Partnerships, trust and patient capital

In Episode 3 of The Balancing Act, David Meecham is joined by Sophie White, Regeneration Sector Head at Aviva Capital Partners, for a deep dive into partnership working and the role of patient capital in unlocking regeneration across the UK.Drawing on her experience at Aviva and her previous senior roles at Homes England, Sophie offers her perspective on how regeneration projects are funded, enabled and delivered when traditional models no longer work. The conversation explores Aviva Capital Partners’ approach to investing early, taking calculated risk and working alongside public sector partners to de risk sites and create investable opportunities.Key themes explored in the episode include:What “patient capital” means in practice and where it fits in the regeneration lifecycleHow early stage investment can unlock stalled or complex sites stage investment can unlock stalled or complex sitesThe importance of trust, transparency and communication in public private partnershipsInnovative collaboration models, including joint ventures and relational agreementsWhy partnerships succeed or fail based on mindset as much as structure