- The appointment is the latest in a series of senior hires that Coller Capital has made to grow its Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (PWSS) business in North America
- Follows significant expansion of the firm’s global Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions (PWSS) platform, which has raised more than $4 billion since its 2023 launch
New York, Wednesday, 24 September 2025 – Coller Capital, one of the world’s largest dedicated private market secondaries managers, has appointed Sean Pronger as a Director on the firm’s Private Wealth team. Based in Southern California, Mr. Pronger will be responsible for Private Wealth Distribution across wirehouses and broker dealers in Southern California, Southern Nevada, and Arizona.
Mr. Pronger joins Coller Capital from Starwood Capital, where he was leading fundraising efforts for Private Wealth in private real estate and private credit across Southern California, while also managing the firm’s Western Division Sales Team.
Prior to Starwood, Mr. Pronger spent over a decade in senior roles with leading investment managers, including seven years as a Senior Vice President at Delaware Investments (now Macquarie) and five years as a Regional Vice President at ING Funds (now Voya), where he focused on fundraising across both the wirehouses and independent channels.
Before launching his career in financial services, Mr. Pronger played 11 years of professional hockey, including nine seasons in the NHL.
Jon McEvoy, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Private Wealth Distribution at Coller Capital, said: “Sean is the latest hire in our growing team. His deep experience in private markets will be a vital asset as we expand and deepen our client relationships in North America. Coller Capital’s ambition to lead the private wealth market as a secondaries solutions provider continues to attract top talent and enhance the support we provide to our clients.”
Sean Pronger, Director of Private Wealth, said: “I’m thrilled to join Coller Capital at such an exciting time for the firm and the broader secondaries market. I look forward to working closely with colleagues to deliver exceptional service to our clients and contribute to the continued growth and innovation of the platform.”
Coller Capital launched its global PWSS business in 2023 and now has a team of over 65 dedicated professionals globally. The firm has raised more than $4bn in private wealth assets globally since inception.1
Coller Capital has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Beijing, Seoul, Luxembourg, Zurich, Melbourne, Montreal and Singapore. The firm manages $40 billion in secondaries across private equity, private credit, and other private market vehicles and has 35 years of experience in the secondary private capital market.1
[1] As of June 30, 2025
