Sweden’s EQT Plans to Park $3 Billion in Japan on Reform Bets

Sweden’s EQT ABexpects to allocate as much as $3 billion in Japan from its $11 billion Asia private equity fund in coming years, betting that companies will take more steps to benefit shareholders.

The Stockholm-based alternative investment management firm considers Japan a “top priority” for its Asia business, said the firm’s chief executive officer, Christian Sinding, in an interview in Tokyo. EQT oversees a total 224 billion euros ($236 billion) in assets and was ranked by Private Equity International as the world’s third-biggest PE firm in terms of capital raised.

Christian Sinding

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