Simpson Thacher represented EQT AB (“EQT”) in connection with the formation and raising of EQT’s flagship infrastructure fund, EQT Infrastructure V. The fund, which closed at its hard-cap, fortifies EQT's position as one of the leading infrastructure investors globally and demonstrates the continued support for EQT Infrastructure's thematic investment strategy, focused on backing companies within its core sectors: energy, transport & logistics, environmental, digital, and social infrastructure. The fund has invested in 12 portfolio companies since its first transaction in August 2020 and is currently approximately 60-65 percent invested, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
The Simpson Thacher team representing EQT was led by Jason Glover and Robert Lee alongside Beth Cowen, Prishi Govender and Jina Woo, with assistance from John Maguire, Mia Hatfield, Wilson Szet, Marie-Sophie Bandeira Vieira, Victoria Hartman, George Thompson, Alexander Hoffman, Shanelle Muller, Paolo Ronchi, Samantha Spearman, Philip Stone, Michael Strachan and Yanru Tao (Private Funds - London); Barrie Covit, Avi Herescu and Matthew Kemp (Private Funds - U.S.); Jonathan Goldstein, Bill Smolinski and Gal Shemer (Tax); and Jeanne Annarumma (ERISA).