Portrait of Urs Wietlisbach

Rank #1390

Urs Wietlisbach

Net worth $3.1B

Private equity · Switzerland

Born
Aug 25, 1961
Age
64
Source
Private equity
Residence
Zug
Citizenship
Switzerland
Marital status
Children
0
Education
Master of Business Administration, University of St. Gallen

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Urs Wietlisbach is the cofounder of Partners Group, a Swiss private equity firm that has more than $131 billion in assets under management.
  • Wietlisbach started Partners Group in 1996 with Marcel Erni and Alfred Gantner, both of whom he met while working at Goldman Sach's Zurich office.
  • The trio took their firm public a decade later; Wietlisbach currently owns roughly 5% of the company's stock.
  • Wietlisbach is a member of the board of trustees of Blue Earth Foundation, which focuses on impact investing globally.
  • He is also a member of the board of directors of Entrepreneur Partners AG, a Swiss asset manager.
  • Wietlisbach holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
  • In 2021, Partners Group banned its staff from using the word "deal," asking them to think more like founders and less like short-term investors.

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