Area of expertise

Alternative investments

Carefully selected opportunities that sit outside mainstream listed markets and conventional fund ranges.

Overview

Overview

Alternative investments cover propositions that fall outside mainstream listed markets: unlisted companies, private lending, property-backed structures and venture schemes among them. They are not a single asset class and should not be assessed as one.

What these propositions share is that eligibility, liquidity and investor protections differ materially from listed investments. They are intended for eligible and experienced investors who understand that capital is at risk.

New Walk's role is to examine each proposition on how it is structured, rather than on how it is marketed. [Product-level terms are set out only in approved provider documentation.]

Considerations

What matters in practice

The points below are the ones that tend to decide outcomes, and the ones worth putting to any provider.

Investor eligibility

Access is generally restricted to defined investor categories. [Final classification wording to be confirmed.]

Illiquidity

There is often no secondary market. Capital may be committed for a fixed term or until an exit event.

Valuation

Without a public market price, valuation depends on methodology and on the frequency of review.

Investor protections

Protections available for unlisted investments differ from those for listed products.

Concentration

Specialist strategies are concentrated by design, which raises the importance of position sizing.

Capital at risk

Investors may not get back the amount invested, and in some structures may lose all of it.

Support

How New Walk helps

Support is practical and specific rather than promotional. The aim is that an adviser can explain a proposition, and their reasoning, without relying on the provider's marketing language.

 

  Structural comparison of specialist propositions against one another, on consistent criteria.

  Plain-language explanation of eligibility requirements and how they are evidenced.

  Support framing risk clearly for client-facing documentation.

  [Any additional adviser materials to be confirmed.]

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Related

Related specialist solutions

Propositions that relate to this area. Each is information only and is intended for eligible and experienced investors.

Alternative Investment / Property Finance

Carlton Bonds

Fixed-rate investment supporting UK property lending and development finance for eligible experienced investors.

Venture Capital / EIS

GCV EIS Investments

Growth-stage venture opportunities under the Enterprise Investment Scheme for qualifying and eligible investors.

Property / Joint Venture

JV Property Investments

Joint-venture property opportunities alongside experienced operating partners for qualifying eligible investors.

Also relevant

Other areas of expertise

Most client situations touch more than one of these.

Inheritance Tax & Business Relief

Specialist solutions that help advisers and their clients plan for the transfer of wealth across generations.

Private Credit

Access to specialist opportunities in privately originated lending, arranged outside public credit markets.

Expatriate Wealth

Clarity on the additional UK and overseas considerations facing internationally based clients and families.

Talk it through with Andrew.

Enquiries come to Andrew directly. There is no obligation and no product pitch at the first conversation.

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