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EQT Plans Biggest European Buyout Firm Listing in 25 Years

Private equity firm plans to sell about 20% stake in IPO
Nordic investor could be valued at about 4 billion euros

EQT Partners plans a Stockolm IPO. Bloomberg’s Sarah Syed reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Sarah Syed

September 2, 2019 at 5:54 AM UTC

Updated on

September 2, 2019 at 9:15 AM UTC

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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.

The planned IPO is expected to encompass 20% of the total number of shares in EQT, which will include at least 500 million euros ($550 million) in newly issued stock plus a sale of shares by existing investors, the company said in a statement Monday.