Foresight Group

Established in 1984, Foresight Group is an independent investment manager specializing in infrastructure and private equity. With over £7.2 billion in assets under management, the company caters to institutional investors, family offices, high net worth individuals, and retail clients. Foresight's investment strategies emphasize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors, aiming to create sustainable long-term value.

Claire Alvarez

Partner

Irfan Ashfak

Investment Manager

Oliver Bates

Investment Director - Private Debt

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

Managing Director

Francesca Dickinson

Senior Investment Manager

Ross Driver

Managing Director

Lindsay Duebendorfer

Senior Investment Manager

Peter English

Co-Founder and Partner

Bernard Fairman

Executive Chairman

Lucio Favale

Investment Associate Director

Ryan Finesy

Investment Analyst

Gary Fraser

COO, Partner and CFO

Robert Gallagher

Senior Investment Manager

Philip Gardiner

Investment Director

Philip Gardiner

Investment Director

Line Kristine Gauteplass

Investment Manager

Federico Giannandrea

Partner and Head of Continental Europe

Amy Green

Commercial Managing Director

Danielle Gubbay

Senior Investment Manager

Danielle Gubbay

Senior Investment Manager

Stephan Gueorguiev

Investment Director

Robert Guest

Managing Director

Matthew Hammond

Partner

Ray Harris

Director

Aqib Hashamali

Director

Fiona Hatch

Investment Director and Private Equity Team Sustainability Lead

Fiona Hatch

Senior Investment Manager

Christopher Holmes

Partner

Steven Hughes

Managing Director and Head of Portfolio

David Hughes

Chief Investment Officer and Partner

Franco Imperial

Investment Manager

Rob Jones

Investment Director

Robert Jones

Investment Director

Richard Kelly

Managing Director

Tom Laidlaw

CEO

Jordan Lavender

Investment Manager

Richard Lewis

Managing Director

Muxin Ma

Investment Director

Carly Magee

Partner

Matthew McLoughlin

Director

Graeme Mckinstry

Investment Director

Nicholas Mettyear

Investment Director

Nicholas Mettyear

Senior Investment Manager

Carlos Micolau

Managing Director and Head of Iberia

David Miles

Investment Director

Hugh Minnock

Director

Hugh Minnock

Investment Director

Nick Morgan

Partner

Anouska Morjaria

Associate Director

Georgie Newton

Investment Manager

Richard Ralph

Investment Manager

Suzie Ruffley

Managing Director and Global Head of People and Sustainable Culture

Nick Scullion

Partner and Head of Foresight Capital Management

Gideon Shmuel

Operating Partner

Jeroen Sibia

Investment Manager

Rubina Singh

Senior Investment Manager

Matthew Smith

Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity

Tavia Sparks

Investment Director

Christopher Tanner

Partner

Stephen Thayer

Partner and Group Finance Director

Humberto Toquero

Partner and Investment Director

Christopher Wardle

Managing Director

Chris Wiles

Investment Director

Christopher Wiles

Director

Ed Wilson

Managing Director

Charlie Wright

Director

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Private Equity Round in 2024
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The Electric Heating Company

Venture Round in 2023
The Electric Heating Company specializes in the distribution of electric heating and hot water products, catering to housing associations, residential developers, and private homeowners throughout the United Kingdom. The company provides a comprehensive range of high-quality offerings, including electric boilers, unvented stainless steel cylinders, water heaters, and electric fireplace suites. Designed with the needs of both installers and homeowners in mind, the products feature modern, user-friendly controls to enhance ease of use and efficiency in meeting central heating and hot water requirements.

Connect Fibre

Private Equity Round in 2022
Connect Fibre, founded in 2019, is a full fibre network operator and broadband provider focused on delivering high-quality internet services to homes and businesses across the United Kingdom. The company aims to improve connectivity in communities with historically low internet speeds by providing guaranteed symmetrical broadband speeds and Wi-Fi 6 routers. Connect Fibre emphasizes transparent pricing by offering packages with no hidden fees or mid-contract price increases, along with free installation and setup. The company is committed to exceptional customer support, ensuring that users receive assistance from a UK-based call centre. Through its community-minded approach, Connect Fibre seeks to enhance the digital experience for all its customers.

Lightning Fibre

Venture Round in 2020
Lightning Fibre Limited is a community-oriented broadband and fibre network operator founded in 2018 and headquartered in Eastbourne, United Kingdom. The company provides high-speed fibre internet services to both residential and business sectors, focusing on areas such as Hastings, Bexhill, Hailsham, St Leonard's, Haywards Heath, Tenterden, Heathfield, and Broad Oak. Lightning Fibre is committed to delivering reliable connectivity with unlimited data at fixed prices, ensuring that customers experience fast and dependable internet services.

Pensions Infrastructure Platform

Acquisition in 2020
Pensions Infrastructure Platform Ltd is a London-based principal investment firm that focuses on infrastructure investments, particularly for pension funds. The firm specializes in various sectors, including transportation, energy—especially renewable energy—utilities, communications, housing, and social infrastructure. Pensions Infrastructure Platform aims to facilitate long-term investments in the UK, offering expertise in alternative investment fund management. By enabling pension funds to identify high-quality investment opportunities, the firm seeks to enhance value, alignment, and governance within its portfolio. As of August 2020, it operates as a subsidiary of Foresight Group LLP.

Mcintyre Electrical

Venture Round in 2020
Mcintyre Electrical Ltd., established in 2006 and headquartered in Peterborough, United Kingdom, specializes in comprehensive electrical services for buildings. The company offers installation, repair, and testing services for electrical systems, fire alarms, emergency lighting, CCTV, door entry systems, and car park gates. They also provide a 24-hour call-out service. Operating across retail, commercial, domestic, and industrial markets nationwide, Mcintyre Electrical has built a reputation as a leading contractor due to its reliable project delivery within budget and on schedule.

Utonomy

Seed Round in 2017
Utonomy Ltd. is a technology company that specializes in developing innovative solutions for gas distribution networks, focusing on the optimization of network pressure to minimize methane leakage. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Southampton, United Kingdom, Utonomy's patented technology integrates controllers retrofitted to existing infrastructure, which utilize AI and machine learning to communicate with a cloud-based centralized software. This allows for automatic adjustment of pressure in response to varying demands, significantly reducing methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. By enhancing control over network operations, Utonomy facilitates increased capacity for biomethane and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, thereby providing cost-effective solutions for network operators both in the UK and internationally.

Utilities Design & Planning

Venture Round in 2016
Utilities Design and Planning Limited is a prominent provider of civil engineering and traffic management services, established in 1996 and headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom. The company specializes in a comprehensive range of services that include traffic management solutions such as temporary traffic light systems, urban traffic management schemes, and crowd control barriers. Additionally, it offers civil engineering services encompassing the installation of traffic signs, pedestrian crossings, street lighting, and drainage connections. Utilities Design and Planning also focuses on project management for utilities, facilitating the planning and installation of high-pressure gas pipelines, water mains, and sewer connections. By delivering a wide array of services under one roof, the company effectively serves utilities, local authorities, and private developers, ensuring efficient project execution and management.

Utility Funding

Venture Round in 2013
Utility Funding Limited is an independent company based in Salisbury, United Kingdom, that specializes in the ownership and management of advanced smart electricity, gas, and water meters. Founded in 2009, the company provides these metering solutions to energy suppliers, meter operators, asset managers, and a variety of consumers, including industrial, commercial, and residential clients. Utility Funding focuses on enhancing energy management by enabling accurate real-time monitoring of energy consumption. This capability allows consumers to effectively manage their energy use and carbon emissions. The company's operations are aligned with UK government initiatives, which mandate the installation of smart meters across larger industrial and commercial premises and aim for a comprehensive rollout to residential properties. As of December 2016, Utility Funding Limited operates as a subsidiary of Foresight Metering Limited.
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