The firm manages a broad range of funds, structured products and customised portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors, private banks, individual investors and other financial institutions. The firm has completed more than private equity investments in portfolio companies. In , Partners Group became a constituent of the Swiss Market Index , an index of the 20 largest stocks in Switzerland.
As of , Partners Group is the fifth most-valuable publicly listed private markets firm in the world by market capitalisation. Each of the co-founders contributed an equal share to the initial pool in the first year.
The fund was a huge success in mainland Europe. According to Institutional Investor magazine , this is partly due to the lack of competition at the time in Europe compared to North America. At the time, it was the largest secondary transaction recorded. Beginning in late , Partners Group made a number of announcements about the opening of new global offices.
This began with the Asia Pacific region, with the opening of an office in Singapore in December Partners Group Singapore has since become an important regional office for the investment firm, reaching the operational milestone of 20 years in During that time, it has more than doubled its assets under management , employee numbers and its annual net profit figure. On February 6, , Partners Group announced that Peter Wuffli would be joining its board of directors. The fund was one of the first to meet the requirements of the Investment Company Act of , and one of the first SEC-regulated funds available in the United States.
At Private Equity International's awards, Partners Group were standout winners at the awards ceremony, as they were the only firm to win three categories. Partners Group continued with acquisitions throughout , including two other major deals. Layton's role at the time was as senior manager at the firm's Denver office, and became Partners Group's first American chief executive officer.
