Private Equity Firm Industrial Services

EQT Active Core Infrastructure

Sweden

EQT's Active Core Infrastructure strategy/fund applying an active ownership approach to invest in and operate core infrastructure assets over the long term.

Focus Areas
Digital infrastructure

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2025-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Growth capital

2 growth capital · 1 buyout

EQT Active Core Infrastructure Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for EQT Active Core Infrastructure. 1 2025 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    EQT, EQT's Active Core Infrastructure fund (EQT)
    Target
    12 cold storage facilities contributed by Americold to the North American cold storage joint venture
    Location
    United States

    Americold Realty Trust will contribute 12 cold storage facilities into a new North American joint venture valued at more than $1.3 billion. EQT’s Active Core Infrastructure fund will acquire a 70% interest, while Americold retains 30% and serves as day-to-day manager; Americold expects about $1.1 billion in net cash proceeds to repay outstanding debt.

  • Buyer
    EQT
    Target
    Kelda Holdings Limited, Yorkshire Water
    Industry
    Infrastructure
    Location
    United Kingdom

    EQT has agreed to acquire a 42% shareholding in Kelda Holdings Limited, the parent company of Yorkshire Water. The deal is being made through EQT’s Active Core Infrastructure strategy and is subject to regulatory approvals, including antitrust review. The investment supports Yorkshire Water’s multi-year capital spending plan, including an £8.3 billion environmental program for 2025–2030 and expected hiring of more than 1,000 employees.

  • Buyer
    EQT Active Core Infrastructure (fund managed by EQT AB)
    Target
    Crown Castle Inc.'s Small Cells Solutions business (acquired business launched as Arium Networks)
    Seller
    Crown Castle Inc.
    Industry
    Infrastructure
    Type
    Buyout

    EQT Active Core Infrastructure agreed to acquire Crown Castle Inc.’s Small Cells Solutions business for approximately $4.25 billion, valuing it as a stable core digital infrastructure platform. The transaction closed on May 1, 2026 and the acquired business launched as Arium Networks, a standalone small-cell infrastructure platform headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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