EQT closes in on IPO – report

The firm is in discussions with investors, according to Swedish publication Affarsvarlden, with the Swedish national pension funds AP Funds reportedly involved. The publication cited unnamed sources.

The report comes two months after former managing partner and CEO Thomas von Koch was replaced by then deputy managing partner and head of EQT's equity division Christian Sinding. The changes ended a period of five years as CEO for von Koch, during which EQT more than doubled in size. He was part of the initial team in 1994 and worked at Swedish LP Investor AB prior to joining.

EQT closed its latest buyout fund EQT VIII on its €10.75bn hard-cap in February this year. The reported listing also comes shortly after the firm held a final close for its fourth infrastructure fund on its €9bn hard-cap.

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