F&C and Altamar have both closed funds this week, as they seek to capitalise on emerging secondaries opportunities.
The Swiss alternatives manager has more than doubled the size of its previous global secondaries fund, closed in 2006.
The global fund of funds manager has attracted around $600m in commitments in the last 12 months on its way to a target of $3.75bn.
The Connecticut advisory firm has invested in secondaries deals worth $1bn since 2003 from its fund of funds coffers.
The Florida State Board of Administration has committed more than $1bn to the asset class in 2009.
Goldman Sachs is raising $300m and AXA is raising €600m to invest in LP stakes that are minimally funded.
The firm raised more than $1bn via two traditional private equity funds, while its listed fund of funds recently raised nearly $100m for fresh secondaries deals.
The pension will not look for new commitments for a while as it takes time to monitor the state of the private equity industry.
The superannuation fund has made its first foray into secondaries with a commitment to Partners Group Secondary Fund 2008, which is targeting €2.5bn.
The Swiss alternatives firm has gathered more than a third of the $750m target for its latest global secondaries fund.