Private Equity - Reading
Investing in the Thames Valley
As one of the leading mid-market private equity firms in the South, LDC has invested over £625m to back more than 65 of the most ambitious management teams in the region across a range of sectors.
LDC is partnering with the management team of James and James led by Founder and CEO James Hyde.
With LDC’s experience in the tech space and confidence in our business plan, they will be a great partner to help us deliver even more value to even more brands and retailers.”
James Hyde, Co-Founder
James and James
Based in Reading, our portfolio spans the South of England from Bournemouth to Brighton, across Kent and Essex and all the way around the M25 to St Albans.
The LDC team in the South has a wealth of experience in helping management teams grow their business through international expansion, buy and build strategies and organic growth.
Our activity in the South showcases LDC’s ability to provide follow-on funding for acquisitions – having recently supported specialist communications technology provider Babble complete six acquisitions with £9m of follow-on funding during our initial three-year partnership.
We also have significant experience in the technology sector having supported the growth of The Property Software Group before exiting the business to Zoopla for £75m, ByBox where enterprise value doubled and and helping data services provider Clifford Thames internationalise.
We have recently welcomed Phoenix Datacom, James & James, Foundation SP and Aker Systems into our portfolio and are already actively supporting these businesses to enhance market-leading positions, invest in research and development and acquire complimentary businesses.
To find out more about our private equity investments in the South of England, please get in touch with our Reading team below or explore our case studies.
Read our latest newsletter ‘Southern View 2020’ below: