EQT is a leading private equity group with operations in Northern and Eastern Europe and Asia. EQT manages funds with activities in buy-outs as well as mezzanine finance. EQT has a unique industrial approach and a strong record of delivering superior returns over time.
EQT Equity acquires or finances high-quality, market-leading, medium-sized companies in growing industries in Europe and China with a potential for top-line growth. EQT also contributes to their industrial acceleration.
EQT Opportunity focuses on applying the industrial acceleration approach to companies which have a sound underlying business and a clear value creation potential, but which face problems requiring special expertise to resolve.
EQT Expansion Capital provides flexible finance solutions in a variety of situations including LBOs led by private equity sponsors, acquisitions by strategic investors, expansion capital or restructuring of the shareholder group. The Fund does not acquire companies but provides subordinated and equity-oriented debt solutions. Focus is put on market-leading, medium-sized companies with a potential for top-line growth.
EQT Infrastructure targets investments in infrastructure; such as basic infrastructure, concession-based essential infrastructure, social infrastructure and infrastructure-related services. The geographic focus is Northern and Eastern Europe and North America but the fund also has the flexibility to invest globally.
All EQT businesses invest in companies in which EQT can serve as a catalyst for change and transforming these companies into leading positions by making genuine, permanent improvements.
EQT has raised approximately EUR 13 billion in 12 funds. In total, EQT’s equity funds have invested and financed more than EUR 7 billion in over 70 companies.
EQT Partners, the investment advisor to all EQT funds has approximately 100 investment professionals with a broad range of industrial and financial background located in Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Munich, New York, Oslo, Shanghai, Stockholm and Warsaw.
EQT has a unique network of international contacts that support in developing exclusive contacts to companies, evaluating companies during the due diligence process and supporting portfolio companies strategically as board members. The network consists of more than 85 senior advisors that give advice and act as door openers to all EQT businesses, an exclusive group of around 15 active industrialists that often take up positions as chairmen, and an extensive international network of industrial specialists that take place on the Boards of companies owned by EQT’s funds.