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Ali Farrell
Ali Farrell
Head of Impact Strategies - Real Estate

Ali is Head of Impact Strategies and Senior Fund Manager of the Legal & General Affordable Housing Fund. Ali previously managed a large, segregated client mandate, investing in all regions and sectors of the UK real estate market. Ali joined L&G in 2015 where she undertook the role of Assistant Fund Manager for the Managed Property Fund, L&G’s flagship £3.5bn balance property sector strategy. Prior to Legal & General, Ali held the position of senior surveyor at JLL in the Capital Markets Team advising clients on UK real estate transactions. Ali graduated with an MSc in Real Estate from Oxford Brookes University, a BSc (Hons) in Business and Management from the University of Sussex and is a RICS chartered surveyor (MRICS).

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Alastair Stewart

Alastair Stewart

Alastair is the Head of Investments for Venture Capital. He has over 20 years of experience working across technology venture capital, investment banking and within the global healthcare sector. Prior to joining Legal & General, he was a Partner at IP Group plc, one of the largest global university-linked investment platforms, where he worked for c. 10 years across healthcare and leading the group’s fund management & advisory business. His earlier career involved roles in the healthcare advisory teams of JPMorgan and Jefferies. He holds a BSc in biology and an MBA from London Business School.

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Matteo Colombo

Matteo Colombo

Matteo joined L&G in 2015 and leads the firm on its digital infrastructure investments. He is a Non-Executive Director across portfolio companies such as Kao Data, and is also a member of L&G's Private Markets leadership team. Prior to L&G, Matteo worked in infra-private equity at Terra Firma, investing in and managing asset backed-businesses, and at Morgan Stanley before that.

Matteo is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and speaks English, Italian, French and Japanese. Matteo graduated with a Masters in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering (MEng) from Cambridge University. 

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Kyle McGibbon

Kyle McGibbon

Kyle joined the Private Credit Investment Specialist team in 2024 as a Senior Investment Specialist, after having previously been the corporate strategy lead for the L&G Private Credit business and a Senior Finance Manager. 

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