The Empira Group, a leading vertically integrated investment manager specialising in real estate and managing USD 10 billion in assets, will become part of Partners Group, one of the world's leading private markets investment managers. As part of this transaction, Empira will operate as a specialised, independent real estate brand within Partners Group. The transaction is subject to usual regulatory clearances.

Bär & Karrer acts as legal advisor to the seller. The team is led by Christoph Neeracher and further includes Philippe Seiler, Luca Jagmetti, Thomas Rohde, Fabienne Perlini-Frehner, Elisabeth Rinderknecht, Benjamin Grunwald, Romina Lauper, Lazar Lepir, Yascha Fengler, Nick Aschwanden, Kai Bajka, Björn Wegberg (all M&A), Susanne Schreiber, Fabian Capt, Ariane Menzer (all Tax), Daniel Flühmann, Christina Werren (both Regulatory), Christian Kunz (Data Protection) as well as Mani Reinert and Tim Meyer (both Merger Control).