Brendan Scollans is a Partner at EQT Partners. Prior to joining EQT Partners in March 2016, Brendan worked as a Partner at Avista Capital, a private equity firm based in New York, Houston and London, for 11 years. He was a founding member of the firm, sat on the Investment Committee, and served as head of Avista’s Technology, Media & Telecommunications group from 2011-2016. Prior to Avista, Mr. Scollans was an investment professional at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners where he spent time in the firm’s New York and London offices. Prior to joining DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, he was an Associate in the private equity investments group and an Analyst in the healthcare investment banking group of JP Morgan.
Mr. Scollans earned a B.S. degree in Finance, summa cum laude, from Boston College. He also received an M.B.A. with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.