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WealthCoffee · 2026-03-03T13:32:51+00:00

European private equity giant EQT acquires KKR Capital, entering the rapidly growing private secondary market. KKR Capital is one of the world's largest institutions focused on this market, managing nearly $50 billion in assets. The private secondary market allows investors to transfer fund shares to meet liquidity needs.

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2026-03-03 13:32:51

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Caixin: The European private equity giant EQT, with a total asset management of 267 billion euros (about 2.2 trillion RMB), is entering the rapidly growing secondary private equity market. EQT recently announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Coller Capital; the latter is one of the world’s largest investment firms focused on the secondary private equity market, managing nearly $50 billion (about 347.7 billion RMB).

Before PE/VC funds reach maturity and liquidation, fund investors may need to transfer their fund shares to other interested investors due to their own financial situations or changes in cash flow needs. This transfer and acquisition are called secondary private equity share transactions (Secondaries or S transactions). The market composed of S transactions is the secondary private equity market.

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