Private Markets Guides

Deep-dives on UK private markets — Leeds Reforms, the Mansion House Accord, LTAFs, private equity, venture capital, private credit, infrastructure and secondaries.

12 guides

Beginner

12 min

The Leeds Reforms Explained: A Retail Investor's Guide to UK Private Market Reform

How the 2025 Leeds Reforms reshape retail access to UK private markets, including the easing of FCA restrictions and new opportunities in productive finance.

Beginner

11 min

The Mansion House Accord: What It Means for UK Retail Investors

How pension industry commitments under the Mansion House Compact and Accord are channelling capital into UK private markets and shaping retail access.

Intermediate

16 min

LTAFs Explained: The UK's Long-Term Asset Fund for Retail Investors

A complete guide to Long-Term Asset Funds (LTAFs) — structure, liquidity windows, FCA rules, and how UK retail investors access them via SIPPs and platforms.

Beginner

10 min

FCA Risk Warnings in 2026: What UK Retail Investors Must Understand

Decoding the FCA's mandatory risk warnings for high-risk investments — capital at risk, illiquidity, and the appropriateness assessment under PS22/10 and beyond.

Intermediate

14 min

UK Retail Access to Private Equity: Funds, LTAFs and Platforms

How UK retail investors can access private equity buyouts and growth funds — through LTAFs, listed PE, evergreen funds, and FCA-regulated platforms.

Intermediate

13 min

The UK Venture Capital Golden Triangle: London, Oxford, Cambridge

How the UK's Golden Triangle drives European venture capital, the role of EIS/SEIS, and how retail investors access early-stage opportunities.

Intermediate

15 min

Private Credit & Direct Lending in the UK: A Retail Investor's Guide

How private credit funds, direct lending strategies, and BDCs work — with FCA-regulated routes for UK retail investors and realistic yield expectations.

Intermediate

14 min

Infrastructure Investing in the UK: From Listed Funds to LTAFs

Understanding UK infrastructure as an asset class — regulated assets, renewables, digital infrastructure, and access via investment trusts and LTAFs.

Intermediate

14 min

UK Private Real Estate Funds: Beyond REITs and Buy-to-Let

How UK retail investors access institutional-grade real estate via private funds, LTAFs, and property unit trusts — including liquidity, leverage and tax considerations.

Advanced

14 min

The Private Markets Secondaries Boom: An Investor's Guide

How the secondaries market provides liquidity in private equity, the rise of GP-led continuation funds, and how retail investors can participate.

Advanced

13 min

Co-Investment Opportunities: How Retail Investors Can Participate

What co-investments are, why GPs offer them, and how new platforms and fund-of-one structures bring institutional co-invest deals to UK retail investors.

Intermediate

13 min