Top Performers Partners Group Tikehau Capital 2nd 3rd

Partners Group is a Europe-based global private markets firm, with investments in private equity, private real estate and infrastructure. It has an AUM of £46bn with a focus on the consumer, health care and information technology investment sectors in the UK, USA and Europe.

Partners Group’s second place ranking owes to its consistent high scores across both Responsible Investing and In-house ESG. Partners Group achieved full scores in Pre-investment and Exit Plan, integrating ESG factors into the investment cycle. It provides active ownership, with post-acquisition ESG and sustainability onboarding with senior management at the portfolio companies and the potential for identified ESG and sustainability risks and opportunities to be translated into value creation initiatives during the ownership period. Partners Group also boasts a strong narrative of external commitment, aligning to UN PRI, TCFD and IFC, to name a few. On top of this, six of its offices are powered using 100% renewable energy.

Tikehau Capital is an alternative asset management and investment specialist that focuses on four asset classes: private debt, real assets, private equity and capital market strategies. Tikehau has £26.2bn AUM, £3.3bn of which is in private equity, across the UK, Europe and USA.

Tikehau Capital’s third place ranking owes to its near-flawless performance in Responsible Investment, as well as its high performance in In-house ESG. Tikehau publish annual sustainability reports and, for each ton of CO2 equivalent emitted by Tikehau’s operations, it acquires the equivalent number of Verified Carbon Units from the Borneo-based Katingan Forest conservation programme. Notably, Tikehau has a long-term 2022 incentive plan for senior executives based on financial and ESG objectives.