Foresight Group

Foresight Group is an independent alternative asset manager based in London, specializing in infrastructure and private equity investments. With a robust 30-year history, the firm manages over £2.2 billion in assets, raised from a diverse range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension funds, and institutional investors. Foresight offers a variety of investment products such as Limited Partnerships, Venture Capital Trusts, and Enterprise Investment Schemes, primarily targeting growth-stage companies across sectors like renewable energy, technology, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. The firm is committed to sustainable economic and social development, striving to generate long-term dividends and capital appreciation for its investors. Foresight Group operates internationally, with offices in the UK, USA, Italy, and Australia, and aims to develop innovative investment strategies that align with a smarter and more sustainable future.

Claire Alvarez

Partner

Mark Brennan

Partner and Lead Manager

Eric Bright

Director

Salim Chantler

Senior Investment Manager

Hugi Clarke

Partner

Barclay Clibborn

Principal of the AIB Foresight SME Impact Fund

John Cordrey

Principal

Amy Crofton

Director

Francesca Dickinson

Investment Manager

Diomidis Dorkofikis

Director - Infrastructure Team

Ross Driver

Managing Director

Lindsay Duebendorfer

Senior Investment Manager

Peter English

Founding Partner

Bernard Fairman

Chairman

Lucio Favale

Investment Associate Director

Gary Fraser

COO

Robert Gallagher

Senior Investment Manager

Philip Gardiner

Investment Director

Federico Giannandrea

Partner, Head of Foresight Italy

Amy Green

Commercial Managing Director

Danielle Gubbay

Senior Investment Manager

Stephan Gueorguiev

Senior Investment Manager

Robert Guest

Managing Director

Daniel Halliday

Director

Matt Hammond

Director

Ray Harris

Director

Aqib Hashamali

Director

Fiona Hatch

Senior Investment Manager

John Holden

Director

Chris Holmes

Partner

Steven Hughes

Managing Director and Head of Portfolio

David Hughes

Partner, Chief Investment Officer

Franco Imperial

Investment Manager

Rob Jones

Investment Director

Richard Kelly

Director and Head of New Product Development

Tom Laidlaw

CEO

Jordan Lavender

Investment Manager

Richard Lewis

Managing Director

James Livingston

Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity

Muxin Ma

Investment Director

Carly Magee

Partner

Graeme Mckinstry

Investment Manager

Nicholas Mettyear

Senior Investment Manager

Carlos Rey Micolau

Director

David Miles

Investment Director

Hugh Minnock

Investment Director

Nick Morgan

Partner

Georgie Newton

Investment Manager

Ricardo Piñeiro

Partner and Head of Infrastructure

Michael Quinn

Managing Director

Richard Ralph

Investment Manager

Suzie Ruffley

Director, Head of People

Anastasia Sagaidachna

Investment Manager

Nick Scullion

Partner and Head of Foresight Capital Management

Jeroen Sibia

Investment Manager

Matt Smith

Partner

Chris Tanner

Partner

Stephen Thayer

Partner and Group Finance Director

Richard Thompson

Partner

Humberto Toquero

Partner and Investment Director

Chris Wardle

Senior Investment Manager

Dan Wells

Partner

Chris Wiles

Investment Director

Ed Wilson

Managing Director

Charlie Wright

Director

Past deals in Market Research

Nano

Venture Round in 2020
Nano Interactive GmbH operates a live intent targeting platform that connects advertisers with relevant users by analyzing search queries and website contexts. Founded in 2014 by former executives of ValueClick, the company focuses on search-based targeting and operates a data management platform called Audience Manager. This platform generates anonymous user profiles, allowing for real-time, targeted online advertising displays. Additionally, Nano's technology provides reporting dashboards to facilitate cross-channel performance tracking at the keyword level. With recent growth investments, the company is expanding its presence across Europe, with offices located in Starnberg, Hamburg, London, Paris, Warsaw, and Belgrade.

Substantive Research

Venture Round in 2020
Substantive Research is a research analysis provider that specializes in price benchmarking and supply analysis services for financial institutions. The company aims to optimize clients' research and data budgets by offering a range of services, including price benchmarking data, coverage analysis, monitoring of analyst movements, and tracking of new research providers. This comprehensive approach enables clients to align their investment processes with specific coverage requirements, enhancing their decision-making capabilities and overall research efficiency.

Usheru

Seed Round in 2019
usheru powers direct ticketing and marketing data insights for film distributors. usheru's technology uniquely connects a film website to the existing point-of-sale systems of cinemas and allows a consumer to book tickets really simply. For film distributors, they provide a way to connect marketing spend to cinema ticket purchase (conversion tracking), and also provide an insights platform (usheru Analytics) to allow film marketeers have visibility in real time into the sales success of marketing campaigns. The software offers a 'direct-to-consumer' framework for film distributors and allows them to build a database of film fans. This innovative approach tackles the largest problem in the film industry globally, which is rising marketing costs (often 2X the production cost of a film) by giving data insights and a platform which provides a direct response advertising option to film distributors, and addresses the need to understand and get closer to consumers.

Epistem

Acquisition in 2018
Epistem’s specialist contract research services provide valuable support to drug discovery and development pipelines. Epistem’s experienced and skilled technical team are dedicated to working with you to provide custom protocols and a personalised service of the highest standard.

Nano

Venture Round in 2018
Nano Interactive GmbH operates a live intent targeting platform that connects advertisers with relevant users by analyzing search queries and website contexts. Founded in 2014 by former executives of ValueClick, the company focuses on search-based targeting and operates a data management platform called Audience Manager. This platform generates anonymous user profiles, allowing for real-time, targeted online advertising displays. Additionally, Nano's technology provides reporting dashboards to facilitate cross-channel performance tracking at the keyword level. With recent growth investments, the company is expanding its presence across Europe, with offices located in Starnberg, Hamburg, London, Paris, Warsaw, and Belgrade.

Regency Design & Print

Private Equity Round in 2017
Regency Design & Print Ltd, established in 1985, is located in South Godstone, United Kingdom. The company specializes in screen and digital printing, focusing on the design, manufacture, and installation of display products primarily for the vending and beverage equipment industry, as well as the automotive sector and retail point-of-sale applications. Their offerings include a range of point-of-sale display products and various graphics, both 2D and 3D, catering to the specific needs of their clients in these industries.

Retail Assist

Private Equity Round in 2017
Retail Assist is a company that specializes in providing IT solutions and services for both UK and international retailers. It offers comprehensive support through end-to-end business applications, including services such as help desk assistance, retail systems support, and project management. By focusing on optimizing retail operations and reducing costs, Retail Assist aims to enhance its clients' overall performance and drive higher revenues. Its range of managed services is designed to meet the specific needs of retailers, ensuring they can effectively navigate the complexities of the retail environment.

Fresh Relevance

Venture Round in 2017
Fresh Relevance Ltd. is a marketing software company that specializes in real-time marketing solutions for online retailers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in London, the company initially operated under the name Triggered Messaging Ltd. until it rebranded in April 2015. Fresh Relevance focuses on enhancing the customer experience by enabling marketers to deliver personalized, contextually relevant content to individual customers at optimal times. This approach aims to support the customer journey across various engagement channels while maximizing return on investment for businesses.

S4RB

Venture Round in 2016
S4RB is a cloud-based software and professional services business which helps retailers to evolve their private label brand products by providing an insight into product performance, and introducing collaboration with suppliers around product quality, innovation, incident management and brand initiatives. S4RB has a number of high profile clients including Asda, Waitrose and Walmart in the US.
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