Partners Group opens Korea representative office

Partners Group, a Swiss-based private-equity investor with €20 billion ($26.4 billion) of assets under management, is entering Korea’s private money management market by opening a representative office in Seoul. Alex Cho, head of the new office, says its main function is client service to local institutional investors, including providing investment strategy and direction; and to seek out investment opportunities in the local market. Partners Group (PG) manages both funds and separate…