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EQT plans biggest European buyout firm listing in 25 years

EQT Partners, the largest buyout firm in the Nordic region, is planning a Stockholm listing this year in what could be the biggest European initial public offering for a private equity firm in more than two decades.
“We already have an anchor investor in Investor AB and a listing will give us better access to the capital markets,” EQT Chief Executive Officer Christian Sinding said by phone Monday | Photo: Esha Vaish/REUTERS / X06304
“We already have an anchor investor in Investor AB and a listing will give us better access to the capital markets,” EQT Chief Executive Officer Christian Sinding said by phone Monday | Photo: Esha Vaish/REUTERS / X06304
BY SARAH SYED / BLOOMBERG

The planned IPO is expected to encompass 20 percent of the total number of shares in EQT, which will include at least EUR 500m in newly issued stock plus a sale of shares by existing investors, the company said in a statement Monday.

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