To date, four investments have been made across the fund’s core geographies:

• Rue Lauriston in central Paris, an office refurbishment project
• Smart Parc in western Paris, a refurbishment project of two office buildings
• Technologiepark Köln in Cologne, a portfolio of seven income-producing office assets to be repositioned
• Täby Terass in the Stockholm area, a residential scheme of studio apartments

 
Edouard Fernandez, Partner at EQT Partners, Co-Head of EQT Real Estate and Investment Advisor to the fund, comments: “The European real estate segment has long been dominated by North American private equity firms. With this fund, the market gets a new and exciting pan-European challenger that will be able to take advantage of the EQT signature combination of global reach and local people on the ground.”
 
Robert Rackind, Partner at EQT Partners, Co-Head of EQT Real Estate and Investment Advisor to the fund, adds: “The market outlook is very promising. There is a continued supply-demand imbalance combined with rental growth in gateway cities across Europe, and we see a big “hands-on” value creation potential.”
 
Lennart Blecher, Deputy Managing Partner at EQT, Head of EQT Real Assets and Investment Advisor to the fund, comments: “EQT Real Estate is a natural next step in the EQT Real Assets investment strategy. The responsible, sustainable development approach has always been a clear differentiator for EQT, and it’s going to be exciting to see the team apply this mindset also to the property sector.”
 
The fund is backed by a global investor base, and in addition received strong backing from Investor AB, EQT Partners and its affiliates.
 
Jussi Saarinen, Partner at EQT Partners and Head of Investor Relations, says: “This is yet another important milestone for EQT, being an integrated alternative investments firm with multiple investment strategies. The new fund has attracted great interest among investors, once again reflecting the trust in the EQT industrial approach and clear focus on value creation.”
 
The fundraising for the EQT Real Estate I has now closed. As such, the foregoing should in no way be treated as any form of offer or solicitation to subscribe for or make any commitments for or in respect of any securities or other interests or to engage in any other transaction.