Investment type
- Development capital
Minority investment helped Plimsoll to become the biggest independent producer of natural history programmes in the world.
Grant Mansfield, CEO and Founder
Plimsoll Productions
Plimsoll attracted its highest audiences to date during our three-year partnership – with standout productions including Apple TV+ documentary series Tiny World and Channel 4’s Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker – and used innovative strategies to extend the global reach of its content.
In 2021, the company also embarked on its first co-production series with ITV – the upcoming Stephen Fry-narrated documentary A Year on Planet Earth – which involved forming commercial partnerships with international broadcasters, including Tencent in China and Fox Nation in the USA.
It now produces more than 70 series for broadcasters including Netflix, Disney, Apple and Natural Geographic and is the biggest independent producer of natural history programmes in the world.
A partnership with ITV
In June 2022, LDC exited its investment in Plimsoll Productions to ITV plc in a transaction that values the independent television production company at £131m.
Plimsoll remains an independent brand and the existing management team will continue to run the business and play a key role in programme development to maintain Plimsoll’s creative pipeline.
South West Insider Dealmakers 2020
South West Insider Dealmakers 2020
The Sunday Times, 2020