Investment Professionals Associate - EU

Investment Professionals Associate - EU

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: 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 benefit ting 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.

• 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…