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Venture capital firms back pension push into UK equities

VCs including Northern Gritstone, IQ Capital and Octopus Ventures strike deal to get closer to pension funds

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Mansion House reforms are trying to breath new life into UK growth stocks
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Mansion House reforms are trying to breath new life into UK growth stocks Photo: Jason Alden/Getty Images

A cohort of venture capital firms have joined forces in a bid to boost UK pension investments in unlisted equities.

Some 20 VC firms with a combined £25bn in assets under management have signed up to a pledge aimed at forging closer ties with UK pension investors.

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