Coller Capital

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British investor firm in the private equity secondary market

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::summary British investor firm in the private equity secondary market ::

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FieldValue
nameColler Capital
typePrivate
logoColler Capital logo.png
foundation
founderJeremy Coller
locationLondon,
United Kingdom
num_locations11
industryPrivate Equity
productsPrivate Equity Secondaries

| | aum | $50 billion (2026) | | homepage | | | num_employees | 316 (2025)| | ::

| name = Coller Capital | type = Private | logo = Coller Capital logo.png | foundation = | founder = Jeremy Coller | location = London, United Kingdom | num_locations = 11 | industry = Private Equity | products = Private Equity Secondaries

Investment funds | aum = $50 billion (2026) | homepage = | num_employees = 316 (2025)|

Coller Capital is a privately held investment firm founded in 1990 by Jeremy Coller. It specialises in secondary transactions across private equity and credit markets. As of 2026, the firm reports US$50 billion in assets under management.

Coller remains the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner. He is also known for his philanthropic work in animal welfare and food system sustainability.

On January 22, Coller agreed to be acquired by Swedish buyout group EQT for up to $3.7 billion. A the time of the deal, Coller Capital had nearly $50 billion in AUM.

History

Coller Capital launched its first fund, Coller International Partners I, in 1995, targeting the emerging market for private equity secondaries.

One of its first major transactions came in 1998, when the firm acquired a US$265 million portfolio of limited partnership interests from Shell's US pension trust — then the largest deal of its kind. Coller reportedly committed his entire US$240 million fund to the purchase.

In the 2000s and 2010s, Coller Capital expanded its presence in the secondary market, acquiring portfolios from banks, pension funds, and other institutional investors.

The following year, it launched a credit secondaries strategy with Coller Credit Opportunities I, raising US$1.4 billion. In 2025, the firm closed a $6.8 billion funding round for Coller Credit Opportunities II, and in November 2025 announced that its "evergreen" secondaries fund had passed US$1 billion AUM.

In August 2025, the firm completed a US$3 billion continuation fund transaction with TPG Twin Brook Capital Partners. In September 2025, the firm led a $2.3 billion secondaries continuation vehicle with Benefit Street Partners. In 2024, the company launched the Secondaries Institute to support research and education in the secondary market.

In November 2025, State Street Investment Management acquired a minority stake in Coller Capital.

In January 2026, the firm closed its ninth core secondaries fund, Coller International Partners IX (CIP IX), raising $17 billion.

Business model

The firm provides liquidity to private equity investors by acquiring interests in private equity funds, portfolios of private companies and other related assets. Sellers include financial institutions, corporations, government bodies, family offices, and charitable foundations. The firm holds interests in more than 850 private equity funds and around 8,000 companies, on behalf of investors. The firm raises closed-end funds and earns revenue through management fees on committed capital and carried interest on realised gains. In 2024 Coller Capital introduced an open-ended secondaries vehicle, CollerEquity.

Operations

Coller Capital is now regarded as one of the world’s largest investors in the private equity secondary market.

The firm operates from 11 offices, including in London, New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Korea. As of 2025, the firm claims to employ 316 people, including 31 partners.

Funds

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Fund nameClosedCommitments
Coller International Partners I1996$84 million; now liquidated
Coller International Partners II1998$240 million; now liquidated
Coller International Partners III2000$712 million; now liquidated
Coller International Partners IV2002$2.6 billion; now liquidated
Coller International Partners V2007$4.8 billion; 200 institutional investors
Coller International Partners VI2012$5.5 billion; 200 institutional investors
Coller International Partners VII2015$7.15 billion; 170 institutional investors
Coller International Partners VIII2021last1=Le
Coller International Partners IX2026$17 billion
Coller Credit Opportunities I2022last1=Shi
Coller Credit Opportunities II2025$6.8 billion
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Publications

The firm publishes research through affiliated institutes and industry journals.

Key publications:

  • Global Private Equity Barometer: biannual survey of institutional investors.
  • Private Equity Findings: research digest by the Coller Institute of Private Equity (London Business School).
  • ESG Report: environmental, social and governance policy reports.
  • Coller Venture Review: innovation and venture policy journal (Tel Aviv University).

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)

The firm is the founding sponsor of the FAIRR Initiative, a network that analyses the environmental, social and governance risks in the global food sector.

In October 2025, Coller Capital was reported as a founding signatory of Promote Giving, an initiative through which fund managers donate five percent of performance fees to charitable causes.

Awards

Coller Capital has received various industry awards, including “European Secondaries Firm of the Year” and “Secondaries Deal of the Year”, from organisations such as the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), Financial News and Private Equity International.

References

References

  1. "Coller Capital: First in Secondaries".
  2. (8 January 2018). "One of the Most Valued Private Equity Firms Isn't on Wall Street". [[Bloomberg News.
  3. Mendoza, Carmela. (2026-01-13). "Coller Capital wraps up Fund IX raise on $12.5bn hard-cap".
  4. "Jeremy Joseph Coller, Coller Capital Ltd: Profile and Biography".
  5. "The Jeremy Coller Centre for Animal Sentience".
  6. (4 February 2015). "RI Interview: Jeremy Coller, the private equity titan backing ESG to end animal factory farming".
  7. "Private Equity Veteran Jeremy Coller Champions Farm Animal Welfare {{!}} Institutional Investor".
  8. Chopping, Dominic. (2026-01-22). "EQT to Acquire Private Equity Firm Coller Capital For Up to $3.7 Billion".
  9. "Coller International Partners I: Fund Performance {{!}} PitchBook".
  10. (2014-10-06). "Privately Speaking: Coller Capital's Jeremy Coller".
  11. Mnyanda, Lukanyo. (2018-01-09). "One of the Most Valued Private Equity Firms Isn't on Wall Street". Bloomberg.com.
  12. Flood, Chris. (20 July 2014). "Private equity secondary market attracts growing interest". Financial Times.
  13. Bakie, John. (2025-07-10). "Coller raises $6.8bn for credit secondaries".
  14. James, Rod. (2025-07-08). "Exclusive {{!}} Coller Raises $6.8 Billion for Credit Secondary Deals". Wall Street Journal.
  15. Chowdhry, Amit. (2025-11-18). "Coller Capital’s Evergreen Secondaries Fund Surpasses $1 Billion In Assets Under Management".
  16. Veronasi, Francesca. (12 August 2025). "Coller, TPG Ink $3 Billion Private-Credit Secondaries Deal".
  17. Singh, Preeti. (2025-09-02). "Benefit Street Collects $2.3 billion for Credit Secondary Fund". Bloomberg.com.
  18. Walker, Rupert. (2025-06-05). "Coller Capital launches digital platform for secondaries education".
  19. (3 November 2025). "State Street Takes Coller Capital Stake to Tap Secondaries Boom". Bloomberg L.P..
  20. "Europe's 50 Most Influential in Private Equity 2019".
  21. "SEC filing".
  22. Sidhika, Anika. (2025-05-15). "Coller Capital and Deutsche Bank expand access to private equity secondaries".
  23. Staff, P. E. I.. (2013-01-12). "The 30 most influential LPs in Europe".
  24. Zhang, Hannah. (2024-09-02). "The Secondaries Investor 50: 2024".
  25. "Secondhand deals - how attractive?".
  26. Bawden, Tom. "Coller raises £1.6bn for buy ups". [[The Times]].
  27. Taylor, James. (2013-01-16). "Coller raises biggest ever secondaries fund".
  28. Kozlowski, Rob. (7 January 2016). "Coller Capital closes seventh secondary fund at $7.15 billion". Pensions & Investments.
  29. (10 January 2016). "Coller Capital makes final close of seventh secondaries fund at $7.15b". Deal Street Asia.
  30. (20 January 2021). "Coller amasses 9bn in final close for latest secondaries fund". Secondaries Investor.
  31. (2 February 2022). "Coller Capital raises $1.4B credit secondaries fund as LPs seek liquidity". PitchBook.
  32. "Jeremy Coller, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Coller Capital". Palgrave Macmillan.
  33. "Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Business School {{!}} INOMICS".
  34. Owens, Anne. (2022-10-31). "Coller Venture Review, Issue 8".
  35. (2023-06-22). "Scottish ministers urged to ‘resist’ Illegal Migration Bill and mitigate impact".
  36. (15 October 2025). "Leading Asset Managers Launch Promote Giving, a Groundbreaking Model for Philanthropy Within the Investment Industry".
  37. (2025-10-15). "How Promote Giving, a new investment model, will raise millions for charities".
  38. BVCA. "Responsible Investment Awards".
  39. Sam. (2014-06-16). "Financial News Awards – Secondaries Firm of the Year 2014".
  40. Sam. (2021-03-15). "Coller Capital wins Private Equity International award".

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