Investment Manager, Duncan Thorburn, discusses his career journey from banking to corporate finance and most recently into private equity, working for Foresight Group which invests up to £15m in companies across all sectors, stages and transaction types.

We cover a lot in this discussion such as the importance of mutual transparency between a company and an investor, the importance of backing people, how Foresight support growing companies and the accessibility to capital in Scotland.

TIMINGS OF EPISODE

00:00-11:22: Introduction, background and career journey discussion

11:23-14:01: Skills learned in corporate finance that helped when making the move into private equity

14:02-15:26: What is different about working in private equity than corporate finance?

15:27-21:44: How do you practically back senior leadership in a business as a private equity investor?

21:45-27:52: What information do companies typically seek from Foresight when it comes to understanding the investor? How crucial is mutual transparency in this process?

27:53-34:20: What different ways do Foresight support growing companies in the UK?

34:21-39:05: What is the private equity market like in Scotland in regards to access to capital? Duncan provides two recently completed deals as examples.

39:06-40:47: How do you see the market for Private Equity in 2025?

40:48-42:35: What professional and personal goals do you have for the next 12 months?

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