EQT Partners Korea

EQT Partners Korea

EQT Partners Korea operates as the South Korean outpost of the Swedish private equity group EQT AB, which was founded in 1994 and listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange in 2019. The firm does not publicly disclose a founding year or AUM for the Korean entity, but EQT AB's global portfolio spans more than 400 companies across four segments: Private Capital, Real Assets, Credit, and Public Value (per the firm, 2025). The Korean office focuses on buyout and growth equity in the Asia-Pacific region, with a sector lens on technology, healthcare, and industrial services — aligned with EQT's global sector-specialist model. EQT Korea has been active in the region's tech-enabled services space. As of recent years, EQT's broader teams have invested in companies such as SUSE, Waystar, and Jostens globally, though local Korean deal examples are not widely publicized (per public record). The firm co-invests alongside the global EQT fund vehicles. EQT AB employed over 1,800 professionals globally as of 2025 (per the firm's annual report). The Korea office is one of several Asia-Pacific offices, including Singapore and Tokyo. EQT's global ecosystems include the EQT Foundation, a philanthropic arm that donates at least 1% of management fees annually to charitable causes. The firm also has a real-assets arm through EQT Infrastructure and EQT Real Estate. EQT's structural differentiator is its industrial model — it pairs an in-house operating team called the EQT Operating Team with portfolio companies to drive operational improvements, rather than relying on financial engineering alone. The Korea office benefits from this global network while maintaining local market expertise for deal sourcing and execution.