Law firms Ropes and Kirkland lead on EQT’s $3.7bn acquisition of secondaries leader Coller Kate Peacock · 22 January 2026 · 2 min read Corporate and M&A Deals Europe United Kingdom Kirkland & Ellis Ropes & Gray 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.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryWeil partners approve wind-down plan in firmwide voteLaw firmsKate Peacock10 Nov 2026Full details: the five-partner Weil team joining Kirkland with Ramona NeeLaw firmsKate Peacock6 Nov 2026Kirkland & Ellis fund formation partner returns to MacfarlanesLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Nov 2026Cravath makes rare London partner promotion amid 11-strong roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 Nov 2026Sidley in talks to take Weil Paris office alongside heavyweight PE partners in London and GermanyLaw firmsWill Lewallen5 Nov 2026Slaughters leads for Anthropic on UK share offer in IPOLaw firmsKate Peacock4 Nov 2026Stephenson Harwood and Taylor Wessing call off mergerLaw firmsEliza Winter11 Nov 2026‘We now ask the AI first’ – exclusive new research reveals how AI is transforming in-house legalIn-HouseBen Wheway11 Nov 2026Willkie lands transatlantic Hogan Lovells Cadwalader asset management teamLaw firmsEliza Winter10 Nov 2026