Published: June 18, 2026 at 11:34 am
Members of the executive team at River Capital are set to leave the investment firm as the Merseyside Special Investment Fund refocuses on debt funding provision.
Three roles are understood to be at risk at River Capital, the fund manager for MSIF, a not-for-profit organisation founded in 1994 and described as a cornerstone of the small business finance ecosystem in the Liverpool City Region.
Louise Towers was recently appointed as group CEO at MSIF, which backs initiatives including River Capital, Gateway Angels and the Liverpool City Region Finance Hub.
Announcing a new strategy to help more small companies grow and create jobs across the region, MSIF said it is to expand its SME debt funding provision while opening the management of its next private equity fund – expected to be launched in the first half of 2027 – to an external tender process rather than running it in-house.
This transition will result in a ‘small number’ of River Capital’s executive team leaving the organisation.
BusinessCloud understands negotiations with the individuals in question are ‘ongoing’.
A statement said: “MSIF acknowledges their valuable contribution and wishes them well in the next stage of their careers.”