Buyout firm EQT to launch first fund for Japanese retail investors

Buyout firm EQT to launch first fund for Japanese retail investors Buyout firm EQT to launch first fund for Japanese retail investors

TOKYO — Sweden-based private equity firm EQT is making its first foray into Japan’s market for retail investment products through a partnership with SMBC Nikko Securities.

EQT will roll out an investment trust in Japan that it has offered to individual investors in Europe and Asia since 2023.