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Issue 12

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| Issue 12 | Q4 2025 |

Private Equity distributions | Private market trends | Pension schemes in run-on | UK infrastructure | Aon MasterTrust | Growth equity | UK agriculture

Issue Sponsors Franklin Templeton | Fiera Comox | Arjun Infrastructure | Baillie Gifford

Articles in this issue

After a long period of subdued distributions, investors have been re-evaluating how they approach the asset class

CIO explains the scheme’s plans to introduce private markets to its default funds, using new LTAFs to balance liquidity, cost and impact

Private growth equity offers huge opportunities, says Brian Kelly, investment specialist at Baillie Gifford, but warns, as with any investment, your capital is at risk 

Improved funding and lighter regulation are prompting well-funded pension schemes to delay buyout and pursue longer-term allocations to private credit, infrastructure debt and other illiquids

Private markets have changed dramatically in recent years – and the next phase could be just as transformative. As investors adapt to a more complex environment, Franklin Templeton explores three key trends reshaping portfolios

The Q4 issue of Private Markets Profile is now live on our website

Arjun Infrastructure sets out the case for DC capital in UK infrastructure, backed by the Mansion House Accord

We speak with Matthew Corbett, partner at Fiera Comox, about its global agricultural strategy and why public pension schemes can benefit from exposure to this sector