LDC hires new Investment Director in South West & Wales

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has further strengthened its South West & Wales team with the appointment of Oliver Schofield as an Investment Director.

Oliver joins LDC from Goldman Sachs, where he was part of the Leveraged Finance team, supporting clients across the TMT and Industrials sectors. Prior to this, Oliver worked at RBC Capital Markets, and he has wide-ranging experience in financing private equity buyouts and corporate transactions across Europe.

In his new role, Oliver will be responsible for identifying potential investment opportunities, leading transactions and supporting the management teams of LDC’s portfolio businesses as they pursue their growth ambitions.

His appointment follows a successful period for LDC in the South West & Wales. In the last 12 months, the team has backed independent television production company Plimsoll Productions in a deal valued at £80m and outdoor adventure business Zip World in a deal valued at £45m. The team has also supported the continued growth of heating solutions business ADEY, which recently ranked in the 2019 Sunday Times International Track 200 for being among Britain’s mid-market private companies with the fastest-growing overseas sales.

Commenting on Oliver’s appointment, Dewi Hughes, Head of LDC in the South West & Wales, said:

“We are very pleased to welcome Oliver to the team. He brings fresh expertise and experience and will be a valuable addition to LDC and the management teams we support. Oliver’s enthusiasm and dedication fit perfectly with our commitment to supporting mid-market businesses across the South West & Wales realise their growth ambitions. We aim to continue to recruit as a result of the many opportunities that we see in our region.”

To date, LDC’s South West & Wales team has invested more than £225million to support the growth of businesses in the region.