By Dominic Chopping


STOCKHOLM--EQT said Thursday that its funds invested 8.7 billion euros ($9.47 billion) in the second half, with fee-generating assets under management rising 15% on year.

The Swedish private-equity company said fee-generating assets under management rose to EUR129.6 billion at the end of December from EUR112.5 billion at the end of December 2022. Total assets under management were EUR232 billion.

Total gross fund exits in the second half amounted to EUR2.0 billion.

EQT said the market was tougher for exits and for fundraising in 2023, with exit volumes at their lowest level in well over a decade.

It said it pressed ahead with fundraising despite the challenging market and it expects to meet the EUR21.5 billion fundraising target for its EQT X fund in the first quarter of 2024 though fundraising for EQT Infrastructure VI will continue well into 2024.

"We see a healthy investment pipeline across geographies and asset classes," EQT Chief Executive Christian Sinding said.

"While market uncertainties remain, we are also planning for a number of exits in 2024," he added.

The company proposed a dividend of 3.60 Swedish kronor ($0.34), up from SEK3.00 last year.


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