Asset classes
Private Equity
Aviva Investors has been investing in private equity funds since the mid-1980’s and as such has built strong relationships with a wide range of preferred and sought after private equity funds.
The team is headed by Sue Scollan and currently manages an evergreen allocation of just under £1.9bn* across a range of accounts for an institutional client base.
The team’s investment strategy focuses on European private equity funds, using a predominantly bottom-up approach to investment selection. Sue joined the company in 1987 and as such her team have full ownership of our long-term track record that goes back to 1991, having been responsible for both the initial investment selection and subsequent monitoring of these investments.
The team has built up an outstanding long-term track record, demonstrating significant skill and consistency in identifying and accessing top-performing funds. This track record incorporates both fund investments and the co-investments that the team has participated in on an opportunistic basis over this period, and which have collectively been a significant source of added return.
Our Strategy
- Pan-European fund investments
- Selective participation in co-investment opportunities
- Active monitoring and engagement
- Disciplined approach to risk management
- Predominantly bottom-up approach to investment selection
Our philosophy
We believe that the private equity ownership model offers significant benefits relative to the public ownership model.
Investment process
Due diligence needs to be exceptionally thorough, these are long-term commitments and the due diligence needs to reflect this.
Our team
A specialist team, based in a single location, focusing exclusively on pan-European investments
Contact us
| For General Partners and for Limited Partners | |||
| Sarah Maybury Tel: +44 (0)20 7809 8111 sarah.maybury@avivainvestors.com |
Alex Pailhes Tel: +44 (0)20 7809 6571 alex.pailhes@avivainvestors.com |
Nicholas Whitelocke Tel: +44 (0)20 7809 6714 nicholas.whitelocke@avivainvestors.com |
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*Source: Aviva Investors 31 December 2008. **33.6%pa is the annualised rate of return net of fees charged by underlying funds to Aviva Investors but gross of fees charged by Aviva Investors to clients for the 18-year period from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 2008. Performance is calculated on a GBP-basis. Past performance is not a guide to the future. (Source: Aviva Investors 31 December 2008)