We are excited to finally be in the new EQT Stockholm office at Urban Escape! Looking forward to work in a living, informal atmosphere with good energy in a sustainable building 💥
#urbanescape
Today, EQT AB listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. "We are confident that a strong balance sheet will better position EQT for the long-term and facilitate our mission of making a positive impact with everything we do.” - Christian Sinding, CEO and Managing Partner.
EQT portfolio company
@SUSE
's CEO Melissa Di Donato gives an update on her main priorities since she joined the company and her thoughts on the future outlook for the open-source industry. Read the full interview here:
Can we use a data driven approach to improve diversity and sustainability scores at EQT and in our portfolio companies? Today, 30 engineers and 3 Sustainability experts are kickstarting The EQT Sustainability Hackathon with some great challenges and new initiatives. More to come!
"The SDGs are the world’s full potential plan and as any full potential plans, it requires investments and resources to achieve it. It's not about moving the few or the best, but the rest" says Therése Lennehag, EQT's Head of Sustainability at the annual
#PRIinPerson
in Paris
Starting off 2021 with some great news! EQT is included in Financial Times’ list of 100 companies prospering despite the pandemic – as the only private equity firm. Check it out here:
Hej from the EQT Stockholm office! Today we are trying out the first pot of EQT honey, produced by our very own bees, in the hive on top of the office building. Bee-ing local-with-locals 🐝!
EQT receives highest score A+ from the
@PRI
on the majority of reported modules. The result is a demonstration of EQT’s longstanding and continuous focus on making a positive impact with everything it does.
EQT to acquire
@ZayoGroup
, the largest transaction that EQT has done in its 25 years as a firm. Read more in this Swedish interview with Lennart Blecher:
EQT today announced the launch of the EQT Foundation, a foundation with the purpose of hosting and driving EQT’s global philanthropic efforts. Read more:
EQT enters exclusive negotiations to acquire French water and waste water management company SAUR Group – important milestone on EQT’s geographical expansion into France.
EQT adquiere
@Freepik_Vectors
, el líder internacional en contenidos visuales digitales freemium, incluyendo iconos, vectores, fotografías y plantillas. Lee mas:
EQT Growth and Blackstone Growth invest USD 450 million in
@epidemicsound
, the market leading platform for restriction-free music, in a transaction valuing the company at USD 1.4 billion. Read more:
EQT adquirirá
@idealista
, la plataforma online de anuncios clasificados inmobiliarios líder en el Sur de Europa presente en España, Italia y Portugal. Lee más:
“AI is not about replacing humans. Motherbrain’s technology empowers
@eqtventures
as investors and helps us doing better assessments when sourcing new investments”, Henrik Landgren, EQT Ventures, in the panel “Reimagining Markets for the Future Powered by Technology” at
#NFEF2018
“We as an industry spend a lot of time manually gathering data and manually doing predictions. And of course that’s better done by technology”,
@olofhernell
Chief Digital Officer at EQT
Yesterday, EQT's CDO
@olofhernell
met with Digitalization Minister Peter Eriksson for a discussion on how to bring Sweden to the AI-frontier. EQT's message: More experiments, train leaders to act on AI outcome and lead from the top
@miljopartiet
Happy to announce the intention to merge Sivantos and Widex – read more about the plan to redefine the competitive landscape of the hearing industry, unlocking access to innovative hearing solutions for people with hearing aid needs globally
EQT has proudly received stellar recognition from the world leading PRI Initiative
@PRI_News
! EQT's overall sustainability strategy and governance as well as our private equity (incl.
@eqtventures
) and infrastructure approaches again received the highest possible score A+.
As of now, the EQT website will include the positive contributions our portfolio companies make to the Sustainable Development Goals. We are proud of how their products and services contribute to a more resilient, cleaner and sustainable tomorrow.
This week EQT portfolio company
@galderma
has initiated the production and shipment of hand sanitizers in one of their factories located in France to support local hospitals and healthcare providers at the forefront of the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in the area.
We are excited to confirm that we have completed the combination with BPEA EQT! This brings together one of the world’s largest private markets firms, EQT, with the third largest in Asia, BPEA. Check it out here:
"EQT is in the industry of future-proofing companies for the long-run", Per Franzén, Partner at EQT during the Nordic M&A and Private Equity Forum in Stockholm
#NordicMnA18
Earlier today, Christian Sinding, CEO and Managing Partner, appeared on Bloomberg TV to discuss yesterday’s announcement of EQT joining forces with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) and what it means for EQT’s continued growth. Check it out here:
The
@EPA
's Clean School Bus Program is accelerating the transition to electric school buses across the country. We are proud of portfolio company
@FirstStudentInc
's leading role in helping U.S. school districts electrify their fleet. Learn more on
@ABC
EQT Credit leads recapitalization of Bartec - a global market leader in explosion protection. With the transaction, EQT becomes the largest shareholder in the company. Read more:
Today, EQT is co-hosting the Nordic Financial Ecosystem Forum in Brussels together with
@Nasdaq
and the Nordic Securities Association. This year's topics will focus on sustainability in finance and the power of new technologies.
#NFEF2019
In EQT's Annual and Sustainability Report, Conni Jonsson, Founder and Chairperson, explains the importance of the EQT culture.
Read his full letter here:
Today, EQT and
@Nasdaq
are hosting the “Nordic Financial Ecosystem Forum” in Brussels. A one-day conference with discussions on how to further improve access to capital and financing for companies in the Nordics, the Baltic region and EU at large
#NFEF2018
EQT is proud to be part of Net Positive Nordics, a research project led by The Upright Project. The results were just released in this report - check it out here:
Caspar Callerström, COO
@eqt
on how to optimize European Capital Markets and the importance of well-functioning financing for SMEs by the public markets
#NFEF2018
“Future-proofing companies is about making companies fit in the current age, which is digital”,
@olofhernell
, EQT's Chief Digital Officer at the
#NFEF2019
in Brussels
Since
@eqtventures
launched in May 2016, the fund has closed 22 investments and the team has grown rapidly.
@tedpersson
, Operating Partner and Investment Advisor at EQT Ventures gives an update on the fund’s recent activities and current market trends
Thank you
@EPAMichaelRegan
for inviting us and
@CCRSolar
to an important discussion on how investments in clean energy projects will lower costs, create good jobs, and advance sustainability. We are excited to help support US efforts in the renewable energy transition!
The initial program design for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund follows a robust stakeholder engagement effort. I was proud to convene a discussion recently with private capital stakeholders as we work together to transform the clean energy economy.
EQT is proud winner of the NVP ESG Award 2018 in the category 'Private Equity'. Thanks to
@NLparticipatie
for observing that Environmental, Social and Governance (
#ESG
) subjects are high priorities on our agenda.
EQT VIII and EQT Ventures to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle, a unique banking platform that enables cross-border payments with reduced complexity, time and cost. Read more:
For this year’s
#InternationalWomensDay
, EQT calls for women across the world to claim their space in leadership and decision-making. As an employer, investor and owner, EQT promotes equal opportunity and believes that the future is brighter with more women at the table!
“EQT transforms companies into more sustainable businesses”, Therese Lennehag, Head of Sustainability in
@NewRepublic
's panel with Per
@bolund
, Swedish Minister for Financial Markets and
@ABB
's incoming CEO, Dennis Helfridsson
#Almedalen2019
EQT portfolio company
@epidemic_sound
collaborates with musicians all over the world to produce quality music that soundtracks the internet. Check out the latest
#EQTinvestmentfilmclip
EQT Infrastructure completes acquisition of
@EdgeConneX
, a leading global data center provider with operations in 33 markets across North America, Europe and South America. Read more:
Check out portfolio company
@Covanta
's Chief Sustainability Officer Paul Gilman, PhD, on CNBC, explaining how energy-from-waste offers a sustainable solution for keeping waste out of landfills:
EQT is happy to announce that Frida Westerberg, CEO at EQT portfolio company
@ip_only
, was awarded “Female role model of the year” at the Swedish Telecom Awards 2019. Congratulations to Frida and her great team at
@ip_only
!
#Telekomgalan
Ring the Bell for Gender Equality at Nasdaq Stockholm. EQT is proud sponsor of this Friday's event together with Women in ETF’s, UN Global Compact, UN Women, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative and the World Federation of Stock Exchanges. Register here:
Proud to be one of the first private equity firms committed to the Science Based Targets 💥 This is part of EQT’s climate actions, transitioning the portfolio to 100% renewable electricity - leading the way to a climate-positive economy.