Schroder British Opportunities trust abandons UK-listed focus in favour of private equity only mandate

PE offers ‘better opportunity’

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The Schroder British Opportunities (SBO) trust is proposing a major thesis shift to focus purely on private equities and end its investment into UK-listed stocks.

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