Ropes and Kirkland lead on EQT’s $3.7bn acquisition of secondaries leader Coller Kate Peacock[email protected]22 January 2026Corporate and M&ADealsEuropeUnited Kingdom Ropes & Gray and Kirkland & Ellis have taken the lead roles on EQT’s acquisition of UK secondaries firm Coller Capital.The $3.7bn bid was agreed by both parties on Thursday morning (22 January), marking EQT’s entrance into the secondaries market.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryInside Ropes & Gray’s calculated European PE expansionTrading places: McGuireWoods and Morrison Foerster swipe Perkins Coie partners for Seattle launchesRevolving Doors: Three leave Taylor Wessing after merger vote, while Gibson Dunn taps Freshfields for APAC rebuildSlaughters and Clifford Chance lead as Schroders agrees to £9.9bn takeoverInside Ropes & Gray’s calculated European PE expansionTop UK trio lead as NatWest snaps up Evelyn Partners for £2.7bnSlaughters and Clifford Chance lead as Schroders agrees to £9.9bn takeoverInside Ropes & Gray’s calculated European PE expansionSeal of approval: the LB100 firms with the strongest client recommendations