Partners Group, a Switzerland-based private markets investment manager, has expanded its global operations by establishing a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Partners Group said that the new Sao Paulo office will serve as a base for the group’s investment activities and as hub to support further investments and the growing number of client relationships in Latin America.

Partners Group founding partner and executive vice chairman Urs Wietlisbach said the group’s private market strategies are implemented by more than 450 dedicated specialists who, including this new office, now operate from 14 offices on four continents.

"The opening of our presence in Brazil reflects our integrated global approach and the market potential we have identified in this region," Wietlisbach said.

Partners Group manages a range of funds and customized portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors. It has more than €20bn in investment programs under management in private equity, private debt, private real estate and private infrastructure.

The group is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has offices in San Francisco, New York, Sao Paulo, London, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Munich, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, and Sydney.