EQT Completes Acquisition of Coller Capital, Strengthening Push into Secondary Market

Coller Capital Relaunched as "Coller EQT"

Global private equity firm EQT announced on September 3 that it has completed the acquisition of Coller Capital, a secondary investment specialist. Coller Capital will now operate within EQT under the name "Coller EQT," and following the acquisition, EQT's total assets under management (AUM) have increased to 341 billion euros.

Secondary transactions refer to the buying and selling of stakes in private equity funds and similar vehicles before maturity. In the first half of 2026, transaction volume in this market reached a record high for the first half of any year, growing approximately 20% year-over-year to 120 billion US dollars.

Jeremy Coller, CEO of Coller EQT (left), and Per Fransen, CEO of EQT

With the acquisition complete, Coller Capital will be managed as "Coller EQT" within EQT. Coller Capital is one of the leading secondary specialist platforms with a 36-year track record. Even after the launch of Coller EQT, the existing independent framework for origination, underwriting, and investment decision-making will remain unchanged.

Coller EQT offers closed-end funds, evergreen products, and insurance-dedicated solutions. EQT explained that, "With this acquisition, nine new investment strategies in private equity secondary and private credit secondary have been added to EQT’s client solutions, significantly strengthening its market leadership among insurance companies and private wealth clients."

After the acquisition, EQT’s total assets under management(AUM) amount to 341 billion euros (fee-generating AUM of 186 billion euros), including an integrated evergreen platform with net asset value(NAV) surpassing 10 billion euros.

Jeremy Coller, founder of Coller Capital, has been appointed CEO and Chief Investment Officer(CIO) of Coller EQT as a result of the acquisition, and has also joined EQT's executive committee. Coller said, “Secondaries are among the most attractive opportunities in today’s private capital markets. This integration allows us to deliver even greater value to investors while retaining our independent origination and investment processes.”

Per Franzen, CEO and Managing Partner of EQT, commented, “Coller EQT is a scaled platform that provides investment strategies with exceptional performance and liquidity solutions for both institutional and individual investors. We aim to double Coller’s fee-generating AUM (FAUM) within four years.”

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