Citywire Private Markets Forum London 2025

Welcome to the Citywire Private Markets Forum, held at the Bulgari, Knightsbridge on the morning of Thursday 26 June.

Where do private assets fit into wealth portfolios? A large number of UK wealth managers are already allocating to private assets, with others keeping a keen eye on trends such as the emergence of new vehicles for private investments, and a declining number of publicly quoted companies. In an ever-changing investment environment, with major themes such as artificial intelligence and the renewable energy transition requiring significant private investment, the conversation around private assets exposure for wealth managers has never had more energy.

During this half-day event, we will be exploring the role of private market investments in client portfolios. As the investible universe in this space broadens for wealth management practitioners, several leading fund houses will be in attendance to provide insight into their private market strategies, how they're navigating the present macroeconomic environment, and possible opportunities in what is to come.

Whether your clients are already benefitting from such exposure, or you simply want to learn more about the opportunities and risks involved with private assets, this Forum will be a meaningful addition to your calendar.

Attendance is strictly by invitation only and delegates participating in the accredited Private Markets Forum can claim up to 3 CPD hours towards the CII / Personal Finance Society member CPD scheme.

Following this Forum, attendees will be able to:

Apply knowledge of the effects of trade and industrial policy to their domestic investment outlook.
Evaluate the risks and opportunities associated with investing in private markets across different economic cycles.
Better understand fund structures across multiple private asset classes, such as private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure.

We are very much looking forward to this event, and would be delighted if you could join us for what should be a brilliant morning.

With best wishes,

Agenda

June

08:30 - 09:20

Registration

09:20 - 09:30

Welcome with John Schaffer, Private Markets Editor, Citywire

09:30 - 10:00

Guest Speaker - Allie Renison

10:10 - 10:40

Workshop

10.45 - 11.15

Workshop

11.20 - 11.50

Workshop

11.55 - 12:25

Workshop

12:30 - 13:00

Workshop

13:00

Buffet lunch

Allie Renison

Director, Lead on Trade and Regulation, SEC Newgate

Allie is a seasoned trade and business expert with deep links into politics as well as regulatory policy on both sides of the Channel and the Atlantic.

A Washington D.C. native who studied in Canada, she worked in the UK Parliament for a number of years before moving to head up trade and EU policy at the Institute of Directors, Britain’s oldest business organisation. At the IoD, she served on a number of expert bodies including the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels and the UK Government’s Brexit Business taskforce and Northern Ireland Technical Advisory Group on the border.

She was then appointed by the Department for International Trade’s Permanent Secretary to a senior role in government, before subsequently being named as a policy adviser to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade.

Since leaving government, Allie has taken up a position as Director at global communications and public affairs consultancy SEC Newgate, where she leads on trade and regulation for a wide range of clients from trade and infrastructure to financial services and energy policy. She splits her time between Scotland and London.

Allie has appeared extensively on media platforms across a diverse expanse of policy areas, and has 15 years of experience of working with stakeholders across Westminster and Whitehall, from the media and parliamentarians to officials and think tank leaders.