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Private Equity Insights

Insights

Private equity doesn’t need to be complicated. It’s about helping you to grow your business, your way. Here you’ll find insights from our teams and portfolio companies to help you to understand how private equity works.

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What is Private Equity?

A simple explanation from Jonathan Jackson, COO & CFO of Plimsoll Productions.

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Sector Insights

Consumer Sector Report

Our Consumer Sector Report looks at opportunities for brands to grow and profiles some of LDC’s successful partnerships with ambitious management teams.

Business Services Report

Our Business Services Sector Report looks at the investment opportunities and covers digitisation, M&A and ESG – plus insight from an experienced Non-Executive Director.

Industrials Sector Report

Our Industrials Sector Report looks at the common characteristics of successful industrials businesses and how the sector is responding to opportunities in technology and ESG.

Media Sector Report

Our Media Sector Report looks at five trends driving investment and reveals exclusive insight from a Non Executive Chair about the power of agility and innovative disruption.

ICT Sector Report

Our ICT Sector Report looks at the growth opportunities driving businesses forward in the ICT sector – and how a private equity partnership can help.

Technology Sector Report

LDC’s Technology Sector Report examines growth opportunities in the sector – and how private equity can help.

Healthcare Sector Report

Our Healthcare Report looks how the sector is responding to change. We look at how private equity can support growth opportunities from M&A and ESG to technology development.

Wired for Investment

Investors Chris Baker, Aylesh Patel and Oliver Schofield discuss why TMT businesses remain an attractive opportunity for private equity and the key trends driving M&A in the sector.

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AI Insights

Take a look at our AI Insights guide to read about how successful business are adopting AI, and find out more about LDC’s AI webinar series.

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ESG Guide

How can you get your business ESG-ready for investment? Download our ‘ESG for business’ guide.

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Trusted with Ambition ®

Learn how LDC helps ambitious UK businesses grow with flexible funding, strategic guidance, and lasting partnerships.

Case Study – Business Growth

Learn how private equity helped Peter Reid to grow his business – doubling revenue and headcount, and tripling EBITDA in four years through a focus on buy and build and ESG.

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Case Study - Business Growth

Private Equity for Business Growth

The combination of investment and support means private equity can help you achieve your ambitious growth plans. Whether you’re looking to implement a buy and build strategy and acquire another company or expand internationally – LDC’s expertise could be invaluable.

You might be more focussed on organic growth or making business improvements – LDC can bring energy, focus and relevant experience to complement your team. Private equity can even help you prepare for an IPO if your ambition is to float your business on the stock market.

Private Equity Resources

Getting your Business Investment Ready

LDC’s John Garner discusses the important steps to ensure you are well placed to attract the right investment partner.

Private Equity and the Role of the FD

We’ve been working side-by-side with Finance Directors for over 40 years, to deliver ambitious growth strategies.

Four Ways Private Equity Helps you Stay in Control

Private equity provides you with the business funding and support to achieve your dreams your way.

How Private Equity Partnership Can Help you Grow your Business

Whether it’s accelerating existing growth or expanding overseas, private equity can help make growth a reality.

A Guide to Business Growth Funding

If you’re looking for business funding to take your organisation to the next level, it’s worth exploring your options.

Growing your Business by Acquisition

If you’re looking to carry out a business acquisition or continue a buy and build strategy, private equity can help.

Partnership Stories

Our relationship-first approach to private equity means we’re partners, not just investors. It’s why the business leaders we work with trust us with their growth ambitions.

A Management Today Series

Management Today brought together business leaders to talk about their experience of growing a business from mid-sized to multinational.

Types of Private Equity

There are many different types of private equity deals. You might have ambitions to outperform your market and continue to grow your business. You might be part of an ambitious management team looking to buy the business you run. Or you may be looking to step back and sell all or part of your business. Whatever your plans, you need a partner you can trust.

FAQs and Glossary

Private Equity. Step-by-Step

Every private equity deal is different – so you’re bound to have some questions. Get to know LDC better here too. Take a look at our most frequently asked questions.

Private Equity. Made Clearer

We want to make private equity as transparent and straightforward as we are – take a look at our glossary if you’ve spotted any jargon.

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