Group 1 - EQT, Europe's largest merger fund, announced the acquisition of Coller Capital for a base price of $3.2 billion, acquiring 100% of Coller Capital's management company and controlling its latest flagship fund's 10% performance yield [1][2] - Coller Capital recently completed its largest fund, Coller International Partners IX (CIP IX), with a total size of $14.2 billion, expected to finalize by December 31, 2025 [2] - The acquisition will be paid through the issuance of EQT common stock at a price of 355 Swedish Krona per share, corresponding to approximately 8.1 million shares, which represents about 7% of the issued shares [2] Group 2 - Following the transaction, Coller Capital will establish a new business platform named "Coller EQT," which will operate independently within EQT's existing private capital and real assets segments [2] - Jeremy Coller, the Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner of Coller Capital, will lead Coller EQT and report directly to EQT's CEO, Per Franzén, while joining EQT's executive committee [2] - As of September 2025, EQT's assets under management reached €267 billion (approximately ¥2.21 trillion), making it the second-largest private equity group globally with over 300 portfolio companies [3]