Financial services provider Partners Group acquires real estate platform Empira Group

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3.12.2024 - 08:08

Partners Group acquires a Zug-based real estate company. (archive picture)
Partners Group acquires a Zug-based real estate company. (archive picture)
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Partners Group, which specializes in private market investments, is acquiring Empira Group, a large Swiss real estate platform. The company has a portfolio of residential real estate in Europe and the USA with a gross value of EUR 14 billion.

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The transaction is a further step in Partners Group's acquisition strategy, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. This aims to increase vertical depth in key sectors. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025 and is not expected to have a material impact on the financial result for the coming year.

Zug-based company

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Zug, Empira employs over 250 people at 13 locations worldwide, according to the press release. It is one of the most respected vertically integrated real estate investment managers with a focus on the residential sector. Its investment strategies include European residential real estate, US residential real estate, transition-to-green, i.e. value creation through sustainability initiatives, and real estate loans.

Within the real estate lending segment, Empira offers a range of financing solutions, including senior and subordinated loans, whole loan and mezzanine financing, preferred equity and joint venture opportunities, it added.