John is focused on LDC’s new business efforts nationally and is a member of LDC’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee.

Since joining the firm in 2006, he has supported a broad range of fast-growing businesses across multiple regions, investing over £500million in 30 mid-market businesses.

Investments of note in recent years include: the minority investment and subsequent IPO of Team17; the MBO of NBS from the Royal Institute of British Architects, the MBO of Dimensions from US-listed parent Tailored Brands, the minority investment into iamproperty, the MBO of Mosaic Fulfilment Solutions and the MBO of Commsworld.

John has been a leading figure in the private equity and M&A community for more than two decades, working across a wide variety of sectors, including technology, consumer goods, business services, healthcare and manufacturing.

He started out in an advisory role, qualifying as an accountant at KPMG in 1998 and subsequently spent nine years as a Corporate Finance Advisor.

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LDC has been a supportive investor and our seven year partnership with John Garner and the team helped us expand our reach through both acquisitive and organic growth.”

John Whittle, Chief Executive
Keoghs

Awards

UK Mid-Cap Private Equity Leader – John Garner

Real Deals Private Equity Awards – 2021

Private Equity Deal of the Year

NBS – Insider Yorkshire Dealmakers

Deal of the Year (£5m – £25m)

Linley & Simpson – Insider Yorkshire Dealmakers