RECURVE × ACACIAS CAPITAL
The investors no one in your region is calling
Latin America holds an estimated $9.2 trillion in private wealth. Only around 1% of UK inward investment comes from it. This briefing sets out where that capital is heading, why UK regions barely register — and the window that's open right now.
$9.2tn
Latin American Private Wealth
~1%
of UK inward investment flow from Latin America
May 2027
When the first investor mission arrives
Two sides, four sections, one business case.
Short enough to read before your next meeting, and short enough to forward to your chief executive without an apology.
The capital
How much patient private wealth Latin America actually holds, who controls it, and the country-level allocation table that shows exactly where the UK sits in the queue — and who is ahead of us.
The shift
Why the traditional destinations — Madrid, Miami — have run their course, and how these families have changed the way they invest: directly, in club deals, holding the asset rather than a fund.
The window
What UK regional real estate looks like to an investor today: the yield spread over London, where values sit against their peak, and the supply gap in the living sectors. Named places, not generalities.
The gap
Why almost none of this capital reaches UK regions today, and why that is a problem of introduction rather than one of quality — which is the one kind of problem a place can actually fix.
TL;DR
The United States takes 32.5% of Chilean offshore allocation. The UK ranks tenth, at 3.2%. The briefing sets out why — and how we change that.
GET THE BRIEFING
Read it before your neighbours do
WHO IT’S FOR
Written for places hungry for growth
Inward investment and economic growth directors in local authorities, combined authorities and city regions
Regeneration and development leads with sites that need patient equity rather than debt
Universities and innovation districts building out lab, grow-on and residential capacity
Growth companies and development partners looking for long-horizon co-investors
If you already know your pipeline needs capital that thinks in decades rather than exit windows, the briefing will tell you where to find it.
THE DELIVERY PARTNERSHIP
Who is behind this?
Recurve
Recurve is a place leadership advisory firm, led by Sam Markey. Sam has spent twenty years enabling place-based improvement and innovation through investment and cross-sector collaboration. In 2026 he authored the Local Power, Global Reach toolkit used by places building international investment relationships.
Acacias Capital
Led by Jaime Moreno, Acacias Capital is an independent investment advisory with a live Latin American investor network across Chile, Colombia and Mexico, a bilingual investor platform, and teams in London and Santiago.
FAQs
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Yes, and it's deliberately short — two pages, built to be read in one sitting and forwarded to a chief executive. It's the evidence base, not a sales document. If it's useful and you want to talk about what it would mean for your place, there's a link at the end.
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You'll get the briefing and occasional updates. If your role suggests the Bridge might be relevant, we may follow up once — with something specific to your place, not a template.
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No. This is private wealth, not institutional capital — investors placing their own money in discrete opportunities, from a single asset to a full block. There's no floor beneath which a scheme isn't worth their time. Bedford and Bradford are as much in scope as Birmingham.
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The programme this briefing sits behind: we build the awareness, relationships and readiness that turn Latin American interest into investment in your place, culminating in a curated investor delegation at UKREiiF 2027.
Two pages. Four minutes. The case for a capital pool your competitors haven't started talking to — and which arrives in the UK in May 2027.