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Foresight Group Backs Management Buyout of SafeGuard Glazing Supplies

February 10, 2022

Building Products

Foresight Group has invested £4.5 million to support a multi‑million pound management buyout of SafeGuard Glazing Supplies from BCF Equity Partners. The investment will fund a site extension, additional capital equipment and workforce development at SafeGuard’s Peterborough manufacturing and installation facility to support planned capacity and sustainable growth.

Foresight Group Invests £4 Million in Firefish Software

April 19, 2023

Software

Foresight Group (via Foresight VCT, Foresight Enterprise VCT and the Foresight Scottish Growth Fund) has made a £4.0 million equity investment into Firefish Software Limited, a recruitment-focused CRM and marketing software provider. The growth capital will support product development, commercial expansion and job creation as Firefish scales its SaaS platform for recruitment agencies.

Foresight Group Invests in Harvest London

March 20, 2023

Agriculture

Foresight Group has agreed to provide growth capital to Harvest London to support the expansion of its vertical farming operations, including development of a 140,000 sq ft facility in Beddington, South London. The funding will allow Harvest London to scale production of herbs, salads and specialist ingredients for retail, foodservice and meal-kit customers across London and beyond.

Foresight Group Invests £7M Into The KSL Clinic

July 6, 2023

Healthcare Services

Foresight Group has made a £7 million growth investment into The KSL Clinic, a UK hair replacement clinic operator with locations in Salford (Greater Manchester) and Maidstone (Kent). The capital, provided by Foresight’s North West-focused fund and its VCTs, will support hiring, facility investment and geographic expansion of KSL’s FUE hair transplant services.

Bamboo Rose Acquires Foresight Retail

September 17, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Bamboo Rose has acquired Foresight Retail, a SaaS planning company focused on retailers and brands, to integrate advanced planning capabilities into its Retail Management/PLM platform. The acquisition expands Bamboo Rose's end-to-end offering—linking planning, PLM, sourcing, supplier relationship management, and order management—to provide tighter bidirectional workflows and improved supplier collaboration.

Foresight Group and Williams Advanced Engineering invest £1.05m in AudioScenic

November 5, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Foresight Group (via its Foresight Williams Technology EIS and VCT share class) together with Williams Advanced Engineering have invested £1.05m into AudioScenic, a University of Southampton spin-out developing immersive 3D audio technology. The funding is part of a £1.58m round (including existing investor IP Group) to help AudioScenic commercialise its products and expand its team.