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DC funds eye allocations to VC
Master trusts are exploring ways to invest in venture capital, once again leading the defined contribution pensions sector in private markets. Master trusts were…
Secondaries: The answer to the DC pensions illiquidity?
The diversification and distribution attributes of the once niche asset class may make it ideal for a core private markets holding in a workplace…
Investors call for UK backing of science scaleups
University spinouts receive adequate domestic seed and early-stage capital, but US money dominates beyond Series B A group of leading investors have called on…
Macro factors lead LPs to retain focus on private debt
Higher interest rates and geopolitical risks have led some leading institutional investors put a greater focus on private debt and real assets Alastair O’Dell …
UK pension minister stresses importance of private markets
Torsten Bell is focused on enabling productive investment, by building scale and expanding opportunities The new pensions minister stressed the importance of productive investment…
Investing in Timberland: A Conversation with Aleksi Ehtee
The Church Commissioners for England fund has a long track record successfully investing in forestry. Aleksi Ehtee is a trained forester that started his…
Brightwood warns of private credit ‘race to the bottom’
Low interest rates should not be the only consideration, especially in an unpredictable business environment A US private credit manager has warned that intense…
USS: Private equity and institutional capital can work together to increase the UK’s housing supply
Landmark shared ownership residential property purchase by USSIM from Sage Homes helps validate a new capital model in affordable housing. The combination of early investment by private…
New horizons: Aware Super’s Katya Romashkan on the fund’s European growth plans
Aware Super has recently opened a London office and has over the past year rapidly grown its presence in the UK and announced its…
Clean Growth Fund II set for launch
Fundraising target increases by 50% for second fund in the UK-focused venture capital series Clean Growth Fund (CGF) registered CGF II with Companies House…
Three compelling ways to invest in UK productive finance through private debt
In the crowded world of private credit, non-sponsored lending, real estate debt and significant risk transfer transactions are three areas that still offer space…
Better Society Capital: Pushing the boundaries of impact investing
Joe Shamash talks to PMP about the rapid rise of social impact investing and the opportunities emerging at the cutting-edge of the sector Better…
