Foresight Group

Shard-based private equity fund

Foresight Group is a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager with £2.8bn of assets under management, raised from institutional investors, family offices, private and high net-worth individuals.

The company's fund management activities now encompasses investing in the private equity and infrastructure sectors in the UK, US, Southern Europe and Australia. 

Foresight was founded in 1984 by current chairman Bernard Fairman and fellow partner Peter English, who together raised £20m in venture capital. It pursued a strategy of supporting regional investment across the UK and has regional institutional funds that are managed its offices in Nottingham and Manchester. 

Companies

Foresight increases dividend as funds under management stagnates

Interim dividend of 6.7 pence

09 January 2024 • 1 min read

Companies

Foresight Group AUM ticks up as capital management arm suffers

FCM AUM drop of 27%

30 November 2023 • 2 min read

People moves

Foresight Group fund manager Mark Brennan exits firm

After six years

14 November 2023 • 1 min read

Companies

Foresight Capital Management hit by rising rates as assets drop 27%

Outflows of £377m

10 October 2023 • 2 min read

VCTs/EIS

Foresight Technology VCT launches £15m share subscription offer

FWT share class

07 September 2023 • 1 min read

Regulation

Consumer Duty and what it could mean for asset managers

30 August 2023 • 1 min read

Companies

Foresight Group eyes more M&A as acquisitions boost assets

AUM up 38%

04 July 2023 • 2 min read

Companies

Foresight Group AUM and FUM surge by more than 30%

‘Outstanding year’

13 April 2023 • 2 min read

VCTs/EIS

Foresight launches £15m share offer for Solar & Technology VCT FWT shares

Further £10m over-allotment facility

11 January 2023 • 1 min read

Companies

Foresight Group AUM surges 42% on the back of £3.3bn acquisition spree

Inflows and valuation uplifts

11 October 2022 • 2 min read