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Jean Eric Salata: Find the Comeback in the Setback

July 13, 2026 · 22 min

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The EQT Group Chair joined Mo Assomull, Morgan Stanley Global Co-Head of Investment Banking, to discuss his journey from managing a small Asia fund to leading one of the world’s largest global private markets firms that today spans the U.S., Europe and Asia. He shared how seeing the world as an outsider gives him an advantage and the importance of finding the comeback after a setback.


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