This guide provides a strategic overview of the UK institutional investor landscape, with a focus on informing how local and combined authorities can better understand, engage, and partner with different classes of investors.
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Investor landscape mapping
This guide provides an overview of the investor landscape relevant to place-based Net Zero and infrastructure projects, helping local and combined authorities understand how different sources of capital can be engaged.
It emphasises that successful investment strategies depend on matching investors to project risk and maturity, creating investable propositions, and combining public and private capital to deliver long-term public value
It is based around 6 recommended approaches
- Match Investor Type to Project Phase and Risk Profile
- Invest in Intermediation and Structured Engagement
- Frame Propositions in Terms of Value, Not Just Need
- Build Co-Benefits and Impact into the Core Model
- Reframe Strategic Corporates as Market Enablers
- Recognise and Manage the Value of Public Capital
Fit4Finance resources are designed to help local authorities move from isolated, grant-funded projects to scalable, investment-ready portfolios.
They include diagnostic tools, case studies, training, and investment models to support project delivery, unlock blended finance, and encourage collaboration across finance, climate, housing, and economic development teams.
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