Foresight successfully exits engineering firm Camloc

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Nottingham 27 March 2023: Foresight Group, a leading listed regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager, is pleased to announce its successful exit from Camloc Motion Control Limited.

The Leicester-based company, which is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of motion control solutions with a blue-chip customer base, employs around 40 people.

Founded in 1989, has been backed by The Foresight Nottingham Fund, managed by Foresight Group, the leading listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, since 2016. It has now been acquired by Macaulay Capital. Financial terms are confidential.

David Miles, Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group commented: “Camloc is a fantastic example of Foresight’s model of supporting the ambitions of regional UK SMEs. We are delighted to have partnered with the management team and supported them in becoming a premium and innovative provider of motion control solutions.

We wish the team every success for the next stage of their journey”

Over the course of Foresight’s investment, the company has broadened its product range and established a global network of partners and distributors across the UK, Europe, North America, Scandinavia, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific,

The investment from Macaulay Capital will support the next phase of Camloc’s future growth. The existing management team will remain with the business, as part of the next stage in Camloc’s long-term succession planning.

Julie Barker, joint managing director at Camloc, said: “This is another important step forward for our business. Over the past few years, we have successfully expanded the global reach of our products and invested in new manufacturing equipment to increase production capability and flexibility, further cementing our position as a leading player in motion control solutions.”

Foresight is one of the most active SME investors in the UK. For close to four decades, Foresight has supported SMEs through various economic cycles and, in calendar year 2022, Foresight invested into over 90 SMEs. With offices located across the UK and Ireland, its team partners with founders and management teams to achieve their business ambitions.