LDC looks to invest £400m per year in UK businesses run by ambitious management teams with a desire to see their organisations grow. As a result of its funding structure LDC has the ability to provide flexibility in terms of stake (minority and majority), equity amount (up to £100m), length of relationship and follow-on investment.
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LDC can provide a wide range of added value support to our portfolio companies that accelerates business growth and development.
Having completed over 500 investments in the last 35 years, examples abound of companies which have benefited from our expertise and are achieving success.
The management teams we've backed are our best advocates.
"In LDC we're confident we have the right partner to deliver the next phase of our journey, as the team fully understands our vision to be the UK's best fixed-fee professional support business. We have a shared ambition and the partnership will help us to bring our expertise to many more management teams throughout the UK." Mark Ellis, founder and CEO, Ellis Whittam
With a regional network of nine offices and teams based across the UK, LDC is an active player in local communities with connections across the business, advisory and banking arenas.
Today, our Backing Business Ambition campaign arrives in the Midlands – the first leg of our journey across the entrepreneurial hubs of Britain in search of 35 inspiring medium-sized firms.
The Midlands has long-been viewed as the engine room of the UK economy thanks to its rich heritage in engineering. Here, we shine a light on just a handful of the most ambitious firms across the region with their sights set firmly on growth.
