EQT is a leading private equity group with operations in Northern Europe and Greater China. EQT manages funds with activities in buy-outs as well as mezzanine finance. We have a unique industrial approach and a strong record of delivering superior returns over time. Our approach within the equity and expansion capital funds is to acquire or finance high-quality, market-leading, medium-sized companies in growing industries with a potential for top-line growth and to contribute to their industrial acceleration. Within special situations we focus on applying the industrial acceleration approach to companies which have a sound underlying business and a clear value creation potential, but which face problems requiring special expertise to resolve. We invest in companies in which we can serve as a catalyst for change and transforming these companies into world leaders by making genuine, permanent improvements. EQT currently manages approximately EUR 11 billion in 11 funds. In total, EQT funds have invested approximately 5 billion euros in about 50 companies. EQT Partners, the investment advisor to all EQT funds, has approximately 60 investment professionals with a broad range of industrial and financial background located in Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Munich and Stockholm.