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Andy Rice

Investor

Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group

Greater Middlesbrough and Stockton Area

About

Andy Rice is a Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group, where he sources and executes investments between £2 million and £15 million in growing businesses across the North East and Yorkshire while advising portfolio companies. Previously, he spent six years at Bestport Private Equity managing all aspects of the investment lifecycle for UK lower-mid-market deals, including origination, diligence, execution, and portfolio management. His earlier experience includes mid-market M&A advisory at Grant Thornton covering IT services, cybersecurity, and aerospace sectors, and audit work at EY focused on TMT and consumer products clients.

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Experience

  1. Foresight GroupSenior Investment Managercurrent2025 — presentNewcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
  2. Bestport Private EquityInvestment Director2019 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Grant Thornton UK LLPM&A - Technology, Media & Telecoms2016 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  4. EYAudit & Assurance2011 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Procter & GambleAccounting & Finance Internship2010Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Business Development2Corporate Finance6Debt & Equity Capital Raising1External AuditFinancial Analysis5International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)Private Equity Funding1Venture CapitalStart-ups1Enterprise Software1Auditing1

From Andy's professional profile.

Colleagues at Foresight Group

Abbie Warner
Client Onboarding Manager at Foresight Group
Adam Daly
Business Development Manager, London at Foresight Group
Albie Greenstreet
Sustainable Investment & Spatial Data Analyst at Foresight Group
Alessandro Campo
Portfolio Director at Foresight Group
Alex Mapembe
Business Development Manager, North West at Foresight Group
Alison Hutchinson
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Foresight Group
Amit Thakrar
Managing Director at Foresight Group
Amy Crofton
Managing Director at Foresight Group

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andy Rice?
Andy Rice is a Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group, where he sources and executes investments between £2 million and £15 million in growing businesses across the North East and Yorkshire while advising portfolio companies. Previously, he spent six years at Bestport Private Equity managing all aspects of the investment lifecycle for UK lower-mid-market deals, including origination, diligence, execution, and portfolio management. His earlier experience includes mid-market M&A advisory at Grant Thornton covering IT services, cybersecurity, and aerospace sectors, and audit work at EY focused on TMT and consumer products clients.
Where does Andy Rice work?
Andy Rice is Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group.
Where did Andy Rice go to school?
Andy Rice studied at ICAEW (ACA, Accounting and Finance); Durham University (Economics).

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