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Strategic Partners' latest secondaries fund has collected $284m from wealthy investors and is expected to hold a final close in the next few weeks.

CBRE Global Multi Manager has completed just two real estate secondaries deals in Asia this year, according to Singapore-based managing director Adrian Baker.

Standard Life’s European Property Growth Fund invested in properties including Swedish retail warehouses and a Belgian light industrial estate.

Industry Ventures, whose portfolio companies include Facebook, closed its seventh direct secondaries fund on $425m last year.

Secondary funds outperform direct funds in terms of net IRR, according to Capital Dynamics.

Edinburgh-based SL closed its debut secondaries fund earlier this year on $190m and has made three investments so far.

Austin-based Employees Retirement System of Texas counts Industry Ventures, Lexington, LGT and Southern Cross among its secondaries fund managers.

Macquarie European Infrastructure 4's portfolio includes Open Grid Europe, a German gas transmission network operator.

Darby Converging Europe Mezzanine Fund invested in 16 companies, including Czech solar power company Energy 21.

The Nordic private equity secondaries fund has already acquired an LP stake in EQT Fund V.