Foresight Group backs F&W Networks

• The investment by Foresight is the latest in a series focusing on increasing internet access in the UK 
• F&W provides 185,000 premises with internet access 
• The company is expanding its fibre-to-the-premises infrastructure in 21 communities in the South of England

Foresight Group announced that it has completed an investment in F&W Networks. The investment will support the roll out of F&W’s full-fibre-to-the-premise network.

F&W, based in London, is a network builder and wholesaler to mid-sized towns and rural areas. It provides 185,000 premises with internet access and is expanding its fibre-to-the-premises infrastructure in 21 communities in the South of England.

Foresight Group is a London-based investment firm with £12.4 billion ($14.2 billion; €14.3 billion) of assets under management. Its private equity team manages 10 regionally focused investment funds across the UK and an SME impact fund supporting Irish SMEs. Foresight Capital Management manages four strategies across six investment vehicles with assets under management of over £1.6 billion.