Audley Group raises £40 million in innovative sale and leaseback with institutional investors Jan 9, 2025 Audley Group, the UK’s leading provider of retirement villages, has raised nearly £40 million in a sector-first sale and leaseback deal. A major investor has purchased the freehold of five operational Audley Villages across the UK. These constitute a total of 550 properties in villages from 25 years old to others recently opened. Audley Group […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Aviva Investors launches third Long Term Asset Fund with £750m of capital Nov 27, 2024 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has launched its third fund under the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) regime with the creation of the Aviva Investors Multi-Sector Private Debt LTAF (‘MSPD LTAF’, ‘the Fund’). The new fund has received an initial £750 million of investment capital from Aviva’s flagship […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Aviva Investors launches Venture and Growth Capital Fund to power investment in unlisted companies Feb 3, 2025 Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announces it has launched a Venture and Growth Capital fund which aims to give investors better access to early-stage companies and technologies. The Aviva Investors Venture & Growth Capital LTAF (‘the Fund’) is the fourth to be launched by the asset manager under the Long Term […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Bain Capital closes global fund with over £7bn in investable capital Nov 19, 2024 Bain Capital has announced it has completed fundraising for its latest Global Special Situations Fund, bringing the total amount raised for its second vintage of funds to circa £7.1 billion. This capital base includes Global Special Situations Fund II, which received £4.5 billion in total commitments, inclusive of co-investments and separately managed accounts, and £2.6 […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Catella APAM raises over £100m to invest into UK real estate Nov 26, 2024 Catella APAM, a leading UK investment and asset management specialist and a subsidiary of the Catella Group, has launched its inaugural fund, Catella APAM Strategic Equities I (“the Fund”), to invest in UK listed property companies. The Fund has closed with £102.2 million in commitments from institutional investors, focused on identifying mispricing within the UK listed […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Environment Bank adds sixteen BNG sites to Natural England biodiversity gain sites register Dec 12, 2024 Environment Bank, the leading off-site Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) provider, announces today that sixteen of its BNG Habitat Banks1 have been added to the Natural England national biodiversity gain sites register, unlocking more than 2,000 off-site Biodiversity Units2 for developers to purchase to meet their BNG commitments. Covering 850 acres (or 344 hectares) across England, […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Macquarie Asset Management divests East Anglia ONE stake May 1, 2024 Macquarie Asset Management has reached an agreement to divest a 10 per cent stake in East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm to NTR, a leading renewable energy specialist (on behalf of the L&G NTR Clean Power (Europe) Fund (the “Fund”) and one of the Fund’s investors, The Development Bank of Japan Inc). East Anglia ONE […] Posted by: David Gilbank Read more
North Warwickshire Borough Council has given the go-ahead for £300m expansion of the MIRA site Feb 8, 2024 A planning application for a manufacturing and research park on the MIRA site to the south of the A5 was supported at the Council’s Planning and Development Board meeting on 5th February 2024. The park will provide around 2,500 advanced manufacturing and high quality jobs in the automotive research and manufacturing industries. The development was […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
PIC completes £25 million full buy-in of the FSCS Pension Scheme Feb 3, 2025 PIC, a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has concluded a £25 million full buy-in of the FSCS Pension Scheme (‘the Scheme’), sponsored by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (‘the Employer’), the UK’s statutory compensation scheme for UK authorised financial services firms. The transaction secures the benefits of all 154 members, comprising 37 pensioners […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Schroders adopts further sustainability requirements to 10 investment funds Dec 2, 2024 Schroders, the global investment manager, today announces plans to adopt the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) labels across 10 of its funds, reflecting the integrity and robustness of its sustainable and impact investment approach. As part of today’s announcement, the Schroder Sustainable Bond Fund will become one of the first bond funds […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Standard Life completes £250m buy-in with the Finning Pension Scheme Feb 12, 2025 Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, has successfully concluded a £250m Bulk Purchase Annuity transaction with the Finning Pension Scheme, which is sponsored by Finning (UK) Ltd., a Caterpillar machinery dealership. This full scheme buy-in transaction, which completed in December 2024, covers all c. 2,170 members of the Scheme. The Trustee and sponsor collaborated closely […] Posted by: Deividas Krupstas Read more
Startup NatPower Announces £10bn Investment in Britain’s Largest Battery Storage Initiative Mar 7, 2024 NatPower, a burgeoning UK-based company, has committed an impressive £10bn towards establishing the nation’s most extensive collection of battery storage facilities. This bold move aims to significantly enhance the UK’s green power capabilities, with plans to introduce three “gigaparks” shortly, followed by an additional ten next year. The venture is set to play a crucial […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
