Private Equity made simple

The National Association of Pension Funds' (NAPF) has today launched Private Equity Made Simple, a new title in its series of guides aimed at making pensions investment easier to understand. The guide has been sponsored by SVG Capital plc.

The 24-page guide delivers a clear concise explanation of the main features of private equity as an investment for UK pension funds.

With 20% of pension funds investing in private equity3 and with the UK now the largest market outside the United States, the guide for this increasingly popular investment vehicle is ideal for:-

trustees;
company executives;
scheme secretaries;
pensions managers and advisers;
those involved or with an interest in the pensions sector.

The guide describes in plain English, the main features of the private equity industry and what it means for pensions investment. This includes:-

what is private equity?
how to invest in private equity?
why invest in private equity?
what are the risks, limitations and other considerations?

As with all Made Simple Guides, NAPF members, as part of their benefits package, receive one copy free. Further copies (hard copy) are available at just £18 for NAPF members and £35 for non-members and can be ordered online at napf.co.uk/publications/. There are discounts for orders of five or more.

The NAPF would like to thank SVG Capital plc, the Private Equity Investors Association and the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association for their help in producing this guide.

The clarity of the guide has been approved by the Plain English Campaign.