Emma joined LDC in 2022 from family-office investment firm Middleton Enterprises, where she helped to develop a new private equity strategy and supported investments into growing SMEs across the country.

Since joining LDC, Emma has supported the investment in employee engagement consultancy Scarlettabbott, the SMBO of Scotland’s largest independent IT managed service provider Kick ICT, the exit of Lomond to ICG delivering 3.5x money multiple return for LDC, and the merger of portfolio company Connect Health with Healthshare.

Emma graduated from Durham University and is an ICAEW chartered accountant. She came to the North East from London, where she managed a number of private dental practices, before spending almost six years at KPMG. Outside of work Emma enjoys travelling and can be found on a beach or at the gym, where she has recently taken up CrossFit.

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Being able to work alongside a wide variety of management teams, from tech companies to healthcare, is really rewarding. It gives us a breadth of experience and the tools to help businesses of all shapes and sizes to succeed.”