Leeds City Region Investment Week: Local authorities join forces to launch major fund

A £500m Economic Investment Fund that aims to drive development opportunities, accelerate economic growth and create jobs across the Leeds City Region was unveiled today at the MIPIM property conference.

The fund is set to launch with £50m of mezzanine finance over the next two months, with plans to make up to £400m available when the main fund launches later this year.

Senior figures from the four local authorities backing it - Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield and York - believe by leveraging further institutional funds,... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...