Partners Group

Partners Group is a global alternative asset manager with strong Swiss roots, headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. The firm specializes in private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure, and private debt, managing a diverse range of customized portfolios for institutional clients worldwide. With over CHF 19.2 billion in private equity assets and a global team of more than 1,500 professionals across numerous offices, Partners Group is recognized as one of the largest private equity asset managers globally. The firm's extensive investment portfolio includes 47% in private equity, 16% in private real estate, 14% in infrastructure, and 23% in private debt. Partners Group's commitment to providing innovative and tailored investment solutions has established it as a prominent player in the alternative asset management sector.

Robert Jan Bakker

Vice President, Private Infrastructure

Jenny Blinch

Public Relations

Stefanie Breuer

Senior Vice President, Private Debt Americas

Todd Bright

Partner, Head Private Infrastructure Americas

Mike Bryant

Co-Head Private Real Estate

Patrizia Buser

Vice President, Private Infrastructure

Ed Diffendal

Managing Director

Andre Frei

Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer

Rahul Ghai

Managing Director, Private Real Estate Asia

Max Ilmoni

Vice President, Private Real Estate

Andrew Kwok

Managing Director and Head Private Infrastructure Asia

Joel Liebi

Vice President - Real Estate Direct

Shreya Malik

Investment Manager, Private Infrastructure Europe

Kim Nguyen

Head of Private Equity Europe

Alexander Ott

Managing Director, Private Debt Europe

Esther Peiner

Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Europe

Tom Stein

Managing Director

Robin Thywissen

Managing Director, Private Debt Europe

Kok Leong Toh

Vice President of Private Infrastructure

Cyrill Wipfli

Partner, Co-Head Portfolio Management

Chuanbi Xu

Investment Manager

Past deals in Pacific NorthWest

Pacific Bells

Acquisition in 2015
In 1989, two businessmen—Tom Cook and Dennis January—formed a partnership corporation, Pacific Bells, Inc., to build and operate Taco Bell restaurants in the Pacific Northwest. Dennis had just opened his first Taco Bell restaurant in Tualatin, Oregon and they were eager to expand. Tom had been with Taco Bell for 10 years, starting as a fry cook, then shift manager, restaurant manager, district manager, area manager at the corporate offices in Irvine, CA and finally working as a Franchise Consultant in the Washington/Oregon region.