About This Fund
The M&G UK Social Investment Fund is a private markets impact fund managed by M&G plc's private markets investment division, structured through M&G UK Social Investment GP LLP, incorporated in London in April 2024. The fund targets institutional investors including Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds, defined contribution pension schemes, endowments, and charitable foundations seeking to direct capital toward investments that deliver measurable social outcomes alongside long-term financial returns. Scottish Borders Council Pension Fund committed GBP 30 million as one of the first investors in the fund, alongside capital from M&G's own With-Profits Fund, with M&G actively marketing the vehicle to additional LGPS funds and international investors.
The fund deploys capital into projects that deliver positive social outcomes across four thematic pillars: urban regeneration of underserved communities; affordable housing development in partnership with local authorities and registered housing providers; clean energy projects serving social infrastructure; and essential infrastructure improving community health and wellbeing. By partnering with local councils, housing associations, and social enterprises, the fund addresses systemic gaps in UK infrastructure investment while aligning with the UK government's stated objective of encouraging public pension funds to direct long-term capital into domestic economic growth. Investment structures include direct lending, equity co-investment, and hybrid instruments suited to social-purpose projects that may not attract purely commercial capital.
The fund was established in 2024 as part of M&G's broader private markets expansion. M&G plc manages approximately GBP 324 billion in total assets under management as of mid-2025, of which approximately GBP 77 billion constitutes private assets across real estate, private credit, infrastructure, and impact strategies. The M&G UK Social Investment Fund extends this private markets platform into the social impact segment, applying investment frameworks developed across M&G's existing asset classes to projects including purpose-built accommodation for young care leavers, community regeneration schemes, and affordable housing delivery that aligns with evolving Environmental, Social, and Governance mandates of UK pension funds and the government's Mansion House compact on productive finance.