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10-11 March 2009
Erik Kaas, Co-Head Investment Solutions, Partners Group
Erik Kaas is a Partner, co-head of the investment solutions business department, a member of the business development committee and responsible for strategic client relationship development. He is also a member of the private equity Europe and MENA investment committee. The investment solutions team is globally responsible for investment origination, business development and client relationship management. He was pivotal in building up the investment solutions team to its global reach. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs & Co for eight years, spending the first five years in London, New York and Tokyo before relocating to Zurich, where he was responsible for the institutional products business in Switzerland and Austria. He started his career in finance in the swaps and OTC bond options group at Liberty Eurobrokers in London. He holds a dual degree in business administration from the European Partnership of Business Schools in London and Reutlingen.
Partners Group
Partners Group is a global alternative asset management firm with over CHF 24 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate, private infrastructure, absolute return strategies and listed alternatives. The firm manages a broad range of funds, structured products and customized portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors, private banks and other financial institutions. Partners Group is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm employs over 350 people, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: PGHN) with a market capitalization of over CHF 3 billion and majority owned by its 37 Partners and all employees.
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