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Legal & General backs new fleet of East Anglia trains in latest UK infrastructure funding

This is part of a total £600 million commitment made from investors to Rock Rail Infrastructure.

6 Oct 2016


Legal & General is helping to finance a new state-of-the-art fleet of 58 trains, or 378 vehicles, for the East Anglia rail franchise run by Abellio. The long term debt investment by Legal & General Retirement (LGR) and LGIM clients is part of a total £600 million commitment made from investors to Rock Rail Infrastructure.

Legal & General has invested £8 billion in UK infrastructure, direct investments and urban regeneration projects, and aims to invest £15 billion. Long-term capital is used to invest in the new assets, providing income for pension funds and stimulating UK economic growth.

Kerrigan Procter, Managing Director of LGR (photo, top right), said: “Transport infrastructure is a great investment for us, as the long term income it produces helps to pay our customers’ pensions. In transport we’ve backed the UK’s first new port in over two decades with £250 million of funding, and are now helping to modernise the UK’s railways. Infrastructure investment creates new jobs and drives economic growth, which is good for business and customers.

The new rolling stock, supplied by Swiss manufacturer, Stadler, will include climate-controlled air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, power sockets, latest information services and reduced noise for passengers.

Nicholas Bamber, Head of Private Credit, LGIM Real Assets, added: “This is our first rail-related private debt investment for LGIM’s clients and further expands their exposure to essential infrastructure projects in the UK. There is a considerable need in the UK for new rolling stock in order to reduce overcrowding and improve train services and our clients have a significant appetite to finance such assets.”

Further information

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Olivia Bayliss

Head of Communications

Capital and LGIM Real Assets

Notes to editors

Established in 1836, Legal & General is one of the UK's leading financial services groups and a major global investor, with £1.2 trillion in total assets under management* of which 40% is international. We have a unique and highly synergistic business model, which continues to drive strong returns. Legal & General provides powerful asset origination and management capabilities directly to clients, which also underpin our leading retirement and protection solutions. We are a leading international player in Pension Risk Transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income. Our purpose is to improve the lives of our customers and create value for our shareholders. Through inclusive capitalism, we We are investing in long-term assets, such as real estate and infrastructure, that can help build a better society for the future.

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Legal & General Retail Retirement’s mission is to help its customers lead longer, healthier, happier lives. We believe everyone should be able to have a ‘more colourful retirement’. The Division comprises the Group’s retirement savings and income, later life lending and care solutions businesses. In 2020, LGRR wrote £910 million of annuity premiums and issued £791 million of lifetime and retirement interest only mortgages.

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LGIMRA is a division of Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), one of Europe’s largest
institutional asset managers and a major global investor. LGIM manages £1.29 trillion1 ($1.57tn) in
assets, working with a range of global clients, including pension schemes, sovereign wealth funds, fund distributors and retail investors.

LGIM Real Assets has assets under management of £36 billion2 ($43.8bn) and is one of the largest
private markets investment managers in the UK. Investing in both debt and equity and across the
risk/return spectrum, LGIM Real Assets actively invests in and manages assets across commercial,
operational and residential property sectors, as well as infrastructure, real estate, corporate and
alternative debt.

Taking a long-term view in order to future proof our investments, LGIM Real Assets continues to lead the industry in ESG performance, considering all environmental, social and governance issues at asset level as well as portfolio level.

1LGIM internal data as at 30 June 2022. These figures include assets managed by LGIMA, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor. Data includes derivative positions.
2Source: LGIM Real Assets. AUM data as at 30 June 2022.

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