LDC wins Private Equity Team of the Year at the North West Dealmakers Awards 2026

LDC’s North West team picked up Private Equity Team of the Year at the North West Dealmakers Awards last night.

The awards, held at the Manchester Central, celebrated the achievements of the region’s corporate finance community over the last 12 months.

The judges applauded LDC’s North West team for having ‘achieved excellent volume and quality of activity from a business with deep regional roots and consistently strong management testimonials.’

The team completed 11 transactions during the qualifying period. In August 2025, they invested in Preston-based Panthera Biopartners, the UK’s largest Site Management Organisation for commercial clinical trials, and in December 2025, completed the investment in Alderley Edge-based myHappymind, the leading provider of digital mental health and wellbeing programmes for schools. Panthera has since completed its first international acquisition, expanding into Europe.

The team achieved two successful exits: Rochdale-based WCCTV delivered a 3.3x money multiple after tripling revenue to £50m and expanding into the US market, while Warrington-based PAM Healthcare was valued at £100m following revenue growth from £29m to £67m, with the business now supporting 1.5m employees across more than 1,500 client organisations.

The team also helped its portfolio to grow through acquisitions and continued to support numerous charities across the North West.

Over the past decade, the team has completed 31 investments with a combined enterprise value of £1.4bn, delivering 182% average enterprise value growth and 2.4x average returns.

LDC extends its congratulations to all the companies and individuals that won awards or were shortlisted at Insider’s North West Dealmakers Awards 2026. You can view the full list of winners here.