HedgeCo.Net — EQT said it completed its combination with Coller Capital on August 31, 2026, after announcing the transaction on January 22, 2026. The combined secondaries platform will operate as Coller EQT. EQT’s own close release is the primary. DealStreetAsia independently printed the same completion date, the same Coller EQT branding, and the same consideration stack.
Base consideration is $3.2 billion on a cash-and-debt-free basis, delivered through 80,360,882 EQT shares—about 7 percent of shares outstanding—plus a cash portion of roughly $65 million subject to adjustments. Contingent consideration of up to $500 million is tied to performance through March 2029. EQT acquired 100 percent of the Coller management company and GP entities and a 10 percent interest in carry on Coller International Partners IX, and is entitled to 35 percent of carry in future closed-ended Coller funds. Jeremy Coller becomes Head and CIO of Coller EQT and joins the EQT Executive Committee. Post-close totals cited are €341 billion ($389 billion) of AUM and €186 billion of fee-generating AUM, with evergreen NAV above €10 billion. The deal adds nine PE and credit secondaries strategies as a new Secondaries segment; H1 2026 secondaries volume exceeded $120 billion per Evercore. Management aims to double Coller’s fee-generating AUM within four years.
This is a completed combination, not a signed-but-open deal. Mark August 31, 2026 as the close, $3.2 billion as base consideration, up to $500 million as contingent through March 2029, and Coller EQT as the operating brand. Do not invent Coller’s standalone AUM before close or a hard timetable for the four-year FAUM doubling beyond the stated aim. The allocator object is EQT folding a nine-strategy secondaries franchise into the group at €341 billion total AUM while keeping Jeremy Coller in the operating seat.