October 22， 2025
Swedish private equity firm EQT has unveiled plans to invest more than $250 billion in the United States over the next five years, marking a significant acceleration of its expansion across private capital, infrastructure, and real estate sectors. The announcement was made by Chief Executive Officer Per Franzén ahead of the firm's investor day in New York.
“Over the next five years we actually expect to invest more than $250bn here in the U.S., which would be an increase compared to how much we’ve invested in this part of the world historically,” Franzén stated in an interview.
This substantial commitment underscores EQT's strategic focus on North America, which has emerged as one of its most critical growth markets. Since its public listing in 2019, EQT has solidified its presence in both private and public markets and is currently ranked as the world's second-largest private equity firm based on capital raised.
The firm's growth strategy extends beyond direct investments. Franzén confirmed that EQT is actively expanding its client solutions business, with a particular emphasis on its secondaries platform. To achieve this, the firm is considering both organic growth and acquisitions and has engaged in preliminary discussions with several specialist firms, including Coller Capital, HarbourVest Partners, and Pantheon.
“It’s an area we want to invest into, either organically or through acquisitions,” Franzén said.
While the U.S. remains a primary focus, EQT also identified renewed opportunities in Europe. Franzén pointed to regulatory reforms and a trend of investor diversification away from dollar-denominated assets as key growth drivers. “We think that will have a positive impact for the growth outlook for the region, and we want to invest into that,” he noted.
This renewed push into both the U.S. and European markets coincides with a period of record fundraising and sustained investor demand for private market strategies. EQT's expansion into the secondaries market further signals its ambition to develop a comprehensive, fully integrated global alternatives platform.
SOURCE pe-insights
