BACKING BUSINESS AMBITION
This year marks LDC’s 40th in business. Since 1981, we’ve supported over 650 management teams and invested more than £5.5bn in mid-sized businesses.
And in 2021, we remain just as keen to support ambitious management teams across every region and sector of the UK economy.
Why LDC?Backing ambition
for 40 years
We are sharing inspirational stories from our current and past portfolio company leaders to mark 40 years of backing ambitious mid-market businesses across the UK.
A committed and successful private equity partner
ambition
three years
chosen to work with LDC
across the UK
for each company
The Prince’s Trust
Our mid-year update
In the first half of this year, we have provided £180m of investment to back eight new management teams and to support our portfolio companies.We’ve also provided follow-on funding to strengthen our portfolio and support 36 strategic acquisitions and the businesses exited, on average more than doubled revenues and grew their employee numbers by nearly 90% during their partnership with LDC.
We remain as committed as ever to help UK mid-market businesses to grow with £1.2billion to invest over the next three years.
Our mid-year update : Our mid-year update Our mid-year update
Meet the team
Our award-winning team is committed to backing ambitious management teams right across the UK.
With in-depth experience, we support and add value to growing businesses through partnership.
Backing Youth Ambition
In 2019 LDC partnered with The Prince’s Trust to support over 1,200 young entrepreneurs across the UK over the next three years.Backing Youth Ambition aims to help young people explore and launch their own businesses through start-up grants and additional funding for The Prince’s Trust’s Enterprise Programme.
In the first two years, our partnership has contributed £825,000 to support more than 1,300 young entrepreneurs, through donations, volunteering, event attendance and mentoring. Backing Youth Ambition : Discover more Discover more
Success stories
Read more about our Success stories Read moreFever-Tree: Doubling enterprise value
LDC proved the perfect tonic for premium mixers brand Fever-Tree supporting the management team pre-IPO.
Team17: From investment to IPO
We supported the continued growth of this innovative video games business, through to an IPO.
Away Resorts: organic and acquisitive growth
Carl Castledine partnered with LDC to support organic and acquisitive growth at holiday park operator Away Resorts.
