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
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