Trusted with Ambition®

For over 40 years, LDC has been the trusted investment partner for ambitious management teams.

For over 40 years, LDC has been the trusted investment partner for ambitious management teams.

Part of Lloyds Banking Group, our experience, scale, and relationship-based approach have helped hundreds of businesses across the UK to grow. In fact, we’ve helped our portfolio companies to grow four times faster than the UK average in the last decade.

£3.6bn Invested since 2014

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Partnership

Hear from the business leaders at talent technology business Talos360, global marketing services business MSQ, media production firm Plimsoll, property technology provider iamproperty, and equestrian brand LeMieux about what it’s like to work with LDC.

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The Top 50 2024

Revealed in The Times, The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders of 2024 showcase remarkable ambition.

These entrepreneurs’ dedication to making a difference sets them apart and drives the growth of their businesses – all while strengthening the UK economy.

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The Top 50 2024

Supporting Young Entrepreneurs

LDC’s partnership with The King’s Trust recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

To mark this important milestone, we worked with the UK’s leading youth charity to design and develop ‘Business Advance’ – a comprehensive package of support and funding to help young entrepreneurs sustain and grow their businesses, recognising the important role they play in the future of the UK economy.

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We Understand Your Sector

Thanks to our scale, experience, and success, we have significant experience in helping businesses across all sectors of the UK economy to grow.

Business Services
Consumer
Healthcare
ICT
Industrials
Media
Technology

We Are Where You Are

Our teams live and work right across the UK. By combining local relationships with national scale, we’re able to build trusted relationships from day one.

East Midlands & East of England
London
North East & Scotland
North West
South
South West & Wales
West Midlands
Yorkshire

A Decade of Impact


Enabling growth in a single business or even across a year of investments is one thing, but sustaining this long term is a real achievement.

This is the impact we’ve generated in the last 10 years.

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From day one, it was clear that LDC is an investment partner that backs management teams and supports their strategy.”

Janette Martin, CEO, Talos360

Committed to Responsible Investment

As part of Lloyds Banking Group, responsible investing is at the heart of what we do. Our nine-point ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) plan lays out our commitment to a more sustainable and more equitable future.


OUR ESG COMMITMENTS
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