Coller Capital
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| Name | Coller Capital |
| Type | Private |
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Jeremy Coller |
| Headquarters | London, England |
| Key people | Jeremy Coller |
| Products | Secondary private equity funds, co-investments, continuation vehicles |
| Assets under management | Approx. $25 billion (2024) |
Coller Capital is a global investment firm specializing in secondary interests in private equity, with headquarters in London and offices in New York, Hong Kong, and Tel Aviv. The firm focuses on acquiring existing stakes in private equity funds, partnering with institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, and family offices across Europe, North America, and Asia. Coller Capital has participated in large secondary market transactions involving buyout funds, venture capital funds, growth equity funds, and infrastructure partnerships.
History
Coller Capital was founded in 1990 by Jeremy Coller after careers at firms and institutions associated with Citigroup, Barclays, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs alum networks, and early activity coincided with developments in the secondary market and institutional shifts involving CalPERS, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, ABP (Netherlands), Norges Bank Investment Management, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. In the 1990s and 2000s the firm expanded amid transactions that paralleled growth at KKR, Blackstone, CVC Capital Partners, Bain Capital, and TPG Capital, and it navigated regulatory environments shaped by institutions such as the Financial Conduct Authority and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Coller Capital’s evolution included opening offices in New York City, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, and engagements with investors like The Wellcome Trust, Harvard Management Company, Yale University, and Prudential plc. Over time the firm participated in prominent secondary transactions alongside firms such as Apollo Global Management, Ares Management, Neuberger Berman, Pantheon Ventures, and AlpInvest Partners.
Investment strategy and products
Coller Capital focuses on secondary purchases of LP interests across strategies that include transactions involving The Carlyle Group-affiliated funds, Silver Lake Partners-backed vehicles, Sequoia Capital-related venture funds, EQT-managed buyouts, and Brookfield Asset Management infrastructure investments. The firm employs portfolio valuation techniques used by KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte in assessing NAV, cashflow modeling, and scenario analysis for assets linked to Microsoft Corporation, Apple Inc., Google LLC, Amazon-related holdings and private companies acquired by Permira, Advent International, and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Product offerings include traditional secondary funds, structured secondaries, continuation vehicles, and GP-led restructurings similar to transactions seen with Thoma Bravo, Warburg Pincus, and Silver Lake. Coller Capital’s due diligence processes integrate legal counsel from firms such as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and Clifford Chance and tax analysis aligned with standards applied by HM Treasury and IRS.
Fundraising and investors
Coller Capital has raised multiple global secondary funds with commitments from sovereign wealth funds like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Qatar Investment Authority, and Temasek Holdings, as well as public pension funds including CalSTRS, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and APG. Institutional investors and endowments including Stanford University, Princeton University, Wellcome Trust, Ford Foundation, and Rockefeller Foundation have participated in secondaries markets alongside family offices and fund-of-funds managers such as HarbourVest Partners, Pantheon Ventures, and Partners Group. Fund closings have occurred in competitive cycles that involved rival capital raises by Lexington Partners, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), Ardian, and Neuberger Berman Private Equity.
Notable transactions and portfolio companies
Coller Capital has executed transactions involving stakes in funds or companies connected to prominent sponsors and portfolio companies including secondary purchases with exposure to assets held by KKR & Co. Inc., CVC Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group, TPG Capital, and Bain Capital. Its secondary portfolios have included interests tied to well-known companies and technology investments associated with Facebook, Uber Technologies, Airbnb, Spotify, and Dropbox through prior venture funds, as well as buyout-era assets linked to Heineken N.V., Duke Energy, Rolls-Royce Holdings, IKEA (via funds), and Imperial Brands. Coller Capital has also been active in GP-led continuation transactions and stapled secondary deals that mirror strategies used by Silver Lake, Thoma Bravo, and Vista Equity Partners.
Organization and leadership
The firm was founded by Jeremy Coller, who serves as chief executive and is a prominent figure in secondary markets, philanthropic initiatives, and academia through associations with University of Oxford, London School of Economics, and various charitable trusts such as Wellcome Trust collaborators. Senior leadership and investment professionals at the firm have backgrounds at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, McKinsey & Company, and Boston Consulting Group, and the firm’s governance engages external auditors from KPMG and PwC and legal advisers including Linklaters and Allen & Overy.
Performance and industry rankings
Coller Capital is often ranked among leading secondary managers alongside Lexington Partners, Ardian, Partners Group, and Pomona Capital in industry surveys by Preqin, PitchBook, and Bloomberg. Its funds have been evaluated on metrics tracked by Internal Rate of Return measures used by institutional allocators like CalPERS and data providers including S&P Global Market Intelligence and Refinitiv. Industry recognition has included placements in league tables that feature firms such as Lazard, Evercore, and Jefferies Group for advisory roles in large secondary transactions.