{"version":"1","article":{"id":"eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","slug":"eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm?lang=en","title":"EQT launches Middle East platform and Abu Dhabi office","summary":"Global private-markets firm EQT announced a Middle East platform and an office at Abu Dhabi Global Market. The company reported US$389 billion in assets under management.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-23","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Emirates News Agency","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2e3zlw-eqt-launches-middle-east-platform-opens-abu-dhabi","publishedAt":"2026-09-23","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/eqt-middle-east-platform-abu-dhabi-adgm?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The office is intended to support on-the-ground work with investors, companies and partners across the Gulf. Jimmy Mahtani was appointed chair of GCC, while Smiyet Belrhiti will lead EQT’s Middle East office.","EQT described Abu Dhabi as the first location in a broader regional platform. The announcement did not specify a new investment or transaction."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Global private-markets firm EQT announced a Middle East platform and an office at Abu Dhabi Global Market. The company reported US$389 billion in assets under management.\n\nThe office is intended to support on-the-ground work with investors, companies and partners across the Gulf. Jimmy Mahtani was appointed chair of GCC, while Smiyet Belrhiti will lead EQT’s Middle East office.\n\nEQT described Abu Dhabi as the first location in a broader regional platform. The announcement did not specify a new investment or transaction.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}