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Last week, UPP announced the completion of a co-investment in Angel Trains, one of the U.K.’s leading train leasing companies, in partnership with Arjun Infrastructure Partners. As UPP’s first direct, single-asset investment, this milestone demonstrates UPP’s expanded capacity and expertise to execute private markets investing.
Benefits of direct investing
Direct investments, which require extensive research and due diligence, can provide numerous benefits for investors. For UPP, these include more decision-making authority over assets, increased information and transparency, and cost efficiencies, all of which support enhanced investment returns. Longer term, they also help us align our investment activities closely with our strategy and long-term approach.
- Our investment in Angel Trains follows several commitments by UPP in infrastructure and real estate that serve to further diversify our portfolio with inflation-protected assets, reduce macroeconomic risk, and help build sustainable value for our members.
- Investing in Angel Trains, which made a sector-leading commitment to decarbonizing its fleet, aligns with UPP’s Climate Action Plan and our desire to commit capital to climate solutions.
- Partnerships between like-minded investors, such as Arjun Infrastructure Partners, support value creation in our portfolio by helping to establish favourable investing conditions and additional co-investments in the future.
- Direct investment opportunities can offer UPP enhanced governance rights and greater insights into the investments, which are particularly important for us as an active and engaged investor. Having greater authority over investments allows us to exercise more influence on material issues in our portfolio including environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, which can impact long-term performance.
Seeking sustainable, high-quality investments
UPP’s private markets team has closed several new co-investments, including Angel Trains, in the last two years. These contribute to our active strategy to further diversify our portfolio with inflation-protected assets and help build sustainable value for members. UPP seeks attractive co-investment opportunities with market-leading partners to support this strategy. Read more about how we invest.
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Kelly Conlon
Managing Director, Strategic Communications and External Relations
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