Q4 2025 EQT AB Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- EQT AB (EQBBF) announced a strategic partnership with Coller Capital, entering the fast-growing secondaries market, which is expected to enhance fee-related earnings and diversify their platform.
- 2025 was the most active exit year for EQT AB (EQBBF), with fund exits and realizations totaling EUR34 billion, showcasing strong performance in a challenging market.
- The company more than doubled its fundraising inflows to EUR26 billion, indicating strong investor confidence and demand for their offerings.
- EQT AB (EQBBF) delivered a total revenue growth of 16% while maintaining a stable headcount, reflecting operational efficiency.
- The company is investing in AI capabilities and infrastructure, including data centers and fiber assets, which are expected to drive future growth and efficiency.
- The geopolitical backdrop remains volatile, posing challenges for private market investors and potentially impacting EQT AB (EQBBF)'s operations.
- There has been a lack of distributions in the industry post-pandemic, leading to the creation of more 'zombie funds' and a need for liquidity solutions.
- Some funds raised in 2020-2021 faced headwinds due to idiosyncratic events in individual portfolio companies, highlighting risks in their investment model.
- The integration of Coller Capital may present challenges in maintaining EQT AB (EQBBF)'s entrepreneurial culture while achieving synergies.
- The company faces competition in the private markets industry, and not all firms will be able to navigate the current environment successfully.
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the presentation of EQT's full year results. We have a lot to cover today. Per will start off by reflecting on our strategic positioning and today's announcement that we're entering the fast-growing secondaries market by joining forces with Coller Capital. Teaming up with Coller strengthens our ability to serve clients globally and it unlock growth opportunities for both firms. The transaction is accretive to our fee-related earnings.
It accelerates our growth outlook and it will further diversify our platform. Before handing over to Per to share more details, let me share a few highlights on 2025. First, it was our most active exit year ever with fund exits and realizations for co-investors of EUR34 billion. We invested EUR16 billion across our strategies globally while providing a co-invest ratio for our clients of close to 1:1. It was a pivotal year for EQT's expansion into evergreens and open-ended strategies across the globe with new product launches and accelerating inflows.
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