A broad range of private market investment solutions to help investors reach their goals

As one of Europe’s largest investment managers in private assets, with over £40 billion in assets under management1 and 140 professionals across four locations, we have the scale to access the full depth and breadth of private market investment opportunities across real estate, infrastructure, private debt, private markets multi-asset, natural capital, and venture and strategic capital.

Our diverse capabilities enable us to offer investors solutions aligned to various client outcomes and sustainability preferences, from capital growth through active equity investments, cash-flow matching via debt solutions and bespoke requirements spanning different assets, including access to our natural capital capabilities for sustainably-minded investors. We offer a range of pooled and bespoke solutions, as well as co-investment opportunities, enabling a broad range of global investors access to the benefits that private markets can offer.

Active equity solutions

Investors with a long-term time horizon and high risk tolerance could consider private market investments that offer high return potential and diversification, including infrastructure equity and real estate equity.

Cash-flow matching solutions

Asset classes such as infrastructure debt, real estate debt and real estate long income may be attractive to investors with a medium-term time horizon and decreasing risk tolerance, and a greater focus on balanced risk and reward.

Multi-private market solutions

Investors with a focus more on income and liability matching may prefer defensive assets offering attractive and more predictable cashflows, such as private debt solutions. Those with bespoke requirements can also benefit from multi-private market capabilities to reach their specific risk and return objectives.

Venture and strategic capital solutions

Investors with patient capital may be interested in our in-house capabilities in venture and strategic capital with a focus on early-stage venture and growth-oriented companies. Investing here can help drive innovation, bringing scope for financial, social and environmental returns.

1. Aviva Investors, as at 30 June 2024.

Private market solutions

Aviva Investors has the scale to access the full depth and breadth of private markets.

Infrastructure

Our deep market access allows us to source high-quality projects, delivered through a range of senior debt opportunities or via the acquisition of assets. We focus on stable, long-term income generation and efficient execution.

Find out more

Real estate

Outcome-oriented solutions in real estate, through strategies that span the risk spectrum, from lower-risk options generating long-term income to more opportunistic investments.

Find out more

Venture and strategic capital

Our specialist in-house venture capital team is working to support the aims of the UK government to boost investment into high growth companies, ultimately benefitting savers and the UK economy.

Find out more

Private debt

We finance bespoke structured finance, private corporate debt, real estate debt and infrastructure debt transactions, providing our investors with outcomes that meet their investment objectives.

Find out more

Private markets multi-asset

Our integrated private assets platform allows us to collaborate with our clients to design bespoke multi-asset portfolios that meet a wide variety of long-term investment and return objectives.

Find out more

Natural capital

Offering investors innovative low carbon investment opportunities through nature restoration and afforestation. Specialist nature-based capabilities can support net zero commitments and help enhance biodiversity and social value generation.

Find out more

Investment philosophy

Our multi-asset mindset and ability to invest with conviction and at scale supports our ambition to be a global leader in sustainable private assets and a trusted partner for our clients.

Conviction at scale

We invest directly with conviction and scale in locations, sectors and themes we believe will drive value creation and capital preservation. We have a relentless focus on delivering superior risk-adjusted returns as a direct asset owner.

Collaborate to innovate

We collaborate and think as one private markets business, with an ambition to grow a differentiated, innovative and outcome focussed platform. We leverage skills and insights across capabilities to enhance investment decision making.

Sustainability considerations

ESG integration is fully embedded into our investment process and decision making, influencing every aspect of the investment lifecycle*. Our investment approach aims to enhance long-term value creation and drive positive change.

*ESG integration means the integration of ESG factors and consideration of sustainability risk as part of the investment decision making process. This process is applied beyond any specific binding constraints (in the objective or strategy of the fund as detailed in the prospectus or investment management agreement and in accordance with our Baseline Exclusions Policy). The investment manager retains discretion on decision making taking all risks into account, beyond any binding criteria.

Investment insights

Investment thinking that brings together the collective insight of Aviva Investors’ teams from across the globe on the key themes influencing markets.

Subscribe to our insights

House View

No one can predict the future. But our quarterly House View sets out the collective wisdom of our investment teams on the current state of global markets – and where they might be heading.

Read more

Private Markets Study 2025

In the seventh edition of the study, we collected the views of 500 institutional investors around the world. We delved into some of the key questions facing private market investors today: Why do they invest in private markets? How do they expect the asset classes to perform over the next few years? What are the biggest barriers to investing today? And how do they incorporate sustainability?

Read more

Key risks

Investment risk and currency risk

The value of an investment and any income from it can go down as well as up and can fluctuate in response to changes in currency and exchange rates. Investors may not get back the original amount invested.

Real estate / infrastructure risks

Investments can be made in real estate, infrastructure and illiquid assets. Investors may not be able to switch or cash in an investment when they want because real estate may not always be readily saleable. If this is the case, we may defer a request to switch or cash in shares or units. Investors should also bear in mind that the valuation of real estate is generally a matter of valuersʼ opinion rather than fact.

Valuation risk

Investors should bear in mind that the valuation of real estate / infrastructure is generally a matter of valuers’ opinion rather than fact.

Private markets expertise

Meet our private markets investment team.

  • Daniel McHugh

    Chief Investment Officer

  • Darryl Murphy

    Managing Director, Infrastructure

  • Melanie Collett

    Head of Investment Implementation

  • Munawer Shafi

    Managing Director, Multi-Asset (Private Markets) and Head of Structured & Private Corporate Debt

  • Ben Luckett

    Managing Director - Venture & Strategic Capital and Chair - Aviva Capital Partners

    • Contact us

    Our distribution team is here to help with any questions you may have.

    See all contacts

    Explore

    Capabilities

    With a global presence, far-reaching expertise, and extensive capabilities across major asset classes, we are well placed to help achieve the outcomes our clients demand.

    Learn more

    Important information

    This site is intended for U.S. Institutional Investors only. If you are not a U.S. Institutional Investor, please visit the global Aviva Investors homepage.

    The content on this site is provided for informational and educational purposes (“Online Content”) only, and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice. The Online Content is general in nature, not directed to any category of investors and should not be regarded as individualized, a recommendation, investment advice or a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action. Investment decisions and the appropriateness of this material should be made based on an investor's individual objectives and circumstances and in consultation with their advisors. Views expressed in “posts” (including podcasts, videos, blogs and social media) by Aviva Investors’ personnel are not necessarily the views of Aviva Investors or its respective affiliates.

    Information, examples and any charts shown in the Online Content are for information purposes only current as of the date of this material and is subject to change without notice. Information is obtained from third party sources deemed reliable, but there is no representation or warranty as to its accuracy, completeness or reliability. In addition, posts may include third-party advertisements; Aviva Investors has not reviewed such advertisements and does not endorse any advertising content contained therein.

    This material shown in the Online Content is of Aviva Investors' own opinion and may include estimates, outlooks, projections and other “forward-looking statements.” Past performance does not predict future returns. There can be no assurances that the investment objectives will be achieved or investment strategies will be successful. Investments in fixed income entails risk. Due to a variety of factors, actual events or market behavior may differ significantly from any views expressed. Indexes are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Aviva Investors Canada Inc. is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Registration as an investment adviser does not imply any special skill or training. Aviva Investors products and services may not be available in all jurisdictions or to all client types.

    Except as otherwise authorized, this information may not be shown, copied, transmitted, or otherwise given to any third party without Aviva Investors' prior written consent.