Lauren Ward

Coller Capital

Coller Capital, founded in 1990, is one of the world's leading investors in the secondary market for private assets – and widely acknowledged as an innovator in secondaries. The firm provides liquidity solutions to private markets investors worldwide, acquiring interests in private equity, private credit, and other private markets assets. With headquarters in London, and offices in New York, Hong Kong, Beijing and Seoul, Coller's multinational investment team has a truly global reach. In January 2021, the firm closed Coller International Partners VIII, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of just over $9 billion and backing from over 200 of the world's leading institutional investors. In February 2022, the firm closed Coller Credit Opportunities I, with committed capital (including co-investment vehicles) of c.$1.45 billion and backing from over 40 institutional investors. In March 2023, Coller Capital announced the creation of its global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions ("PWSS") business to provide further access to private capital markets for high-net-worth individuals.