SCIENS GROUP RISK SERVICES LIMITED
SCIENS GROUP RISK SERVICES LIMITED is a Series C+, private-equity, venture-capital and buyout fund in the US, UK, Ireland, Europe and Asia investing in Developer Tools, risk-management, alternative-investments, water-tech, fire-detection and security-services.
- Stages
- Series C+, private-equity, venture-capital, buyout
- Sectors
- Developer Tools, risk-management, alternative-investments, water-tech, fire-detection, security-services
- Invests in
- US-wide, UK, Ireland, Europe, Asia
- Founded
- 1994
- Assets under management
- $3.5B
Check size not disclosed
Thesis
SCIENS GROUP RISK SERVICES LIMITED is a UK-based, regulated Alternative Investment Fund Manager affiliated with Sciens Capital Management, founded in 1994 and headquartered in New York. The firm's investment strategies encompass private equity, venture capital, turnaround investments, infrastructure, hedge funds, long-only strategies, multi-manager products, and real assets. A related entity, Sciens Water, launched in 2018, targets U.S. water sector investments, including infrastructure and operating companies across the water value chain. While SGRS currently does not consider adverse sustainability impacts due to its size, it does factor sustainability risks into due diligence for expected returns. Specific fund sizes and investment stages for SGRS are not publicly available, but Sciens Capital Management reported USD 3.5 billion in FoHF AUM and USD 1.3 billion in FoHF under advisory mandates as of April 30, 2009. The firm does not publicly disclose typical check sizes per investment deal. Sciens Water has a portfolio of water infrastructure assets, and Sciens Building Solutions focuses on fire detection and security services. Sciens Water and Sciens Capital Management are headquartered in New York, NY, while Sciens Building Solutions is in San Francisco, CA. Sciens Capital Management was founded in 1994, and Sciens Building Solutions in 2016.
Common questions
Does SCIENS GROUP RISK SERVICES LIMITED invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. SCIENS GROUP RISK SERVICES LIMITED lists Series C+, private-equity, venture-capital and buyout among the stages it invests in.
Where does SCIENS GROUP RISK SERVICES LIMITED invest?
SCIENS GROUP RISK SERVICES LIMITED invests in the US, UK, Ireland, Europe and Asia.