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The investment manager is seeking €300m for its latest dedicated secondaries fund and expects dealflow in the smaller end of the market to remain robust.

Expected returns for secondaries deals completed in the first half are down compared with a year earlier, according to a report by Setter Capital.

The Blackstone unit, which launched its latest secondaries fund a year ago with a $6.5bn hard-cap, is yet to hold a final close on the vehicle.

The global investment firm, which manages $32bn in alternatives, expects secondaries opportunities to be bolstered by market volatility.

UK private equity firms in fundraising mode should expect investors to quiz them on the potential impact of Brexit on their structure, investment strategy and returns, lawyers say.

The direct secondaries firm has hired three investment professionals and opened an office in Bavaria to help it manage the 23-asset portfolio.

The investment manager is in market with at least six vehicles including a dedicated secondaries fund and a real estate fund of funds.

This is the pension's first commitment to funds managed by the VC secondaries firm, which amassed $700m for its latest dedicated platform in June.

We reveal what's on the summer reading list of secondaries professionals at Intermediate Capital Group, Adams Street Partners, HarbourVest Partners and Unigestion, among others.

Intermediate Capital Group and Pantheon withdrew from the process to restructure the energy-focused firm's 2006-vintage $7.8bn fund last week.