David Emes
David is responsible for the firm’s infrastructure capital raising and joined L&G in November 2023. He has more than 20 years of private markets experience which has included designing, building and overseeing private equity and infrastructure investment programmes as well as raising institutional capital. He joined L&G’s Asset Management division after five years with Eastspring Investments in Singapore, where he headed up alternatives, and five years at Abu Dhabi Investment Council, where he was Head of Funds in its Global Infrastructure and Natural Resources team. Prior to these roles, he has worked at various insurer investment houses and in corporate finance. David has a MEng (hons) from Imperial College, London, including a year abroad at Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
L&G
L&G's Asset Management business is a major global investor across public and private markets, with £1.177 trillion in AUM.* Our clients worldwide include individual savers, pension plans and institutions, with the firm having a presence globally from Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore to major European financial hubs to Chicago.
We offer a range of investment solutions, from index-tracking and active funds to liquidity and liability-based risk management strategies.
Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term, reflecting L&G’s purpose: “Investing for the long term. Our futures depend on it.”
*Source: L&G, global AUM as at 31 December 2025. Excludes assets managed by associates (Pemberton, NTR, BTR). The AUM includes the value of securities and derivatives positions and may not total due to rounding.’
Sessions
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Data centres: the new backbone of real assets16-Sep-2026