Alastair O'Dell

Private credit continues to offer attractive risk-adjusted returns, but manager selection and underwriting discipline will become increasingly important.

GP-led continuation vehicles are emerging as an increasingly mainstream solution for private equity firms seeking to hold prized assets for longer while returning capital to investors. But as volumes rise, so do questions around pricing, governance and alignment.

As Brunel Pension Partnership prepares to disband, private markets portfolio manager Jaime Alvarez-Dominguez reflects on the challenges it faced, what it achieved and lessons for the next phase of LGPS consolidation.

New operator joins a growing cohort including the London Stock Exchange and JP Jenkins as the UK’s intermittent private markets framework takes shape.

Head of UK venture talks to PMP about the manager’s aim of channelling DC pension capital into high-growth technology and life sciences companies.

After completing the first auction under the framework, JP Jenkins director Dan Foster explains how it works, who it suits and what comes next.

The Iran conflict is putting pressure on private equity, with sponsor-to-sponsor transactions dominating activity

Institutional investors are reassessing defence, security and resilience as geopolitical risk reshapes markets, ESG frameworks and private market opportunities.

As political pressure on pension capital rises, pension scheme trustees are being forced to resolve the tension between sustainability aims and maximising returns.

TPT’s expansion into alternative structures for pension funds highlights how larger allocations to illiquid assets can be utilised during the retirement phase

Private Markets Profile caught up with Anna Rule to discuss the main talking points of the Pensions UK Investment Conference

Multi-pronged approach seeks to overcome the traditional reliance on overseas pension scheme capital