# Partners Group

> Partners Group is a VC fund in Baar backing Software and Financial Services. See 85 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Baar, Switzerland
- Total investments: 85
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 58%
- Last fund: Feb 2025
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/partners-group
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/partnersgroup
- Website: http://www.partnersgroup.com

Partners Group is a VC fund in Baar focused on Software and Financial Services. 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | $108M–$1.9B |
| Private Equity | $55M–$1.1B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 15 | 18% |
| Financial Services | 9 | 11% |
| Health Care | 8 | 9% |
| SaaS | 7 | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 8% |

118 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 32 | 38% |
| Debt Financing | 7 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 6 | 7% |
| Series C | 5 | 6% |
| Secondary Market | 5 | 6% |

15 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 24 | 28% |
| Switzerland | 9 | 11% |
| India | 4 | 5% |
| Spain | 4 | 5% |
| Australia | 4 | 5% |

16 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anil Gupta | Member – Advisory Board India | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anil-gupta-2 |
| Marcel Erni | Co-Founder | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcel-erni |
| Andre Frei | Co-Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-frei |
| Bill Berry | Partner and Head Private Debt | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-berry |
| Ed Diffendal | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-diffendal-ac15 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AVK-SEG | AVK-SEG provides power infrastructure, engineering, and energy management solutions for data centers, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and other mission-critical facilities. The company designs, installs, commissions, and maintains standby power systems, prime power and microgrid solutions, uninterruptible power supply systems, switchgear,controls, and modular power infrastructure to support continuous electrical operations. Its portfolio includes integrated power modules, generator systems, battery energy storage solutions, service and maintenance programs, equipment upgrades, and engineering services that span the full lifecycle of power infrastructure. AVK-SEG also delivers project planning, system integration, commissioning, remote monitoring, and operational support to help organizations improve power resilience, energy efficiency, and sustainability. The company's engineering capabilities support the development, deployment, and long-term operation of critical power systems for data centers, industrial facilities, and other organizations with high-availability energy requirements. |  | Debt Financing | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| Avenue Capital Group | Avenue Capital Group was founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia E. Gardner. Pioneers in the distressed debt market, Mr. Lasry and Ms. Gardner have successfully invested in the public and private debt and equity securities of distressed companies across a variety of industries for over two decades.Headquartered in New York, with offices inLondon, Luxembourg, Munich, and nine offices throughout Asia, the firm manages assets valued at approximately $15.8 billion as of March 31, 2009. Avenue draws on the skills and experience of approximately 300 employees and its Senior Principals, Marc Lasry and Sonia E. Gardner, who have spent virtually their entire careers in the field of distressed investments. | $250M | Private Equity | Jun 30, 2026 |  |
| Neara | Neara is a cloud-based enterprise platform that makes complex analysis, design, and application access to the infrastructure industry. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Redfern, New South Wales, Australia. | $63.3M | Series D | Feb 09, 2026 |  |
| Santhera Pharmaceuticals | Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) is a Swiss specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the development and marketing of innovative pharmaceutical products for the treatment of mitochondrial and neuromuscular diseases. This area of high unmet medical need includes many orphan and niche indications with no current therapy. | $13M | Post-IPO Debt | Nov 05, 2025 |  |
| Omie | Omie is a Brazilian software enterprise that develops Cloud ERP and Financial Services for small and medium companies. The software is a platform for integrating companies and accounting firms, so it promotes and sells through an ecosystem where entrepreneurs and accountants are bound by consultants, the enablers. Omie DNA is simple, intuitive andaffordable.Omie was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. | $158.6M | Series D | Sep 11, 2025 |  |
| Restor3d | Restor3d enables surgeons to improve the reconstruction and repair of the human body through 3D printed implants. The company leverages artificial intelligence to optimize the design and functionality of its implants, aiming for better anatomical fit and patient outcomes. The firm possesses exclusive knowledge and intellectual assets related to 3Dprinting of osseointegrative substances, AI-driven planning and design automation tools, as well as digital health solutions aimed at delivering integrated, data-supported care to enhance individual patient results. |  |  | Aug 22, 2025 |  |
| Nozomi Networks | Nozomi Networks offers a cybersecurity platform that protects operational technology (OT), Internet of Things (IoT), and cyber‑physical systems through unified visibility, threat detection, and automated remediation. Nozomi Networks delivers network and endpoint monitoring via sensors such as Guardian (passive OT/IoT network visibility), Arcendpoint agents, and Guardian Air for wireless spectrum insight. It supports data collection in both cloud and on‑prem environments via Vantage and Central Management Console. Advanced analysis tools—Asset Intelligence, Threat Intelligence, Smart Polling, and Vantage IQ—apply AI to classify devices, prioritize vulnerabilities, detect anomalies, and support guided remediation workflows. |  | Private Equity | Jul 30, 2025 |  |
| PCI Pharma Services | PCI are an integrated full service provider and a trusted partner to leading companies in the global healthcare industry. It offers unparalleled expertise and experience in taking compounds from the earliest stages of development through to commercial launch, delivering speed to market and commercial success for their customers. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Climeworks | Climeworks captures CO2 from air via commercial carbon dioxide removal technology. Its direct air capture plants capture CO2 with a filter, using mainly low-grade heat as an energy source. The pure CO2 gas is then sold to customers in key markets, including commercial agriculture, food and beverage industries, the energy sector and the automotiveindustry. Customers utilize this atmospheric CO2 in carbonated drinks or to produce carbon-neutral hydrocarbon fuels and materials. Additionally, the company enables customers to realize their climate goals by reversing their emissions and safely storing the captured CO2. | $162M | Private Equity | Jul 02, 2025 |  |
| XCL Education | XCL Education is an education group operating in Southeast Asia, with a significant presence in Malaysia and Singapore. | $400M | Debt Financing | May 16, 2025 |  |

10 of 85 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Partners Group invest in?

Partners Group invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Health Care startups, most often at Private Equity and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 85 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Partners Group's check size?

Partners Group typically joins rounds of $108M–$1.9B at Debt Financing and $55M–$1.1B at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Partners Group participates in.

### How do I contact Partners Group?

Public channels for Partners Group include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Partners Group?

The team at Partners Group includes Anil Gupta (Member – Advisory Board India), Marcel Erni (Co-Founder) and Andre Frei (Co-Chief Executive Officer), among 21 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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