EQT Partners is said to add Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as IPO banks

The Nordics' largest PE firm wants to go public and is seeking some of Wall Street's major firm's as advisers for its estimated EUR 4bn IPO.
Photo: /ritzau/AP/Richard Drew
Photo: /ritzau/AP/Richard Drew
Bloomberg / Sarah Syed and Ruth David

EQT Partners, the Nordic region’s biggest private equity firm, has added Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley to a lineup of banks advising on its strategic review, which may lead to an initial public offering, people familiar with the matter said.

EQT is also considering selling a minority stake in the firm to a strategic investor as an alternative to the IPO, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private.

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