Uptree

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in London, Equitix manages over £6.5 billion on behalf of long-term investors including many UK local authority and corporate pension funds. They invest this capital into ‘core’ infrastructure projects, predominantly located in the UK and Europe, and cover a wide range of sectors with a particular focus on social infrastructure, transportation, regulated utilities and renewables. To date (August 2020), examples of these projects include the M25 motorway, High Speed 1 railway, Royal Papworth Hospital and St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, as well as many schools and social housing projects around the UK, Italy, France, Ireland, Spain, Poland and other areas of mainland Europe. They pool this capital and the investments they make into ‘core funds’ and, to date, they have six core infrastructure funds and over 300 investments between them.

As well as the core funds, they also manage numerous co-investment vehicles which are dedicated to larger infrastructure projects, and a number of segregated managed accounts providing customized solutions for investors. Across all of their funds, they seek to hold assets for the life of the fund, which is typically 25 years. Equitix has thereby established a strong reputation as a trusted partner, operator and fiduciary fund manager.