EQT to acquire Coller Capital in deal valued at up to $3.7bn

EQT has agreed to acquire UK-based private equity firm Coller Capital in a transaction valued at up to $3.7bn, marking the Swedish buyout group’s entry into the private capital secondaries market, according to a report by Dow Jones Newswires.

Under the terms of the deal, EQT will pay a base consideration of $3.2bn, funded through the issuance of new EQT ordinary shares. An additional earn-out of up to $500m will be payable in cash, subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones.

Founded in 1990, Coller Capital is a specialist in private capital secondaries and manages close to $50bn in assets across institutional, private wealth and insurance-related strategies.

EQT said the acquisition represents a strategic expansion of its platform, reflecting growing client demand for liquidity solutions and more flexible portfolio construction tools.

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