Coller Capital - Notable Deals

Notable Deals

  • In 1998, Coller Capital made the largest secondaries purchase of the time: the US-based Shell Pension Trust’s $265 million private equity portfolio.
  • In 2000, the firm completed the $1 billion purchase of the National Westminster Bank's private equity portfolio from NatWest's acquirer, the Royal Bank of Scotland.
  • In 2001, Coller Capital made the first significant purchase of a corporate venture portfolio, acquiring 27 technology companies from Lucent's Bell Labs.
  • In 2004, Coller Capital bought a $900 million portfolio from Abbey National – the largest unsydicated secondaries purchase of its time.
  • In 2006, Coller Capital invested in ICICI Venture’s India Advantage Fund I – India’s first secondaries transaction.
  • In 2007, the firm made the largest global secondaries investment in a corporate venture portfolio – Royal Dutch Shell.
  • Coller Capital’s investments in 2009 included high-profile transactions sourced from quoted private equity players, such as SVG Capital and 3i – for each of which the firm won European Deal of the Year awards .
  • In 2010, Coller Capital formed a joint venture with Lloyds Banking Group to purchase a £480m portfolio of assets from the bank – for which the firm won European Secondaries Deal of the Year.
  • In 2011, Coller Capital acquired 100% of Crédit Agricole Private Equity (CAPE) and the large majority of the funds CAPE manages.
  • In 2012, the firm agreed to fund the acquisition of a $1.9bn private equity portfolio from Lloyds Banking Group – for which the firm won European Secondaries Deal of the Year.

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