We’re delighted to share that Cortus Advisory Group has secured £500,000 of growth funding from River Capital through the North West Business Growth Loan Fund.
We’re incredibly proud of what our team has achieved so far. This investment marks another exciting step in our journey and will support continued growth and investment in AI – while protecting the senior-led, relationship-driven approach that sits at the heart of Cortus.
Thank you to Chris Carter and the River Capital team for their support and belief in our plans. We’re looking forward to the next stage of our journey.
News: River Capital backs award-winning Cortus Advisory Group with ÂŁ0.5m growth funding
We’ve backed the North West’s award-winning M&A advisory firm Cortus Advisory Group through the North West Business Growth Loan Fund, supporting senior recruitment, an expanded Private Equity offering, and aspirational investment plants in AI and automation.
From a standing start in in 2020, Cortus has built something special: a team of 60+, six offices from Manchester to London, 250+ completed deals worth over ÂŁ2bn, and B Corp certification in 2025. Founder and CEO Nicola Merritt was also the first woman to win the Rainmaker of the Year award, in 2024.
On the funding Chris Carter, Investment Manager at River Capital, said:
“Nicola and her team have built something genuinely special in the mid-market advisory space, and it’s already making a real impact regionally and nationally.
This funding will help Cortus keep scaling without losing the senior-led, relationship-driven approach that sets them apart.
We’re proud to be backing a founder-led business with such strong ESG credentials and such clear potential to create high-quality jobs across the North West.”
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