Barings Supports Vitruvian’s Investment in Great Rail Journeys
Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, announced its role as sole lender on a senior secured credit facility to support Vitruvian Partners (“Vitruvian”) on their recent investment in Great Rail Journeys (“GRJ” or the “Company”). Barings has supported the Company since 2018 when Duke Street acquired the business.
Established in 1974 and headquartered in York, GRJ is the world's leading provider of escorted, premium packaged rail holidays, serving the UK and US source markets through two brands; Great Rail Journeys in the UK and Vacations By Rail in the US.
About Barings
Barings is a $442+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.
*As of March 31, 2025
About Vitruvian
Vitruvian Partners is an international growth-focused investor with 10 offices globally. Vitruvian focuses on dynamic situations characterised by rapid growth and change across asset-light industries. Vitruvian has over $20 billion of active funds which have backed many global winners and leaders in their sectors, including Just Eat, EasyPark, Skyscanner, Wise, Global-e, CFC, Darktrace, and Bitdefender.
