SEMPERIAN
PPP Investment Partners
Capital Management
Oversees the acquisition of new investments, as well as the maintenance and enhancement of asset value throughout the life of each project.
Asset Management
Delivery of a broad range of specialist services to individual project companies.
Assurance Services
Asset compliance and active contract management in UK PFI through a collection of multi-disciplinary specialist resources.
Semperian Executive

Alan Birch

Andrew Rhodes

Jonathan Simpson

Gary Brown

Richard Little

Colin Anderson

Steve McGeown

Julia McCabe

Luke Body

Emma Lancaster

Becky Brunt
Brand Statement
The Semperian Group is focused on providing essential infrastructure to the public sector and aims to deliver a positive social and environmental impact through responsible Capital Investment and industry leading Infrastructure Management.
Investment
Provide and maintain a platform for investment into sustainable infrastructure projects, where performance is measured against our social impact as well as financial return.
Employment
Foster an environment for all employees that is inclusive, supportive and focused on wellbeing. Our values are the core foundation that allow everyone the opportunity to achieve their potential.
Impact
Strive to ensure a positive impact on society and the environment by working in partnership with our clients and supply-chain to benefit all our stakeholders.
ESG Statement
Minimise Environmental
Impact
Minimise Environmental Impact
Acting to prevent the worst impacts of climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing our society, this, coupled with the long-term nature of Semperian’s investments, and the nature of social infrastructure, means this is a crucial objective for Semperian.
Wellbeing and Development of
staff
Maximising the wellbeing and development of staff
Staff are key stakeholders in Semperian’s business, and their wellbeing, and professional development is vital our long-term success.
Have a positive impact on
society
Having a positive impact on society
Semperian’s assets are critical infrastructure for communities across the UK and play a crucial role in improving peoples lives.
Enhance and protect Semperian’s
reputation
Strong governance to enhance and protect Semperian’s reputation as a responsible business
Semperian believes that in order to hit the above objectives that the highest standards of corporate governance and disclosure should be put in place.
Our history
Semperian PPP Investment Partners Group Limited (“Semperian”) was launched in October 2007, with the initial acquisition of a £1.0bn portfolio of infrastructure assets from Land Securities plc. Semperian provides its investors with access to a large, diverse portfolio of mature PPP infrastructure investments with long term inflation linked returns, matched to investors’ long term liabilities. Although Semperian was formed in 2007, the group’s origins date back to 2001. A brief history of the company can be found in the links below:
- 2005
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- 2022
- The Semperian Group originates from 2005, when the Secondary Market Infrastructure Fund (“SMIF”) created SMIF Asset Management Limited (“SAML”) to provide efficient stewardship of its investments through direct management of the project SPV companies.
- The creation of SAML consolidated the acquisition of the United Medical Equipment Group business that managed 6 MSA contracts, and the novation of 15 MSA contracts from the Jarvis Group.
- SAML managed 27 contracts within the SMIF portfolio by the end of 2005, with Alan Birch being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer.
- SAML was awarded the MSA contracts on 7 PFI projects, including on Dartford and Gravesham Hospital.
- SAML was awarded the MSA contracts on 6 PFI projects.
- Land Securities Ltd acquires SAML (as part of the acquisition of SMIF). By this time it managed 40 assets and directly employed over 70 members of staff in the Asset Management Companies.
- SAML was awarded the MSA contract on a large accommodation project in the North West of England.
- SAML secured the MSA contracts on a large portfolio of 11 community health projects, 2 District & General Hospitals, 1 road project and 2 large school projects.
- Semperian Investment Partners (“Semperian”) acquired SAML in 2009, when Land Securities Ltd exited the PFI sector, at which point 140 members of staff were TUPE transferred to Semperian to manage a total of 61 MSA contracts.
- SAML was awarded 2 large District & General Hospital MSA contracts.
- Jarvis PPP FM business is placed in administration. SAML TUPE transfer 411 members of staff and takes on the management of these contracts directly to ensure service continuity to our clients.
- SAML was awarded a school and hospital project.
- PIML is sold to Compass Group, with the TUPE transfer of 411 staff originally employed within the PIML business.
- SAML was awarded a school and hospital project.
- PIML is sold to Compass Group, with the TUPE transfer of 411 staff originally employed within the PIML business.
- SAML’s Head Office relocated to Bristol, at which point the company managed 68 MSA contracts.
- SAML was awarded the MSA contracts in Leicester BSF (Phase I) and Leicester BSF (Phase II).
- Semperian Asset Management Limited acquired MAMG, the largest independent UK PFI asset manager, who managed 47 MSA contracts at the point of acquisition.
- SAML managed 118 MSA contracts, with 170 members of staff.
- Semperian acquired the 100% interest in Belmarsh West Prison
- SAML was awarded the Financial and Company Secretarial MSA contract on the Belmarsh West Prison MSA contract.
- The group was awarded the MSA contract on a large District and General Hospital project, the operational management arm of a secondary school in London and a road project in Ireland. In addition, MAMG was awarded the long term operational management contract on 6 LIFT schemes.
- SAML and MAMG managed 128 MSA contracts, with 183 members of staff, by the end of the year.
- Imagile Group Limited was formed as an independent asset management company, with the consolidation of Semperian Asset Management and MAMG.
- Imagile Infrastructure Management successfully renewed 2 MSA contracts in the Health sector.
- A school MSA contract was renewed with Imagile Infrastructure Management, with a five-year term.
- Semperian acquired further interests in the XJ4 portfolio
- Semperian acquired further interests in the Wolverhampton Radiology project and 100% of the Glasgow Carpark project from Impregilo
- Semperian acquired further interest in the South Manchester Healthcare project from Sodexo
- Imagile Infrastructure Management successfully bid for 4 MSA contracts in the Waste Treatment, Education, Fire and Rescue, and Health sectors and successfully renewed 17 MSA contracts within the Education, Street Lighting, Housing and Health sectors.
- Semperian acquired a stake in the Cory Riverside EfW project
- Semperian acquired a 50% stake in the Fife Hospital project from Balfour Beatty
- Semperian acquired an 80% stake in the Edinburgh University Student Accommodation project from Balfour Beatty
- Imagile Infrastructure Management successfully bid for an MSA contract in the Housing sector.
- Semperian acquired the remaining stake in the Fife Hospital project from HICL
- Semperian acquired a further stake in the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital project
- Semperian acquired a 33% stake in the Aberdeen West Peripheral Route Project
- Imagile Infrastructure Management is rebranded Semperian Asset Management and reintegrated fully into the Semperian Group.
- Semperian Assurance Services is established to demonstrate asset compliance.
- Semperian acquires a 25% incremental stake in the A1 (D2D) road project