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 categoryRevolving Doors: Latham, Proskauer, Weil build PE teams as US stays focused on EuropeLatham readies for Dallas launch with double hire as Kirkland opens in NashvilleInside Ropes & Gray’s calculated European PE expansionSlaughters 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 £2.7bn‘It’s always best to avoid death by a thousand cuts’ – what GCs think about the Brad Karp-Epstein firestormSullivan & Cromwell makes double partner hire from Paul Hastings in LondonRevolving Doors: Latham, Proskauer, Weil build PE teams as US stays focused on Europe