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 categoryBigger than eBay and News Corp: running the data on Kirkland’s staggering scaleS&C, Kirkland, Skadden among Q1 M&A leaders as megadeals drive activityTrading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresSpread of transatlantic firms in the mix on Unilever’s $45bn food business sale‘The merger is working’ – HSF Kramer on its US corporate pushS&C, Kirkland, Skadden among Q1 M&A leaders as megadeals drive activityDentons spins off entire UK immigration practice to VialtoPinsent Masons promotes 23 new partners, with six in LondonTop sports boutique Northridge becomes latest firm to score private equity investment