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This was the 12th deal from the directs-focused's firms latest fund, which is around 50% deployed.

The Berlin-headquartered firm continues to acquire assets on a deal-by-deal basis and is unlikely to deviate from this strategy any time soon.

The deal was valued at around $450m and marks GIC's entry as an investor.

The Nordic direct secondaries specialist's acquisition of Lingit is its sixth deal from Verdane Capital IX.

The firm has held Cint for about three years and its sale marks the 19th exit from its latest secondaries fund.

Despite some limitations and high valuations, the region is an attractive place to invest in direct secondaries.

The Paris-based private equity intermediary will use the capital mainly to focus on marketing its platform to potential new members.

The Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund can invest up to 10 percent of its total commitments in secondaries.

Most of the secondaries opportunities in Israel are in venture funds that have invested in hard core technology assets, but evaluating the underlying portfolio companies is a challenge for most buyers, says Alan Feld, co-founder and managing partner of Vintage Investment Partners.

The Berlin-based direct secondaries firm has acquired stakes in three companies including medical device manufacturer Cappella.