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EQT to combine with Coller Capital to enter secondaries, marking the next step in EQT's strategic evolution
EQT AB ("EQT") is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire Coller Capital ("Coller" or "Coller Capital", and the "Transaction"), a global secondaries firm with nearly USD 50 billion in total assets under management (USD 33 billion in fee-generating assets under management)1.
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