EQT
About
Private equity firm; EQT’s Scaleup Europe Fund co-led the round.
Founders
Bernardo Kastrup
CEO
Atul Sinha
Peter Wennink
Chairman of the Board
Dede Goldschmidt
Senior Vice-President
Ted Persson
Jimmy Mahtani
Chairman of GCC; Chairman of India and Southeast Asia, EQT Private Capital
Smiyet Belrhiti
Head of Middle East and Senior Executive Officer
Jean Eric Salata
Chair of EQT Group
Per Franzén
CEO and Managing Partner
Jimmy Mahtani
Chairman of GCC; Chairman of India and Southeast Asia, EQT Private Capital
Smiyet Belrhit
Head of Abu Dhabi Office
Recent News
How the UAE benefits from its central role in Brics' payment web - UAE
The UAE is positioning itself as a regional settlement hub for emerging BRICS-era bilateral payment corridors, attracting global asset managers, cloud investments and wealth-structuring regimes while raising compliance and geopolitical risks.
EQT Launches Middle East Platform and Opens Abu Dhabi Office - PR Newswire APAC
EQT has launched a dedicated Middle East platform, opened an ADGM office in Abu Dhabi and named Jimmy Mahtani as Chairman of GCC and Smiyet Belrhiti as Head of Middle East to deepen its private equity and infrastructure presence across the region.
EUCLYD Raises €200 Million to Break the AI Efficiency Wall With More Efficient Chips
EUCLYD, an Eindhoven-based startup building low-power AI chips and energy-efficient AI data centres, raised more than €200 million in a Series A led by Samsung, Somerset Capital Partners, EQT’s Scaleup Europe Fund and Innovation Industries. The funding will accelerate chip development, hiring and commercialisation for products Craftwerk and Craftwerk Station.