River Capital has announced a significant seven figure investment in Infinium Group Limited, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services to the UK holiday park and leisure sector. The investment will be used to support the scaling of Infinium’s next-generation EDGE platform and accelerate nationwide growth.
The investment comprises a combined package of equity funding from River Capital’s North West Equity Fund alongside mezzanine debt from the newly launched River Capital Mezzanine Fund.
Founded in 2002 by CEO Peter Miles and CTO Dan Massey, Infinium has established itself as a trusted specialist designer, installer, and operator of complex Wi-Fi networks for holiday home and lodge parks across the United Kingdom. With a 23-year track record, the Preston based company serves major operators in a sector where reliable internet access has become an essential utility for guests.
The investment will support the national rollout of Infinium’s innovative EDGE solution, a service offering that represents a fundamental evolution of Infinium’s business model. Alongside its traditional installation-led model, EDGE introduces a fully managed, direct-to-van wi-fi service operated by Infinium. This new model provides a cost-effective rental solution, enabling park operators to outsource a critical and operationally complex service while removing upfront capital and infrastructure costs, as well as any additional operational burden.
With over 5,000 holiday and lodge parks nationwide, providing some 438,000 pitches nationally, the UK market presents a substantial opportunity for Infinium’s services and EDGE product. The flexibility of their EDGE offering will enable smaller and mid-sized holiday park operators seeking robust, future proof connectivity to access enterprise grade WiFi infrastructure without the burden of capital intensive installations.
As part of the investment, Andrew Peters, former Chief Executive of Telefonica UK has joined the Board as Chair, and Mark Evans, Group Finance Director at leisure operators Bourne Leisure and Warner Hotels respectively has joined to provide additional support to the finance function.
Mark Borzomato, CEO of River Capital, commented on the investment:
“Infinium is exactly the type of established, sector-specialist business we seek to support. Under the direction of Peter and Dan, the company has built a solid reputation over more than two decades, demonstrating deep technical expertise and strong customer relationships in a niche market – customer feedback as part of our commercial due diligence was exceptional. The EDGE solution addresses a clear market opportunity and positions Infinium to capture growth across a broader segment of holiday park operators. We are excited and look forward to working with Peter, Dan and the team.”
John Gray, Investment Director for the River Capital Mezzanine Fund, added:
“This investment demonstrates the complementary nature of River Capital’s debt and equity suite of products. We view the core business as a solid foundation, with the EDGE opportunity representing a highly attractive growth driver—an outlook supported by due diligence confirming strong market appetite and a highly capable management team.”
Paul Billingham and Greg Rawsthorne of Knight Corporate Finance advised management on the transaction and also provided Commercial Due Diligence support. Mike Murphy (Weightmans) provided legal support for River Capital Private Equity and Densie Walker and Joanna Sproson (Glenville Walker) for River Capital Mezzanine. Financial and Tax Due Diligence was led by Rowan Porter and Michael Spencer (MHA), and Management Due Diligence by Paul Quinn (Quinn Partnership). Legal support was provided by Richard Robertson of Napthens on behalf of management.