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With strong pricing in the most established part of the secondaries market – the sale of LP fund interests – professionals discuss how to produce attractive returns in the sector.

The Brazilian private equity firm has increased its ownership of the Swiss listed vehicle to almost two-thirds as part of a plan to refocus its investments on co-investments.

The Singapore-listed private equity firm bought the interests in two Australian and UK resources funds in a deal worth S$62m in total.

The firm will focus on sustainable development investments with strong ESG principles with its new fund of funds.

The investment manager is in exclusive talks with the global asset management firm, which has been active in real estate secondaries.

The $4.2bn pension wants to commit to two separate global secondaries funds and is seeking managers with at least $500m in secondaries investments.

The private markets investment firm has picked up five real estate fund positions from the New Zealand investor, which is looking to exit the asset class.

The advisory firm plans to staff its new office with up to four professionals who will focus on all aspects of the business including secondaries.

Three advisors accounted for around half of the $40bn in deal volume last year, which saw an increase in GP-led restructurings and a rise in real assets deals.

Using debt to acquire portfolios changes the nature of secondaries investments, according to the head of the firm's fund investments team.