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

Connect With David Bodamer:

david.bodamer@informa.com 
Website: https://www.wealthmanagement.com/ 
LinkedIn: David Bodamer : https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bodamer-9a0581a/  
LinkedIn: Informa: https://www.linkedin.com/company/informa/ 

Connect With Robert Collins:

Partners Group - https://www.partnersgroup.com/ 
LinkedIn: Robert Collins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-collins-934a2643/

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.

A Global Perspective on Wealth Investment in Private Markets with Partners Group’s Robert Collins

NREI Weekender Episode 6 - NREI Research Series: Annual REIT Study Review, July 13, 2019

Today, David Bodamer continues with the NREI Research Series by reviewing NREI’s 4th annual REIT study. 

In this episode, you will learn:

- The major takeaways from this year’s research
- Which categories are on respondents’ buy and sell lists
- The status of REIT balance sheets
- What kind of predictions the study provides for REIT stock prices and returns 
- And more

Tune in now to hear the latest findings in the Review of the fourth annual REIT Study as part of the NREI Research Series.

Resources:
National Real Estate Investor

A Global Perspective on Wealth Investment in Private Markets with Partners Group’s Robert Collins

WealthManagement.com

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