LDC has a successful track record in the technology sector. Since 2012, we have invested over £650m into more than 35 fast growing technology businesses, backing management teams to achieve their ambitions and completing more than twice the number of investments of our closest competitors.

The technology industry is one of the UK’s most successful sectors and is a core focus for LDC. We bring deep sector specialism in software, FinTech, EdTech and Human Capital Management (HCM), as well as a range of technology enabled services.

We have completed 21 new investments in technology businesses in the past five years and 14 exits. We have reliably invested throughout the economic cycle – including through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Our returns are strong, increasing enterprise value by an average of 331% and generating an average money multiple return of more than 3.6x.

We work in partnership with technology businesses to support a range of growth strategies – whether international expansion, new product development, scaling organic growth through sales and marketing, or buy-and-build M&A. The scale of our portfolio and our experience backing technology management teams means we help to add value and maximise growth opportunities.

Our current portfolio includes 19 technology companies.

“For us it was the personal relationship with our investment director and the broader team. We wanted to work closely with them and we did just that.”

Building Value in the Tech Sector

Business leaders across a range of tech sectors – including digital transformation, software and IT consulting – have trusted LDC to help them deliver growth in revenue, headcount and EBITDA.

Learn more about the strategies they use in our guide to business growth in this sector.

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Building Value in the Tech Sector
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Our partnership with LDC helped us go further, faster. The team believed in the potential of our business, and our ability to deliver on our plans.

Martin McKay,
CEO, Texthelp

Speak to our Technology Team

Richard Ibbett

Investment Director

North West

+44 (0)161 831 1732

Chris Baker

Investment Director

South

+44 (0)118 958 0274

Joseph Fison

Investment Director

London

+44 (0)207 758 3740

Jacob Leone

Investment Director

North West

+44 (0)161 831 1720

James Marshall

Investment Director

Yorkshire

+44 (0)113 235 5059

Klara Klarowicz

Investment Manager

South

+44 (0)118 958 0274

Alex White

Investment Manager

London

+44 (0) 207 758 3742

Latest News

UniHomes recognised as Yorkshire and the North East’s fastest-growing tech company

LDC-backed student accommodation advertising platform UniHomes has been named in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 2023, one of the UK’s foremost technology awards programmes which highlights the fastest-growing technology companies in the country.

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 DSP acquires Canada-based Eclipsys

Specialist database, cloud and applications managed service provider DSP has merged with Canada-based Eclipsys Solutions (Eclipsys) to grow its Oracle Cloud services offering and expand its geographical presence in North America.

Oracle specialist DSP partners with LDC to drive international growth

LDC, a leading private equity investor and part of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a significant investment in specialist database, cloud and applications managed service provider, DSP, as it targets international growth.

Sedex partners with LDC

Sedex, a market-leading sustainability data and technology provider, has entered into a minority investment with LDC, a private equity investor and part of Lloyds Banking Group. The investment will support Sedex’s organic growth strategy to drive sustainability in supply chains globally.

LDC continues to support Evolution Funding

Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Evolution Funding (“Evolution”), the UK’s largest used auto finance platform, investing alongside Evolution’s founders and existing investor LDC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.