Jean Salata

About Jean Salata

Jean Salata is a Chilean citizen who has lived and worked in Hong Kong since 1989.

Salata held posts at Bain and AIG before joining Baring Private Equity Asia in 1997. He served as its CEO and led a management buyout of Baring in 2000.

In October 2022, Stockholm-listed investment firm EQT acquired Baring for $1.7 billion in cash and 191.2 million EQT shares.

Salata now heads the combined Asian operations of Baring and EQT, rebranded as EQT Private Capital Asia, and sits on EQT's executive committee.