Capital raised in final closes jumped 455% year-on-year, setting a record for the strategy, according to Secondaries Investor data.
The $515bn Canadian asset management giant has hired two Partners Group executives to help with the effort.
The German manager is aiming to raise up to €600m for the vehicle that can invest in LP secondaries and GP-led processes.
2020 was set to be a good year for exits in LatAm, and covid-19 is forcing GPs to consider other options, according to Brazil's Spectra Investments.
Details of the firm's transactions last year across private equity and infrastructure secondaries were outlined in its latest activity report.
eQ PE SF III targets portfolios and GP-led deals in the Northern European mid-market.
Unigestion Secondary Opportunity Fund V has been in market since January targeting €700m.
The appointment follows that of Daniel Lee as head of fundraising and investor relations for North America in April.
The Neuberger Berman unit has securitised future cashflows from underlying GPs' management fees to return distributions to its LPs.
Just eight of the world's 50 biggest private equity firms according to the PEI 300 are involved in secondaries.