Wilderness Group

A collection of the very finest active and luxury experiential holiday brands

Investment highlights

The Business

Wilderness Group is a collection of the very finest active and luxury experiential holiday brands. It brings together Wilderness Scotland, Wilderness England and Wilderness Ireland, the tailor-made Wilderness Private Travel, self guided specialist Cycling for Softies and premium winter-sports operator Ski Solutions.

The Deal

We provided over £6m as part of the secondary buyout of Ski Solutions, with the clear objective of creating a more balanced, year-round activities business. We conducted a thorough acquisition search, which identified Wilderness Scotland as the most attractive opportunity, and we provided a further £3m to fund its MBO and acquisition.

The Plan

The enlarged group has rebranded to Wilderness Group and is looking for potential bolt-on opportunities to further broaden its offering of summer and winter adventure holidays.

Key facts

Investment size

£9.3m

Sector

Distinctive brands

Fund

Mobeus 1

Deal type

Management buyout

“With true partnership from Mobeus, we are very excited to bring these businesses together under shared ownership. Demand for high quality experiential holidays on our own shores is booming, and the addition of Wilderness Scotland and Wilderness Ireland at once balances our current outbound offering with inbound, and unites a team of passionate, talented and entrepreneurial ski and adventure travel professionals across the UK and Ireland.”
Craig Burton
Wilderness Group, CEO

The team

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