquired by Cisco Systems) and Camiant Inc (now part of Oracle). He has been with Partners Group since 2019 and has 27 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelors degree in accountancy from the University of Santo Tomas, Philippines and is a Philippine certified public accountant. He is a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee and Chairman of the Private Real Estate Partnership Investments Investment Committee and the Private Real Estate Direct Investment Committee, and has 34 years of industry experience. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Mark has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has 32 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelors degree in finance from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China. Christopher holds a master's degree in finance from the University of Durham, UK and is also a CFA charterholder. Managing Director, Head Private Infrastructure Asia. Derek Lim is part of the Private Equity Goods and Products business unit based in Denver. Andreas Baumann is part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, based in Zug. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in Illinois, USA and a PhD in molecular biology and biochemistry from the University of Basel, Switzerland. He has 20 years of industry experience. Leveraged Finance Originations Group. Following his return to Partners Group's principal office in Zug, Ren was assigned responsibility for the firm's private debt investment management activities. Once the Opens glaring spotlight faded, Bellis went about the business of survival. WebBenjamin Gordon is Managing Partner of Cambridge Capital, an investor in niche supply chain leaders. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Privatbankiers Merck Finck & Co. Todd J. Miller is Head of the Private Equity Health and Life business unit, based in Denver, and is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Health and Life Investment Committee. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University, New Jersey and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He has 35years of industry experience.