Partners Group has appointed Pete Zippelius as Co-Head of its Private Equity Health & Life vertical, effective September 2026. The Swiss private equity firm is bolstering its leadership team in healthcare, a sector where it has already invested approximately $13.2 billion across healthcare services, life sciences, and medical technology.

Zippelius joins from Leonard Green & Partners, where he served as Investment Partner and led around $8 billion of equity investments in healthcare and life sciences. He brings deep sector expertise from his previous roles in healthcare investment banking at JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley, advising on global healthcare transactions. The appointment reflects Partners Group's strategic focus on thematic investing in sectors driven by demographic trends, innovation, and healthcare system transformation.

The hire follows recent senior appointments across Partners Group's private equity business, underscoring the firm's efforts to enhance sector expertise and drive long-term value creation. With Zippelius co-leading alongside Benjamin Breier, Partners Group aims to strengthen its position in the competitive healthcare investment landscape as the sector continues to attract significant private equity capital.