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The fund will invest in assets acquired by 2019-vintage Insight Venture Partners XI, following the launch in 2021 of a vehicle targeting Fund X investments.

Although secondaries investors have limited influence on underlying assets, there are steps they can take to engage with ESG issues and promote science-based targets, says Tim Clare of Anthesis.

The firm is expected to hold the final close on its latest programme before end-June.

Hiive, a trading platform for stakes in privately held companies, is led by former Setter MD Sim Desai and aims to launch in the spring.

The UK-headquartered internet of things connectivity provider is held in Montagu V, which raised €2.75bn by final close in September 2015.

Strip sales have not been as pervasive as other forms of direct secondaries like GP-led continuation funds and single-asset deals.

Village Global has backed stake-trading start-up Liquidly, which plans to open its first liquidity window in Q4.

The investment firm has committed to a double-down fund that Kibo Ventures will use to co-invest in existing portfolio companies as part of the transaction.

Until technology providers can provide the market with sufficiently standardised transaction templates, their solutions will be accretive, not revolutionary.

The California firm, founded by StepStone's former secondaries head, targets 'buyer-driven' secondaries deals in the tech, healthcare and consumer sectors.