Coller Capital Said in Talks to Buy Credit Suisse Unit

Coller Capital Ltd., the British buyer of private-equity assets started by Jeremy Coller, is in talks to acquire Credit Suisse Group AG’s stake in DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, three people with knowledge of the talks said.

Coller is close to an agreement to acquire the bank’s stake in New York-based DLJ’s funds, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private. DLJ’s managers, led by Nicole Arnaboldi, will start their own firm to manage those assets on behalf of Coller, one of the people said.