Shane Lauf

Shane Lauf is a Managing Director in Private Capital Asia Portfolio Operations, leading value creation activities and due diligence from a commercial and operational perspective. Based in Hong Kong, he joined EQT in 2024. Prior to joining the firm, he led the Portfolio Group in Asia at Permira. Earlier in his career, Shane spent six years with KKR Capstone and also worked with McKinsey & Company. Shane holds an MBA and an MS from Stanford University, and undergraduate degrees in Computer Engineering and Japanese Language from the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is fluent in English and Japanese and has worked on investments across Asia including Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Mainland China and India.