Oliver Schofield

Oliver is an Investment Director responsible for partnering with ambitious management teams across the South West of England & Wales and helping to deliver their growth ambitions, including identifying and executing potential investment opportunities and then supporting the management teams during their partnership with LDC.

Oliver has particular expertise in the technology, media & telecommunications and tech-enabled services sectors, where he has over a decade of experience advising, financing and investing in high growth businesses, but has supported management teams across a broad range of verticals.

Since joining LDC in 2019 from Goldman Sachs, Oliver has completed investments in FinTech software and data business LendingMetrics, innovative legal tech group The Barrister Group, tech-enabled marine services business Idwal, education media specialist Hybrid and media technology company Sohonet, and also supported LDC’s investment into pharmaceutical services business TMC.

Oliver sits on the Boards of LendingMetrics, Hybrid, Idwal and The Barrister Group. In 2022, he was recognised as Emerging Dealmaker of the Year at the Insider South West Dealmakers Awards.

After graduating from the University of Oxford with a First class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE), Oliver began his career as an investment banker with RBC Capital Markets in the City of London, where he focused on financing private equity buyouts and corporate refinancings across Europe. He subsequently joined the Leveraged Finance team at Goldman Sachs, focusing on companies in the TMT and services sectors. In this role, Oliver was part of the financing team for some of the most high-profile private equity and corporate deals in Europe.

Outside of work, Oliver is a passionate road cyclist and mountain biker and enjoys seeking out the best coffee shops in his home city of Bristol and spending time with his young family.