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.

Ellis Whittam: minority investment

Our four-year partnership with Ellis Whittam Founder Mark Ellis and his team enabled expansion of the business across the UK.

Fishawack Health: £18.5m follow on funding

Management buyout enabled five acquisitions to further Fishawack Health’s international expansion.

Giacom: investing in technology

Private equity support proves the sky is the limit for cloud marketplace business.

Mitrefinch: doubling revenues through investment

Workforce management software business grows to £24m turnover through investment in technology and international expansion.

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.

RightSpend: enhancing a market-leading platform

LDC’s investment in RightSpend is helping the management team further develop its leading marketing procurement platform.

Microlease: decade of support

Patient capital and 10-year private equity partnership supported 800 per cent increase in enterprise value.

Amberon: protecting business culture

The board of traffic-management company, Amberon, looked to LDC to help remove barriers to growth.

Martin Audio: crowd-pleasing success

Carve out helps the management team of high-performance loudspeaker brand deliver resounding success.

BOFA International: reaching growth potential

The fume-extraction specialist transformed from a small family business to an international market-leader during our partnership.

Connect Health: extending its care

Backing Connect Health’s organic growth strategy.

Magicard: securing international growth

Carve out helps create independent company driving international expansion from Dorset.

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