Urs Wietlisbach
Urs Wietlisbach is a Swiss entrepreneur and co-founder of the investment firm Partners Group, which he established in 1996 alongside Alfred Gantner and Marcel Erni. With a career that began at Credit Suisse and later at Goldman Sachs, Wietlisbach has amassed a fortune estimated between 2.5 to 3 billion Swiss francs. He is known for his critical stance on the EU and for spearheading the Kompass Europa initiative, advocating for a referendum on Switzerland's new framework agreement with the EU, arguing that it undermines Swiss democracy.
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 5.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 8,654,622 | 7,984 | $700,000 | 646$ |
| Totals | 1 | 8,654,622 | 7,984 | $700,000 | 646$ |
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach is one of the founders of the financial services provider Partners Group and is involved in the Kompass-Initiative.
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach is a co-founder of Partners Group alongside Fredy Gantner.
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach is a co-founder of Partners Group, which has become a major player in private equity.
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach, one of the initiators, commented on the implications of the Kompass-Initiative.
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach is mentioned as a person who reads the EU treaty documents along with Gantner and Erni.
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach is one of the founders of the Partners Group and has emphasized their independence from the strongest political party.
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach is a founder of Partners Group and has been involved in the Kompass Initiative against a new EU deal.
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Switzerland:
Urs Wietlisbach is a Swiss entrepreneur who founded the investment firm Partners Group and is involved in the Kompass Europa movement against the EU framework agreement.
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