Merseyside Special Investment Fund

Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) is a regional body that supports small and medium-sized businesses across the North West of England, mainly in the Liverpool City Region. It works through partners to fund growing firms and to build a healthier business community.

It began by managing European regional development money and has since reinvested returns from earlier funds.

What Merseyside Special Investment Fund does

• Funding solutions: loan, equity and venture finance delivered through its fund manager partners.
• LCR Angel Network: access to business angel investors.
• LCR Finance Hub: business planning and funding advice for local firms.
• Alliance Fund Managers: an FCA-regulated subsidiary that manages its funds.
• Recovery support: funding set aside for businesses affected by the pandemic.

Customers and markets

Growing small and medium-sized enterprises in the Liverpool City Region and the wider North West.

Key facts

• Based in: Liverpool City Region, UK
• Track record: its first major programme supported over 1,200 businesses and helped create or safeguard more than 12,400 jobs
• Milestone: marked 25 years of supporting the regional economy