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The Oslo-headquartered firm is eyeing a €1.6bn fundraise for Europe-focused Edda IV, €500m more than what it raised for its predecessor.

Documents show the software investor is seeking €3.4bn for its third vehicle for the region.

Advantage’s ambitious plan coincides with the sale of a 5% equity stake to Australia’s Pinnacle Investment Management in January.

The firm’s software bet holds as portfolio recorded 20% growth year-on-year, even as AI disruption accelerates.

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The New York-headquartered firm has launched a strategy focused on private equity investments in European defence, security and strategic resilience businesses.

EQT Private Capital Asia returned $14bn to investors in 2025 alone, deputy co-head of private capital Asia Hari Gopalakrishnan tells PEI.

Investors are focusing more on the theme of resilience, David Kelnar of the investment bank's private capital team tells PEI.

Software funds from the likes of Vista, Insight and PSG are largely outperforming or matching their vintage cohorts, despite concerns over returns in this sector.