We’ve invested nearly £600m to support the growth of more than 30 brands across travel and leisure, food and drink and consumer goods since 2012.

We’ve been helping consumer brands to grow for more than four decades. Right now, it’s a pivotal time for the sector. Management teams are grappling with challenges as diverse as rising costs and changing consumer habits. For many, innovation will be the key to building customer loyalty and driving growth.

The outlook may be uncertain – but it’s how a business responds and invests for the future that matters.

From supporting international expansion plans and hiring strategies, to investing in digital transformation and ESG to advising on pricing and procurement – we’re leveraging our experience to deliver results.

Our current portfolio includes a diverse range of brands including LeMieux, Cakesmiths, Shaken Udder, BOXPARK, ZipWorld, Bramble Foods and Neilson Active Holidays.

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From the beginning LDC made it clear to us that they wanted to back a management team and allow that team to run the business. They were true to their word.”

Tim Warrillow,
Chief Executive, Fever-Tree

“The most important parts of our relationship with LDC are having a shared trust and ambition for the future of the LeMieux business.”

Identifying opportunities for consumer brands to grow

Joe Tager, Investment Director at LDC, shares his thoughts on how transformational shifts in the sector are creating opportunities for innovative consumer companies.

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Joe Tager

Investment Director

London

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Investment Executive

London

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Identifying opportunities for consumer brands to grow

Joe Tager, Investment Director at LDC, shares his thoughts on how transformational shifts in the sector are creating opportunities for innovative consumer companies.

BOXPARK reports revenue boost in latest accounts

BOXPARK, the UK’s award-winning dining, leisure, and retail concept, has published its latest accounts, revealing continued year-on-year revenue growth with sales 35% higher in the year ending April 2023, than in the year prior to Covid-19 (April 2020). 

British equestrian brand LeMieux goes global after record growth

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LDC exits iamproperty following transformational growth

LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, has exited its investment in Newcastle-headquartered iamproperty to Perwyn, in a transaction that marks a 278% increase in the enterprise value of the business.

LDC-backed BOXPARK Group signs a deal to open in Birmingham

The UK’s award-winning hospitality and leisure operator BOXPARK has announced plans for its next BOXPARK-branded development in Birmingham. The new site, scheduled to launch in 2025, will follow the opening of new sites in other major UK cities as well as London, and will be the first BOXPARK in the Midlands.

LDC exits Aqualisa to Fortune Brands in £130m sale

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