EQT appoints Nicholas Macksey and Hari Gopalakrishnan as co-heads of Private Capital Asia
MUMBAI: Global private equity firm EQT has appointed Nicholas Macksey and Hari Gopalakrishnan as co-heads of Private Equity (PC) Asia, the investment firm said on Thursday.
They were successful Jean Eric SaladOn May 12, he officially assumed the role of chairman of the EQT Group. Salata will continue to chair the investment committees of EQT Asia and PC Asia. He will continue to be closely involved in decision-making processes and support the growth of the platform under Macksey and Gopalakrishnan.
The newly appointed co-chairmen joined the firm nearly two decades ago as young investment professionals and have helped PC Asia become one of the region’s leading private markets platforms.
“Their appointments reflect the depth of talent we have built across our Asia platform and our long-standing commitment to developing the next generation of leadership from within,” Salata said.
EQT closed its ninth private equity fund with total commitments of $15.6 billion in April, making it the largest private equity fund raised to date in the Asia-Pacific region.
“Asia continues to offer some of the most compelling long-term investment opportunities globally, particularly across technology, services and sectors benefiting from structural growth and rising domestic demand,” Gopalakrishnan said.
“We remain extremely optimistic about the opportunities ahead for EQT in Asia,” Macksey added.
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Currently serving as partner and head of EQT’s middle market opportunities (MMO) strategy in Asia, Macksey helped establish the firm’s cross-border strategy and contributed to many of EQT Asia’s most significant investments, including Nord Anglia Education, Vistra and Clarivate. Led the establishment and successful fundraising of EQT’s MMO strategy; This includes closing the inaugural fund at $1.6 billion in 2024, more than double its target size.
Gopalakrishnan joined the firm in 2007 as a founding member of the India team and currently serves as head of private equity India and co-head of global services. He has played a key role in establishing India as one of EQT’s largest and most active markets globally and has been instrumental in establishing EQT’s Technical Services range as a leading platform globally through investments such as Hexaware. tattoo togetherSagility and Virtusa.
Founded in 1997, EQT PC Asia has deployed $30 billion of equity capital in more than 160 transactions and includes investments in approximately 65 companies in 10 countries and employs more than 270,000 people. The platform provides investment capabilities across a wide range of strategies, from large-cap and mid-cap to growth strategies.
