Silas Sloan
W-Prime VI's target is more than double the amount the direct secondaries specialist raised for its predecessor vehicle.
The office is the firm's 10th globally and will initially focus on investor relations functions.
Opportuna has raised capital from Infinitas Capital and high-net-worth individuals and will focus on tech and climate tech companies.
The continuation fund is the second time St Louis-based Thompson Street Capital has used the GP-led secondaries market.
The expansion follows the firm's first SICAV fund, which raised $130m from Canadian clients.
Council Ring Capital, a single-family office founded by the Mills family, led the deal with Finnish GP DevCo in a transaction that Coller Capital also backed.
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds wants to further capture attractive sponsor initiated investment opportunities in addition to the ones it sees via its managers.
According to mid-year advisory reports, the secondaries market is looking at a potentially record-breaking finish to 2024.
Lexington Capital Partners X, the firm's latest main secondaries fund, smashed its $15bn target to collect $22.7bn last year.
Heitman European Residential Investment Partners fund's portfolio comprises Western Europe residential units.