WealthManagement.com’s Executive Editor for Investments, David Bodamer, chats with Robert Collins, co-head of private wealth at Partners Group.
Partners Group, an alternative asset manager, was an early mover into the global wealth market, including a popular 15-year-old private equity fund in the United States. Collins explores the shift from public to private markets and its significance for investors, highlighting evergreen funds’ tax benefits and compounding advantages. He also discusses the company’s partnership with BlackRock and the private markets model portfolios the firm is bringing to the market in 2025.
David and Rob discuss:
- The market shift from public to private markets and its implications for investors
- The benefits Partners Group sees in evergreen funds, including lower minimums and tax simplicity
- A new partnership with BlackRock to offer diversified private market model portfolios starting in 2025
- Global insights and innovations in private markets, like tokenization in Singapore
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About Our Guest:
Robert Collins is Co-Head of Private Wealth, Head of Partners Group’s New York Office, and a member of the Global Executive Board. He is President, Portfolio Manager, and Member of the Board of Managers of Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund), LLC. He also chairs Partners Group (USA) Inc.’s Investment Committee. Robert joined the firm in 2005 as a member of the Private Equity investment team and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS Warburg and Salomon Smith Barney. Robert holds an MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell University, where he was a Roy H. Park Leadership Fellow, and a bachelor’s degree from Tulane University, where he majored in economics and history. He is a CFA charterholder.