Mr. Salata is the Chairman of EQT Asia. He previously founded Baring Private Equity Asia in 1997 and led the management buyout that established BPEA as an independent firm. In 2022, BPEA merged with the Swedish listed firm EQT to create a global private markets firm spanning the US, Europe, and Asia.

EQT in Asia has 350 team members across 8 offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Mumbai, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, and Sydney. EQT Private Capital Asia has invested over USD 29bn in over 150 private equity transactions, with a portfolio that currently employs more than 400,000 people. 

EQT and Mr. Salata are active in philanthropy and have long supported many organizations globally, including in Hong Kong, the Asia Pacific region, the UK, and the USA. Their efforts focus on sustainability, education, youth, and the arts. 

In 2022, Mr. and Mrs. Salata established The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University, which brings together Harvard’s university-wide resources to address climate and sustainability through scientific and intellectual leadership. In 2022, Forbes Asia included Mr. and Mrs. Salata in its Heroes of Philanthropy list.

Mr. Salata has lived and worked in Hong Kong since 1989, and graduated magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Finance and Economics.

Rachael is Head of Australia Private Equity at MLC Asset Management, leading primary investments and co-investments in the Australian region and representing MLC on Limited Partner Advisory Boards and corporate boards. MLC is one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds with over $150bn under management, and its private equity program has been investing in private equity globally over 28 years. Prior to joining MLC in 2021, Rachael spent almost a decade as a GP investing in the mid-market at Ironbridge Capital and L Catterton including operating roles within portfolio companies to accelerate growth. Rachael was formerly an investment banker at Macquarie Bank in New York and Auckland, and at Credit Suisse in Sydney. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and holds Commerce and Law degrees.