EQT Partners announces that Harry Klagsbrun will join the firm as Senior Partner in the Stockholm office 1 October 2006.

Harry Klagsbrun, 51, is since 5 years Executive Vice President at SEB and Head Asset Management within the SEB group. Mr. Klagsbrun was previously CEO at Alfred Berg Group 1995-2000 and responsible for corporate financing at Handelsbanken 1989-1995. Prior to that, he worked at Smith Barney, New York in the USA 1981-1989.