Partners Group
Partners Group's private equity AUM increases 7%
Switzerland-based firm announces тЌ2.37bn new commitments for its private equity strategy
Partners Group buys Megadyne in SBO
Company's founders, the Tadolini family, reinvested in the business alongside Partners Group
Partners Group buys Ammeraal Beltech in SBO
Advent International sells Netherlands-based Ammeraal, a lightweight belting specialist
Partners-led consortium buys Techem for €4.6bn
Deal ends a 10-year holding period for Macquarie, which took the firm private in 2008
Partners Group launches impact fund
Move follows impact fund launches from global PE firms TPG, KKR and Bain Capital in recent months
Ardian sells Groupe Bio7 to trade
Buyer Cerba HealthCare is owned by Partners Group and Canadian pension fund PSP Investments
Partners Group appoints Steffen Meister as chair
Meister succeeds Peter Wuffli, who has been chair since 2014 and who will now act as vice-chair
European PE in 2017: Scaling new heights
Buyout activity and fundraising reached a new peak in 2017, with mega-buyouts and small-cap deals fueling dealflow and French funds popular among LPs
Partners Group makes 6x return, 74% IRR on VAT Group final exit
GP originally acquired a joint majority stake alongside Capvis Equity Partners in December 2013
Partners Group reaches €61.9bn in AUM
Private debt is the fastest growing allocation area for the firm, with new commitments of тЌ3.5bn
Partners Group sells 9.33% stake in VAT Group
Further sell-down amounts to CHF 355m and leaves Partners Group with a stake of 3.75%
Partners Group sells 10% VAT Group stake
Partners Group will retain a 13.07% stake in VAT Group after the settlement of the transaction
Partners Group raises €6bn for direct private equity
Partners Group Direct Equity 16 has closed on €3bn after holding a first close on €1.5bn in February 2017
Omers makes 2.6x on £1bn sale of Civica to Partners Group
Sale ends a four-year holding period for Omers, which bought Civica from 3i for ТЃ390m in 2013
Phoenix sells Key Retirement to Partners Group for £200m
New funding will be used to expand the companyтs distribution capacity and drive product innovation
Partners Group holds €1.5bn first close for direct investment fund
Buyout firm acquired French pharmaceutical group Cerba HealthCare for €1.8bn from PAI Partners earlier this year
PAI exits Cerba Healthcare in sale to Partners Group
PAI is exiting the group after a six-year holding, during which Cerba's turnover tripled
unquote" LP and secondaries round-up
European fund-of-funds managers look to raise new vehicles, LPs increase private equity allocations, and more in this unquote" round-up of LP news
unquote" LP and secondaries round-up
US and European LPs bring PE investments in-house in our latest round-up of LP and secondaries news
Luxembourg launches Reserved Alternative Investment Funds
New vehicles will increase flexibility and open up opportunities for private equity houses, real estate investors and hedge fund managers
Partners Group targets UK defined contribution market with new fund
Partners Group Generations Fund is structured as a non-UCITS retail scheme
Partners Group closes sixth secondaries fund on €2.5bn
Its previous vehicle, Partners Group Secondary 2011, reached a final close on €2bn in 2012
Polaris exits A-Tex to Partners Group's Trimco
Exit comes three years after acquisition
Partners Group takes minority stake in Tous
Founding family will keep majority control of luxury goods maker