Summary of Transaction Headlines

Private Equity Wire | “EQT Acquires Coller Capital for $3.7 Billion”

EQT has agreed to acquire UK-based private equity firm Coller Capital in a transaction valued at up to $3.7 Billion, marking the Swedish buyout group’s entry into the private capital secondaries market. Under the terms of the deal, EQT will pay a base consideration of $3.2 Billion, funded through the issuance of new EQT ordinary shares. An additional earn-out of up to $500 Million will be payable in cash, subject to the achievement of certain performance milestones.

Property Week | “British Land Agrees £150 Million ($206 Million USD) Deal to Acquire Life Science REIT”

British Land has agreed a recommended £150 Million ($206 Million USD) cash-and-shares acquisition of Life Science REIT, which will boost its exposure to science and technology assets in the ‘golden triangle’ between London, Cambridge and Oxford. Under the terms of the deal, which will be implemented via a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement, Life Science REIT shareholders will receive 14.1p in cash and 0.07 new British Land shares for each share held.

IPE Real Assets | “Aware Super’s Deputy CIO to Return from London to Join Brighter Super”

Damien Webb, Deputy CIO of Aware Super, is to join smaller Australian superannuation fund Brighter Super. Webb, who relocated to the UK to lead Aware Super’s international real assets and private markets investments, will be returning to Sydney to become CIO at Brighter Super in April. His appointment comes after Brighter Super’s previous CIO, Mark Rider left, in December. Interim CIO David O’Donnell will become Deputy CIO..

Business Wire | “BioMed Realty Promotes Three Senior Leaders Supporting Long-term Growth in Life Science and Technology Real Estate”

BioMed Realty (the “Company”), a Blackstone portfolio company and the largest private operator of real estate for the life science and technology industries, announced the promotions of three senior officers: Allyn Aguirre to Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer; Andrew Laing to Senior Vice President, Asset Management; and Kevin Tremblay to Senior Vice President, Leasing, West Coast Markets.

IREI | “Mill Creek Promotes Chad DuBeau to CIO”

Mill Creek Residential has promoted Chad DuBeau to CIO. DuBeau, a Founding Partner of Mill Creek, previously served as Executive Managing Director of Multifamily Residential Development for Arizona, the Southeast, North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic, and the Northeast. In his new role, which began Jan. 17, he oversees the Executive Managing Directors of the Multifamily Development and Acquisitions teams.

Property Week | “GPE Names Former Assura CFO as New Finance Chief”

GPE names former Assura CFO as new Finance Chief. Great Portland Estates (GPE) has appointed former Assura Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jayne Cottam as its new CFO. Cottam served as CFO of Assura from September 2017 to December 2025. Prior to that she worked at Morris Homes, one of the UK’s largest private national housing developers, where she was Finance Director for operations.

Property Week | “Derwent London Chief Executive Williams to Step Down”

Paul Williams is to retire as Chief Executive and Director of Derwent London after 38 years with the company. Paul Williams will leave Derwent after 38 years at the company. The London office developer said Williams had informed the board of his intention to retire but will remain in his role until a successor is in place.