Global Autocare (Global) is a leading provider of unique fleet solutions to large and small-scale businesses across the UK. Its services include daily rental, contract hire, fleet management, mobility solutions, maintenance and repair, movements and storage.

Backing an ambitious growth strategy 

In December 2019 LDC made a minority investment in Leeds-based Global to support Founder and Managing Director Geoff Bloore and his executive management team.

LDC’s support and investment helped to accelerate Global’s national growth plans, building on its strong relationships with some of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers.

Supporting the transition to low‑carbon fleet solutions

In 2024, Global was the official vehicle supplier for the World Athletics Indoor Championships and supplied a sustainable vehicle fleet for the event that attracted more than 700 athletes and thousands of spectators to Glasgow’s Emirates Arena. This partnership enabled Global to showcase its focus on decarbonising UK vehicles by eliminating tailpipe emissions and transitioning to electric fleets for its corporate clients.

Global’s report ‘Driving for the Future’, published in 2026, highlighted how evolving customer behaviour and fleet composition are shaping Scope 3 Category 13 emissions, the steps the business is taking to accelerate low carbon mobility across the markets it serves and how rapid car fleet decarbonisation and flexible mobility solutions can support sustainable progress towards net zero.

Delivering impressive growth and strengthening market position

During the six-year partnership with LDC, Global more than doubled revenue and tripled profits, while establishing itself as a leader in sustainable fleet solutions for corporate clients.

The partnership also enabled Global to develop valuable relationships across LDC’s portfolio. The business supplies more than 600 vehicles to 17 LDC portfolio companies, both past and present, demonstrating the value of LDC’s scale and its ability to unlock value through cross-sell.

LDC exited its partnership with Global in April 2026, with the executive management team taking the business forward into its next phase of growth.

Headquartered in Warrington, PAM Healthcare Limited (PAM) provides occupational health and wellbeing services to blue-chip corporate and public sector clients.  

PAM’s services include health surveillance, absence management, physiotherapy, employee assistance programmes and specialist assessments, which are delivered by more than 450 employees and supported by a network of associate clinicians.

Growth through transformation

In 2021, LDC invested in PAM to help the management team to deliver organic and acquisitive growth. This included developing new products and services, completing three strategic acquisitions and launching a dedicated training academy in Warrington.

In 2022, PAM launched its social value blueprint, Do The Right Thing, to help its workforce, clients, stakeholders and communities to live better, healthier and happier lives.

i247 is a leading provider of technology-led fleet management services and custom software solutions for the automotive leasing sector.

Headquartered in Poole, i247 helps vehicle leasing companies to manage their fleets more efficiently and effectively via its proprietary technology platform, Flex 247.

Its offering includes 24/7 service, maintenance and repair (‘SMR’) support, tyre management and preventative fleet management services, helping to keep customers’ vehicles on the road for longer and reducing maintenance costs.

The family-run business employs 270 people and manages more than one million vehicles for customers including Alphabet, Arval, Ayvens, Lex Autolease, Novuna Vehicle Solutions and Volkswagen Financial Services.

Supporting innovation and excellence in fleet management

In March 2026, LDC backed i247’s management team, led by CEO Sam Mason, to support its ambitious growth strategy, which is underpinned by continued delivery for customers and the expansion of its product portfolio both in the UK and internationally.

With LDC’s support, i247 is also prioritising technological innovation to strengthen its platform, unlock new capabilities and enable customers to benefit from emerging opportunities such as connected vehicles and AI.

Frankham Group is a leading, multidisciplinary, property and construction consultancy.

Founded in 1982 by Steve Frankham MBE as a building surveying practice, today Frankham delivers a broad range of end-to-end services spanning fire and building compliance, surveying and project management, engineering and design.

It employs c. 250 people, has more than 700 private and public sector clients, and works on projects in sectors including housing, infrastructure and commercial.

Headquartered in Sidcup, Kent, the business has historically focused on London and the South East, but has recently expanded to other parts of the country, most recently opening an office in Birmingham – its fifth site alongside Sidcup, London, Stevenage and Oxford.

Expanding support for the built environment

In March 2026, LDC backed CEO Richard Chitty and his current management team to accelerate the business’s next phase of growth, which will include exploring complementary acquisitions as it looks to further expand its geographic reach. This partnership follows Steve Frankham MBE retiring after leading the business for more than 40 years.

Eagle Eye Innovations (EEI) is a leading provider of drone training, operating and consulting services.

Headquartered in Lincoln and founded in 2013, EEI provides a variety of services to organisations requiring skilled, regulatory-compliant drone operators across multiple sectors including the built environment, utilities, infrastructure, agriculture, logistics, media, security and defence.

It also offers a comprehensive service to assist clients with UK Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) applications, ensuring compliant drone operations in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

With applications ranging from infrastructure inspection and utilities surveying to precision agriculture and aerial mapping, commercial drone technology is transforming how organisations operate. EEI has scaled rapidly, securing multi-year contracts with major clients, and now employs more than 60 people.

In November 2025, EEI became the first accredited provider for the new CAA Remote Pilot Certificate Level 1, helping to professionalise training and raise safety standards across the UK drone industry. Siôn Roberts, Founder and CEO, was named in LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme in 2025.

Expanding industry-leading drone services

In February 2026, LDC backed EEI’s management team, led by founder and CEO Siôn Roberts, COO Dom Smith and CCO Alex Kasperczyk, to expand the business in the UK and internationally, and continue to deliver industry-leading drone services across all genres and classifications of drone technology.

As part of the transaction, Rob Clarke, previously CEO of CTC Aviation, joined the board as Non-Executive Chair, bringing extensive experience in commercial pilot operations and aviation operations consultancy.

Wifinity is the UK’s leading independent provider of business critical connectivity for complex, multi-site and multi-tenant environments. The business serves over a million unique devices each month.

Based in London and founded in 2007, Wifinity delivers tailored connectivity solutions which traditional telecom operators lack the capability and service model to provide, serving clients across diverse markets including defence, leisure, specialist accommodation, corporate and public sector, and offshore.

Connecting more customers

In September 2021, LDC backed the Wifinity management team – led by CEO Costas Demetriou – to continue to grow, both organically and through acquisition.

The partnership enabled Wifinity to invest in its wireless network infrastructure, deepen relationships with existing clients and win new customers across multiple sectors.

Wifinity also made two acquisitions; offshore vessel connectivity specialist Vital WiFi and UK network connectivity provider Next Connex – to expand its capabilities into new markets including offshore energy platforms and commercial shipping and strengthen its technical expertise in WAN, SD-WAN and infrastructure-as-a-service solutions.

Bristol-headquartered Hybrid is a leader in higher education marketing, operating across the UK, APAC and the US, with a fully integrated service offering combining insights, AI-driven technology, creative, strategy and digital marketing.

Its services help to drive student enrolment for leading higher education institutions around the world, including the University of Bristol, the University of Glasgow and Adelaide University.

A growth partnership

In June 2021, LDC invested in Hybrid and supported the management team, led by CEO Chris Cammann, as it pursued an ambitious domestic and international expansion strategy.

As part of the transaction, Hybrid appointed industry pioneer Jerry Buhlmann as Non-Executive Chairman. Jerry brought more than 30 years’ experience in media and advertising to the business, having previously been CEO of Aegis Group PLC and then Dentsu Aegis Network.

myHappymind is the leading provider of digital mental health and wellbeing programmes for schools.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Cheshire, myHappymind delivers digital, interactive mental health content to over 1,900 schools across the UK. Its programmes, including comprehensive libraries of ready-made lesson guides and resources, are designed to help schools, nurseries and families create a culture of positive mental wellbeing for children and young people.

The business’ programmes are designed to enable children and young people to build resilience, develop skillsets to support self-regulation of emotions, and frame positive mental health environments.

myHappymind has been recognised as a B Corp and, in 2025, won a King’s Award for Enterprise and the Judges’ Overall Award at the Northern Tech Awards. Laura Earnshaw, CEO and Founder, was also named in LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme.

Supporting the mental wellbeing of children, parents and teachers

In December 2025, LDC backed myHappymind’s existing management team, led by Laura Earnshaw, to support its ambitious growth plans, underpinned by expansion into more schools, both in the UK and internationally, as well as ongoing product development.

Wireless CCTV (WCCTV) is a full-service, specialised leasing provider of managed re-deployable video surveillance assets for temporary security and monitoring solutions in the UK and the US.

The Rochdale-based business was formed in 2001 to meet the growing demand for surveillance technology capable of operating independently of fixed infrastructure networks, with an offering including tower surveillance systems and re-deployable CCTV.

Its UK and US customer base includes critical infrastructure providers, major construction firms, property management teams, retailers, rail companies and public sector organisations.

A £30m minority investment

In 2021, LDC invested £30 million for a minority stake in WCCTV.

The partnership supported the existing management team, led by Founder Tim Williams and CEO David Gilbertson, as it pursued ambitious domestic and international expansion plans and the launch and innovation of new products and services.

In April 2025, the business also relocated to a new purpose-built 40,000 sq. ft head office in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Taking Care is a leading provider of technology-enabled care products and services.

Headquartered in Exeter and founded in 1985, Taking Care provides personal alarms, smart home monitoring products and associated monitoring and emergency call response services for elderly people to enable them to live safely and independently in their own homes.

Taking Care supports over 150,000 end customers across the UK and has excellent customer ratings.

The business has demonstrated impressive and consistent growth, with revenue increasing 87% between 2020 and 2024.

The UK telecare market is expected to continue to grow strongly, driven by an ageing population, more independent living in later life and greater use of accessible digital technology.

In December 2025, LDC backed Taking Care’s existing team, led by CEO Steve Gates, in a management buyout from AXA Health. LDC will support the business as it expands its services to support more people to live independently at home, and in targeting complementary acquisitions that broaden its range of products and services.

Iglu.com (Iglu) is the UK’s leading online travel agent specialising in cruise and ski holidays.

Founded in 1998 to disrupt the traditional ski holiday market, Iglu operates through three websites – Igluski.com, Iglucruise.com and Planetcruise.com – providing customers with instant access to the world’s leading ski holiday suppliers and later cruise lines through its online brands.

Invested for growth

LDC invested in Iglu for a minority shareholding in 2015 to support the management team’s organic growth plan.

The partnership helped Iglu to invest significantly in its technology and booking systems, enabling it to secure more than 75% of online bookings in the UK cruise intermediary market, and take its model into new geographies including Spain, Italy and Ireland, and new product areas such as tailor-made holidays.

Its brands also won numerous industry awards, including Best Online Travel Agent at the Agent Achievement Awards and Outstanding Contribution for the Carnival Cruise Line at the UK Cruises Awards.

Established in 2006, Aspire Technology Solutions (Aspire) provides end-to-end IT managed services and cyber security solutions to over 2,000 organisations, supporting more than 30,000 end users. Its comprehensive service portfolio spans managed IT, cyber security, modern workplace, cloud, connectivity and unified communications. 

With a robust portfolio of services and a dedicated team of over 300 technology specialists, Aspire is committed to delivering innovative solutions to help organisations innovate, become more efficient and grow quicker.

LDC first backed the management team in 2022, with a significant minority investment in a transaction that valued the business at £85m.