The posting
This is a general posting across EQT's investment platform. We are actively recruiting Associates across multiple strategies and European offices. If you are exploring opportunities at EQT but unsure which team is the best fit, this is the right place to start. Apply here and we will match you to the right opportunity.
EQT is a global investment organization with a broad range of strategies across Private Capital, Infrastructure and Real Estate. We invest in companies and assets across sectors and geographies with a long-term perspective and a strong focus on sustainable value creation. Our teams combine deep industry knowledge, rigorous analytical skills, and a passion for building high-performing businesses. As part of our European platform, with offices across Stockholm, London, Amsterdam, Munich, Copenhagen, Zurich, Paris, Milan and beyond, you will join a collaborative group of professionals committed to active ownership and supporting strong management teams.
We are hiring across several EQT’s core investment strategies, including:
Private Capital:
- Healthcare / Life Sciences: backing leading companies across the healthcare value chain, from medtech and pharma services to healthcare providers and life sciences.
- Private Equity / Ventures / Growth: generalist and thematic investing across buyouts, growth equity and venture, with a focus on future-proofing businesses across sectors and geographies.
- Infrastructure: investing in essential infrastructure assets across energy transition, digital infrastructure, transport and social infrastructure, with a focus on long-term, sustainable value creation.
- Real Estate: investing in high-quality real estate assets across Europe, with a focus on sectors benefitting from structural tailwinds such as logistics, residential and mixed-use developments.
In an Associate-level role at EQT, you will contribute across the full investment lifecycle, including sourcing, due diligence, execution, active ownership, and value creation initiatives within portfolio companies. You will work closely with Partners and senior team members, gaining exposure to high-impact projects while contributing to EQT’s mission to future-proof companies.
Key responsibilities
- Conduct due diligence, financial analysis, and commercial assessment of potential investment opportunities across sectors and markets
- Support investment teams in evaluating businesses through structured problem solving, critical thinking, and data-driven insights
- Prepare high-quality investment materials and contribute to decision-making processes across the full investment lifecycle
- Build and maintain financial models to assess company performance, investment scenarios, and value creation opportunities
- Collaborate closely with investment professionals, portfolio company management teams, advisors, and external stakeholders
- Monitor portfolio company performance and support strategic initiatives, operational improvements, and value creation plans
- Participate in research and market mapping activities to identify emerging trends, competitive dynamics, and new investment themes
- Leverage technology and AI-enhanced ways of working to improve efficiency, analysis, and insight generation, while critically assessing and validating outputs
- Contribute to a high-performing, collaborative team culture with a proactive and entrepreneurial mindset
About you
We are looking for curious, driven, and collaborative individuals who thrive in fast-paced and intellectually demanding environments.
Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combined with sound commercial judgment
- Ability to synthesize complex information into clear insights and actionable recommendations
- High learning agility and adaptability, with an openness toward evolving technologies and AI-enhanced ways of working
- Strong attention to detail alongside the ability to maintain a broader strategic perspective
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to build trust and collaborate effectively across teams
- Intellectual curiosity and an interest in industries, businesses, markets, and long-term value creation
- A proactive and team-oriented mindset aligned with EQT’s collaborative culture
- 1-4 years of relevant experience from investment banking, consulting, private equity, venture capital, or other analytically rigorous environments is considered advantageous
NB — Please indicate in your application which strategy area(s) you are most interested in, and whether you have fluency in any additional European languages — this is particularly helpful as we look to match candidates to opportunities across our office network.
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Our vision for EQT employees is to build high performing & engaged teams. Our competitive edge comes from fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, empowered, and motivated to drive business impact. Our commitment to inclusion is not just about fairness; We understand and believe that being a great place to work drives the best performance.At EQT, inclusion is a business imperative and it's embedded into our talent strategy, decision-making, and culture to ensure that every individual and team operates at their full potential. By doing so, we unlock better collaboration, stronger innovation, and superior investment outcomes.
About EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of over three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 270 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management), within two business segments – Private Capital and Real Assets.
With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,900 employees.
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