# Marcel Erni

> Marcel Erni is a private equity investor at Partners Group backing Finance and Shopping. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Partners Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/partners-group)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Marcel Erni is a private equity investor at Partners Group focused on Finance and Shopping. Marcel Erni is the Co-Founder of Partners Group. He attended the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Shopping | 1 | 50% |
| Logistics | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Customer Service | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apex Logistics International | Apex Logistics International is a logistics company that provides sea, land, and air freight forwarding services. |  | Secondary Market | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Global Blue | Global Blue is a tourism shopping tax refund company. It is widely known for its tax-free shopping networks that help customers save up to 19% on all purchases made abroad at any of Global Blue’s 270,000 shopping partners. Global Blue also helps travelers find the their favorite local and international brands. It also operates in dynamiccurrency conversion, marketing services, point-of-sale technology, retail staff education, and customer intelligence. Alf Näslund founded Sweden Tax Free Shopping that pioneered the concept of tax-free shopping in 1980 and gave rise to Global Blue, with its headquarters in Nyon in Switzerland. Gloabl Blue now operates in 51 countries worldwide. |  | Private Equity |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Partners Group

VC Fund · Baar, Switzerland

Partners Group are a unique, global alternative asset manager with strong Swiss roots, proactively providing their international client base with innovative, customized solutions.With CHF 19.2 billion in private equity assets under management, a global team of over 130 private equity professionals in seven offices, and over 300 partnershipinvestments led by over 200 general partners, Partners Group is one of the largest private equity asset managers worldwide.

5 contacts available at Partners Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anil Gupta | Member – Advisory Board India | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anil-gupta-2 |
| Marcel Erni | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcel-erni |
| Andre Frei | Co-Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-frei |
| Bill Berry | Partner and Head Private Debt | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-berry |
| Ed Diffendal | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-diffendal-ac15 |

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## FAQ

### What does Marcel Erni invest in?

Marcel Erni invests primarily in Finance, Shopping and Logistics startups, most often at Private Equity and Secondary Market stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Marcel Erni last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marcel Erni closed in Jul 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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