EQT confirms EUR 10.8 billion Qiagen bid for EQT stock

Published on 10/22/2026 at 11:19 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

EQT confirmed a EUR 10.8 billion Qiagen bid on October 21, 2026. EQT stock costs EUR 26.23 on October 22, 2026.

EQT expands its platform

EQT confirmed a EUR 10.8 billion recommended Qiagen bid on October 21, 2026.
The fundraising target rose to EUR 140 billion from EUR 100 billion on October 15, 2026.
EQT stock trades at EUR 26.23 at 11:10 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026.

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EQT AB (ISIN SE0012853455) confirmed a recommended bid for Qiagen valued at EUR 10.8 billion on October 21, 2026, giving the private-markets manager a fresh acquisition catalyst. Finanznachrichten reported that EQT offered EUR 46.50 in cash per Qiagen share, a 40.30 percent premium to Qiagen's unaffected Xetra close on July 8, 2026.

Qiagen bid sets the tone

The transaction would expand EQT's healthcare exposure and place a large public-company acquisition at the center of its current strategy. The EUR 10.8 billion valuation is the clearest quantified measure of the deal's scale for EQT stock.

The offer follows a busy period for the platform. On October 15, 2026, EQT said its third-quarter fee-paying assets under management increased by EUR 42 billion, including EUR 34 billion from the Coller Capital acquisition, according to Investing.com.

What does the fundraising target mean?

EQT raised its fundraising-cycle target to EUR 140 billion from EUR 100 billion in the third-quarter update dated October 15, 2026. That 40.00 percent increase broadens the expected capital base, while management also highlighted EUR 11 billion of net inflows into key funds during the quarter.

Three dated developments

On August 31, 2026, EQT closed the Coller Capital acquisition, adding EUR 34 billion to third-quarter fee-paying assets under management. On October 15, 2026, the company reported EUR 42 billion of quarterly growth in fee-paying assets under management. On October 21, 2026, EQT confirmed the EUR 10.8 billion recommended Qiagen bid. The sequence shows a platform expanding through both fund growth and acquisitions.

Dates for the next phase

EQT expects the Stockbridge acquisition to close in the first quarter of 2027, with projected 2027 fee-paying assets under management of USD 17 billion to USD 19 billion and fee-related EBITDA of USD 35 million to USD 45 million, according to Investing.com. The Qiagen bid now adds a second major transaction to that expansion timetable.

Stock quote in euros

EQT stock was trading at EUR 26.23 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 11:10 a.m. CEST. The Swedish listing gives investors a euro reference alongside the Nasdaq Stockholm quotation, while the operating figures remain tied to EQT's reported periods and currencies.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of EQT stock.