EQT launches EQT Growth; hires Marc Brown as head

EQT Growth will explore opportunities between venture capital and private equity that are aligned with EQT's key investment areas of technology focused on B2B, healthcare, impact and consumer.

The new company will be an extension from a number of growth transactions that the GP has carried out, such as Epidemic Sound, Freepik, Sportradar, Banking Circle, AutoStore and Wolt.

EQT's in-house artificial intelligence system, Motherbrain, will play a key role in the growth investor's strategy in helping identify trends and sourcing potential investment opportunities.

Brown joins from Microsoft, where he was corporate vice-president of corporate development, responsible for overseeing the company's M&A and strategic investment activities. He led more than 185 acquisitions for the company, including LinkedIn, GitHub and Minecraft.  

Additionally, Carolina Brochado, who recently joined EQT as a partner in London, will also join the growth team. Brochado was formerly a partner at both Softbank and Atomico, and has experience across several investment disciplines, including PE, VC and growth.

The team consists of EQT partners Victor Englesson, Dominik Stein and Johan Svanström, and Henrik Landgren, who will join from EQT Ventures.

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