Founded in 1994 in Stockholm, backed by Investor AB (the Wallenberg family) together with SEB. EQT grew from a Nordic buyout house into a global private markets firm and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in 2019. Its 2021 merger with Exeter and acquisition of Baring Private Equity Asia expanded it into real estate and Asia.
Thematic, "future-proofing" buyouts and growth across tech, healthcare, and infrastructure, with a strong sustainability and digitalization angle; large infra franchise.
diversified
Galderma, SUSE, IFS, Nestlé Skin Health (Galderma), Zayo, Idealista, WS Audiology, Anticimex
Galderma IPO, SUSE IPO, Springer Nature, Zayo
EQT is backed by Sweden's Wallenberg family via Investor AB, one of Europe's most influential industrial dynasties.
| Company | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Ineffable Intelligence AI | 1 round | $1.1B |
| Flix Mobility | 1 round | $1.1B |
| Vinted Marketplace | 1 round, 1 led | $1B |
| Nothing Consumer | 1 round | $200M |
| CYE Cybersecurity | 1 round, 1 led | $120M |
| Wandelbots Robotics | 1 round | $74.3M |
| Let's Do This Marketplace | 1 round | $56M |
| Nua Surgical healthtech | 1 round | $6.8M |