Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global private markets firm Partners Group closed its fifth direct private equity program, Partners Group Direct Equity V, with total commitments above its target of $15 billion.
The Fund targets four thematic areas: technology, health and life, goods and products, and services, a media release from the Swiss private markets firm said.
The Fund comprises commitments to Partners Group's fifth direct private equity fund, Partners Group Direct Equity V, and to the bespoke client solutions and open-ended funds that allocate to the same direct private equity strategy.
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 in the private wealth category.
Investors include the $4.7 billion Buckinghamshire County Council, Amersham, England; and the GBP 12.5 billion Tyne and Wear Pension Fund, South Shields, England.
Partners Group's partners and other employees, together with affiliates of the firm, also made a meaningful commitment to the program, bringing the total amount committed to date by this group to the firm's suite of investment programs to more than USD 4.8 billion.
The Fund 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 ...................... To view our full article Click here
|