Executive Chairman, Foresight Holdings
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“We currently invest about $1.8 trillion in the energy transition globally that needs to increase to 4.8 trillion by 2030 so nearly trebling in the next six years so to achieve that the amount of money that needs to be mobilized is enormous and that's what creates the conviction behind stating that it's the biggest inve...”
“The key achievement in the past year has been our ability to grow despite really difficult macroeconomic conditions principally high interest rate environment so I would say growth despite that challenging environment has been a real success for FY24 for Foresight Group.”
“I think it's a transition technology right I think it's going down down at a blind alley which will Peter out in maybe five or 10 years time. There is no charging infrastructure of any note in this country... what do you do with the old batteries... how do you deal with the repair and insurance and life cycle cost gene...”
“If you say you're going to have an energy transition that's fine and we're having an energy transition but it's a 30-year event it's not a three minute event or even a three-year event which means we need hydrocarbons as much now as we've always done and we'll do for years to come and what will drive the transition isn...”
“This year's highlights have been profitability we increased it to over 50 million pounds which has been a real Banner number for us being able to achieve that in addition we achieved growth in AUM to 12.2 billion which is a fantastic achievement partially through organic means and partially through inorganic growth sev...”
“We think hydrogen will become an important part of the energy mix we're certainly one of the leaders in the Western World in terms of the decarbonization agenda and what we're trying to do and foresight sees itself at the Forefront of that transition if you like I think we've got a lot of core competencies ahead of the...”
Foresight Group was a pioneer in renewable energy investment back in the 1990s. Today, it is a diversified investment group listed in London. Its founder and chairman, Bernard Fairman, talks to Ross Butler about its expansion into global infrastructure; why he favours hydrogen over electric, and; his plans to build out the firm’s UK venture investment arm into an international-regional growth equity franchise. Foresight Group Visit: https://www.foresightgroup.eu/ RW Blears Also featured in this episode is RW Blears, a UK law firm specialising in fund management. If you are a UK venture capi…
"I'm really proud that on a daily basis, people come to work and make a difference. That not only sets us apart from a lot of fund managers, it's also what attracts a lot of people to work at Foresight and I think that's why we have the best people in the industry." Reflecting on another successful year, Bernard Fairman, Co-Founder and Executive Chair, and Gary Fraser, CFO, share their insights and personal highlights from FY23.
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