River and Mercantile raids Aviva Investors for debut infrastructure fund
Four managers follow former Aviva infrastructure boss Ian Berry to fund group
A quartet of infrastructure managers from Aviva Investors have followed their former boss Ian Berry to River and Mercantile as it preps to launch its own infrastructure business.
Allan Vlah, Fergus Helliwell, Anne Sophie Eveno and Dan Wilcockson will join Berry (pictured), who landed at River and Mercantile in January, over the coming months as they complete their contractual obligations to Aviva.
The team will launch an Infrastructure Equity Income fund, River and Mercantile’s first infrastructure investment initiative. The fund will aim to deliver long-term, stable cashflows to institutional clients by investing in “long-life infrastructure,” while also considering environmental, social and governance factors.