LGPS Central searches for head of private markets

Ghafur served as investment director of private equity at LGPS Central, a £45bn partnership of eight local government pension schemes (LGPS), until the end of September. He has now joined Altana Wealth as an investment director in charge of managing the newly launched Public Sector Social Impact Fund, which is a joint venture between Warrington Borough Council and Altana.

LGPS Central launched its first private equity fund earlier this year as part of its private equity platform, which is set to consist of annual vintages investing in a blend of fund and direct investments.

Along with taking direct responsibility of the PE assets, the organisation's new head of private markets will also be in charge of developing the new pooled private market products for the partner funds. Other responsibilities include managing the private markets team, chairing the private markets investments committee, and overseeing the management of existing and new private markets portfolios.

LGPS Central was founded to manage the pooled investment assets of the Cheshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, and West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) LGPSs.

Unquote recently caught up with LGPS Central as part of its LP Profile series

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