UK Cities & Partners has today launched its interactive digital Investment Prospectus, showcasing over £50billion of oven-ready investment opportunities across 26 major projects in the UK. The prospectus launch coincides with the first day of the EXPO REAL conference, held in Munich, where UK Cities & Partners’ will be presenting these projects, on behalf of the City regions and project teams, to international investors from its UK Cities Investment Pavilion.
The projects detailed in the interactive Investment Prospectus include: Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone in Bristol; Barking Riverside residential development in East London; Salford Innovation Triangle from the Manchester region; Stephenson Quarter, the 10-acre, mixed-use site in the centre of Newcastle, and; Smithfield Birmingham, a £1.5bn ‘sustainable city quarter’ in the West Midlands.
Katharine Glass, Director, White Label Creative, the organisation behind UK Cities & Partners, says: “This new investment prospectus is live shop window into the highest profile projects that the UK has to offer to large-scale investors, and we are excited to be showcasing what the UK has to offer, starting this week at EXPO Real and beyond.
“The UK market boasts unwavering strength, offering significant liquidity and a diverse range of opportunities. Strong rental and occupier demand, alongside the ability to aggregate investment opportunities across key sectors, enables investors to employ capital at scale. To see what is on offer, the Investment Prospectus is available for everyone to view and to get involved here.”
The UK Cities Investment Pavilion is the first time that UK City Regions and the private sector will collectively present the size and scale of opportunity across the UK, whilst increasing its strategic influence and visibility at EXPO REAL and delivering a compelling inward investment narrative.
Manchester, London, West Midlands, Newcastle and Bristol & Bath are six of the first UK City Regions to announce their involvement and will be bringing with them a variety of oven-ready investment opportunities to showcase.
The private sector has also partnered with the delegation to facilitate introductions and provide critical advice and expertise, with supporters including Avison Young, Legal and General Investment Management, Aviva Investors, Moore Kingston Smith, Trowers & Hamlins, Shoosmiths and Vectos part of SLR, with more to be announced in the run up to the conference.
During the three-day trade event, UK Cities & Partners will deliver a high-impact speaker programme highlighting the best of the UK’s investment propositions, from innovation ecosystems, real assets, net zero, social sustainability and investor-ready large-scale regeneration, transport and infrastructure projects. A key aim is to curate and coordinate meetings between project and city leads with investors to ensure maximum value is achieved during the week.