New Initiative — Fund Launch

The Insured Landfill Catalyst Fund.

An FCA-compliant, institutional-grade fund acquiring UK landfill assets for metals recovery, data centre redevelopment, and Biodiversity Net Gain — underwritten by Meliora ESG's environmental insurance capability.

Express interestProfessional investors only
Seed£25M
18-month target£100M
Acquisition window3 Years
Asset turnaround4 Years
Structure

Institutional-grade, insurance-wrapped.

The Fund is being constituted as an FCA-compliant vehicle suitable for professional and institutional limited partners. Each asset is acquired into a ring-fenced SPV, with environmental liability underwritten through Meliora ESG's Lloyd's-market EIL programme.

  • FCA-compliant institutional fund structure
  • Ring-fenced SPV per acquired landfill asset
  • Environmental Impairment Liability wrap on every site
  • Mortgagee and additional-insured endorsements available to lenders
  • Independent depositary, fund admin and audit
Investment thesis

Three parallel exit channels.

01

Metals recovery

Systematic extraction of aluminium, copper, ferrous and rare-earth fractions from legacy landfill mass — converting historic waste streams into reclaimed commodity value.

02

Data centre end-use

Remediated, grid-adjacent landfill footprints repositioned for hyperscale and colocation tenants. Power, fibre and planning unlocked by the insurance wrap.

03

Biodiversity Net Gain

Statutory BNG units generated on restored land under the Environment Act 2021, sold into the developer market as a parallel exit channel.

Lifecycle

Acquire. Remediate. Exit.

Phase IYears 1–3

Acquire

Targeted acquisition of closed and operational UK landfill assets at distressed pricing reflective of legacy environmental liability.

Phase IIYears 2–6

Remediate & extract

Insurance-wrapped remediation, metals mining, and infrastructure preparation under ring-fenced asset SPVs.

Phase IIIYears 4–7

Exit

Hyperscale data centre lease, BNG unit sale, or freehold disposal of remediated land to institutional buyers.

The Meliora differentiator

Insurance is the catalyst.

Every landfill in the Fund is acquired with an Environmental Impairment Liability policy already placed. That risk transfer is what unlocks lender appetite, accelerates planning, and converts a liability-laden asset into institutional-grade real estate.

Next step

Register interest in the Fund

Speak with James Alexander about LP participation, co-investment, or lender involvement in the Insured Landfill Catalyst Fund.

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