Swedish private equity fund EQT representatives confirm interest in Romania

Swedish private equity fund EQT, founded by the Wallenberg family, one of the richest families in Sweden, has confirmed its interest in the Romanian market for the first time, after it announced substantial investments in Eastern Europe.

"The Romanian market is interesting for us, moreover we see Central and Eastern Europe as the new main investment market for EQT. It is hard to say how much EQT will invest in Romania and in the region, each investment opportunity is looked at in detail, regardless of the investments made in the past. However, we estimate substantial investment volumes in the entire region over the coming years," Johan Hahnel, representative of EQT Partners' communication department told ZIARUL FINANCIAR. Focusing mainly on northern Europe, where deals amount to up to one billion euros, EQT recently entered Central and Eastern Europe and opened an office in Warsaw, Poland.

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