Joanna Asfour is part of the Client Solutions business department, based in London. He holds a master's degree in finance from the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. He holds a master's degree in law from the University of Geneva, Switzerland and a master's degree in business and economics from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Scotia Bank and Scotia Holdings (US) Inc. and of the Middle East Investment Initiative and a director at large of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Previously, he worked at Apax Partners, Fenway Partners and Citigroup. Mark Hanslin is part of the Liquid Loans business unit, based in New York. She has also advised multi-national companies in the area of corporate governance, SOX implementations, IFRS, internal audit and regulatory matters. He has 22 years of experience in the investment community and was previously a senior member of Chicago-based Sterling Partners, where he led many of the firm's investments in the healthcare and tech-enabled business services sector. She is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee, Chairwoman of the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Technology Investment Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Civica Idera and Unit 4. He is a member of the Executive Team, the Global Portfolio Committee, the Global Executive Board, as well as Deputy Chairman of the Private Markets Relative Value Committee. 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. Sara Odebunmi is Global Head of the Platform Services business unit, based in Singapore. 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. Andreas Baumann is part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, based in Zug. Managing Director, Head Project Management Office. He has 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2012 and has 16 years of industry experience. Alexander Ott is part of the European Private Debt business unit, based in Zug, and has been with Partners Group since 2006 holding 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 20 years of industry experience. He holds a masters degree in law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. He holds an MBA from Monash University, Australia. Joel Larkins is part of the Private Infrastructure Asset Management team, based in Denver. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Cathay Capital Private Equity as Investment Director in charge of both investment and value creation, and before that at KPMG.
Gordon Bellis He holds a master's degree in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. He holds a master's degree in business law from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Adrian Andermatt is Head of the Transaction Services business unit, based in Zug. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Standard Bank, Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs. She finished 2014 in style, becoming the youngest player since 2006 to earn the worlds No. Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe. He has 26 years of industry experience and, prior to joining Partners Group, worked as a Director in Challenger Limited's fund division, in Westpac Institutional Bank's infrastructure and PPP fund practice and at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. Mr. Penner holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University in New York. She is a member of the Private Infrastructure and Global Investment Committee. He holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and an MBA from Stanford University, California, USA. He holds an MBA in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and a bachelor's degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, where he was awarded the Silver Medal for outstanding academic performance. He is also a certified European financial analyst. Managing Director, Client Solutions Americas. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was the CEO of United Bridge Partners, a private transportation infrastructure investment company, where he pioneered the use of fully private infrastructure capital for replacement transportation projects. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 19 years of industry experience. He holds a degree of Business Administration and Engineering (Dipl. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Australian Industrial Energy, DUET Group, Macquarie Group, Westpac Banking Group and Deloitte and Touche. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Baker McKenzie Zurich, advising corporate clients on capital markets and financial regulatory matters. He is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee, the Direct Debt Asia Investment Committee and the Direct Debt Europe Investment Committee and Chairman of the Special Situations Investment Committee. He holds an MBA from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA. He was previously a senior partner with McKinsey & Company, and a leader in the Private Equity/Principal Investor practice in Asia. 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. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Deloitte Switzerland, Avaloq banking solutions and Man Investments. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at BGF Investments and Standard Life Investments. Dr. Charles Dallara is an Advisory Partner focused on client relationships.
S&T Fraternity Management Keeran Kang is Co-Head of the Private Real Estate Partnership Investments business unit, based in London. Previously, he held a variety of operational roles, most recently as part of the Investment Operations business unit and prior to that Head of Product Accounting, Head of the firm's Guernsey office and Financial Controller of Princess Management Limited. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Privatbankiers Merck Finck & Co. Bellis comes from a comfortable background, to say the least, having learnt the game at a country club in San Francisco. Cyrill has been with Partners Group since 2002, initially as a private equity investment professional, and has 26 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelors degree in management from Boston College, Massachusetts, USA. He has 36 years of industry experience. He has 25 years of industry experience with a strong operating background. Pascal received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002 and holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD, France where he received the Roche Fellowship of the Year. Scott Essex is an Advisory Partner focusing on the firm's private debt business, based in New York.
People Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries ltd. as European Treasurer and Global Head of Teva's In-House Bank, at Allergan plc. Prior to that he held senior leadership positions at Syngenta and KPMG. He has 17 years of industry experience. WebBenjamin Gordon is Managing Partner of Cambridge Capital, an investor in niche supply chain leaders. 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. Managing Director, Head Transaction Services. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Fortum DH, Hanseatic Energy Hub and VSB Renewables. He holds a masters degree in finance from EMLYON Business School, France. Andreas has been with Partners Group since 2009 and has 26 years of industry experience. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and a masters degree in finance from the Paris Dauphine University, France. Peter is an economist and accountant by background and holds an MBA from London Business School, UK and Columbia University, New York, USA. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies EyeCare Partners and Confluent. They are known for both their top 5 distressed fund and top REPE (Real Estate Private Equity) Managing Director, Head Investment Information. He holds a degree in economics and business administration from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland, and is a Swiss certified public accountant. He holds a master's degree in accounting and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. Prior to joining Partners Group, Andrew was a Partner at Phoenix Equity Partners, and worked at Deloitte Corporate Finance and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Bloomberg LP. He is also a member of the Global Investment Committee. Andres Small is part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, based in New York. He has 14 years of relevant industry experience. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences, Lahr, Germany.
Private-Equity Headhunters Are Bleeding Wall Street WebGenerali. 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. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Rieter. He has 20 years of industry experience. Jochen Weirich is part of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. Prior to founding Partners Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse. Previously, he was a member of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee and Head of Private Infrastructure Asia. He has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has 32 years of industry experience. Dr. Anette Waygood is Global Head of the Corporate Legal business unit, based in Zug. He has been with Partners Group since 2002 and has 22 years of industry experience. He is a Board Observer of the Board of Directors of the firms current portfolio company KR Group, UK. He has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, she was a Partner at CapMan Infra. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at US Airways in internal mergers and acquisitions. Chris Ip is part of the Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance business unit, based in Singapore. Roy serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Amann Girrbach AG and STADA Arzneimittel AG, and has been with Partners Group since 2004. Oecon degree in accounting and finance from the University of Iceland. Managing Director, Head Luxembourg, Platform Services.