Foresight Group
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| LSE: FSG | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Bernard Fairman (Executive Chairman) |
| Revenue |  £119.2 million (2023)[1] |
| £42.2 million (2023)[1] | |
| £23.6 million (2023)[1] | |
| Website | www |
Foresight Group Holdings plc is a British private equity and venture capital business focussed on clean energy generation and associated infrastructure. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.[2]
History
[edit]The company was founded by Bernard Fairman and Peter English in 1984.[3] They initially raised £20 million in venture capital.[4] The company subsequently built up a regional presence with offices in Edinburgh, Cambridge, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Leicester, Nottingham, and Dublin.[5]
The company was the subject of an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange, which valued the company at £455 million, in April 2021.[6] In August 2023, having already established funds dedicated to other parts of the UK, it announced that it had raised £90m for a fund dedicated to the North East of England.[7][8][9]
Operations
[edit]The company had £12.2 billion of assets under management as at 31 March 2023.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Foresight Group Holdings. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "FTSE UK Index Series Quarterly Review September 2023". FTSE Russell. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "No regrets, but what do you expect in a company called Foresight?". The Times. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Foresight Group". Investment Week. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Foresight Group set to provide jobs boost for Yorkshire as it supports fast growing companies". Yorkshire Post. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Investment manager floats in £455m IPO". FT Advisor. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Foresight Group closes £20m North East SME fund". UK Tech News. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Foresight Group makes £30m addition to North East fund thanks to pension funding backing". Business Live. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Foresight Group hits £90m for new UK regional fundraise". Alternative Assets. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.