LEGAL & GENERAL PLC
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) today announces a new regeneration vehicle to provide investment into UK
regeneration projects including housing and infrastructure.
The announcement is being made at a Downing Street Investment in Cities event bringing together three UK cities (Birmingham, Bristol and Leeds) with major UK and international institutional investors, hosted by Cities Minister Greg Clark.
L&G is allocating £1.5bn to the vehicle, and working alongside investment partners plans to secure further external funding up to £15bn.
The fund will invest across the UK - not just in the three cities showcased today - in both equity and debt. It will take construction risk and invest in different sectors and projects: a fund of that size could be involved in circa 30 to
50 projects.
The fund has been set up as a co-investment vehicle, with L&G acting as both principal investor and manager. External investors' economic and reputational interests are therefore closely aligned with L&G's, and with L&G as the investment manager external investors have access to local knowledge and expertise through a partner they know, trust and respect. This is the industrialisation and scaling of a model L&G is already successfully deploying for specific projects including Salford, Canning Town, Plymouth, Bracknell and London.
The fund will further benefit from co-operation and collaboration with RIO - the government's Regeneration Investment Organisation - acting as sponsor to help facilitate a deal pipeline, and work with central and local government on infrastructure projects.
Legal and General Group Chief Executive, Nigel Wilson, said:
"The UK is a terrific place to invest. We are well-positioned to work alongside UK and international money to
channel funds into regeneration that delivers growth, homes and jobs."
Minister for Cities Greg Clark added:
"L&G's decision to launch a £15 billion regeneration vehicle and invest £1.5 billion is fantastic news and a vote of confidence in the UK economy and our regional cities."
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& General's profits before tax (on the IFRS basis) were £1,134m and earnings per share were 15.20p for the period, an increase of 10% for both respectively.
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