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The Blackstone unit expects to take advantage of a rise in dealflow from mature assets.

The $2.5bn pension has sought to use the secondaries market as there was 'considerable opportunity cost' in holding the portfolio, according to its CIO.

Secondaries has made the second strongest contribution to the fund's PE portfolio since inception but is lagging over the shorter term.

Private equity performance for Canada's largest pension, which had C$59bn in the asset class at 31 March, was boosted by higher returns in the domestic and foreign developed market segments.

The $11bn pension has increased its exposure to the private equity giant's 2015-vintage BEP II.

The investment from the Swiss pension includes a commitment to the firm's timberland fund which focuses on secondaries.

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The Hong Kong-based team has signed two deals since August, executives at Canada's largest pension told Secondaries Investor.

The agreement means the LP body's members can access the fundraising, secondaries and co-investments platform for free.

The $320bn pension, which allocates 8% to private equity, spent less year-over-year in management fees in 2015 and less than its peers.