EQT to acquire Baring Private Equity Asia for $7.5 billion

The transaction, expected to close in Q4 of 2022, will bring EQT’s AUM in Asia to more than $22 billion across private capital and real assets.
March 22, 2022

Swedish-headquartered private equity firm, EQT, last week announced an agreement to buy Hong Kong alternative investor, Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA). The deal is valued at €6.8 billion ($7.5 billion) and consists of 191.2 million new ordinary EQT shares and €1.5 billion in cash.

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