your vision and ambition
made real
You’ve got big ambitions for your business. You’ve already achieved impressive growth, and now it’s time to take it to the next level.
Partner with LDC and we can help you to make it happen.
Backing
Ambition
There’s never been a more important time to support ambition in UK business.
That’s why LDC has £1.2bn to invest in private equity partnerships over the next three years. We are actively looking for management teams with real vision.
We know that mid-market businesses from across the country are key to the UK economy. And we want to back business leaders like you to grow your business, your way.
The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders 2020
The LDC Top 50 – supported by The Telegraph – aims to find and celebrate the UK’s most ambitious business leaders behind growing medium-sized businesses from every sector and region across the UK. Discover the inspiring stories behind this year’s exceptional leaders and find out about the individual award winners.
A committed and successful private equity partner
ambition
three years
chosen to work with LDC
across the UK
The Prince’s Trust
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 our first year, our Backing Youth Ambition partnership has contributed £431,000 to support more than 650 young entrepreneurs, through donations, volunteering, event attendance and mentoring. Read more
Success stories
Read moreTeam17: From investment to IPO
We supported the continued growth of this innovative video games business, through to an IPO.
The NEC Group: backing a four-year transformation
Playing a key role in helping to transform The NEC Group, the UK’s live-events business of choice.
Joules: Growing revenue by 50%
Our partnership with Tom Joule and his eponymous brand put the company on a firm footing for future growth.
