Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, acquired a significant equity stake in Telepass S.p.A. ("Telepass"), a leading electronic toll collection services provider in Europe. Following the acquisition, Partners Group will be the joint owner of Telepass with its current investor Atlantia S.p.A. The transaction values Telepass at an enterprise value of over EUR 2 billion.

Bär & Karrer acted as Swiss legal advisor to the buyer in this transaction. The team included Peter Hsu, Tiffany Ender and Sarah Vettiger (all M&A/Corporate). Clifford Chance acted as international lead counsel.