Partners Group to open office in Manila

Partners Group will use the office as a hub for its internal services teams, which are seeing increasing demand from affiliates due to the GP's global growth. The firm chose to locate the office in Manila due to the city's development as a global business hub in recent years.

"One of Partners Group's key strengths as a private markets investment manager is the full suite of market-leading client services that we offer to our investors," said Grace del Rosario-Castaño, a member of Partners Group's board, in a statement. "Our new team in Manila will play a vital role in upholding our high standards of client service and continuing to innovate in the way we deliver information internally and to clients."

Partners Group has more than EUR46 billion ($51 billion) in global assets under management, with investments in private equity, real estate, infrastructure and debt. The firm opened its first Asia office in Singaporein 2004, and now also has offices in China, India, Japan, South Korea and Australia, employing over 250 people in the Asia-pacific region.

The GP made nine direct investments in Asia in 2015, including the purchase of a minority stake in China-based maternity and baby products retailer Aiyingshi and a A$450 million investment in Australia's Ararat Wind Farm project alongside General Electric, Renewable Energy Systems and Canadian pension fund OPTrust.

Its investments this year include the acquisition of Indian mortage financer Au Housing with Kedaara Capital and the purchase of Australian early childhood education provider Guardian Early Learning Group from Navis Capital Partners.

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