Talk:Partners Group

An update for the lead section
Hi, I was thinking it can be useful to update the lead section as it is not updated. In my proposal here below I have also added some third-party sources to the primary ones currently available in the article. As far as I understood, they should be more in line with what is required. Finally, I would add information regarding Private Equity International's award for Partners Group, supported by the necessary source. I've highlighted all of the changes I am proposing in green. What do you think? Thanks ahead of time for whatever suggestion you may want to share with me :) Milevka Grceva (talk) 11:16, 21 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi Thank you for making the request concise and clear.  I have implemented your requested changes with some minor adjustments  I did not think the firm of the year award belonged in the lead as the notability of the award is unclear so included it in the History section instead.  If at all possible in the future, please refrain from using sources that are behind a pay wall as it makes the review difficult, if not impossible.  Also, you do need use the edit request template next time (instructions also on your talk page) so editors are aware.  S0091 (talk) 17:49, 6 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks a lot for your help . I perfectly understand the need to possibly refrain from paywalled sources. Unfortunately, sometimes it is the only available option. I will shortly propose an expanded and sourced version of the first part of the history section I have been working on for the past few days, I'll propose it on this same page but in a separate discussion. There are some paywalled sources in the second part I will submit later on, but I have tried to add as many freely available sources as possible.


 * I will use the edit request template for the draft I am about to submit, as you suggested.


 * Thanks again for your help. Should you feel like helping with my next proposal as well, it would be greatly appreciated :) Talk to you soon. --Milevka Grceva (talk) 08:07, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

An expanded version of the first part of the History section
Hi all, over the last few days I have been working on expanding the history section with new information as well as sources.

Find the draft I have prepared below. I have highlighted information that is already on the page in yellow.

I have added some additional historical information between the first and second paragraphs of the history section currently in the article.

I will keep on working on what follows, in the meantime it would mean the world if you could tell me what you think about the content below. --Milevka Grceva (talk) 08:34, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

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Founding
Founded in 1996, the firm is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland with global offices. In 2019, the firm opened its 129,400-square-foot North American headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado. The founding partners met at Goldman Sachs and saw growth potential in the private equity market, given the legal and regulatory limitations that were placed on European and institutional investors’ access to closed-ended private equity programs.

The firm began by building a client-base across Europe for private equity, eventually recruiting Steffen Meister to join the firm, who then also became CEO and later Executive Chairman.

Early growth
The firm raised its first direct buyout fund by 1998, Partners Private Equity LP, with total commitments of CHF 150 million. Partnering with Coller Capital, in the same year the firm made its first and at the time largest secondary transaction and established a secondaries business.

From 1998 to 2003 Partners Group created capital-protected offerings, convertible bonds, listed private markets vehicles, rated vehicles and funds. These elements provided liquidity for European institutional investors and allowed for their investments in private equity.

In 2003, with around EUR 400 million, Partners Group launched a fund called Secondary 2004.

By the end of 2005 Partners Group also established offices in New York, London, Singapore, and Guernsey.

The company’s first public offering
In 2006, with the value of the firm at CHF 1.7 billion, Partners Group listed 33% of its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange for CHF 63 per share. This made the firm one of the first private equity firms to go public.

Partners Group is a joint stock company under Swiss law, listed on the Swiss Exchange since its 2006 initial public offering (minority floating). Around 45% of the shares are held by all employees and partners. The firm's founding partners are Alfred Gantner, Marcel Erni, Urs Wietlisbach and Stefan Degen. As of 2016, according to Forbes' annual billionaire's list, founders Gantner, Erni, and Wietlisbach are listed as three of the 25 wealthiest private equity managers in the world, each with net worths totaling $1.3 billion.