Summary
River Capital's North West Business Growth Loan Fund, launched in October 2022 for investors TDC and MSIF, has reached its £10m deployment milestone across 38 businesses in just under four years. The fund provides growth capital, acquisition finance, succession planning support and working capital to SMEs across Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and Lancashire.
Portfolio companies span energy optimisation, specialist recruitment, construction, professional services and hospitality. Stockport-based energy company Powerhub Solutions is among the businesses supported, alongside Liverpool's Actua which used funding to complete a management buyout, and The Hospitality Collective, a North West independent hospitality group.
Several businesses have already repaid loans ahead of schedule, signalling strong management quality and the fund's recycling potential. River Capital plans to continue deploying capital into ambitious regional SMEs through this partnership-led approach.
Read the full story at Prolific North
This is a summary written for the Manchester Business Services register. The full article belongs to Prolific North — read it at source.
Common questions
- What is this article about?
- River Capital has deployed £10m through the North West Business Growth Loan Fund since October 2022, backing 38 businesses across Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and Lancashire with loans between £100,000 and £500,000. The portfolio includes Stockport-based Powerhub Solutions and businesses across energy, construction, recruitment and hospitality, with several borrowers already repaying
- When was this published?
- This article was published on 23 July 2026.
- Who published this article?
- This article was published by Prolific North.