<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>LDC News Feeds</title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk</link><description>LDC latest news stories</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[ Speed Check Services accelerates expansion with LDC ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Speed-Check-Services-MBO-Development-Capital-expansion-with-LDC-Bristol-private-equity.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Speed-Check-Services-MBO-Development-Capital-expansion-with-LDC-Bristol-private-equity.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ Speed Check Services (“SCS”), one of the UK’s leading suppliers of traffic management solutions, has secured £9million of development funding from mid-market private equity firm LDC to accelerate its expansion strategy. ]]></description><pubDate>01/03/2010 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Mid Market monitor reveals significant drop in 2009 deals but also optimism for 2010 ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Mid-Market-private-equity-monitor-2010.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Mid-Market-private-equity-monitor-2010.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC was largely unaffected completing 16 deals ]]></description><pubDate>28/02/2010 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Trustmarque’s Transformation Pays Off ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-private-equity-MBO-investment-Trustmarque.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-private-equity-MBO-investment-Trustmarque.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ Value Added ResellerTrustmarque Solutions recently announced its financial results for the year ended 31st August 2009. Turnover increased from £116.8 million (2008) to £122.8 million (2009), representing growth of 5.1 percent. ]]></description><pubDate>08/02/2010 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC Club First Winner ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-ClubFirst-Scotland-Scottish-Athletics.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-ClubFirst-Scotland-Scottish-Athletics.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC Club First winner City of Glasgow receive a cheque for £500 ]]></description><pubDate>08/02/2010 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC backs MBO of JHP Group ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-in-Leeds-backs-MBO-private-equity-deal-of-JHP-Group.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-in-Leeds-backs-MBO-private-equity-deal-of-JHP-Group.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ JHP Group (JHP), one of the UK’s largest private sector providers of vocational education, skills training and employability programmes, has been bought by its management team in a transaction backed by LDC. ]]></description><pubDate>11/01/2010 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Subocean signals wind of change with £17m LDC investment ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Subocean-private-equity-Scotland-LDC-growth-investment-with-Development-Capital.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Subocean-private-equity-Scotland-LDC-growth-investment-with-Development-Capital.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC has invested in fast-growing Aberdeen-based business, Subocean Group. ]]></description><pubDate>21/12/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Social housing group Forrest announces year of “sustained growth” ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Private-Equity-backed-HT-Forrest-announces-growth-following-investment-from-LDC-Manchester.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Private-Equity-backed-HT-Forrest-announces-growth-following-investment-from-LDC-Manchester.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ Forrest, the privately-owned social housing support services group, has delivered another year of revenue and profits growth, according to its latest annual trading update. ]]></description><pubDate>16/12/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC backs leading British racing team ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-Private-Equity-Backs-British-Formula-One-Team-with-Development-Capital.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-Private-Equity-Backs-British-Formula-One-Team-with-Development-Capital.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC,  has invested to support one of the new Formula One (F1) racing teams led by two very successful British  firms, Manor Motorsport and high-performance car designer WR Technology Limited (WRT), which will compete for the first time in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship. ]]></description><pubDate>14/12/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Four Additional Clubs to Benefit as LDC's Club First Sponsorship Support Grows ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Private-Equity-Club-First-Sponsorship-Support-for-Scotland-Athletics-Grows.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Private-Equity-Club-First-Sponsorship-Support-for-Scotland-Athletics-Grows.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ Building on the success of the first phase, LDC, the private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, is to sponsor four additional Scottish athletics clubs, taking the total to eight and the geographical spread to all Scottish regions. ]]></description><pubDate>11/12/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC Midlands complete £136million SBO investment and support existing porfolio company's acquistion ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Midlands-Private-Equity-completes-SBO-investment-in-Healthcare-deal-ADP.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Midlands-Private-Equity-completes-SBO-investment-in-Healthcare-deal-ADP.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC has invested alongside Palamon Capital Partners, AlpInvest Partners, and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners in a secondary MBO of Associated Dental Practices Limited (“ADP” or “the Company”) in a transaction valued at £136million, which will enable the Company to build further upon its established network of practices through further consolidation of the dental market. ]]></description><pubDate>02/12/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC completes 11 deals in 2009 in businesses with an enterprise value of over £400 million ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Private-Equity-Firm-completes-investments-for-11-deals-in-2009.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Private-Equity-Firm-completes-investments-for-11-deals-in-2009.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ Investments provide strong support for British businesses during the downturn ]]></description><pubDate>05/11/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Direct Group eyes growth after refinancing ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Direct-Group-growth-following-debt-refinancing-Private-Equity-investment-by-LDC-Manchester.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/Direct-Group-growth-following-debt-refinancing-Private-Equity-investment-by-LDC-Manchester.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ Direct Group, the fast-growing insurance services provider, has completed a major debt refinancing to provide further funding for the group’s market consolidation strategy. ]]></description><pubDate>05/10/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC invests in MBO of domestic and commercial emergency services provider from local plc ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Midlands-invests-in-MBO-Management-Buyout-Private-Equity-in-domestic-and-commercial-emergency-services-provider.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Midlands-invests-in-MBO-Management-Buyout-Private-Equity-in-domestic-and-commercial-emergency-services-provider.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC has announced that it has completed its investment in the £11million management buy-out of Homeserve Emergency Services division (“HES” or “the business”), a provider of home emergency fulfilment services to the domestic insurance industry, from listed home assistance membership business Homeserve plc. ]]></description><pubDate>24/09/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC completes £19.5million debt financing for Microlease ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-completes-debt-financing-for-Microlease-following-Private-Equity-MBO-in-2006.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-completes-debt-financing-for-Microlease-following-Private-Equity-MBO-in-2006.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC has announced the completion of a £19.5million debt financing for Microlease, an international leader in test and measurement equipment rental and asset management services, which will use part of its newly-expanded credit facilities to acquire the European operations of major US rival Telogy Inc. ]]></description><pubDate>24/09/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC backs 1st - The Exchange for next growth phase ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-Private-Equity-Investment-backs-1st-The-Exchange-for-next-growth-phase.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-Private-Equity-Investment-backs-1st-The-Exchange-for-next-growth-phase.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC, the private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, today announces that it has backed the management team of 1st – The Exchange, a leading provider of technology and e-commerce solutions to the financial services sector. ]]></description><pubDate>26/08/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC backs MBO of UK workplace financial education and benefits specialist JPMorgan Invest ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Manchester-Private-Equity-backs-MBO-of-Liverpool-based-JPMorgan-Invest-rebranded-as-Wealth-at-Work.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Manchester-Private-Equity-backs-MBO-of-Liverpool-based-JPMorgan-Invest-rebranded-as-Wealth-at-Work.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC has backed the management buyout of Liverpool-based workplace financial education and benefits firm JPMorgan Invest, which has been re-branded Wealth At Work. ]]></description><pubDate>03/08/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC invests an additional £8.3million into Microlease ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-invests-additional-private-equity-into-Microlease-for-growth-plans.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-invests-additional-private-equity-into-Microlease-for-growth-plans.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC has invested an additional £8.3million into Microlease Limited, the leading European provider of Rental and Asset Management Services to the Test Equipment market. ]]></description><pubDate>31/07/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC backs £5.6million MBO of Modelzone ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-Private-Equity-Team-backs-MBO-of-Retail-Modelzone.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-London-Private-Equity-Team-backs-MBO-of-Retail-Modelzone.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC has backed a £5.6m Management Buy Out of Modelzone Holdings, the owner/operator of Modelzone, the UK’s largest model retailer, and Amerang, wholesale agent in the UK for overseas suppliers in the model and hobby industry. ]]></description><pubDate>19/07/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ British Salt gas storage facility acquired by EDF Energy ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Portfolio-Company-British-Salt-gas-storage-facility-acquired-by-EDF-Energy-following-Pivate-Equity-MBO.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-Portfolio-Company-British-Salt-gas-storage-facility-acquired-by-EDF-Energy-following-Pivate-Equity-MBO.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ British Salt, the Cheshire based salt producer which is majority-owned by private equity firm LDC, has sold its gas storage facility to EDF Energy – one of the UK’s largest energy groups. ]]></description><pubDate>16/07/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ LDC backs £19.55million MBO of Ansa and Independent Inspections from Mavinwood plc ]]></title><link>http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-North-West-Private-Equity-backs-Preston-based-MBO-of-Ansa-and-Independent-Inspections-from-Mavinwood-plc.aspx</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ldc.co.uk/News/LDC-North-West-Private-Equity-backs-Preston-based-MBO-of-Ansa-and-Independent-Inspections-from-Mavinwood-plc.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[ LDC is backing the MBO of ANSA Holdings Limited (“Ansa”) and Independent Inspections Holdings Limited (“Independent”) from listed parent company Mavinwood plc ]]></description><pubDate>09/06/2009 00:00:00</pubDate></item></channel></rss>