Robert holds an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University, New York, USA where he was a Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow, and a bachelor's degree from Tulane University, Louisiana, USA where he majored in economics and history. He has 26 years of industry experience, predominantly in the energy, automotive and engineered products sector. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland. He sits on the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies CapitalSpring Finance Company and Diversified Maintenance Systems. He holds a bachelors degree in economics and psychology from Williams College, Massachusetts, USA and an MBA from Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences, Lahr, Germany. He is also a Swiss certified public accountant, a CFA charterholder, and passed both levels of the CAIA program. Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Americas. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malta. Christian started his career at Bertelsmann AG and holds a masters degree in economics from the European Business School, Germany. 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. He is a member of the firm's Client Oversight Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company Vermaat. Before Ringier, he was CEO of QXL Ricardo/Allegro, a publicly listed e-commerce company (at the LSE in London) which he sold to Naspers for 2bn CHF in 2008. Christopher holds a master's degree in finance from the University of Durham, UK and is also a CFA charterholder. He has over 30 years of industry experience and holds an MBA from the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management in Utah, USA. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Zurmont Management and SBC Warburg. He is a member of the Global Executive Board has 20 years of relevant experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was an Investment Director at MML Capital Partners, and worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners and BNP Paribas in Mergers and Acquisitions. Nicolas Petitjean is Head of Partners Group's Milan office and part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit. Oscar Huggare is Co-Head of the European, Middle East and Africa Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. He holds a master's degree in economics from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. 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 has been with Partners Group since 2012 and has 15 years of industry experience. Sarah Brewer is Co-Head of the Client Solutions business department and Head of Client Solutions for the UK, based in London. Stefan has been with Partners Group since 2002 and has 27 years of industry experience. WebJusts N Karlsons Et Al v. G. Gordon Bellis Et Al, Court Case No. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at MacAndrews & Forbes as vice president and financial advisor to the chairman overseeing eight platform investments; Graycliff Partners as a principal and member of the Board of Directors of Credivalores and Arabela; CVC International as a vice president and a member of the Board of Directors of Intcomex, Permolex, and Sindicatum; and JPMorgan as an investment banking mergers & acquisitions analyst. 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 was a Managing Director at Global Infrastructure Partners where he focused on structured equity and credit investments in various infrastructure sectors. Arthur Peponis has reportedly been named sole head of private equity operations at Angelo, Gordon & Co., a New York-based investment firm.The shift comes amid a reshuffling of management within the firm. He has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Managing Director at CI Capital Partners. Alex Cho is part of the Asian Client Solutions business unit, based in Seoul. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 18 years of industry experience. He has 14 years of relevant industry experience. Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Europe. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 15 years of industry experience. Henri Lusa is part of the European Private Debt business unit, based in London. He holds a masters degree in banking and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. He has been with Partners Group since 2011 and has 19 years of industry experience. Partner, Head Private Real Estate and Head Private Real Estate Europe. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also admitted to the Swiss bar. He is a member of the Global Portfolio Committee and the Private Markets Relative Value Committee, having previously served on the Executive Committee and Global Executive Board as the Chief Financial Officer of Partners Group from 2010 to 2017. Managing Director, Head Client Solutions Services. Robert joined the firm in 2005 as a member of the Private Equity investment team and has 23 years of industry experience. He has 21 years of industry experience and, prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Partner at Palamon Capital and worked at Goldman Sachs and Monitor Group. Anne-Jan Jager is part of European Private Real Estate business unit, based in Zug. He leads Partners Group's US private wealth and defined contribution practice and is President, Portfolio Manager and Member of the Board of Managers of Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC. Bellis would have won $60,000 for the first-round victory but explained patiently why it was easy turning it down. Dr. Cyrill Wipfli is Vice Chairman of Asia and part of the Portfolio Management business unit, based in Zug. Prior to joining Partners Group, Scott worked at GE Capital in the Media, Communications and Entertainment finance division. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies EyeCare Partners and Confluent. WebHe has advised a wide range of listed and privately held corporate, private equity and financial companies on Belgian and cross-border M&A transactions, including restructuring, Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at OMERS Private Equity in New York, a USD 12 billion private equity fund focused solely on direct, control middle-market investing in North America and Europe. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. where he was head of global products for Switzerland and Austria and, before that, Liberty Eurobrokers. Leveraged Finance Originations Group. He also chairs the Valuation Committee and is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company United States Infrastructure Corporation. She finished 2014 in style, becoming the youngest player since 2006 to earn the worlds No. Please see the Berkshire Partners Privacy Notice for more detailed information on our use of cookies. 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. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, Massachusetts, USA and a bachelors degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He holds a master's degree from Cambridge University, UK. Before Pine Brook, he was at Credit Suisse in the Special Opportunities group focusing on principal investments in renewable energy, infrastructure and mining. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. Gordon Bellis. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Managing Director in Blackstone's Tactical Opportunities Group in Singapore leading investments in the APAC region, and a Principal in Blackstone's Private Equity Group in Mumbai. Managing Director, Private Wealth Europe & Asia. Based in New York, he serves as a member of the Private Equity Partnership Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees and as Chairman of the Private Equity Growth Investment Committee. He has 17 years of industry experience. Todd has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 29 years of industry experience, which included roles such as Managing Director of Power and Renewables investments at Denham Capital, Vice President of Structured Transactions at Conectiv Energy and Director of Business Development at Statoil. Philip Sauer is Head of Corporate Development, based in Zug. Alfred Gantner is also a member of the Board's Investment Oversight Committee. He holds an MBA with distinction from Columbia Business School, New York, USA and a BA in Economics and International Relations with honors from Stanford University, California, USA. Mark Hanslin is part of the Liquid Loans business unit, based in New York. Gordon Bellis, the youngsters dad, made enough as an investment manager to supply his daughter with a backyard tennis court while wife Lori home-schooled CiCi. He has 32 years of industry experience, having previously worked at UBS as Head Resources Region Central Switzerland. Over the course of his career, he has accumulated significant experience in underwriting direct and indirect real estate investments, performing valuations, overseeing portfolio management as well as capital markets related investment activity including financings, debt and equity restructurings and IPO's. Adam has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 22 years of industry experience. At Partners Group he previously served as Head of the Investment Structures business department and was a member of the Executive Board for 12 years. Since joining She holds a master's degree in international economics and business studies from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and Marquette University in Wisconsin, USA. Partner, Co-Head Private Equity Partnership Investments. Prior to joining Partners Group, Marlis worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds as Head of Marketing Services for the European Retail Marketing, at Raiffeisen Landesbank Suedtirol and at Raiffeisenkasse Eisacktal. He is also admitted to the Swiss bar. He is member of the Global Executive Board and has 26 years of industry experience. At GE Capital Real Estate he held a broad variety of leadership roles, including leading the European asset management and risk functions. He has 24 years of industry experience. Mark Rowe is an Advisory Partner at Partners Group, based in Zug. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group from 1996 to 2005 and subsequently as Executive Chairman from 2005 to 2014. Previously, he was a Partner in the European Client Solutions business unit focusing on Swiss clients. He is a member of the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Services Investment Committee. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Accenture. Emel Can is the Global Head of the Group Internal Audit business unit, based in Zug. He started his career in Finance at Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the Netherlands in 1989. Managing Director, Private Real Estate Americas. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Concentra and as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Premier Practice Management. He is also a member of the Global Investment Committee and Chairman of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. 2023 Berkshire Partners LLC. He has 20 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelor's degree from Manchester University, UK and is a Chartered Surveyor. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at AlpInvest Partners, RBS, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young. Walter has been with Partners Group since 1998 and has 29 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. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at J.P. Morgan in the EMEA Acquisition and Leveraged Finance team. Mike Bryant is Co-Head of Partners Group's London office, Head of the Private Real Estate business department and Head of the European Private Real Estate business unit. Raniero's previous roles also include BNP Paribas, as Country Head of Capital Markets in Italy; Citigroup, as Co-Head of the Capital Markets division in Italy; and Lehman Brothers. Christian Ebert is part of the European Private Debt business unit, based in Zug. He has 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Partners Group since 2008, previously heading the Transaction Services team, and has 18 years of industry experience. Fredrik Henzler is a member of the Global Investment Committee, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. David has been with Partners Group since 2005 and has 20 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelors degree in finance from the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China. He also oversees the European Distribution business and client activities in France and Israel. He is also a chartered alternative investment analyst. He has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 14 years of industry experience. He holds a master's degree in computer science from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is a member of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. In addition, he is a member of the Boards of Directors of Entrepreneur Partners AG, a Swiss asset manager. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at UBS AG as Team Head in Latin America Client Solutions and at ABB Ltd. as a key account manager in Latin America for high voltage sub-stations. Managing Director, Head Corporate Development. Martin Liew is Head of Private Equity Partnership Investments in Asia, based in Singapore. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Citibank. Bellis started her career with junior tournaments and performed brilliantly, winning He holds an MBA with beta gamma sigma honors from Columbia Business School, New York, USA and a bachelor's degree with magna cum laude honors from Duke University, North Carolina, USA. Managing Director, Private Equity Services. He has been with Partners Group since 2002 and has 27 years of industry experience. Andres Small is part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, based in New York. He is also a Swiss certified public accountant. Cyrus Driver is part of the Private Equity Technology business unit, based in Singapore. She has been with Partners Group since 2006 and has 20 years of industry experience. Gordon Bellis. WebGordon Bellis, DKE Alumni Board of Directors Projects We have managed more than 100 renovation projects ranging in budget from under $10,000 to over $1,000,000. He is responsible for the portfolio management of segregated mandates and evergreen programs, primarily for UK and Continental European clients. Before that she served as Group CEO of Swedavia (Swedish airports), MTR Nordics and deputy CEO of Veolia Transport Sweden and also has extensive experience as Non-Executive Board member of several listed and non-listed companies. Prior to joining Partners Group, Alex was a Director at Korea Venture Fund, team head of Direct Equity at Korea Development Investment Finance Corporation, and Managing Director at Korea Venture Investment Corporation. He holds a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and a Masters of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management in Australia and is a Chartered Accountant. Cyrus has been with Partners Group since 2012, has 22 years of private equity investing experience and has served on the boards of twelve portfolio companies. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Greenlink and VSB Renewables. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the firms current portfolio company Parmaco. He holds a Diploma in economics. He holds bachelor's degrees in law (honours) and political science from the University of Auckland, New Zealand; a graduate diploma in applied finance and investments from the Securities Institute of Australia; and an ICA Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance from Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK. Andreas Jauker is the Global Co-Head of the Compliance business unit, based in Zug. 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 has 25 years of industry experience. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA. He has 29 years of industry experience. He is also admitted to the Swiss bar. Prior to joining Partners Group, he held senior roles at Zurich Investments, where he was Head of Investment Sales; Zurich Scudder; Tyndall Investment Management; and Citigroup. He has been with Partners Group since 2005 and has 19 years of industry experience. With 22 years of industry experience, he was formerly the Legal Due Diligence Officer, Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer at Sigma Asset Management, a fund of hedge funds manager. Partner, Head Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance. Christian Unger is Head of the Operating Directors and Entrepreneurial Governance business unit, based in Zug. He holds a master's degree in accounting and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners and Angelo Gordon & Co., and a Partner at Apax Partners. He is a CFA charterholder. Prior to joining Partners Group, she held real estate asset management and portfolio management roles at ING Clarion Partners. WebCatherine Cartan Bellis, known more by the name CiCi Bellis is an American professional tennis player. He is also a certified European financial analyst. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Bloomberg LP. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Boston University, Massachusetts, USA and a MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business, USA. Michael Penner is an Operating Partner and Chairman of Canada. He is a member of the Private Equity Integrated Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investment Committees. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio company KinderCare. Previously, he was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan & Co. from Vanderbilt University Law School, Tennessee, USA where he was a John S. Beasley Scholar, and bachelor's degrees in music and mathematics from West Virginia University, USA. He holds a bachelors degree in management from Boston College, Massachusetts, USA. He has 17 years of industry experience. With 18 years of industry experience, Roy has also held positions in M&A at Morgan Stanley, economic research at UBS Warburg, in audit at KPMG and finance at Procter & Gamble. Andrew Campbell is the Global Co-Head of the Compliance business unit, based in London, and has been with Partners Group since 2005. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Standard Bank, Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs. He is an Adjunct Professor at Yale-NUS, a Senior Fellow at Milken Institute and a Distinguished Fellow at INSEAD. 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. WebPeople named Gordon Bellis. Before joining Partners Group, he worked at KPMG in Guernsey within their trust and company administration and was an auditor with Power & Hunter in Dublin. Hans Ploos van Amstel is the Chief Financial Officer of Partners Group, based in Zug. Partner, Chief Financial Officer, Head Group Finance and Corporate Development. Wirtsch.-Ing.) Dr. Anette Waygood is Global Head of the Corporate Legal business unit, based in Zug. Stefan Nf is Partners Group's Chairman of Clients, based in Zug. 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. He holds a dual degree in business administration from the European Partnership of Business Schools in the UK and Germany, and is Vice Chairman of The Board of Zurich International School (ZIS). He holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, where he was a member of the Dean's List, and a bachelor's degree in economics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi, India. He is a member of the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Health and Life Investment Committee and led the firm's investments into AMMEGA, Pharmathen, Zabka and Laboratoires Serb. 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. He holds a PhD in finance and banking from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland on the topic of valuation of private equity companies. Andrew Bellis is Head of the Private Debt business department, based in New York. Andreas holds an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business, USA. Managing Director, Head Transaction Services. Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe. Previously, Lukas was Head of Human Resources and a member of the Global Executive Board, and has been with Partners Group since 2008, with 20 years of industry experience.