Partners Group formally launches a special opportunities strategy

Partners Group / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Partners Group formally launches a special opportunities strategy 21.01.2026 / 07:00 CET/CEST Sydney, Australia; 21 January 2026

• The firm is building a dedicated team to support special opportunities as a standalone investment strategy
• The strategy will focus on capital solutions across corporate assets, real assets, and other liquidity-driven opportunities
• The team will be led by Joshua Hartz, who has joined the firm as a Partner from Bain Capital

Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry, has launched a special opportunities strategy, adding it as a complementary program alongside private equity, infrastructure, private credit, real estate, and royalties. After successfully pursuing special opportunities tactically in the past, Partners Group is now resourcing a dedicated team for the strategy, given the growth in investment opportunities that is expected to be generated by a transforming economy in the decade ahead.  

Juri Jenkner, President, comments: "We believe the coming economic transformation, amplified by continued macro-economic uncertainty, will offer a significant untapped market opportunity for special opportunities investments; the time is right to build on our track record with a dedicated team. Our strategy, leveraging the full breadth of the transformational investing skillsets from across our platform, will look to create asymmetric upside while protecting from downside risk. Special opportunities provide flexible capital solutions to assets across private markets, offering a distinct mix of characteristics for client portfolios. These include heightened downside protection and upside potential, with a shorter duration, thereby filling a gap on the risk/return spectrum."