Urs Wietlisbach
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Private equity
- Industry
- Finance & Investments
- Residence
- Zug
- Education
- University of St. Gallen (Master of Business Administration)
Assets
- Partners Group Holding AG1,355,000 shares @ --PGHN-CH
Biography
Urs Wietlisbach is the cofounder of Partners Group, a Swiss private equity firm that has more than $131 billion in assets under management.
Wietlisbach started Partners Group in 1996 with Marcel Erni and Alfred Gantner, both of whom he met while working at Goldman Sach's Zurich office.
The trio took their firm public a decade later; Wietlisbach currently owns roughly 5% of the company's stock.
Wietlisbach is a member of the board of trustees of Blue Earth Foundation, which focuses on impact investing globally.
He is also a member of the board of directors of Entrepreneur Partners AG, a Swiss asset manager.
About
Wietlisbach holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
In 2021, Partners Group banned its staff from using the word "deal," asking them to think more like founders and less like short-term investors.