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Augmented reality start-up Reality secures £2.5m in funding to build the digital layer for the physical world

Dent Reality, the London-based start-up behind a pioneering AR platform, today announced that it has raised £2.5m ($3.4m) in funding to expand its pioneering work across the retail sector. The funding round was led by Europe’s most active proptech VC, Pi Labs, with participation from Silicon Valley-based commerce experts Sugar Capital and deep tech specialists […]

Posted by: Nathan Spencer

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Avison Young releases Big Box review of industrial market

The latest Big Box research by Avison Young confirms that continued high levels of demand for e-commerce facilities have driven occupational activity to reach record levels for large grade A warehouses. For the third consecutive year, take-up has increased, compared to the previous year, totalling 49 million sq ft, 57% up on the five-year average. […]

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AXA IM Alts appoints Rob Samuel as UK Head of Development

AXA IM Alts, a global leader in alternative investments with c. €168 billion of assets under management[1], announces the appointment of Rob Samuel as UK Head of Development. Based in London, Rob will manage the full breadth of AXA IM Alts’ UK multi-sector development programme.  Rob joins AXA IM Alts effective immediately and will report […]

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Barings commits £250m to financing commercial property deals

Long-term investors Barings is committing £250m for commercial property loans deals in partnership with pensions and life insurance specialist The Phoenix Group. The agreement will see the two firms build a portfolio of investment grade buy-and-hold UK commercial mortgage loan assets across a range of sectors – industrial, residential and offices – diversified across Greater […]

Posted by: Mark Flanagan

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BECG Group Rebrands as Cavendish for Enhanced Growth

Marking the next chapter in its journey to becoming one of the UK’s leading full-service communications consultancies, the BECG Group has today (26 June 2023) announced it has rebranded as Cavendish. Cavendish unifies the Group’s four sub-brands: BECG, Cavendish Advocacy, Liberty One, and LoveThat. This consolidation represents an evolution towards becoming a fully integrated consultancy, […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Big hitters assemble for debate on Build Back Better agenda

The Government’s Build Back Better and Levelling Up agendas are the two main themes of UKREiiF’s second webinar discussion (tomorrow, 1.45-3.30pm). In the run up to the main course – the three-day UKREiiF conference and networking in Leeds next May – the event’s organisers are laying on monthly online discussions, featuring some of the most […]

Posted by: Mark Flanagan

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Border to Coast announces final investments in first £5.7bn private markets programme

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”) has completed investment in its initial £5.7bn Private Markets programme (“Series 1”), successfully securing a diverse range of new investment opportunities for its Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Partner Funds and delivering a c.24% reduction in fees.  First launched in 2019, the three-year programme focused on infrastructure, […]

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Border to Coast commits to further £1.2bn of investments

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”), one of the UK’s largest public sector pension pools, has committed a further £1.2bn to private markets as it continues to deliver new investment opportunities for its 11 local government Partner Funds. The investments form part of the £2.7bn private markets programme announced in July 2021 and […]

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Border to Coast launches £4bn Private Markets programme with Climate Opportunties offering

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (“Border to Coast”) has launched its second Private Markets programme (“Series 2”) with £4bn of commitments from its Partner Funds, bringing total commitments in the programme to date to £10bn.   The first tranche of Series 2 commitments will be invested over the next year in infrastructure (£1.03bn), private equity […]

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