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The Dealmaker Driving EQT’s $110 Billion Asia Bet

Jean Eric Salata is planning to take on the biggest US private equity firms in Asia.

Pedestrians look out across Victoria Harbour towards the Hong Kong Island skyline in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg

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By Cathy Chan

November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM UTC

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Hi, it’s Cathy Chan in London, with a look at the dealmaker behind EQT’s big push into Asia. Also, a Merger Monday brings multibillion-dollar M&A across packaging, power and pharma.

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