Private Equity Success Stories

Partnering for Success

Our portfolio demonstrates the depth and breadth of our sector experience. Businesses and management teams from across the UK economy who we’ve helped to grow – organically and by acquisition, at home and abroad. From gaming companies to retailers, precision manufacturers to logistics businesses – our success is built on working together. We have an extensive network of experienced Non-Executive Directors and Chairs who work to support the management teams we back.

Aqualisa: increasing value through ESG

LDC helped Aqualisa to become the UK’s leading designer, developer and producer of innovative shower products

Cellhire: delivering innovative technologies

Our minority investment is supporting the management team’s organic growth strategy.

Solid Solutions: a blueprint to expand

Supporting the firm’s nationwide expansion and development of new services.

Cleveland Group: accelerating national growth plans

Our minority investment is helping to expand Cleveland’s sales and rental proposition.

Blis: supporting global expansion

Blis is a global programmatic advertising company, whose audience-first platform doesn’t rely on personal data.

Plimsoll Productions: delivering on international ambition

Minority investment helped Plimsoll to become the biggest independent producer of natural history programmes in the world.

BCIS: decarbonising the built environment

Supporting the creation of an independent company.

Asset Solutions Group: investment to create standalone business

Backing management to realise their ambitions to consolidate UK leadership and extend overseas.

Specialist People Services: supporting strong demand

Long-term partnership helped specialist recruitment business to internationalise via acquisition and organic growth.

Forest Holidays: improving local economies

LDC supported sustainable growth over a 10-year partnership.

Aspire: targeting organic and acquisitive growth

Supporting the management team to broaden the business’ suite of services and expand its UK footprint.

CTI: launching a global expansion strategy

Partnership helping the management team to kickstart an acquisitive growth journey.

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