Company type | Public company [1] |
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Nasdaq Stockholm: EQT | |
Industry | Investment management [1] |
Founded | 1994Sweden [2] | in
Founder | Conni Jonsson [3] |
Headquarters | Regeringsgatan 25, , |
Key people | |
Services | Investment management [1] |
Revenue | €1.6 billion (2021) (company) [1] |
AUM | €210 billion (2022) [5] |
Owners | Wallenberg family, Investor AB |
Number of employees | 1,160 [1] |
Subsidiaries | |
Website | eqtgroup |
EQT is a Swedish global investment organization founded in 1994. [2] Its funds invest in private equity, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, and venture capital in Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific. [8]
As of 2022 [update] , EQT's assets under management are €210 billion / US$227 billion. [5] It is ranked the third largest private equity firm worldwide based on funds raised. [9]
The company was founded in 1994 by SEB, AEA Investors, and Investor AB. [10] [11] It established venture capital business, EQT Ventures in 2016, [6] and went public in 2019 by IPO. [12]
The firm and its associates have offices in Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Guernsey, Helsinki, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Munich, New York, Oslo, Shanghai, Singapore, Stockholm, Warsaw and Zurich.
As of 2019 [update] , EQT had a 50.01% share in investment company Piolin BidCo, together with the two minority shareholders Alba Europe and Miles Capital. [13]
In 2021, EQT acquired Life Sciences Partners, a European venture capital firm with approximately €2.2 billion of assets under management [1] followed in 2022, by Baring Private Equity Asia managing funds of S$20.0 billion. [7]
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