Alicia Forry has been named as Head of ESG, Alternative Investments at Investec Alternative Investment Management (IAIM), an alternative investment platform focused on private market credit strategies, moving from her role as the Head of UK Equity ESG Products at Investec.
IAIM aims to leverage the origination and proprietary deal flow capabilities of Investec’s direct lending team to deliver private market investment solutions for investors.
Forry has been with Investec for almost seven years. In her previous role within Investec, she led cross-sector ESG research on UK listed companies. She is also a member of Investec’s Sustainable Business Forum, which was set up to help co-ordinate efforts across the organisation to support clients in the transition to a net-zero economy.
In her new role, Forry will help to embed further a responsible investing framework and series of processes across Investec’s private market credit strategies, according to a press statement.
Investec’s direct lending strategy manages more than £3bn of assets and focuses on the European lower-mid market. Investors can access this through IAIM via funds, mandates, and co-investment opportunities. IAIM is the manager of Investec Private Debt Fund I, which raised €165m in 2020 and upsized by 50% in 2022 to €250m.
