The backing of Tyne & Wear Pension Fund now takes the firm's regional pot to £90m. : Private equity investor Foresight Group has added £30m to its fund targeting established small and medium-sized businesses in the North East and some of Yorkshire. The listed regional specialist has secured the additional finance from the Tyne & Wear Pension Fund, taking its North East Fund to £90m. Foresight said negotiations over the investment had been under way for some time with the additional capital making it one of the firm's largest regional funds.