Jean Salata’s net worth doubled after he sold Baring Private Equity Asia to Europe’s largest listed private equity group. : Private equity billionaire Jean Salata is the biggest gainer in percentage terms this year, thanks to a blockbuster $6.7 billion deal in which he sold his Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) to Stockholm-based EQT, Europe’s largest listed private equity group. His net worth doubled to $5.9 billion following the acquisition. In October, EQT completed the buyout for $1.7 billion in cash and 191.2 million new EQT shares listed in Stockholm.