Partners Group looks to grow Australia investment team

Scott (pictured) joined Partners Group in 2008 from Zurich Financial Services and established the Australia office in Sydney. He is a partner and a member of the global executive board in addition to leading operations in Australia. Having largely concentrated on fundraising, Scott has now been tasked with building out the firm’s local investment capabilities.

Partners Group said in a statement that the appointment “represents a new phase for [the firm] in Australia and underscores the ambitious investment growth plans for the firm in the region.”

At the same time, Partners Group has added depth to its fundraising bench by recruiting Andrew Kateiva as head of institutional and managing director for client solutions in Australia. Both Kateiva and Jonathan Abraham, head of retail, will report to Scott, who will also remain involved in managing the largest client accounts in the region.

Kateiva joins from Bain Capital, where he spent more than nine years and was latterly responsible for investor relations and business development in Australia at Bain Capital Credit. Before Bain, Kateiva worked for L1 Capital and Challenge Financial Services Group.

Partners Group, which claims USD 130.6bn in assets under management globally, has raised nearly AUD 20bn (USD 12.6bn) from Australian investors since 2008. It was among the first GPs to market semi-liquid private equity products to the high net worth segment. An Australian feeder for the Global Value Fund, which does direct and secondary deals and backs funds, launched in 2011.

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