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Gareth Mee discusses Legal & General's strategic vision for growth and global expansion in the commercial real estate sector.

How is one of the world's largest insurance and asset management firms positioning itself for growth across private markets, retirement solutions, and global partnerships? Welcome back to Scaling Capital: Commercial Real Estate Intelligence , presented by Accrete Advisors. This week, host Jennifer Robertson sits down with Gareth Mee, Chief Executive Officer of Legal & General's Institutional Retirement Business, to discuss the company's strategic evolution, global expansion efforts, and long-term vision for growth. With nearly 200 years of history, Legal & General has grown into a leading insurance, retirement, and asset management platform with over £1.2 trillion in assets under management. Gareth shares his journey from EY Partner to CEO, provides insight into Legal & General's transformation under CEO Antonio Simões, and discusses how the firm is leveraging private markets, pension risk transfer, and strategic partnerships to drive future growth. In this episode, we cover: Legal & General's history, scale, and business structure across asset management, retirement, and insurance Gareth's career journey from EY Partner to CEO of Institutional Retirement Antonio…

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Host: Jennifer Robertson

Guest: Gareth Mee

Topics covered

• global expansion
• insurance
• asset management
• private markets
• retirement solutions
• strategic partnerships

Keywords

• Legal & General
• Gareth Mee
• global expansion
• insurance
• asset management
• retirement solutions
• private markets

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Organizations: Legal & General, Accrete Advisors, EY, Meiji Yasuda

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