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LGPS investors support first close of UK climate VC fund

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A group of LGPS investors have acted as cornerstone backers for the first close of the Clean Growth Fund’s second investment vehicle, raising £49m to support UK climate solutions.

The new fund has secured £20m from existing investor Strathclyde Pension Fund, alongside £12.5m from East Riding and £15m from Islington Pension Fund. Queen’s

Manchesterism has become the most talked about idea of Andy Burnham’s premiership so far, does it offer place-based opportunities for LGPS pools and funds beyond the city?

(Room151 Manchesterism Roundtable, credit Mark Flynn)