Capital at risk: The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.
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Investment Objective
The Trust's investment objective is to achieve long-term total returns for its shareholders from both capital gain and dividends. The Trust currently offers a progressive dividend, rewarding shareholders for their patience as the portfolio value grows. The abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange, so you can access our private equity strategy simply by buying shares.
Investment Approach
APEO provides investors with exposure to leading private equity funds and private companies, mainly in Europe. It invests through the primary and secondary funds markets, and co-investments. Its investment objective is to achieve longterm total returns for investors and its policy is to maintain a broadly diversified portfolio by country, industry sector, maturity and number of underlying investments.
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Management Team
Alan Gauld - Lead Fund Manager
Alan is an Investment Director in the abrdn Private Markets team. He is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing private equity investments, including primary fund investments and co-investments. Alan has a strong network and extensive experience with leading private equity funds, particularly pan-European and Iberian GPs. As such, Alan sits on a number of LP advisory committees across Europe. He joined the company in 2014 as part of the Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) transaction. Prior to joining SWIP in 2013, Alan worked for Lloyds Banking Group in its private equity team. Alan holds a BSc (Hons) in Genetics from the University of Edinburgh and is a qualified chartered accountant.
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