Foresight Group
Foresight Group is a London Stock Exchange listed investment manager (LSE: FSG; manager entity Foresight Group LLP, Companies House OC300878, FCA FRN 198020) with around GBP 13.2bn of assets under management at FY25 across infrastructure, real assets and regional private equity. Its regional private equity and VCT platform provides growth and buyout capital to smaller companies across the UK and Ireland through a series of dedicated regional funds. This record models only the direct regional private equity and VCT book; the infrastructure, renewables and forestry fund books are excluded.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
7 funds tracked, 15 portfolio companies (9 active · 6 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Foresight Group has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Foresight Regional Investment Fund VIIISmall-Mid Buyout2025 · 1yr€105M2 active
Foresight South West FundGrowth2024 · 2yr€117M0 active
No portfolio companies tracked yet.
AIB Foresight SME Impact FundGrowth2022 · 4yr€55M0 active · 1 realized
Foresight Scotland FundSmall-Mid Buyout2021 · 5yr€70M0 active · 1 realized
Foresight East of England FundSmall-Mid Buyout2019 · 7yr€117M2 active
Unrealized
2 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| RFB Containers | Industrials | UK | 2023 |
| We Are Fulfilment | Logistics | UK | 2023 |
Foresight Scottish Growth FundGrowth2019 · 7yr€37M0 active · 1 realized
Realized
1 exit| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substantive Research | Fintech | UK | 2020 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – |
Foresight Regional Investment FundSmall-Mid Buyout2017 · 9yr€68M5 active · 3 realized
Unrealized
5 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connective3 | TMT | UK | 2026 |
| Optera | TMT | UK | 2026 |
| Pivot | Financials | UK | 2026 |
| Sprint Electric | Industrials | UK | 2023 |
| Vestd | SaaS | UK | 2026 |
Realized
3 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codeplay Software | Software | UK | 2018 | 2022 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Fresh Relevance | SaaS | UK | 2017 | 2023 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Mowgli Street Food | Hospitality | UK | 2017 | 2023 | Secondary | – |
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About Foresight Group
Foresight Group is an alternative investment platform with capital deployed across 1 active fund vehicles, headquartered in London. The firm deploys capital across European mid and small-cap businesses spanning energy, software, TMT and industrials.
Investment thesis
The platform combines complementary investment strategies, deploying capital across energy, software, TMT and industrials businesses in the United Kingdom and broader European market. Multi-strategy capital deployment enables flexibility across the business lifecycle, with the partnership culture supporting management teams through growth, transmission and selective M&A across multiple fund vintages and asset classes.
Recent activity
Realised exits across the current platform vintages remain limited, with the portfolio in active deployment and value-creation phase. The platform tracks 1 dedicated investment vehicle, 16 active portfolio companies and 0 realised exits across the strategy's history. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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