*Based on Foresight Group unaudited AUM as at 31 March 2023. We focus on Top level Sales Directors, Sales. Foresight Group Holdings Limited listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in February 2021. Foresight Associates are expert Talent Search and recruitment specialists that seek the highest calibre Sales people within the technology sector. Foresight Capital Management manages four strategies across seven investment vehicles with an AUM of £1.3 billion.įoresight operates in eight countries across Europe, Australia and United States with AUM of £12.2 billion*. This team reviews over 2,500 business plans each year and currently supports more than 250 investments in SMEs. Its private equity team manages eleven regionally focused investment funds across the UK and an SME impact fund supporting Irish SMEs. Foresight manages over 350 infrastructure assets with a focus on solar and onshore wind assets, bioenergy and waste, as well as renewable energy enabling projects, energy efficiency management solutions, social and core infrastructure projects and sustainable forestry assets. With a long-established focus on ESG and sustainability-led strategies, it aims to provide attractive returns to its institutional and private investors from hard-to-access private markets. Lucy Sherwood, Foresight Group: įoresight Group was founded in 1984 and is a leading listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager. So far in 2023, Foresight has invested into nearly 40 SMEs and announced four successful exits and has announced a number of successful exits, including Datapath (11.7x money), Mowgli (3.5x money) and GovGrant (4.5x money).Ĭhris Barry, Influential: / +44 (0)7733 103 693 In the same year, Foresight’s Private Equity team announced three new funds, a ventures fund acquisition and expanded its regional office network, opening offices in Dublin and Leeds. We are delighted to be partnering with a growing software business which we expect will deliver significant job creation in Scotland.”įoresight continues to be one of the most active investors in smaller companies, having completed more than 90 investments into SMEs in 2022, alongside a number of strong exits. Graeme Mckinstry, Investment Director at Foresight, added: “Wendy and Andrew have built an impressive product and customer base. We are excited to partner with an experienced growth investor in Foresight to help us realise our full ambitions for the business.” The Company’s success has been founded on providing excellent service levels it provides to customers, with continual investment in its platform to deliver new functionality for customers.įoresight’s investment will support the Company’s management team with its growth ambitions – providing the capital to invest in product development, create high-quality, sustainable jobs and to expand its commercial capabilities and reach.Ĭommenting on the investment, Wendy McDougall, CEO and Founder of Firefish, said: “Firefish has seen significant growth since Andrew and I founded the business and we are proud to support a growing number of recruitment firms. The Company’s software helps to significantly improve volumes of active data for customers, streamlining growth and delivering improved candidate conversion, engagement and placement.įirefish has experienced strong growth in recent years, expanding its customer base and launching new products for the enterprise market. It is also a center of experimentation for innovative use of foresight methodologies such as scenario planning, data analysis, modeling, simulation, and gaming to help leaders and organizations grapple with an era of continuous change.Founded in 2010 by Wendy McDougall and Andrew Mackay, Firefish is a CRM and marketing software platform focused in the recruitment sector. The Risk and Foresight Group was chartered to focus CSIS’s cross-cutting analysis in near-term geopolitical risk, and mid- to long-term futures (2030 to 2050 and beyond).
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