Augmented reality start-up Reality secures £2.5m in funding to build the digital layer for the physical world Dec 3, 2021 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 Read more
Avison Young releases Big Box review of industrial market Feb 14, 2022 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. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Aviva installs new Chief Investment Officer to oversee £47bn Real Assets division Feb 23, 2021 Asset management giants Aviva Investors has made its second major appointment of 2021. Following on from last month’s arrival of Mark Versey as the new Chief Executive Officer, Daniel McHugh has been promoted to the global executive team as Chief Investment Officer of its £47bn Real Assets business. Moving up from his position as Managing […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
AXA IM Alts appoints Rob Samuel as UK Head of Development Jan 25, 2022 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 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
AXA IM Alts extends UK logistics footprint with £390m portfolio acquisition Apr 21, 2022 AXA IM Alts, a global leader in alternative investments with €183 billion of assets under management, announces that it has acquired a c. £391 million (c.€470 million) prime UK logistics portfolio, from a joint venture between Goldman Sachs and Canmoor. The transaction has been made on behalf of clients through AXA IM Alts’ market leading […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Barings commits £250m to financing commercial property deals Apr 13, 2021 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 Read more
BECG Group Rebrands as Cavendish for Enhanced Growth Jun 26, 2023 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 Read more
Big hitters assemble for debate on Build Back Better agenda Apr 19, 2021 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 Read more
Big investment wins for North East as Chancellor emphasises determination to level up economy Mar 3, 2021 The North East was a big winner in today’s budget which stuck to the ‘levelling up the country’ theme that has become a mantra of Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Teesside was named as one of the eight new Freeports while Darlington won the battle to be the location of the new Treasury department, which will mean […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Border to Coast announces final investments in first £5.7bn private markets programme Jul 22, 2022 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, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Border to Coast commits to further £1.2bn of investments Jan 12, 2022 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 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Border to Coast launches £4bn Private Markets programme with Climate Opportunties offering Apr 8, 2022 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 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
