Coller Capital, founded in 1990 by Jeremy Coller, is one of the leading global investors in the private equity secondary market (also known as secondaries).
As a secondary investor, Coller Capital acquires original investors’ stakes in private equity funds (venture capital, buyout and mezzanine) together with portfolios of companies or stakes in companies, from financial institutions, corporates, government bodies, family offices or charitable foundations. The firm has completed some of the largest transactions in the private equity secondary market – $1 billion or more without the need for syndication. However, Coller Capital has also made single investments as small as $1 million in size.
Coller Capital received a number of private equity accolades in 2012:
- Real Deals award for Secondaries House of the Year
- the firm was recognised as the most consistent performing fund manager in the secondaries sector by Private Equity Intelligence (Preqin)
In 2011, the firm won PE International’s Secondaries Firm of the Year award for the 8th successive year
In 2010, Coller Capital also won several awards:
- European Secondaries House of the Year by PE News/Financial News for the 4th consecutive year
- BVCA/Real Deals award for Secondaries House of the Year
Read more about Coller Capital: Notable Deals, Investment Program, Competitors
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