After the recent turbulence and the massive drop in Partners Group share price, company co-founder Fredy Gantner has announced more active communication with investors.
“We definitely need to communicate better and more proactively,” he said in a conversation with the “SonntagsZeitung” published on Saturday. He spoke of a “painful lesson”.
Gantner described the violent market reaction to the latest developments as an industry problem and a “massive overreaction.” It is obvious that the Iran war is leaving deep scars and is not going the way US President Donald Trump had hoped. Uncertainty remains high and this is having an impact on the capital markets.
The co-founder remained convinced of the company. “Partners Group has had a record year, is doing well in the current year and is now trading on a dividend yield of around 7 percent,” he confirmed. Despite the withdrawals in the private customer business, the trend in customer funds is positive. For 2026, the company continues to expect gross new money inflows of between $26 billion and $32 billion.
Bought more shares
As a sign of his trust, Gantner pointed to his own investments. “I continue to hold a large block of shares and have even purchased additional shares recently, like many of our employees,” he said. It was only on Friday evening that management purchases amounting to over 20 million francs became known to the company.
The Partners Group share has temporarily lost around half within twelve months. This corresponds to a loss in market value of around 20 billion francs. Last Wednesday alone, the price temporarily fell by more than 16 percent after the company limited further redemptions in several open funds due to outflows of money. Previously, a report from shortseller Grizzly Research had raised doubts about the valuations of individual assets.
Gantner again rejected the short seller’s report. Grizzly Research attacked Partners Group with “proven completely unfounded allegations,” he said. The company has refuted the allegations and taken legal action.
“Unfortunately, Grizzly achieved their goal in the short term with their unfair methods. Their customers will now cover their short positions with a lot of profit,” said Gantner. The loss remains with the “understandably frightened” private investors.
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