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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.
Two funds managed by Blackstone's Strategic Partners and HarbourVest Partners account for almost a third of the total capital being sought for private equity secondaries strategies.
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High levels of dry powder and high pricing in the secondaries market is forcing firms to use leverage and chase staple deals to make purchases attractive.
A third of respondents to a Setter Capital survey said there was a higher number of these deals last year than in 2014.
Buyers were reluctant to price deals off September NAVs, which contributed to the decline in deals, according to the advisory firm's Q1 report.
Two-thirds of last year's secondaries deal volume was conducted through an intermediary, a 12% rise from the previous year, according to a Setter Capital survey.
Associates at Latham & Watkins receive £107,000 on average, according to the list, which includes firms with secondaries operations such as Hogan Lovells.
The firm estimates there is about $55bn of dry powder in the secondaries market, up from $49bn a year earlier.
Median high bids for buyout stakes rose to par in the second half of last year, according to a report by Elm Capital that analysed its own dealflow.
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