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Great Rail Journeys

Hospitality·UK·Exited 2025·Held 7yr

Great Rail Journeys is a industrials company, headquartered in United Kingdom.

Entry
2018
Hold
7yr
Exit
2025
Est. EV
–

Who owns Great Rail Journeys?

Great Rail Journeys was owned by Duke Street through DS Cornerstone Fund (2017 vintage) from 2018 to 2025, exited via Trade Sale. Across its history, Great Rail Journeys has been through 3 private equity ownership periods, detailed in the timeline below.

Buyer identity available on Pro.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-04-21

Duke Street
Most recent investor
Duke Street
DS Cornerstone Fund · 2017 · Buyout
3 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUnited Kingdom
SectorIndustrials
Key takeaways
  • ·Fully exited in 2025.
  • ·Average hold across 3 realized cycles: 6 years.

Ownership history

3 ownership periods

Exited
Last exited in 2025 to .
Primary Capital Partners
Primary Capital PartnersExited 2013
2005 · 2013 · Primary II · 2002 · Small-Mid Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
ECI Partners
ECI PartnersExited 2018
2014 · 2018 · ECI 9 · 2010 · Buyout
Secondary · to
MOIC
–
Duke Street
Duke StreetExited 2025
2018 · 2025 · DS Cornerstone Fund · 2017 · Buyout
Trade Sale · to
MOIC
–

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