Partners Group has formalized its private wealth fundraising activities into a private wealth business unit, further committing to expanding access to private markets for individual investors.
The private wealth business unit has $37 billion in assets under management (AuM), nearly a third of the firm's total $131 billion in AuM, and will be co-led by Robert Collins, partner, and Christian Wicklein, managing director, who will cover the Americas and Europe and APAC, respectively.
To support the strong growth of its private wealth activities in Asia, Partners Group recently hired Henry Chui, based in Singapore, to head its Asia team. Additionally, the firm will continue to build out functions that support the private wealth unit, such as product management, structuring and portfolio management.
“We are proud to be a leader in the private wealth segment,” said David Layton, partner and CEO, Partners Group. “As a firm, we distinguish ourselves through providi