Van Lanschot Kempen launches private markets portfolio

£100m mandate designed to support enhanced ESG integration and ‘significant’ cost savings

Martin Richmond
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Patel: This mandate reflects a growing demand for more bespoke, cost-efficient access to private markets
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Patel: This mandate reflects a growing demand for more bespoke, cost-efficient access to private markets

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management (VLK IM) has been appointed to deliver a bespoke £100m private markets portfolio.

The investment manager said the private markets mandate is designed to meet the long-term goals of a UK pension fund through a "highly customised" portfolio of private equity and infrastructure ass...

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