Lauren Mills
Lauren is private markets editor across IPE Real Assets and IPE.com.
Prior to joining IPE in June 2022, Lauren worked as editor, real-time analysis at the Wall Street Journal and as a senior financial journalist at a variety of UK nationals including The Sunday Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44 (0) 20 3465 9302
- Mobile:
- +44 (0) 7971 967 586
- Email:
- lauren.mills@ipe.com
- News
WTW to launch private equity LTAF with £450m of commitments
WTW is targeting £2bn for its new open ended fund
- News
Partners Group adds private markets royalties to investment platform
The firm is launching the industry’s first dedicated, scalable multi-sector royalty strategy
- News
Private market managers must be held to account for climate reporting
Availability of climate data from private markets remained patchy in 2023, research from Hymans Robertson shows
- Country Report
Ireland country report 2024: A no-nonsense consolidation approach
Ireland’s bid to reduce the number of single-member DC pension funds is succeeding but is not without teething troubles
- Country Report
ISIF: Impact investment fund with a difference
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund’s focus is on driving the sustainable development of the Irish economy
- News
M&G appoints Allianz’s chief for its £74bn private markets business
The firm’s £74bn private markets division invests in private credit, structured credit, impact and private equity, real estate and infrastructure
- Features
Private debt managers bullish despite uncertainty
When the global financial crisis wreaked havoc across the banking sector, private credit emerged as a potential winner.
- News
Macquarie grows global private credit activities with initial $100m loan
Asset manager to expand into credit portfolio financing
- Asset Class Reports
Cautious welcome for contentious SEC private equity rules
Representatives of private equity limited partners broadly support the SEC’s recent private fund adviser rules
- News
Mercer report reveals asset owners set to increase private markets allocations
Large asset owners confident their portfolios remain resilient despite market turbulence
- News
Royal London Asset Management appoints head of private assets
The appointment is part of a major strategic initiative to expand its investment capabilities further into private markets
- Special Report
How investors are positioned to capitalise in APAC private markets
Strong fundamentals and a lack of correlation with western markets make the region particularly attractive
- Opinion Pieces
Private assets still a priority for pension fund investors
Investor sentiment towards private markets continues to be positive, despite the continuing challenges of higher interest rates and ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.
- Special Report
Ireland: All systems go for national auto-enrolment
Irish government aims to launch auto-enrolment retirement system in 2024
- News
Hayfin smashes fundraising target for €6bn private credit fund
Hayfin now ‘well positioned’ to meet growing demand for private credit in Europe
- News
Sovereign investors reshape portfolios after year of negative returns
Sovereign investors are now more resolute than ever in their ambitions to fund the energy transition
- Interviews
Franklin Templeton’s Jenny Johnson: Finding the way through the noise
When Jenny Johnson arrives, the atmosphere changes. She is composed, smiling and friendly and her boundless energy fills the room.
- Features
Private equity firms vie for scarce institutional capital
Private equity needs to prove its ability to adapt to a vastly changed investment landscape to remain an attractive asset class for limited partners (LPs) such as pension funds and insurance groups.
- News
Monaco’s sovereign wealth fund invests in plastic circularity strategy
The SWF invested in Lombard Odier’s new Plastic Circularity strategy which will target key themes including collection and sorting infrastructure
- News
New PPF proposals would represent ‘seismic changes’ to UK pensions landscape
Plans would mean ‘struggling’ DB schemes could choose to opt-in to the Pension Protection Fund