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The firm has made three new hires this year across its Toronto and London offices.

Khazanah joins a number of APAC sellers this year, with Malaysia’s EPF and China Investment Corp also looking to offload portfolios.

Mark McDonald joined Brookfield when the asset manager in 2023 bought Deutsche Bank’s specialist secondaries unit that he led.

A report by the investment bank and the HEC School of Management in Paris has reaffirmed findings that continuation funds perform largely in line with buyout funds with less risk.

A large portion of secondaries investors expect to increase ticket sizes this year, according to a snapshot report.

The investment banking arm of Japanese financial services conglomerate Daiwa Securities Group previously said it was shutting its France office.

The deal marks another notable transaction by a Taiwanese insurer following Fubon Life’s over $1bn sale of a private market portfolio.

Nearly 45% of companies within single-asset CVs had an implied TEV greater than $2bn last year reflecting minority interest or strip sales for larger companies being used in these deals.

Flexstone Partners Asia Selection III is now fully subscribed for by the firm’s majority shareholder, Natixis Investment Managers, and will invest its capital over the coming years, chief executive Eric Deram tells Secondaries Investor.

Part of the portfolio, which includes exposure to Advent International and Antin Infrastructure Partners, was picked up by Hamilton Lane.